Recently built hotel near MG road. Clean, modern room of regular size for Europe. US hotel rooms are usually larger. Restaurant food was quite good, both breakfast (free buffet) and dinner. Wine is a ripoff, as everywhere in Bangalore. Hotel grounds are unremarkable - Oberoi is much better. There is also a construction right outside of hotel - elevated Metro... more

I stayed in Ista for 4 nights on a business trip to Bangalore with colleagues. I liked it! Ista is not too big hotel. Rooms are not very big but still well functioning. The decor is even scandinavic, naturally with an Indian twist. The scandinavian twist means the rooms have quite a lot wood used in the interior and for... more

We have just returned from a week at the Ritz Carlton. The hotel is magnificent and we have never experienced such incredible service before. It was so lovely that it was hard to drag ourselves away from the hotel to go to the theme parks at all. In fact we didn't bother with Disney , having been before and just... more

My husband had to come to Bangalore on business, so I decided to travel with him for the first week so we could share a holiday. We chose the Ista as it was our 5th wedding anniversary and it looked lovely (especially the pool). And it totally lived up to and even exceeded my expectations. It was the cleanest hotel... more

Nice looking hotel in a filthy looking area. Rooms are extremely small unless you stay in a suite. Has two restaurants with good food but one of the restaurants opens with resricted hours. Service is highly inconsistent. I stayed there for three days and the service varied from excellent to extremely poor! Appears that the staff has not been consistently... more

Nice and central place to stay in heart of city, good for business travellers. Nice food at the restaurant. more

A very nice property in the space once occupied by the LIDO theatre off MG Road. Liked the stay and the restaurants. People with a great taste and flair for a good life would really love this place... though Good things come in at a price :-) more

Ista is true class. it is a very nice hotel with nice restaurants u should stay here if u come to bangalore. Though some metro work is going in front of it it is nice place to stay. nice rooms to sleep in. Very close to the Lido mall and also a multiplex very close. Close to the business district... more

My husband & I stayed at Ista for 8 days in April 2008 while on a business trip in Bangalore. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay, even more so as we weren’t footing the bill. Usually on our holidays we stay in budget accommodation to cut costs, so we were really spoiled when this hotel was chosen for us. It was... more