The Park.hotel

Themed around Bengaluru's reputation as India's information-technology city and its historic connection with silk production, this compact hotel features top-class interiors by Tina Ellis (of London-based Conran). In the lobby -- dominated by a gigantic silk curtain -- rough, smooth, and suede textures are offset with brushed metal and a row of large white orbs of light, while staff is smartly turned out in pale gray jackets over white T-shirts, an efficient look that is matched by service levels. Guest rooms are on the small side and don't have great views (ask for a pool-facing room), but they are beautifully finished -- oak flooring, designer rugs, black-and-white photographs of Bengaluru, and minimalist metal-framed four-poster beds with the softest goose feather pillows and duvets -- inadequate soundproofing is perhaps the only flaw. Rooms on the Residence Floor come with a host of additional services.

Facilities:
3 restaurants; lounge bar; airport transfers (Rs 2,100, free for Residence rooms); babysitting; currency exchange; doctor-on-call; health spa; library; outdoor pool; room service; theater; valet

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