Delhi’s AI summit just made your hotel stay wildly expensive

Tourists, brace yourselves and your bank balances. The capital's about to get very busy, and very, very expensive, as the India AI Impact Summit 2026 kicks off on February 16. 

Touted as the largest edition yet out of the four global summits held so far, the event's expected to draw CEOs, founders, investors, and tech heavyweights from all over. This means that luxury hotels, between February 15 and March 15, are either fully booked or quoting massively inflated rates. A stay that may have felt already a bit indulgent's going to be straight up unaffordable for most. 

How steep is the spike? 
At The Leela Palace, a night from February 16 onwards is hovering around ₹3.5 lakh and above. The very same rooms drop to roughly ₹44,000–₹60,000 per night after March 15. At The Oberoi, February 16 is priced out at nearly ₹5 lakh for a luxury room that would otherwise cost about ₹50,000. The Taj Palace’s entry-level rooms are sitting at around ₹50,000 for that period, with top-tier options climbing as high as ₹25 lakh. Wait a few weeks, and similar rooms can be found closer to ₹24,000 a night.

Meanwhile, several legacy luxury addresses in central Delhi, including Le Méridien, The Imperial, ITC Maurya and Sheraton, are completely sold out between February 14 and 20. The last available rooms at Hyatt Regency, though, are priced at about ₹70,000 per night and above. 

Where can I stay?
Fret not, we've got you covered with this list of the best Airbnbs in Delhi, which range in budget, location, and amenities  – you've got the farmhouse staycation sort of stuff, AND the centrally located apartments that let you move around with ease.