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Reviews of Lalitha Mahal Palace

2 out of 5
Lalitha Mahal Palace
Lalitha Mahal Nagar, Mysore, Karnataka

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 7 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 39 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Marijke, Melbourne, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Grand hotel, very imposing position on hill.
beautiful old hotel, but the rooms and interior are generally tired. Lovely gardens with amazing views over Mysore. The staff were helpful, as room I booked was basic, and they gave me a lovely poolside room with balcony. unfortunately they were setting up for a large conference by the pool so there was alot of activity there. Not so conducive to relaxing.

6/10 Okay

Kris, India

Liked: Staff & service
Amazing palace
Rooms need better upkeep. Restaurants are ok

4/10 Poor

echbeir, Belgium

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Palace, Horrible Rooms
One word of advice: don't go there. The Palace is nice to see, really good architecture of the early 1920s, but not well maintained. It's so sad that the state of the palace is degraded. As for the rooms, they are sooo horrible: old furniture, bad smells, worse bed sheets ever seen in my life, bathroom towels not clean,... breakfast awful. Guests are allowed to visit the palace, so you don't need to stay there.

4/10 Poor

Kanika

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

From Mysore, Ocean City NJ USA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly priced, low value
There are better hotels in Mysore with lower rates with superior service. Only reason i stayed was because it was previously a palace and since has been made a hotel. Furnitures are creeky and upkeep required.

8/10 Good

Madhu, New Jersey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feels special
Great stay in a luxurious palace where some parts of the old royal environment are retained while some are upgraded for modern comfort! Watch out for the hotel being booked/taken over for movie shootings or weddings.

10/10 Excellent

Meena, New York, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
The hotel was beautiful. The room and the decor were excellent . I felt like royalty. The quality of the food and service were very good. The computer room was always kept locked and so had to get someone to open it when I wanted to check my emails. That was inconvenient. Also the taxi arranged by the reception is very expensive. A very short ride to the bus station - maybe a mile or so- costed us Rs.500/-. This is a total rip off. If we had walked to the gate and hailed a taxi it would not have costed us more than Rs. 100/- . Maybe even less than that. I am not sure why this difference. The hotel should not get a taxi service that charges so much. Also it reflects very poorly on us with foreign tourists.

10/10 Excellent

Hemanth S Gowda, Bangalore

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Remains as heritage hotel but service n food has to be improved a bit. It's good to visit once, to stay in palace at very affordable price.

8/10 Good

sherb19, CT, USA

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Classic Indian Heritage
The palace is a slice of Mysore history. We had a lovely stay and found the staff very friendly and accommodating. The rooms are massive. They could benefit from new drapery and bedspreads (sheets were just fine). Otherwise, they were just fine. The food was pretty good and reasonable priced for a such a hotel. (As someone who frequents Mysore, I prefer to eat at some of my favorite, inexpensive dives such at Mylari Hotel and Green Leaf.) Awesome bar with classic snicker table at palace... also nice to sit by the pool, not sure if I'd go swimming in it.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, comfy beds
Palace is a nice place, however needs minor upkeep like the aquarium near Banquet Hall or Restaurant. I don't mind going back again.

2/10 Terrible

Meyyappan, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A haunted palace
I got deceived by the net images. There are hardly any guest and is scary to stay at night. I got cheesed off when the door man carried my luggage to my room on the first floor. I spent tours and checked out immediately and didn't mind loosing the my payment made for three days stay and checked into another resort. The lawn is dry and the garden is pathetic. Kindly do not recommend. This hotel to your guest. A lovely property but in the wrong hands. A lethargic government attitude by the staff. The hotel has a deserted and a haunted palace look

8/10 Good

jimmy patel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Senor

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ok to stay one time
We stayed at this hotel hoping to catch the grandeur of years past. There were remanants of it but the condition of the hotel left much to be desired. Furniture, maid carts and linen were strewn around with employees walking past them with no urge to clean or set things straight. On top of it we had outside tourists who were constantly coming in for tours disrupting paying hotel guests. Food was overpriced at 800 rupees per person for buffet with mediocre quality. I guess had this been run by the top private hotel chain, it could make a positive difference. Ok to stay one time to get this of your list but don't make the mistake twice.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel Review
A heritage building converted into a hotel. Great rooms with ample space. The quality of the restaurant needs improvement. We ordered two sets of lunches and one set was completely wrong as we had mentioned we were allergic to mushrooms and the plate that was served was overloaded with mushrooms. Also another dish we had to send back as the meat balls were too hard and looked to have been taken straight out of the freezer and served.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Faded glory
Some nice things overall -- beautiful place, but a bit frayed around the edges. Wireless didn't work. Telephone provided in room to call reception/ etc. also barely worked. The room service snack menu was insufficient, and not kid-friendly. But the service was very good, and staff tried to be helpful.

