This luxury hotel has spacious soothing rooms, a Jiva spa offering excellent treatments, pool, fitness centre, Indian and Italian restaurants, all held together by the intuitive service that the Taj hotels are known for.
Location
Yeshwantpur is a traditionally old part of Bangalore with a long-running vegetable market and train station. Today, highways from the airport have improved its access materially. The newly constructed metro train line takes commuters to downtown Bangalore in half an hour. That said, this hotel’s location right beside the highway and across from the metro makes walking or running outside a difficult option.

Style & character
The world-class, well-priced Taj Jiva spa is an oasis of quiet. Try the signature Jivaniya restorative two-hour treatment for 5,400 Indian Rupees (£63) which consists of a coconut and turmeric scrub followed by a wrap and an hour-long aromatherapy massage made with organic jasmine-scented oil. All of the linen, ceramic cups, jute slippers, and aroma oils are custom prepared for the Taj group and made with the highest standards of purity. A steam shower scented with lemongrass and bamboo, a sauna, and an experiential shower are a nice touch.
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Shoba's Notes
For a venture out, the concierge can arrange cars to nearby attractions such as the Hare Krishna temple and HMT watch factory with a guide. The staff keep out of your way and appear when you need them. Most of the guests are repeat (airline flight crews) or long-stay guests who know their way around the hotel. Corporate visitors host annual marketing conventions at the hotel, but thankfully this is at a separate wing.
Food & drink
Paranda, the Punjabi restaurant which is open for lunch and dinner, does good Tandoori dishes. Try the garlic prawns, boneless chicken marinated in saffron cream, Kashmiri morels, or braised lamb shanks. The Gourmet lunch platter (1,750 Indian Rupees/£20) is a good and quick option. Décor is muted but lovely. Walls have a jigsaw puzzle of spices such as cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves, enclosed in glass.
Open only for dinner, Azure serves Italian pastas, pizzas, salads, grilled salmon, lobster and chicken dishes. In addition, chefs talk to long-stay guests to customise dishes to suit their palette. Anything is possible in this arrangement as long as the ingredients are available. Shimmer, the bar, literally shimmers with light and sound in the evenings. Try the Hornet cocktail with gin, cucumber and lime.
Palette, the all-day dining restaurant serves a buffet breakfast with eggs, pastries, Indian dishes – try the masala dosas (savoury crepes filled with spiced potatoes), and healthy options – granola bars, green juices.
00 91 80669 00111vivanta.tajhotels.com
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Address details
00 91 80669 00111
vivanta.tajhotels.com
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