Stayed at The Manor in December 2011 after 12 days of travelling through India. I wanted my final three days to be away from the hassle and crowds of Delhi. This is pretty much what you get here. Firstly this hotel is away from the city so ensure you have the hotel phone number as your taxi or tuk tuk driver will know the area, but not the hotel. Mine had to stop and ask several times, but politely percevered and found it. It is in a quiet cul de sac and is a small boutique hotel. Very pleasant welcome in a nice airy lobby. My room wasn't ready, so I was taken to the bar and given a drink. It wasn't long before I was taken to my room which, although quite small, was perfectly sized for me one my own. May have been a bit cramped with two. I was in one of the smallest rooms, but thats what I paid for. Comfortable, with all I needed. Room with good walk in shower, but no bath. Having eaten rather questionable buffet breakfasts for 12 days it was very nice to have everything I ordered freshly prepared each morning. You need to get a taxi into the city, but reception will call one and it is about £8. There is one down side to this hotel and I suspect it is because the restaurant is popular with whealthy locals. On my first day I intended to relax and read in the gardens, but they had a function on and about 50 people occupied the outside area with kids playing. Because the hotel is so small this leaves you with nowhere to go except your room or sit in the small bar. I noticed from previous reviews that others have had trouble with functions such as weddings. There is a roof terrace upstairs but this overlooks the garden, so you still get the noise. There is no lounge area, just the small bar where you feel you should be having a drink. On a minor point, this place is quieter than most of Delhi, but is near a railway line with tooting trains and not far out of the perimiter road is the usual Delhi choas. There is a free desktop under the stairs for use, which the reception did not mention when I asked about internet access. Very pleasant attentive staff and lots of them.
I did not eat at the restaurant on the first night, but did the last two. There are no real options nearby. The restaurant is a small smart affair. The waiter knows the menu well and can recommend items. It is expensive by Delhi standards and for me eating alone with a beer came to about £25-30. Having said that after 12 days of veggie curries it was a treat. The flavours are amazing and this is a very good chef. It is always a nice touch when the chef come out to ask if you are enjoying his food and I certainly was. I cannot believe in the evenings this restaurant is not packed, but it does get a few locals in as well as guests.
In summary this is a very good hotel, priced below the big hitters in Delhi itself. Because it is small the attention is good, but you may find it a bit too small if you want to relax in the hotel. Be warey of functions as they take over the hotel. Great food but expensive!

We stayed here on 3 occasions twice on flying overnight visits passing through Delhi and then at the end of our holiday for 3 nights.
We found the Hotel faultless , the rooms were a great size nicely appointed and with all the added touches you expect , bath robes , slippers , turn down service , newspaper delivered , complimentary water and so on!!.
On the flying visits they prepared a take out breakfast for us that we had on the train and during our 3 day stay we found the breakfast to be a great start to the day, the restaurant was superb with the Chef just having appeared on a celebrity Chef contest on TV.
The desserts are to die for.
We found the location perfect for the end of a busy day and was well situated for the airport 40 mins , Railway Station 30 mins and general sight seeing.

The Manor is tucked away in the south of Delhi but is still easily accessible (less than R100 by autorickshaw from Connaught Place). It's got a boutique hotel feel and the rooms are very comfortable with everything you need (we stayed three nights). The staff are charming and really can't do enough for you.
There's no pool but the spacious lawns and a good terrace to relax outside.
The hotel restaurant, Indian Accent, isn't cheap but the chef is excellent and food is delicious and well worth splashing out.

The web and other reviews promised so much maybe it was always going to be a let down.
It is difficult to find if you take a public taxi, we had our driver phone for directions.
The property has a very boutique look and feel - like staying in the home of a rich friend. However it is time for a little maintenance. Our room had a large area of water damage where water from the toilet had leaked through the bedroom wall. On contacting the staff to point out the problem and ask what could be done I was told no other rooms were available and maintenance was called. I don't know what maintenance was going to do about a problem that had obviously been around for a while. Eventually we were moved to another room when the Manager had been contacted. In a hotel of this price bracket the leak should have been fixed when it appeared and the room not let in that condition.
We were also told when we tried to book the restaurant on the way there in the taxi that it was full and we couldn't have a booking even though we were a guest. On calling again and speaking directly to the restaurant we were able to book. The restaurant on the night we arrived did have a lot of outside guests and it would have been a shame if we had to go out to eat elsewhere as the restaurant was one of the reasons we chose to stay at The Manor. I imagine as the area is residential we would have had to go a way to find somewhere to eat.
The food didn't disappoint and was the highlight of our stay.
I must also mention don't plan to enjoy free wi fi in your room. They will sell you a package for a day (or an hour if you have read the hotel info and insist). Both options are overpriced and should be free in a hotel of this price bracket.
The bedding is comfortable and the shower good but some problems with the aircon meant it was too warm.
The hotel needs to lift its game to charge as it does - it may be a reflection on the general standard of other hotels in this bracket that gets this hotel positive reviews.