Hey, I just happend to come across this website as I was browsing for some summer job. Well, thought- might as well use this for the same purpose. Any one visiting Bangalore ( Karnataka ), looking for companion, guide.... holla at me. I can help you out in any aspect of the stay, as long as its within my reach... I am not a professional. Gives me a great pleasure to help the deserving.. would also love to try and help , if your visit is goin to cover any of the other southern states. I dont seek money. I seek respect and love ....

lil' abt me :- I am an engineering student, I love music 'n partyin. I work for Radio.

Can you recommend a hotel that is convenient for the new international airport (which, as far as I can work out, is to the north of the city)? We arrive late at night and leave again very early the next morning, so want somewhere as close as possible to the airport.

K if you r talking abt the new international airport which is comin up. it'll start operating later this yr... They have a hotel nxt to the airport. yo can check in there.

Wha!t No hotel name? I thought you offered help!

I grew up in India and went to an Engineering college there. If I had written English in this slang (for the lack of a better word)

1) I would never have graduated
2) I would not have received any job offers
3) I could not have dared offer help to foreigners

I know I left India almost 20 yrs ago - but did the education system really deteriorate this much in 20 years? I find that hard to believe.

Sure, use this mode for texting on your cell, but please, when offering your services to those not familiar with India, it probably is more appropriate to use the proper language to give them confidence in your abilities.

Please don't flame me...

All right. Thanx Yaatri and Pindi for the feedback. Much appreciated and high respect. Never bothered about the slang, thinking it was fine as long as the message is conveyed to the other person. So lets keep it the way you guys think it ought to be. And I take the entire blame. Dont doubt on Indian education ( it might be worse, you never know Pindi ).

Am sorry, I apologise.. Now I realise, I got to be more careful, when extending help. Thanx to YAATRI 'n PINDI. It would be better if yo can say when'll your visit be. Based on that i can check the availabilty of closest hotel. The airport hotel is ruled out since it'll be operational only by year end. And a few other hotels are under construcion. This international airport is called The Bengaluru International Airport ( BIAL ). It is scheduled to become operational in Apil this year.

AIRPORT HOTEL :- Within walking distane from the terminal building, a 321- room airport hotel is coming up.The hotel, due to become operational towards the end of the year, will be managed by the Oberoi Group, under its Trident Brand. It'll sport conference facilities, restaurants and a spa.The hotel will have a check in counter at the airport teerminal building.. likewise guests can check in from the hotel.

BIAL to the city by Chopper ride : this would save travellers from long traffic snarls. The price that one would pay for a chopper ride from the airport to the city - one way - would be Rs 3500.

If you can tell when would your vist be, i'll dig out more info abt the closest hotel.

Courtesy - SUNDAY TIMES.

Thanks, but the Oberoi hotel opens in November 2008. BIAL opens on the 30th March, as far as I can tell.

I fly to Bangalore on the 3rd of April (arriving 11pm) and leave again on the 4th (at 6.30am, so I need to get to the airport at 5am ish). So the nearer I can stay to the airport the better.

I've been Googling and the closest thing I can find to Devanahalli is the Fantasy Golf Resort (!) which says it is only 10 minutes from BIAL. Do of you locals know anything about it?

Failing all else, it looks like the Le Meridien Bangalore is the closest central hotel to BIAL.

While I agree with your notion that the verbage used in the poster's response is not appropriate for formal communications, I have no problem understanding what the poster typed. I too grew up in India and went to a university in India before coming to the U.S. some thirty years ago. The kind of language used by the poster is not confined to India. Such usage, most likely, developed on the internet. Some people think it's cool to write like that, or it shows that the user is "smart" as it shows that they are computer savy. I call such people lazy. Once I questioned the meaning of some of such phrases once. The correspondent indicated "this is computer lingo. Get with it."

My problem with the poster's response was that it was vague and offered no help. It was insulting to the person who asked a question, in good faith, upon the offer of help by the OP.

k... Le meridian is approx 45 Kms away frm the airport. and I haven't heard of the former. Hwever, I made few calls to find out 'n below is a list of few closest resorts 'n hotels with tarriffs:

1)EVOMA BUSINES HOTEL,Virgonagar ( 4 STAR )-28 kms frm the AIrport.
Studio room- 3744 Rs per night ( inclusive of taxes )
Delux room - 4000 Rs + 17% tax
Suite room - 5500 Rs + 17% tax
Exec Suite room - 8500 Rs + 17% tax.

Pick up 'n drop by a cab additional 1720 Rs .


2)RAMANASHREE CALIFORNIA RESORT, Yelahanka ( 22 kms frm the Airport )
Studio room - 3225 Rs inclusive of tax
Suite room - 3195 + 17.5 % tax.

Pick up 'n drop - 1300 Rs


DODDIS RESORT, Yelehanka ( 18 kms )
Premium/ Delux rooms - 3300 Rs + 17.5 % tax
Cottages - 5000 Rs + 17.5 % tax

Pick up 'n drop ( cab )- 1800 Rs

SILVER OAK HERMITAGE Pvt Ltd, Yelehanka ( 15 kms)
Studio room - 2100 Rs + 17.5 % tax

No pick up 'n drop facilty.

The Leela Palace is very close to the Airport - probably the closest hotel to the airport. Nice property but a bit pricey specially if you will only be there for a few hours. The website is www.theleela.com.

But we are talking about the new international airport which is coming up in the outskirts ( Devanahalli).Will be operational in April.

Can anyone tell me the name of the main shopping street in Bangalore? It is within walking distance of the Oberoi Bangalore.

Lots of them. Brigade Road and areas around it (MG Road <- obligatory "named after Mahatma Gandhi" main road in most indian cities, Residency Road, Lavelle Road etc) are the main commercial areas in BLR.

The new BLR airport is way too far away to have anything but some resort hotels (expensive ones) within 15..20 km of it. Your best bet is to grit your teeth and stay in the lounge if it is open [it should be - and the new airport is reportedly rather nicer than the ugly old dump the old BLR airport was]

Just to clarify - csdf, who asked the question about a hotel near the new airport must be traveling today. As many of you on this forum know, the opening of the new airport has been delayed till May. So his question is largely moot at this point. Near the existing airport, the Leela continues to be a favorite.