Most star hotel groups have their respective chain of hotels in Bangalore, such as the Grand Ashok Hotel, Leela Palace Kempinski, Taj West End and Le Meridien. There are a number of good choices available for budget accommodation too, such as Shree Vaishnav Gujarati Samaj and Hotel Vrindavan. Most of the budget hotels are located in the Majestic area of the city. However there are a few mid range hotels available in and around MG road. One would find a watering hole or a pub in almost every corner of the city. There are pubs and bars in most of the starred hotels in Bangalore, such as the Blue Bar, Geoffrey’s, Dublin and I-Bar. There are pubs in the shopping malls, such as the Firangi Paani in the Forum and Hint in the Central. Apart from that there are numerous pubs in Brigade and MG road, such as Purple Haze, Styx, Spinn, Guzzlers, 13th Floor and many more. Bangalore has number of restaurants and cafes serving all types of cuisines, such as Thai, Korean, Chinese, Punjabi, Bengali, Andhra, Kerala, Tamil, Continental, Italian, Mexican, Persian and many more. It has strings of Udupi restaurants serving authentic south Indian food.
There are many places you can visit in Bangalore. The fantasy parks, botanical gardens, research institutes, Shopping malls, Pubs and Discos, Lakes and historic forts. It sometimes makes you wonder if there ever is an end. Bangalore is no more just a city of pensioners or now that people wonder a city full of software professionals. There is more to the city than just the IT offices. Come and experience the truly cosmopolitan city.