Garni Orchidea

Italy , Lake Garda
MALCESINE , Via Navene Vecchia 10a, 10a
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8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2026

Patrick

Clean rooms, polite and helpful staff and the excellent location. It overlooks the Brindavan Gardens and Dam.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2025

Dekesh Kumar

Excellent hospitality

It’s an excellent hospitality and heritage site for an amazing weekend. Wonderful experience and I would recommend this pla

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

David

Magnificent hospitality

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2024

AJAY

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2024

Kate

Perfect romantic setting

Incredible hotel set in a beautiful historic building and the most amazing grounds. Staff very welcoming with smiles to greet you.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2024

Komandoor

The property is dated, and the food is average. It is a historical property and might need a lot of investment. The garden is well maintained, and the fountains are undergoing renovations.

Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Oct 2023

Naseef

Great stay…..great vibe

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2019

Rajesh

Great location

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2019

Shobha

An amazing leisure place to stay in Mysore!

Stay was amazing at the Royal Orchid Hotel!!!Great location as it overlooks the iconic Vrindavan Garden;you get down the hotel and you are into the garden; the garden lights up in the night and the view from the rooms balcony is superb!!
Nice big rooms with antique furniture, courteous staff. There is no lift so one has to climb a flight of stairs but otherwise an ideal place for a short getaway.

Family

4/10

Poor

06 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

The location is amazing and the staff / food is really great. The only disappointment was that our room was somewhere in the corner which is not have any sort of view. My advice to the hotel is to perhaps not give this room as a king room.
Apart from that, the experience has been great.

10/10

Exceptional

28 Oct 2018

Gowda

Very nice to stay amidst fantastic environment. Comfortable and excellent.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2018

Anil

Excellent,value for money

It was amazing

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2018

Srinivasan

Watch Brindavan Gardens from your Balcony

The hotel scores 100% for its location. For people visiting the garden from Mysuru or Bangalore there are several constraints for visiting the garden, which all can be avoided if you choose to stay at the Royal Orchid at Brindavan Garden. We could go around the garden on a Sunday morning almost exclusively for us, or view the dancing fountains till the end of the show, without bothering about the transport or dinner. On top of it the hotel has royal ambience, fine cuisine and top notch service.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 May 2018

Chandra Shekhar

Great outdoors

Amazing location

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2018

Verified traveler

Heritage building overlooking Brindavan Gardens

Beautiful location set high up overlooking the well maintained gardens. Nice restaurant, bar on veranda with views. Good breakfast with continental and south Indian food. All rooms have verandah overlooking the gardens.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2018

Brian

good india trip

we had a great 3 day break here - visiting wildlife reserves and mysore palace

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2017

narayan

Nice hotel in the garden itself having 24hr garden

We had a comfortable stay with very good staff.Hiwever the rooms need reorganisation bathrooms definitely need minor alterations for safety as akready indicated in the feed back.

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2017

SURI

Inside Brindavan garden with most beautiful view.

Very courteous front office staff especially Miss Priyanka helping us with info on nearby scenic spots and temples. The breakfast spread was good with tasty food. Overall experience was very good. Planning to visit again with all family members and pet. Keep up the high standard of Royal Orchids.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Oct 2017

Darren

Not as expected and shown in Expedia pics

Room size is not the same as shown on Expedia. Paid $1000 to get the same. Condition of offered room bathroom was terrible. Was disappointing. Complimentary breakfast was excellent. Staff service was below average. I like the heritage of building but was lacking regular maitenance.

4/10

Poor

30 Sep 2017

P S

PRINT RESERVATION PAPERS TO SATISFY SECURITY CHAPS

Whilst the hotel is right at the Krishnarajasagar dam with great view, very disappointing is the security chaps at the gate who are preventing guests from even entering the hotel. They insist on seeing your reservation, check vehicles, question you etc. so if one is to go to this hotel for a dinner with guests, insults are assured at the gate. The GM apparently tried to calm us by offering an insulting 15% on the dinner!! which I refused to accept.
Mattress is so spongy that one will wake up with a terrible back ache. Looks like they have never heard of proper hotel mattresses.
Security issue was dismissed as \"due to threats at the dam\"which looks like the usual excuse when I looked at Tripadvisor.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

Good choice if visiting Mysore

Police personnel at the entrance gate need to be sensitised

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2017

Sumeet

great view of brindavan garden ..

Enjoyed the experience, with beautiful garden view, and leisure activities like cycling...My 1 yr old kid enjoyed the swing, toys, and watching the ducks...

Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2017

traveller

Grand old charm.