6/10 Okay

S Ravi Shankar

Disliked: Staff & service
ITDC should improve a lot
The hotel is a very beautiful property but the food, breakfast can be rated poor. Maintenance can be rated as reasonable. But palace experience gives a great satisfaction.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
about my stay from 20 to 23rd of april 2012
I didnt like that a monkey want to jump in my room making an angry sound !! , the food quality is really bad, the idea of making public come for using the pool is exteremly annoying

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Once a Palace
Great experience for the money

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good place and affordable
We stayed there for a day, and found the hotel to be good. The room was less luxurious than the overall hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Lalitha Mahal review
It was good but staff service was not good; their staff was expecting tips all time

8/10 Good

Nobu, Tokyo, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Castle Hotel
The corridor and stair are dark. room 308 it is hard to lock from inside.

8/10 Good

M, Southampton UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Gloriously eccentric slice of the past
Hotel is absolutely spectacular, and is showing some faded glories of times past. As in the historic hotels of London and Paris, look beneath the overall effect and the age will show. This is no Marriott or Holiday Inn but for a couple of nights if visiting Mysore its great. The staff are great, the experience memorable, monkeys climb the building, nice pool. Restaurant room is spectacular and grand affair, it oozes history. Food in the evening was perfectly fine, the non Indian offerings were actually very good, waiting staff were some of the best we had whilst in India. One gripe is that the bar doesnt open until 7.30 which is a bit odd. Breakfast was adequate but not the best and not the worst. In summary give it a go for a night or two, it will certainly be a talking point.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Manav, Hyderabad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old charm with modern comfort
Lalitha mahal combines old charm with modern comforts. Service isn't 5 star but if you're looking to live in the past without compromising on the modern facilities, than it is perfect fit for a night or so.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Asha, Kol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I had a comfortable stay

10/10 Excellent

Krishna, Mechanicsville, Maryland,

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The ambience is wonderful and the building is magical. We had a great time. the restaurant is good and service prompt and earnest. we have no complaints at all. Recommend it highly. Ask for the heritage Rooms, cost a little more but the cost is worth it!

8/10 Good

Sandeep, Mumbai, India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice experience but could have been better (7.5/10)
Does give a Palace feel to your stay but not to a great extent. The maintainance could been little better. The Reception staff were quite helpful and it was a good enough experience but totally cut off from the city itself.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grand Style
The hotel is impressive upon arrival. Staff at the front desk were professional. The interior of the hotel is beautiful and appears to be well maintained - dining in the great blue room was delightful. The room was spacious and comfortable, not quite as well maintained as the main areas. The room opened up on the main balcony and had a nice view. The food was quite good and service friendly. It is somewhat isolated so don't expect to catch a tuk tuk nearby. Also, be prepared as they charge for small items like internet and using the business center and have some small shops who's proprietors tend to hover.

8/10 Good

Nalini, Petersfield, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mysore Palace
This hotel is slightly away from Mysore centre but convenient and relatively peaceful due to its location. Prior to going we had read mixed reviews however we found the hotel to be very good. Staff were polite and rooms were clean. The only slight problem was the air conditioning but in a building of that age what do you expect ! We ate in the restaurant and althought a bit pricey by Indian standards there was a good choice when buffet was served or when we went a la carte. Hotel pool was small but clean and the small garden was immaculately kept. We enjoyed our stay and would go back.

10/10 Excellent

karin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
très bel hotel
le personnel est charmant, l'hotel beau et authentique

6/10 Okay

Orca, Würzburg, Deutschland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Einblick in das Leben eines Maharjas
Hier zu übernachten ist ein ganz besonderes Ereignis, denn ein indisches Palasthotel zu dem Preis ist nicht ganz einfach zu finden. Zwar ist es schon ein wenig in die Jahre gekommen und als Maharaja würde ich mir mehr erwarten, aber wer auf das aussergewöhnliche steht und die Atmosphäre zu schätzen weiss ist hier richtig.

8/10 Good

JF BOURGEOT

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
la vie de château loin du vacarme indien
Très bonnes impressions liées d'abord aux charmes de l'édifice, majestueux et entretenu à un niveau très correct de confort et d'hygiène. La salle de restaurant magnifique, avec un très bon buffet à un prix très raisonnable. Une très sympathique réception, où on ne peut pas tout faire mais où on essaie de bonne foi. C'est une très bonne étape pour se reposer durant un séjour en Inde, qui plus est dans le cadre d'une ville, Mysore, à taille humaine . Mais il faut nécessairement un rickshaw pour s'y rendre.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Ove

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bo som en Maharadja
En fantastiskt trevlig vistelse på ett toppenhotell med mycket bra mat och service. Hotellet ligger en bit utanför staden men med en fin utsikt över den och omgivningen runt ikring.

4/10 Poor

Huber, Schweiz

Disliked: Staff & service