The Claridges
$117
The Claridges, with its art deco facade whispering secrets of the 1930s, looms like a specter itself against the Delhi skyline, its corridors steeped in shadow and the scent of antiquity. Guests often find themselves ensnared in an icy grip as they roam the dimly lit hallways, where whispered echoes of laughter-too high-pitched for comfort-prickle the back of their necks, and they catch fleeting glimpses of a sorrowful apparition gliding just beyond their periphery. Those who dare to linger at the threshold of their rooms speak of cold spots that swallow warmth and the oppressive menace of unseen eyes, leaving them to wonder if the hotel is a refuge or a trap set by a venge