Had a week long stay at the JW Bengaluru last week.

the location is phenomenal for the purposes of being able to walk around at night to shopping and restaurants at UB city next door. If your office is not around the area, the commute can be horrible.

Upon arrival into the “compound”, standard security checks. Lots of employees working the front and no lines at the checkin. Upgraded to an executive level Cubbon Park view room. No suites available for a long stay and none were showing online.

Room is large and spacious with day bed and hardwood floors. Bathroom has separate shower and bath. Standard JW amenities.

Club lounge on the 14th served afternoon tea (forgettable) and cocktails and happy hour (fairly decent). Breakfast is served in the JW Kitchen downstairs. I do have to say even though they ask for your room number upon lounge entry, everyone and their posse gets in. It appears to be a formality than anything. I see groups of family members and kids just strolling in and can get crowded and loud at times. It appears that the staff are intimidated by guests and want to please.

The pool here is pretty solid and long enough for laps although very shallow throughout. Depending on when you go it can be a day care there. What’s nice about this pool compared to other pools in Bangalore (or India for that matter) is that it’s not infested with pigeons. The gym is large with lots of machines and separate room for weights.

Day spa appears to be busy throughout my stay. Prices appears reasonable.

There are multiple restaurants at the JW. Only tried the JW Kitchen and the Italian restaurant. There is also a brewery onsite. For the most part, the breakfast is amazing with lots of choices and live kitchen. The lunch and dinner buffets were good as well but after a week of local cuisine (here and elsewhere), all tastes the same. The Italian place is pretty decent.

Definitely a return when in Bangalore but will venture out and try some other properties close by like the Ritz and the ITC Gardenia just for comparison.

Lounge sheet for those that are interested.


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the JW SUV we used to the airport was 5,000INR plus a good 25%+ tax each way. It was a big SUV since we had 4 people. Not sure about smaller cars. Taxis were readily available at the airport based on looking at the ranks with different brands and I saw Uber cars as well. Within Bangalore, Uber was easy to get but the ETA is not very accurate as the traffic is horrible. Our company uses a car rental company similar to Avis with chauffeur to get around the city everyday for about 4,000INR a day plus tax for about 10 hours a day. Overages charged at approximately 400INR a hour I believe. I see the invoices but it’s direct billed. There are multiple companies that provide this service.

never stayed at the Gardenia but have been to the property where some of our team members stayed. It is a more grand looking property with lots of open air seating. The lounge is a free for all for all guests and not specifically controlled but has some snacks and drinks during the evening time. The rooms are definitely better at the JW and my colleagues always walk over to the JW first to our group before we go out to dinner at the UB.