Bangalore - Living In Style

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Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is also called the Garden City due to the numerous gardens and the extensive green cover. Located at an altitude of 1000 metres above sea level, Bangalore is India's third most populous city. Of late, Bangalore is also called the hub for India's information technology sector and the land of software engineers.

Bangalore was founded by Kempe Gowda. Bangalore was also ruled by a number of rulers and dynasties, including the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire and Tipu Sultan.

The main attractions in and around Bangalore are the Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, Bangalore’s Secretariat and the State Legislature building, Bull temple, ISKON temple, Tipu’s palace, Bannarghetta Biological Park, Lal Bagh, Cubbon Park and Nandi hills.

Bangalore is a major business destination. Being a commercial center, Bangalore is packed with all types of hotels, be it budget, mid-range or the luxurious kind. Being frequented by a lot of business travellers, Bangalore has a lot of mid-range hotels catering to them. More than the ...
... all the deluxe facilities, these Bangalore hotels have huge meeting and conference halls with all the facilities, in-house restaurants, free Wi Fi and internet facilities.

Most of the budget and mid-range Bangalore hotels are found conveniently around the Kempagowda bus stand and the Bangalore City railway station.

Some of the Bangalore hotels in the budget category are Hotel Adora, Brindavan Hotel, Hotel Ajantha, Citizen Lodge and Chandra Vihar. The tariff these budget rooms may be in the range of Rs. 500 to Rs. 700.

You may get a room in mid-range Bangalore Hotels from as less as Rs. 900. But if you are looking for a more spacious room in the quieter localities, then you will have to shell out anything between Rs. 2000 to Rs. 3000 a night. Serviced apartments are available around a lot of business parks. Casa Piccolo Serviced Apartments, Tristar Apartments, Bride, Ballal Residency, and Melange are some of the service apartments that cater to the business travellers. In some of these Bangalore Hotels a small kitchenette is also available.

Bangalore has its own share of luxury hotels. These five star hotels have furnished rooms with attached wash rooms, waiting lounges, fireplaces and all the other modern facilities like gyms, salons, massage parlours, multi-cuisine restaurants and garden areas and come in the range of Rs. 8000 to Rs. 12,000.

The Oberoi, Lalit Ashok, Oakwood Premier Prestige, The Pride, Iris, Taj West End, Taj Vivanta, Taj Kuteeram, The Leela, The Park, Royal Orchid, Le Meridian and the Chancery Pavilion are some of the five star Bangalore hotels.

Bangalore is well connected to all the cities by road, rail and air.