The Belair hotel is brilliantly located at the entrance to Whitefield, the IT/ITES hub of Bangalore, surrounded by some great restaurants and shopping and entertainment options by way of malls and multiplexes. Just off the Marathalli flyover. The first thing that strikes you about the hotel is its openness. In a city that is rapidly becoming an urban nightmare, the Belair comes like a breath of fresh air. It takes you straight back to a gentler time when Bangalore was known for its beautiful buildings and its gardens. Well, the Belair does not disappoint. The designers resisted the impulse to build from wall to wall. Instead, they have left space for a beautiful garden, dominated by a rugged granite rock feature, interspersed by full grown date palms, brightened by flowers of the season everywhere. The lawns flow right to the road; there are no walls to imprison the landscaped grounds.