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Family, kids-friendly 4-star heritage hotel with beautiful views of the Brindavan gardens and KRS dam. 🥰

Royal Orchid Brindavan Garden Palace & Spa in Mysore is a quintessential blend of modern hotel amenities with the grandeur of the Mysuru royalty.

Features and Amenities | Overall Hotel:

• Games include:
  • Bicycles to travel within the property
  • Indoor games include snooker pool table, foosball
• Spa and Gym: Yes
• Food & Drinks: Overall food is decent, not outstanding.
  • Breakfast is NOT complimentary (by default) – one can choose to book with or without breakfast
  • Recommend to book with breakfast: since there aren’t any other restaurants outside the hotel premise
  • Lunch, evening snacks and dinner: to be paid by the guest additionally | settled during the check-out billing
  • Alcohol is served at the Elephant Bar area within the hotel
• Wheelchair Access to the hotel : No wheelchair access to the reception, dine-in restaurant, lobby, common toilets and guest rooms
• Lift/Elevator Access to the rooms: Being an old-school structure, there are NO lifts to reach the rooms on 1^st and 2^nd floor of the hotel
• WiFi: Free for guests
• Work-cation: Yes, there is full-strength 4G/5G mobile carrier network to support work bandwidth.
• Pet-friendly: No

Features and Amenities | Room-level:

• Room Type: Choose between King and Queen-sized rooms.
  • We stayed at Queen bed room with pleasant interiors, comfortable bed, attached western toilet and a private balcony overlooking the majestic Brindavan gardens.
  • All the rooms – the bathroom within the room is slightly higher and accessible via 1-2 steps | Consider this while making the reservation.
• Choosing the room:
  • Family with Elders: Opt for the rooms on ground floor while booking -since there is NO ELEVATOR/LIFT 
  • Rooms with the best-view: Opt for rooms on 1st and 2nd floor for uninterrupted views of the Brindavan gardens and KRS Dam
• Best suited for: Couples, Family of 3, Friends
• Pet-friendly: No
• Children allowed: Yes
• Wheelchair Access to the room: No
• Wheelchair friendly toilet: No
• Air-conditioning: Yes 
• TV: Yes
• Fridge: Yes
• Room-Service: Yes | last order @ 9:30 – 10 pm

Do Not Expect:

• Smoking: Not allowed inside the room and in the common areas
• EV Charging Point: Not Present

Useful Information:

• Drive from Bengaluru: With the new Blore-Mysore expressway – it is a very comfortable drive 
• Distance from Bengaluru city: 145 kms
• Check-in after: 2 PM
• Check-out before: 10:30 AM
• Staff: very friendly, they speak very good Kannada, Hindi and English
• Price for Queen-bed room WITHOUT complimentary breakfast : INR 7,710 for 2 adults + 1 Child (under 2 years)
  • Children above 5 years of age are charged marginally
  • Children above 12 years of age are charged on-par an adult
  • The above prices are from our trip in July-2024 (includes deals & discounts offered by Royal Orchid Hotels for all guests)
• Car Parking Details:
  • Since Royal Orchid Hotel is inside the KRS Dam Property – a private car has to pay the following before entering the hotel:
    • KRS Bridge Road Toll + Car Parking Fees: INR 100
    • KRS Dam Entry Fees for Adult: INR 50 per adult and free for kids below 6 years
    • Accepted mode of payment: Cash or UPI
  • Car parking for guests of Royal Orchid Brindavan Hotel is non-sheltered, away from the general public parking of KRS dam tourists.
• Location: Royal Orchid Brindavan Garden Palace and Spa,Brindavan Gardens, Krishna Raja Sagar, Karnataka (Link to Google Maps)
• How to book: The hotel can be booked directly on their website and listed across major 3rd party booking websites.

What can improve:

While we would go back again, here are few things which can be improved:

• EV Charging Point: Provide an EV Charging Point for cars & motorcycles
• Sheltered parking: For cars and motorcycles of the guest
• Heated Swimming Pool: this is the spoilt side of me asking 😬
• Specify the KRS Dam Fees during booking: being a 4-star property, I expect the hotel management to communicate (during the booking) about the additional fees, tolls such as paid car parking, bridge toll collection and dam entry fees etc.

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Must Visit | Payana Car Museum on Bangalore-Mysore Expressway:

Spread across two-levels and located just 18 kms from the Royal Orchid Brindavan Garden Palace Hotel – the Payana Car Museum features a diverse collection of vintage cars, jeeps, minibuses, trucks, and vans.

Built on-par/to-rival the standards of any International Car Museum – Payana Car Museum is designed elegantly to provide a comfortable, pleasant and informative experience for kids, adults, seniors and even the specially-abled.😍

The car museum offers a tasteful, nostalgic experience of these beautiful, elegant old-school cars.

Beyond the car enthusiast:

Not just automobiles, there is a separate section within the car museum dedicated to showcasing the history, lifestyle and artefacts of Tulu Nadu region of Karnataka.

Useful Information on Payana Car Museum:

• Reservation Needed: No
• Wait time: No
• Entry fees: INR 50 per adult and children above 12 years of age (free for children below 12 years of age)
• Museum Timings: 9 am to 8 pm [Open all days of the week]
• Approx time to cover the museum: 1-2 hours
• On-Premise Amenities:
  • Toilets: Clean, separate toilets for men and women 
  • Open air theatre: for those never ending conversations 😊
  • On-premise Self-Service Multi-Cuisine Restaurant:
    • Decent, good vegetarian-only menu comprising of breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner and beverages (juices, coffee, tea and more)
    • Multi-cuisine Menu covering South-Indian, North-Indian and Indian-Chinese cuisine food
    • Self-service restaurant with large seating area
• Parking: Free, spacious, separate parking area for cars and motorcycles inside the Payana car museum premise.
• Location: Payana Car Museum, Off Bengaluru – Mysuru Expressway, Brahmapura, Srirangapatna, Karnataka [Link to Google Maps]