The hotels below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over Rp9,000)
$$$ (Rp6,000 to Rp9,000)
$$ (Rp3,000 to Rp6,000)
$ (up to Rp3,000)
These rates are for a double room per night including tax and breakfast unless noted.

Leela Palace
A business hotel 4km (2.5 miles) east of the centre, it is the most opulent hotel in Bengaluru and has several restaurants and bars, Jacuzzi, sauna, gym, meeting rooms and ballroom.

Airport Road
Tel: (080) 2521 1234.
Website: www.theleela.com
Price: $$$$

Oberoi
A luxury five-star hotel close to the shops and cinemas of the MG Road area. It also has a quiet, secluded garden with ponds and trees and an outdoor pool.

37-39 MG Road
Tel: (080) 2556 5858.
Website: www.oberoiblr.com
Price: $$$$

Taj West End
As the address implies, this hotel is located near the racecourse and Gandhi Nagar. A stylish old mansion house done up luxuriously and surrounded by a 18 hectare (45 acres) garden.

Racecourse Road
Tel: (080) 5660 5660.
Website: www.tajhotels.com
Price: $$$$

Monarch Hotel
Very much a city centre location in the middle of shops and action. A modern place with good amenities.

54 Brigade Road
Tel: (080) 2559 1915.
Website: www.hotelmonarch.com
Price: $$

Hotel Vellara
A budget hotel near the action of the MG Road area. The rooms are large and clean and there is a choice of singles, doubles or triples.

283 Brigade Road
Tel: (080) 2536 9116.
Price: $

Hotel Empire International
This is a new budget hotel with an unbeatable location right in the heart of the MG Road area. Two streets away from the older Empire Hotel, which is run by the same people. Both are professionally run, clean and efficient.

36 Church Street
Tel: (080) 2559 3743.
Website: www.hotelempireinternational.com
Price: $