Hotel · Karnataka

Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel

Mysore — foot of Chamundi Hill

  • Heritage
  • Family
  • City Luxury

Built between 1921 and 1930 for the Governor-General of India's visits and for European guests of the Mysore royal family, Lalitha Mahal was designed by Bombay architect E.W. Fritchley, with a central dome modelled on St Paul's Cathedral, Ionic columns and stained glass throughout. It's been a hotel since 1974, first under the Ashok Group and ITDC, now run by a Karnataka state tourism unit. Rooms split across the original Palace Wing — Turret, Standard, Heritage and Heritage Classic categories, plus two Grand Suites, the Duplex and the two-room Viceroy Suite — and a plainer Pool Wing added later. Come for the building rather than five-star polish: the domed reception hall, staircases and corridors carry real history, while some rooms are modest by comparison to newer luxury properties. It's ten minutes from Mysore Palace and well placed for the Dasara festival period, September to October, when the city is at its most crowded and most worth seeing.

What sets it apart

  • Built 1921–30 for the Governor-General of India
  • Dome modelled on London's St Paul's Cathedral
  • Hotel since 1974, once run by ITDC
  • Ten minutes from Mysore Palace
  • Viceroy and Duplex Suites among Grand Suites

Property & Grounds

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Rooms & Suites

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Dining

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Views & Surroundings

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Rooms & suites

Turret Room

A 275 sq ft room set in one of the palace's corner turrets, smaller than other categories but with a distinct rounded layout and character.

Heritage Classic Room

A 500 sq ft room in the original Palace Wing with period furnishings and higher ceilings than the newer Pool Wing rooms.

Duplex Suite

A 1,000 sq ft two-level suite among the Grand Suites, with separate living and sleeping floors and views over the palace gardens.

Viceroy Suite

The hotel's largest room at 2,000 sq ft, named for its original purpose housing vice-regal guests, with grand proportions throughout.

Facilities

  • Heritage architecture tours
  • Outdoor pool
  • Multi-cuisine restaurant
  • Bar
  • Landscaped gardens
  • Billiards room
  • Banquet halls
  • Airport transfers

Rates, availability and what we can arrange

Current season rates for Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel (indicative band ₹7,000 – ₹27,000), which room categories are actually available on your dates, and what a GoTravelista package around this property includes — transfers, meals, experiences and the honeymoon or celebration extras the property will arrange for our guests.

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