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The Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore
The Leela Palace Kempinski, Bangalore

As your car swings off the busy Old Airport Road and up to The Leela Palace, Bangalore – towering like a pink fairy tale castle above the chaos that sits below – you feel as if you are entering a different world.  An ant in a house of giants, the tall marble pillars dwarf you.  Huge

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The Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore
The Taj West End Hotel, Bangalore

What I like best about the Taj West End is that it doesn’t feel like a hotel.  Bedrooms are situated in low rise blocks and scattered villas, set in 25 acres of lush gardens.  A few rooms are also situated in the main building that dates from the colonial 19th century.   I’ve stayed at this

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