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Taj West EndvsJayamahal Palace
Both hotels are rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Taj West End is preferred by most professionals compared to Jayamahal Palace. Taj West End comes in at 89 with praise from 5 reviewers such as Rough Guide, Jetsetter and The Telegraph.
Taj West End
Rough Guide
Jetsetter
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Race Course Road, Bangalore 560001, India
From $72/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"Begun as a British-run boarding house in 1887, these lodgings were upgraded with fabulous gardens and long colonnaded walkways."
"Continues to wow guests and the city’s glitterati with its elegant rooms, four restaurants, manicured grounds and signature Taj service." Full review
"Don’t come here for state of the art lodging, come because the spirit of Winston Churchill and the spirit of India is alive and well." Full review
8.0
"With 150-year old raintrees, gulmohars, and banyans, this leafy 20-acre property successfully drowns out traffic noise and offers a significantly higher oxygen level, both luxuries without a price-tag." Full review
Top choice
"Nostalgia has been a permanent resident at this lovely property which – spread over 20 acres of tropical gardens – has evolved as a definitive icon of Indian luxury hospitality." Full review
Jayamahal Palace
Concierge
Lonely Planet
Condé Nast Traveler
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
"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:..."
"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."
"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