Stay in a luxury hotel in Bangalore to discover India’s greenest city. Let Small Luxury Hotels of the World guide you to boutique shopping and cosmopolitan cuisine in this garden city.
Luxury things to do in Bangalore
Browse Bangalore’s luxury boutiques in Western-style centres like UB City for Jimmy Choo and Zegna. Caress silky embroidered saris in Commercial Street shops. A private tour of ruler Tipu Sultan’s 18th-century Summer Palace reveals delicate fluted teak pillars and floral-frescoed ceilings. For the latest Kannada language versions of spicy Bollywood films, have your luxury hotel order VIP tickets to a plush Bangalore cinema.
Luxury gardens and parks in Bangalore
Botanic garden Lal Bagh’s 200 acres of lotus ponds and gushing fountains are a fresh respite from the bustle of India’s Silicon Valley. Rare plant species fill the garden’s vast Glass House. Recline on the three-billion-year-old Lal Bagh Rock and cool off with a lassi yoghurt drink. Spend a lazy afternoon in British Raj-era Cubbon Park under sprawling banyan trees and amid lustrous vermilion flowered gulmohar trees. On the outskirts of town, a photo safari in Bannerghatta National Park takes you on the hunt for white tigers and elephants.
Gourmet Bangalore
Mingle with international hi-tech wizards on Church Street in the pub capital of India. Unwind at a Brigade Road happy hour over pints of orangy Belgian wheat beer. A grilled bistecca alla fiorentina with a cherry Montalcino wine draws Italian food lovers to upscale Vittal Mallya Road restaurants. Sample coastal Konkani cuisine with tangy coconut curry prawns in a Sarjapur Road restaurant and perfumed chicken biryani dishes on MG Road.
Stay in a luxury hotel in Bangalore with Small Luxury Hotels of the World and take in a round of golf in the urban greenery surrounding your boutique hotel.