This is a great budget hotel. For the money, it's a fabulous hotel and, what's more, a great experience. As others have mentioned, if this is your first encounter with New Delhi or with India, the neighborhood will probably scare you at first until you discover that it's just a typical neighborhood. The street looks more like an alley, filled with dogs, donkeys, horses, people sleeping on cots outside, etc. The interior of the hotel is unique and feels authentic. Very cool courtyard in the center, around which all the floors and staircases are built. Great care was obviously taken with the furnishings inside the room and out, with lots of nice carved pieces, statuary, paintings, etc. If you are looking for a modern hotel, this is not the place for you; but if you are looking for a clean, well-kept, if somewhat down on it's heels, place with an older feel and some character, this IS the place. Simple, but thoughtfully decorated rooms. Plenty of hot water. Ceiling fans. Extremely friendly staff. Fantastic roof-top restaurant. Located reasonably near the train station and old Delhi and an easy walk to Connaught Place.
While the staff is very friendly and the service is very very good, they are not tourist guides or tourist info specialists. Do not expect to rely on them for travel or tourist advice. Their are plenty of those in the neighborhood, and some hang around the hotel, but the hotel staff themselves don't really know anything outside of the hotel walls.