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Where can I leave baggage in Delhi?

If you are like me you will be arriving in India with more gear than you can comfortably carry all of the time. I generally have two phases to my trips: some wandering in the mountain regions where I need walking boots, heavy sleeping bag and other warm gear, then some ambling and relaxing in the southern areas of the country where I definitely have no need of such things (or the chunky rucsac they are carried in). As such, I need to leave bags for weeks at a time, somewhere cheap and secure. While the railway station is very good if you have a ticket, it quickly becomes expensive for storage of more than a week. The airport left luggage facility is even more pricey. You may find your hotel can offer storage for free or a nominal fee. This is easiest to do in Nepal (Kathmandu or Pokhara), where it is almost expected that patrons will want to store gear for the time they are trekking.

In Delhi, I have been satisfied with the services of The Luggage Room, situated in a tiny alley in Pahar Ganj, past a small shrine (there are two left luggage facilities here - look for The Luggage Room by name). I've used their storage facility for the past five trips, leaving a massive rucsac for two months at a time. If you need to find The Luggage Room, ask at the Ajay Guest House in the main bazaar. The Luggage Room charges five-six rupees a day for most items, though you need to sign a disclaimer that there is nothing of value in your bags. There are quite a few other left luggage facilities in Pahar Ganj, which may be as cheap and reliable as The Luggage Room, but I have not tested them.

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