Stayed at this hotel for a days during October 2011 and tried its dinner buffet.

Good parts:
1) Rooms were brilliant
2) staff were polite and helpful
3) location was superb with access to all the good parts of modern Hyderabad


Development needs:
1) Quality of food needs improvement
2) spread of dinner buffet was not adequate for the price.

Overall a very good experience.

Food is awesome, very good hospitality and good receiving staff. wOrth it. I always go to Taj Banjara when I am at hyderabad. Dum biriyani is my favourite food at Taj..........Pickup to from airport is available aswell...Excellent bar service and lovely swimmimg pool.

I would u like to stay in taj banjara because of brand name & it was hygenic and luxuory rooms & the service was very good also food. Time to time care with guest, vallet car parki
ng. Pick up & drop from airport, travel services, site seenig with guide.

I was to attend a conference in Taj Krishna and had an option of selecting Taj Banjara or Deccan. I opted for Banjara not knowing that Deccan and Krishna are next to each other. But, we were provided with pick up and drop everytime we wanted to shuttle between the hotels, so it was non-issue.

When one decides to stay in a Taj hotel, you go there with expectations. During my current 3 days stay, I had mix feeling of superb hospitality and also some below par experience.

The warmth, that is genuine, is evident the moment you get in the porch. Right from the gate you are welcomed with smile and affection. The check in is professional and quick. The escort to the room is welcoming.

The room per se is niether overtly appealing nor repealing. It is a typical room that you would expect from a high end hotel. I was a bit surprised that despite being alone, the room had two separate beds. The room is fairly large and there is enough space to move around. It has the usual amenities - coffee maker, lot of in room eats and drinks, set of supplies of soaps, shampoos, etc. The towels were clean but old - not "the bright white". The beds are comfortable. You have lot of reading options, and innumerable television channels to entertain. The room overlooked the so called lake!

The lake is unclean - looks more like a sevage pond - it even smells bad, when you cross it while entering the hotel. I am sure Taj can do a wonders, if they decide to, with this water body - I am sure there must be some compelling reason on not doing so. It can serve as a wonderful sight from the room if ... anyway, - moral of the story - the lake does not add value to your room view!

The restaurants are busy and the people servcing are wonderful and friendly. The bar faces the reception and it may not be a great idea to sit there sipping a drink and watching people come and go by.

The food is lovely. The breakfast spread is elaborate and if you have time, one can really enjoy the variety. The room service is prompt and the quantity is filling.

The sore point during the stay however, was the "noise" . The rooms are not very sound proof and I had extremly chatty nieghbours who would comminicate across their rooms without using the intercom! Everytime your next door guests use their shower or flush you get a reverberating sound in the room. Annoying, i suppose, especially when you are staying in Taj!
In fact, I doubt if the 4th floor is for the discounted guests! I hope there is no such discrimination.

Overall, as I said, I was happy to stay at Taj but tad disappointed. I am sure my next stay will be better - I will always expect more from Taj.