Jayamahal PalacevsEmpire Hotel
Empire Hotel and Jayamahal Palace are both praised by travel writers. Overall, Jayamahal Palace scores significantly higher than Empire Hotel. Jayamahal Palace comes in at 77 with endorsements from 3 publications including Lonely Planet, Concierge and Condé Nast Traveler.
Jayamahal Palace
1 Jayamahal Road behind the containment railway station, Behind the Containment Railway Station, Bangalore 560046, India
From $42/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"When to go: October through February.
Which room to book: The Royal Suite has wonderful stained glass windows; the Gujarat Suite includes a wooden swing (doubles, $112–$212).
Amenities:..."
Lonely Planet
"Once an Englishman’s residence, this heritage structure is now royal property, owned by the former royal family of the Gujarati princely state of Gondal."
Condé Nast Traveler
"The rooms are large enough for the royalty that once lived here. The bathrooms are about the size of a room at the W hotel and completely modernized." Full review
Empire Hotel
78, Central Street, Infantry Road, Opp BRV Theater, Bangalore 560001, India
From $25/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Meeting Rooms
Lonely Planet
"It's not often that we favour a hotel above a noisy late-night restaurant famed for its grilled chicken and biryanis, but the Empire is worth making the exception for." Full review