Bengaluru Hotel Guide. Hotels in Whitefield, Bengaluru, India

Stay in Bengaluru’s Whitefield

On the eastern edge of Bengaluru, the former British outpost of Whitefield is now a major hub within the city’s technology industry. Its International Tech Park (known as ITPL) was one of the first in India, and the neighbourhood is home to many multinational companies, including IBM, Oracle, GE and SAP Labs.

Stay in Bengaluru’s Whitefield and you’ll be near its newly developed shopping malls, new hotels, hospitals and international schools, as well as cultural attractions like theatres, festivals and a flea market.

Hotels in Whitefield

A number of hotels, suites and resorts are along and around Whitefield Main Road and Rd Number 2, including accommodation from both top-end brands like Taj and budget chains like Premier Inn, Treebo Hotels and Hotel Forumule 1.

At the luxury end of the hotel market in Bengaluru, you’ll find large contemporary hotels, with sleek high-rises outnumbering the handful of more sprawling hotel resorts.

If you stay in a luxury five-star hotel in Bengaluru, you can expect exemplary levels of service and lavish full-service spas, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, valet parking, fine-dining restaurants, and a range of lounges, bars and nightclubs.

Even Whitefield’s budget hotels have much to offer, with most providing free WiFi, parking and breakfast, on-site shops, cafes and fitness centres, and in-room coffeemakers and free bottled water.

Things to See and Do in Whitefield

Whitefield is home to several huge shopping centres and entertainment complexes. Phoenix Market City is one of the biggest malls in all of Bengaluru, with plenty of big-name Western brands alongside local stores, a food court, separate pubs and restaurants, a multiplex cinema and a spa.

If that's not enough, you'll find more retail therapy at the Inorbit Mall and the Forum Value Mall, which also has a cinema. Alternatively, head to other Whitefield attractions like the Jagriti Theatre, a 200-seat performing arts venue, and the Galerie Sara Arakkal, which promotes Indian art to the wider world.