Hotels in Mysore at Prime Locations

The few days I stayed in Mysore last October during the Dasara Festival were some of the most memorable moments of my life, perhaps. My short but sweet stay at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel in the Chammundi Hills area barely outside the royal city of Mysore was awesome. I almost tread the lanes of royalty via time machine. One of the excellent hotels in Mysore at the city’s one of the prime locations, the hotel near the railway station breathes regal charm to the core.

The grand flight of steps that led me to my room actually allows you to look really down the grand palace from the top. However you can take the old fashioned lift as well that has a cushioned seat in it and works rather slowly. Once in my room I watched through the window the Indo-Saracenic styled Mysore Palace which was once considered as the bench of power for several monarchs of the same royal family of the Wodeyers for centuries since from 1399. However, my visit to this palace revealed more - Durbar Hall, “Diwan-e-Khas”, and the paintings of Raja Ravivarma, Siddalinga Swamy and K. Venkatappa were all too grand.

At one of the grandest hotels in Mysore I really cherished the showers in the quaint Heath Robinson style bathtubs, the opulent spreads in the equally opulent dining room, the billiards sessions, and last but not the least for sure, the beautifully laced four-poster bed with reading chairs and a chaise longue around. Hey, for once I felt like a queen!

However, I equally treasure the trip to the city five years back when I put up at Hotel Sandesh the Prince. Conveniently situated in heart of historic city of Mysore, this hotel offered decent services along with tour desk facilities that took me for trips to places like Jayachamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Chamundeshwari Temple, and Jaganmohana Palace thus making my stay at one of the finest hotels in Mysore utterly lovable. The silk scarf that picked up for my boyfriend and the Rosewood inlayed table for my mom from the Mysore Silk Emporium and Handicrafts Emporium near the hotel.

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