Thoughts on Vasant Kunj?

haley · Jun 18th, 2006, 21:23

Getting ready for our summer trip to India! Leaving in ten days... with last minute planning as usual.

I have a question for the forum about apartment locations. We're spending the month of July in Delhi and considering a service apartment in Vasant Kunj, C block.

When we were living in Delhi several years ago, Vasant Kunj didn't have a particularly good reputation. What's the word on Vasant Kunj these days? Is C Block an acceptable area? Is it close to markets, restaurants, bars, and the like?

Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

dzibead · Jun 18th, 2006, 22:31

Well, the Delhi-ites here should really be responding, not me, but I stayed briefly in a place in Vasant Kunj about 5 years ago, and I think it was in C Block, and it was in the middle of nowhere. Things may have changed, though.

PeakXV · Jun 18th, 2006, 22:49

Hello Haley - Welcome to IndiaMike.

I suggest you PM Adriane&Salvador IM members who are staying at Vasant Kunj presently. They are leaving at the end of the month - maybe you are moving into their digs.

At any rate I'm sure they will be happy to fill you in on the best/nearest shopping/dinning/watering holes. I know Hauz Khas is not far from there for some good eats and shopping. Best of luck!

hmm..whatcanthisbe · Jun 19th, 2006, 17:51

vasantkunj is a decent area pretty close to the airport and close to vasantvihar which has plenty of shopping and bars and stores, als9o clse to gurgaon (UGH) and MG road

Tapestry · Jun 19th, 2006, 18:00

Vasant Kunj is a perfectly fine area, all the C-blocks (c-5, c-8, c-9, etc.) included. It's not that Vasant Kunj is a very exciting place in itself, but it has a FabIndia for shopping, a Nirulas if you want ice cream, a monday market for fruits and veggies, and it's just down the road from the shopping market in Vasant Vihar for your restaurant, bar, McDonald's and other shopping needs. It's quite close to the airport and also 30 mins or so from the other south delhi areas you might want to see like Hauz Khas, etc. So stay in Vasant Kunj if you're looking for a relatively quiet place to have an apartment, or look elsewhere if you really want to be in the center of a lively bunch of restaurants, bars and night-life locales.

haley · Jun 25th, 2006, 02:02

Thank you for your comments on Vasant Kunj! We have decided to stay in the apartment there after all. We fly out in three days... very exciting! It's been five years since we were last in India, and everyone tells us that Delhi has changed a great deal. I can't wait to see it.

Jun 18th, 2006, 21:23	#1
haley Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 11	Thoughts on Vasant Kunj? Getting ready for our summer trip to India! Leaving in ten days... with last minute planning as usual. I have a question for the forum about apartment locations. We're spending the month of July in Delhi and considering a service apartment in Vasant Kunj, C block. When we were living in Delhi several years ago, Vasant Kunj didn't have a particularly good reputation. What's the word on Vasant Kunj these days? Is C Block an acceptable area? Is it close to markets, restaurants, bars, and the like? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Jun 18th, 2006, 22:49	#3
PeakXV Naan.tering Nabob Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Abode of Glooscap Posts: 4,195	Hello Haley - Welcome to IndiaMike. I suggest you PM *Adriane&Salvador* IM members who are staying at Vasant Kunj presently. They are leaving at the end of the month - maybe you are moving into their digs. At any rate I'm sure they will be happy to fill you in on the best/nearest shopping/dinning/watering holes. I know Hauz Khas is not far from there for some good eats and shopping. Best of luck! __________________ We shall not cease from exploration and at the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started ...and know the place for the first time. T.S. Eliot Don't go to India ~ Pre-trip Warnings & Misconceptions?

Jun 25th, 2006, 02:02	#6
haley Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 11	thanks for feedback! Thank you for your comments on Vasant Kunj! We have decided to stay in the apartment there after all. We fly out in three days... very exciting! It's been five years since we were last in India, and everyone tells us that Delhi has changed a great deal. I can't wait to see it.

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Jun 18th, 2006, 22:31	#2
dzibead Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,080	Well, the Delhi-ites here should really be responding, not me, but I stayed briefly in a place in Vasant Kunj about 5 years ago, and I think it was in C Block, and it was in the middle of nowhere. Things may have changed, though.

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hmm..whatcanthisbe bmwnnjguy@yahoo.com Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Manhattan, Delhi, Hoboken Posts: 225	vasantkunj is a decent area pretty close to the airport and close to vasantvihar which has plenty of shopping and bars and stores, als9o clse to gurgaon (UGH) and MG road

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Tapestry Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 325	Vasant Kunj is a perfectly fine area, all the C-blocks (c-5, c-8, c-9, etc.) included. It's not that Vasant Kunj is a very exciting place in itself, but it has a FabIndia for shopping, a Nirulas if you want ice cream, a monday market for fruits and veggies, and it's just down the road from the shopping market in Vasant Vihar for your restaurant, bar, McDonald's and other shopping needs. It's quite close to the airport and also 30 mins or so from the other south delhi areas you might want to see like Hauz Khas, etc. So stay in Vasant Kunj if you're looking for a relatively quiet place to have an apartment, or look elsewhere if you really want to be in the center of a lively bunch of restaurants, bars and night-life locales.

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