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NEW HOTELS | Langham’s Eaton Smart brand debuts in India with hourly airport rates

NEW DELHI Eaton Smart New Delhi Airport Transit Hotel has opened as the first outpost for Langham Hotels International's midscale brand.

Billed as "India's first transit hotel," the 93-key Eaton Smart is offering partial-day rates starting at 3,000 rupees (US$65) for a five-hour stay. Located inside Terminal 3 of New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport, the hotel aims to make unpleasant layovers a thing of the past with modern design, comfortable facilities and convenient services.
Passengers with valid air tickets may check in into the 36-key domestic wing or into the 57-key wing in the international terminal after customs controls.
In addition to guestrooms, guests may reserve "Aqua Pods"—private shower rooms that can be booked for as little as one hour and which allows access to the hotel's other services and facilities. Services include the Essentials Spa concept that offers a range of treatments for pre- and post-flight pampering to alleviate jetlag, as well as a fully-equipped gymnasium.
The property features an all-day café dining restaurant serving freshly-prepared international comfort foods and local culinary favorites.
"Eaton customers are self-sufficient, tech-savvy globetrotters who value efficiency and friendly can-do service, so we've built our model on the ability to do more for each guest, affordably and with simplicity," says Bob van den Oord, Langham's vice president.
New Delhi Airport Terminal 3 handles around 34 million passengers a year and is the world's sixth busiest airport, with 1,500 passengers transiting daily.