This page names who runs 19 leading hotels and 2 leading restaurants in India, each with a dated source. It is part of the full record of who runs the world's best hotels and who leads the world's best restaurants, and is updated every week.
Last updated 10 November 2026.
Hotels in India
| Hotel | General manager | Executive chef |
|---|---|---|
| The Oberoi Vindhyavilas Wildlife ResortBandhavgarh | Vikas Sawhney (source) | Sachin Kumar |
| The Leela Palace BengaluruBengaluru | Nishant Agarwal (source, August 2026) | Simran Singh Thapar |
| The Leela Palace ChennaiChennai | Sunil Kumar (source, 22 December 2025) | |
| Taj Exotica Resort & Spa, GoaGoa | Sheetal Singh (source, March 2026) | |
| Taj Falaknuma PalaceHyderabad | Vijay Shrikent (source, 11 August 2025) | Sajesh Nair |
| Raffles JaipurJaipur | Rajat Sethi (source, 12 August 2025) | Jaydeep Patil |
| The Leela Palace JaipurJaipur | Anoop Pandey (source, August 2026) | Varun Parashar |
| The Oberoi Rajvilas, JaipurJaipur | Vishal Virmani (source, 10 July 2024) | Sivakumar |
| The Resort MumbaiMumbai | Abhijeet Adurkar (source, 12 June 2024) | |
| The Taj Mahal Palace, MumbaiMumbai | Ritesh Sharma (source, December 2023) | Amit Chowdhury |
| Taj Mahal, New DelhiNew Delhi | Anmol Ahluwalia (source, 27 August 2024) | Kaushik Misra |
| The Imperial, New DelhiNew Delhi | Louis Sailer (source, 12 October 2026) | Philippe Agnese |
| The Leela Palace New DelhiNew Delhi | Preeti Makhija (source, 8 October 2026) | Karan Thakur |
| The LodhiNew Delhi | Abhimanyu Singh Lodha (source, 2026) | Vijay Thapliyal |
| Six Senses Fort BarwaraRajasthan | Burkhard Wolter (source, 30 July 2026) | Sumit Kedia |
| Aman i KhasRanthambhore | Dumisani Sakuinje (source, December 2025) | |
| Raffles UdaipurUdaipur | Gurnoor Bindra (source, 23 September 2026) | Sandeep Kumar Rai |
| The Leela Palace UdaipurUdaipur | Prasoon Pandey (source, 15 May 2025) | Ravish Mishra |
| The Oberoi Udaivilas, UdaipurUdaipur | Mohit Malhotra (source) | Vikas Vichare |
Restaurants in India
| Restaurant | Chef |
|---|---|
| MasqueMumbai | Varun Totlani (source, 30 September 2026) |
| Indian AccentNew Delhi | Shantanu Mehrotra (source, 10 July 2026) |
The lists covered and how each name is confirmed are set out on the two main pages. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.