We (my wife and I) went to the Royal orchid to spend new years eve and just to get out of Bangalore. We had been to this particular one before and the one in Jaipur. This place is pretty classy with good service. They hosted a new years eve party, which had some glitches in teh beginning and not very well organized. But as the night got along, they made a good effort with the food, DJ and drinks. We certainly got a fairly good deal; ate, drank and danced our worth (and more). We also ended up winning a free night as the hottest dance couple, so all in all, not a bad way to start the new year and new decade! I'd certainly recommend the hotel and I'd myself go stay there again. The drawbacks - the neighborhood is ok, but Whitefield is getting better. The location is also a bit far from the city, but city buses are fairly frequent and the bus stop is just ~ 50-70 ft away from the hotel on WHitefield road. if you're coming from the airport, take the BIAL buses - i believe one of the buses stops almost right in front of the hotel.