Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel

We are located over in Siddhartha Nagar at the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel. It is an old building that is a unit of the India Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. People usually find us near the post office area. The place is quite large and white, and you can see it from a distance when you are coming down the road. It’s been here for a long time, and being part of the ITDC means there is always a lot of paperwork and official things going on in the background. The staff here mostly lives nearby or commutes in from the city. We spend a lot of time just keeping the place running because it is such a big property. There are long hallways and high ceilings that take a lot of dusting. Sometimes tourists wander in just to look at the architecture, even if they aren't staying. It's a bit of a landmark in this part of Mysore. The gardens need a lot of water especially when it gets hot out. We try to keep things tidy for when people show up. It’s not a modern glass building; it’s more of a solid stone place with history in the walls. Most of the folks working here have been around for years, so we all know each other pretty well. It feels more like a small village inside the gates sometimes. We get mail at the Siddhartha Nagar P.O. which is just right there. It’s a quiet spot away from the main city rush.