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Hotel Maurya Residency
( 2523375;
www.hotelmauryaresidency.com
; Harsha Rd; d from ?1400; )
Along with Hotel Maurya
Palace, its twin establishment next door, the Maurya Residency remains a trusted name
among the Harsha Rd midrange gang. It's a friendly place with budget-midrange decent
rooms.
Veg Kourt
, the restaurant downstairs, serves a sumptuous all-you-can-eat breakfast
for ?85.
HOTEL
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Lalitha Mahal Palace
( 8212526100; turret room incl breakfast ?4834, heritage classic room incl breakfast ?12,080; )
A
former maharaja's guesthouse built in 1921, this grand majestic heritage building has been
operating as a hotel since 1974. Old-world charm comes in bucketloads from the 1920s
birdcage elevator to mosaic tiled floors. The 'standard' turret room offers good value with
wooden floors and bright bathrooms, but the heritage classic rooms are where you'll feel
the history. Spacious four-poster beds sit next to antique furniture, claw-foot baths sit on
marble bathroom floors and shuttered windows look out to stately landscaped gardens.
There's also a gym and tennis courts. Watch out for the cheeky monkeys here.
HERITAGE HOTEL
$$$
Royal Orchid Metropole
MAP
HERITAGE HOTEL
$$$
GOOGLE MAP
(
4255566;
www.royalorchidhotels.com
; 5 Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Rd; s/d incl breakfast from ?6568/7160;
)
Originally built by the Wodeyars to serve as the residence of the Maharaja's British
guests, this is undoubtedly one of Mysore's leading heritage hotels. The charming
colonial-era structure has 30 rooms oozing historical character, and there are perform-
ances of magic shows, music, dance and snake charming when tour groups pass through.
Eating & Drinking
Malgudi Café
(Green Hotel; mains ?60-80; 10am-7pm; )
Set around an inner courtyard within the Green
Hotel, this ambient cafe brews excellent coffees and Himalayan teas to be enjoyed with
tasty snacks, cakes or fresh bread baked on the premises daily. Staff here come from un-
derprivileged backgrounds and are mostly women, and profits assist with downtrodden
communities, so you can do your bit by ordering a second cuppa. Service can be slow.
CAFE
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