Excellent location right in Brindavin garden. Old style charm but building showing its age. Doors and fixtures fit poorly. Plumbing needs updating. No a/c. Staff very accommodating and attentive to all our needs. Authentic Indian experience

2/10

Poor

05 Feb 2017

Vish

Extremely poor service

I checked in for a night's stay at Royal Orchid Bridhavan om February 3rd 2017. I was accompanied by my wife and 10 year old son. I was in room number 301(left extreme, 3rd floor). I check in around 10:00p. The first trouble started when 5 people came to 302 terrace and started making a lot of notice. From 301 terrace I could see these 5 folks were having booze and were not in control. I waited for 2 hours and since the commotion did not stop till 12:30a, I called the reception and complained. The response was that these folks in 302 were having dinner and if I want the hotel will change my room (around 1:00a in the morning !!).
Next day, when I went to take shower, hot water was not coming. The electrician came and confirmed that the heater coil had been kaput for quite sometime. Again the reception guy said he can change my room but refused to admit that they had rented out the room without even checking if there was running hot water !!
I have stayed at Royal Orchid Brindhavan quite a few times - actually, I have a Royal Orchid Gold membership !!
My observation is this, place (Royal Orchid Brindhavan) is going down in standard.
If you want to stay in Mysore or even near the dam, there are plenty of hotels with a much better service. Stay away from this place - that would be my advise.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2016

Manoj

Great location overlooking brindavan gardens

We stayed there for night during the weekday. The hosts at the restaurant (Couple of interns) were awesome!! They made sure we got the best service always. Food at the restaurant is very tasty. Elephant bar is good for drinks and snacks which overlooks the bridavan gardens. Garden lighting from the hotel is best view one can get. Will be coming back to stay again!!

Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2015

Prasanta D

great view of Brindaban Gardens

Excellent staff
Good Breakfast spread
Good room amenities
Free WiFI ,newspaper,mineral water
Spacious rooms with Balconies to enjoy Brindaban Gardens view and evening lighting.
Great view of Dam
coffee lounge
A bit expensive dinner

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2015

Gandaberunda

Fantastic location! Nice staff

The location is perfect if you want to visit the Brindavan Gardens. The hotel staff is very friendly and try to accommodate your needs well. The rooms could've been cleaner - the sheets and the bath tub especially.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2015

Overlooking 60 acres of gardens

I spent 2 night here as a base to tour Mysore. I had no idea this would be the most memorable hotel. It was not busy as it was off season.
The building is concerted from a guest palace so the rooms are smaller than a new hotel but still well appointed and comfortable.

2/10

Poor

03 Jun 2015

Prashanthi

Worst hotel

Horrible place, never go back

Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2015

Victoria

Royal Orchid Hotel, Brindavan Gardens, Mysore

A nice welcome to the Royal Orchid Hotel, Brindavan Gardens. Check-in done smoothly and taken to our nice room. This is an old and elegant building, now a hotel; there is no lift so if you have a problem climbing stairs, ask for the ground floor rooms. All the 24 rooms face the Brindavan gardens, so a very nice outlook. From 6.30pm till 8pm (in the busy season) the fountains are lit by coloured lights and it is indeed a popular place for hundreds of people walking the approx. 1.5km one way of the garden. Staff were pleasant and the food varied and tasty.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Feb 2015

Raymond

great building,great location

a fascinating heritage hotel from where you can at leisure stroll in the gardens early morning. However the buffet dinner was not to our taste and we were not satisfied with what we got through room service after a long wait

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2015

Hari

Royal orchid at Brindavan Gardens

We stayed at Royal Orchid at Brindavan since we wanted to spend a day at Brindavan gardens. The first I noticed was the Majestic look of the hotel. The interiors was adorned with contemporary look that befitted a modern day hotel. The balcony opened to the beautiful view of Brindavan Gardens. The staff were courteous yet non intrusive. Overall we loved the day we spent at the hotel

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2015

Arun

Nice place to chill

Excellent location and stay put.. Food s not great .. Very kid friendly with PS4 and scooters!

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2015

RAJ

Find out if any special events taking place

Fantastic location, nice rooms and furnishings. Bed was too soft, Internet connection was unavailable that day. Fantastic food at the hotel restaurant. The biggest issue, checking in late Saturday evening, was that sound and light show had just finished and we had to wait for more than an hour for the parking lot to empty out before we could get in the hotel complex.

Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2014

Arun

Awesome location

Great place to chill. Little far from the city.. Not for typical tourist. But if u don't want to pack ur days, this s great. Very kid friendly.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2014

Subramaniam

Great place to stay

Overall was great. This is my third visit to the property and was not disappointed. The view is fantastic and it is very quiet and peaceful at night, especially after the tourists go away. Only real disappointment was that the KR Sagar dam was closed to public due to \"security reasons\". And the approach roads are horrible.

Family

4/10

Poor

23 Jul 2014

Mohua

No service orientation at all!

