SPOT ON 77106 Hotel Sangam Royal

Please stay away from this hotel. The rooms are small and unclean, there's no hot water, and there are rats and bedbugs. Agents just want to loot you for their commission, and there's no hospitality. They give you only one 5rs soap. The beds smell bad, the room hadn't been cleaned before I came in, and the previous guests' trash was still there. At night, rats can ruin your sleep. Room no 005.

The one upside is the location, close to the railway station, bus station, and metro. It's crowded outside, so it might do for a single night if you need to catch a train, but I wouldn't stay longer. My room, 307, had dirty bedding with bugs, a filthy bathroom and a broken flush. There was also a large gap between my bathroom and the next room's bathroom that someone could easily get through. I planned to stay nine days, but left after two nights because I was getting bitten so much. Not a comfortable stay at all.

The manager was cheerful and very helpful throughout my stay. The location is easy to reach, and the hotel is generally clean and budget-friendly. It's in a narrow lane, though, so there's no parking. Ventilation isn't good, the bathrooms are poorly maintained, and my room smelled foul when I checked in. Everything else was okay.

Sangam Paradise is a budget place near Majestic and the Karnataka State Transport Bus Stand, in a crowded part of the city. The hotel is fine for two or three days, but I wouldn't bring kids because the area is busy. The restaurant can get packed, so customers sometimes have to wait for a table. The food is delicious, though Bangalore is an expensive city and food costs are high. Fruit juices are cheaper and easy to find around the city. Bangalore is a beautiful city, known as the garden city of India.