The Chambers: Refurbished members-only club at Taj hotel reopens today

Originally opened in 1975 at the Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai, The Chambers came to Delhi in 1982

For those unaccustomed to the environs of the Taj Mahal hotel on New Delhi’s Mansingh Road, the 14th floor can come across as something akin to a maze. Doors open into snug corridors — one of them embellished with artwork by R K Laxman — often leading you to unexpectedly large meeting rooms with massive television screens. Inside, however, the view from the windows is truly breathtaking: a sweeping portrait of the city that offers a rare bird’s-eye shot of the capital’s hallowed architectural past.

As stupendous as it is, it is perhaps worth mentioning that the view is strictly exclusive