We booked 3 rooms for a one night getaway with friends. But the rooms were not even on the same floor thereby marring the fun completely! They do not allow 3 rooms to be booked under one name. So we are forced to book 3 rooms with 3 names. But they were under the same booking #. They didn't bother to check that at all. And there was no attempt to accommodate.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2014

Verified traveler

Awesome hotel location away from crowd

Excellent location you can enjoy a panoramic view of brindavan garden and musical fountain

4/10

Poor

03 Mar 2014

Disgusting, to be avoided.

What was once a fancy 5-star faux colonial-era hotel is now well past its prime. We experienced stinking towels, a gym so moldy it was impossible to enter, and a pool filled with detritus. The online presence of the Royal Orchid Brindavan gives the impression that it's in the league of Taj hotels such as the Gateway (Chikmagalur) or the Vivanta (Coorg), but this could not be further from the truth. To make matters worse, after we reported a broken safe, non-working fridge and moldy carpet, the desk man \"Mr. Hari\" repeatedly lied to us that the hotel was completely booked, and that he could not change our room. Other staff informed us that the hotel was almost empty. AVOID this place like the plague.

6/10

Pleasant

03 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

happy & unhappy

Beautiful Garden, Nice locality, Nothing much to do, Avg Food, Courteous Staff, Decent Room but small bathrooms.

Queen Room & King Bed (confusing)

Disappointed by Miscommunication between Expedia & Hotel on organizing Bokay & Cake on my Anniversary
(They tried compensating by inviting for Dinner)

Could have been handled by better communication. It was my special day.

Overall - Good

8/10

Excellent

15 Nov 2013

Mani

Enjoyable, food was great, staff was very pleasant, Excellent Chef

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2013

ram mohan

great location

neat rooms ,service is good excellent location rates are ok

Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Nov 2013

Narendran Kutty

Royal Orchid Brindavan Gardens

Great place to unwind.Except for the Brindavan Gardens not much activity around

Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

Great Location

Hotel as such is located at the best possible location. Service & courtesy shown by the staff is also very good. But bathroom fittings and working of geyser etc need a lot to be desired. While we were promised King Beds while booking we found rooms with Queen Beds. Since we reached very late, we did not complain and left early morning the next day.

Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2013

Ashish

Good hotel in a great location

Overall, it was a good stay. If you are planning to spend a lot of time exploring the city then this is not the best option since the hotel is located outside Mysore city. We had booked this place for the Brindavan garden view only and it was great..

8/10

Excellent

25 Jun 2013

Verified traveler

Beautiful & Historic(Have Reasonable Expectations)

There reason to stay here is THE VIEW. However, one in our party (of three ladies) was shown to a back room with no view -- odd, since we were all paying the same rate. She insisted & was given a room with a view. Not a great start, but everything else was good.

The rooms have comfortable mattresses & linens and large balconies. The furniture was nice, colonial-style dark wood with white linens, rattan chairs and ottomans, simple desk. The ceilings are mile high with fan and AC. Antique looking cut glass mirrors dress up the room without being over the top. I loved the black & white photos of the dam construction sprinkled throughout the common spaces. The lobby, lobby patio, dinning room and bar are all tastefully appointed and comfortable. A photo taken of them today would not look out of place in 1918.

The bathrooms are smallish; those above the 1st floor only have showers, no bath. The shower has no stall, just a shower curtain that separates the shower from the toilet and sink.

Realistic expectations are key to enjoying this property: it is simply not a 5 star modern hotel, but rather a comfortable piece of living, functional history. There is no elevator, some rooms have stairs to the bathroom, there are certain signs of age. However, it seems very much like it would have been 100 years ago (with better mattresses, AC and TV!), so if you are looking for an \"authentic\" experience and can appreciate the quirks of a historic property you'll have a pleasant stay.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2013

Excellent rooms

The hotel was luxurious, the rooms extremely comfortable and the service great! We did have some trouble with our booking initially, but that was sorted out while we had lunch and the rest of the stay proceeded smoothly. Strongly recommended for a quick and relaxing getaway.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 May 2013

Verified traveler

There is nothing Royal about this orchid

The hotel is too far from the city.
The Brindavan gardens are a let down.
Room service/ housekeeping is too slow to respond.

The swimming pool is ugly.
The worst part about this hotel is that the FRONT OFFICE never answers the phone so forget trying to talk to them before you reach the hotel. The front office takes its name too seriously and you can talk to them only if you are in front of them.

The wi-fi is priced exorbitantly.

4/10

Poor

05 May 2013

Manivannan

Great location ,miserable service

The location is excellent.the service doesn't match the ambience.the attitude of the staff is pathetic.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Mar 2013

Verified traveler

only advantage is the location.