A restored 1930s bungalow in Richmond Town with a lap pool, a library bar and breakfast under the rain trees.
Since 1936, a family home
Vanamala was built by a coffee planter who wanted Malnad shade in the middle of Bengaluru. We kept the rain trees, the red-oxide floors and the long verandahs, and added the quiet comforts a modern traveller expects.
Stay
Every rate includes a South Indian and continental breakfast, minibar soft drinks and late check-out on request.
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Ground-floor rooms that open straight onto the courtyard. Teak floors, a deep reading chair and a private sit-out for the first coffee of the day.
₹9,800 / night, breakfast included
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A separate lounge, a walk-in rain shower and a terrace at canopy height. The one guests ask for again by name.
₹14,500 / night, breakfast included
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Two pavilions on the water's edge with a stone bath, a day bed and butler service from breakfast to turndown.
₹22,000 / night, breakfast included
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Heated, lit after dark, open 6am to 10pm
Abhyanga and shirodhara by appointment
Sedan pick-up from KIA, around 55 minutes
Quiet work nook in the library
Two thousand books and a short cocktail list
Tables, tickets and tailors, sorted
Dining at Kaapi Thota
Our kitchen cooks the food of the coffee estates: akki rotti with pandi curry, ghee roast, and filter coffee from beans roasted every Monday.
Explore
Morning walks under 100-year-old trees, before the city wakes up.
The city's best bars and bakeries in one short stretch.
Tudor turrets and a royal audio tour, best on a weekday.
Silk, silver and street food. Our concierge has a shortlist.
Guest notes
“We came for a wedding and stayed two extra nights. The courtyard at 7am, with filter coffee and the koels, is the reason.”
Ananya & Rohit, Mumbai
“Quiet enough to work, ten minutes from every meeting in the CBD. The library bar is my new favourite room in Bengaluru.”
Karthik S., Chennai
“The staff remembered my mother's diet from the first breakfast. That kind of attention is rare anywhere.”
Meera P., London
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Location
14 Wood Street, Richmond Town, Bengaluru 560025. Quiet lane, central city.