About Hotel
The location of Hassan has been strategically chosen for the New Hotel Unit
of Usha Lexus Hotels and Resorts, as this forms an important destination for
domestic and Inbound tourists alike. The location is also an important
religious and pilgrim destination for `Jain pilgrims’ with its close
proximity to Sravanabelagola.
Accommodation and Facility
- 48 Rooms - Premier & Deluxe
- Attach bath with Hot and cold water, Satellite TV, Direct Dial
STD/ISD, Internet, Fax, E-mail, Net Browsing, Multi Gym, Inhouse
Library, Herbal Massage
- 24 Hrs Check in
- Doctor on Call
- Multicuisine Restaurant
- Ideal Confrencing / Party Venu:"Mercara", "maland",
"canvery"
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Facilities
Room : 48 well appointed rooms with attached baths,
hot and cold water, direct dial telephone, IDD - STD facilities, satellite
TV transmission, Internet Access, No Smoking rooms, purified drinking water,
laundry & valet service.
Other Services
24 hours check in, accept all credit cards, doctor on call, fax, e-mail &
Internet, curio shops, travel counter, car parking, Tourist Guide on hire,
Ayurvedic Herbal Massage, Mini Gym, In-house Library.
In House Dining : 6.00 Hrs - 24.00 Hrs-Room Service
with an exciting menu. KARWAR: 6.00 Hrs - 23.00 Hrs, A fine dining multi -
cuisine restaurant with 75 people seating, serves North Indian, South
Indian, Chinese and Continental delicacies. Attached BAR from 11.00 Hrs to
23.00 Hrs.
Cauvery Hall : 1400 Sq. Ft, air-conditioned
conference hall can take up to 125 people in theatre style seating, ideal
for formal and informal gatherings, residential and non - residential
conferences, equipped with audio - video presentations
Malnad Hall : 1600 Sq. Ft, City's largest Party
hall, it can take up to 150 persons in formal and informal gatherings.
Mercara Hall : 1200 Sq. Ft. ideally located at the
front, for exhibition, product launch and mini parties.
LOCATION & APPROACH
Situated in the city center, 0.5 km from city bus stand and railway
station. The nearest airports are at Mangalore and Bangalore.
MYSORE - 120 KM BANGALORE - 180 KM MANGALORE - 160 KM
Hassan – Destination
Information
HASSAN - 180 KM from Bangalore, 160 KM from Mangalore & 120 km from
Mysore and the nearest Airports are at Bangalore & Mangalore, it is
located in the southern part of Karnataka state - India.
Karnataka emerged in the 6th and 7th centaury AD as Pattadkal [Karnataka].
Situated in Southern part of India, which is know for the fastest growing
state in the country, it has already acclaimed its name in Information
technology, Biotech, Garments & Fashion industry. Growing tourism in
this region is the biggest boom of the century.
Karnataka is famous for ancient heritage of Dravidian era, the southern
part of Karnataka occupied by small kingdoms of local rulers, some of them
were exceptionally high in cultural levels.
During the 10th and 11th century a new era took its shape in to stone
building temples from sandstone to potstone and became the immediate
forerunners of the Hoysala temples.
Hoysalas established their small kingdom close to the mountains and plains
to the east by the first great Hoysala king Bittiga [Bittideva], who assume
the name Visnuvardhana from the God for prosperity - Vishnu. In 1116 AD
after defeating the Chola of Talakad and to celebrate the enormous success
the large Vaisnava temple in Belur was built and consecrated in 1117 AD.
Later in a festive mood a second large temple was built, now a Shiva temple
in Halebid. Their kingdom reached its zenith around 1200 AD, and the Belur -
Halebid region became the undisputed center of Hoysala Dynasty. Hoysala
independence found its end 200 years after its formation during the invasion
of The Mughals.
Later these Hindu kingdoms manage to unite in a new spirit, they founded in
1336 AD, the city of Vijaynagar situated in central Karnataka. The
Vijayanagara Empire introduced a new kind of temple architecture,
recognizable by its compound pillars and soft potstone, which was replaced
by hard granite.
Well, thanks to the interest of science and the Karnataka tourism a large
number of historical sites and temples are saved and well kept. The
expressions of glory have survived, and now attract thousands of pilgrims
and tourists every day in this region.
HOYSAL DYNASTY - A GREAT DESTINATION & A GREAT INSPIRATION
Hassan an epicenter and a major highlight on the
tourist map of south India, it is a gateway to some of the most historic and
awe-inspiring temple trails linked to Hoysala Dynasty. It is also known as "Triangular
eloquence in stone", a lot more to sightseeing around Hassan than just
that. Besides the ancient heritage it has, it is famous for Agricultural
produce such as Paddy, Pulses, Cereals, Spices, Coffee and Potato. The new
found crop of Vanilla Beans and Gherkin has caught up in the world market.
Sharavanabelagola 51 km, a monolithic statue of
Lord Gomateshwara, a Jain saint standing atop of Indiragiri hill is 17
meters high and it is one of the tallest monolith statues in the world
created in the year 981 AD by Chamundaraya during King Rachamatta's period.
Belur 38 km, a temple town famous for its exquisite
temples. It is also known as Dakshina Varanasi, Channakeshava temple built
by King Vishnuvardhana in 1117 AD to commemorate his conversion from Jainism
to Vaishnavism. A star shaped homogenous architectural unit on a raised
platform carved in black stone with 650 charging elephants are all different
from each other. Inside the temples dome, the four famous bracket figures of
Shantala Devi's voluptuous beauty, queen of king Vishnuvardhana.
Halebid 33 km, known as Dwara Samudra, the wealthy
capital of the Hoysalas. The Hoysalashwara temple on the southern side and
The Shantaleswara temple on the northern side stands on a platform like a
casket in shining black soft stone - chlorite schist covered with variety of
gods and goddesses, animals, birds & dancing girls. The temple took 190
years to build requiring skills of more than 20, 000 labourers. It has a
Museum on the lawns with 12th century sculptures and gold coins in use at
the time. One km from Halebid is Basti hill with Jain bastis with gleaming
black stone pillars.
The other enchanting tourists spots with a quick
stop-and-see around Hassan
Koramangala : 6 km, Bucheshwara temple built in
12th century.
Arsikere : 40 km, The Kottameswara temple is
extremely intricate designed probably dates back to 1220 AD. The interior of
the temple is very elaborate.
Chandragiri & Indragiri : 54 km, at
Shravanabelegola, some of the oldest inscriptions and a number of Jain
bastis, the oldest of them belonging to the 8th century.
Jinanathapura : 14 km from Chandrayapatna,
Shantimatha basti is a fine specimen of Hoysala architecture built in 8th
century.
Bisle Ghat : 100 km, a beautiful stretch of thick
evergreen forestland. It is described as the most scenic spot in southern
Hassan.
Mosale : 13 km, the twin temple of Channakeshava
and Nageshvara are been built in 12th century.
Ramnathapura : 50 km, the beautiful temples of
Subramanyeshvara, Agasthyeshvara swamy, Prasanna Rameshvara and
Lakshminarsimha built here on the banks of the Cauvery.
Shantigrama : 13 km, there are four temples out of
which the one dedicated to Keshava is the largest, built during 12th
century.
Manzarabad : 50 km, at Sakleshpur town, the
Manzarabad Fort built by Tippu Sultan in 1792.
The pilgrimage centers worth visiting from HASSAN
Sringeri : On the bank of river Tunga, 146 km from
Hassan, west of Chickamagalore town, is one of the most celebrated
pilgrimage centers in Karnataka. Named after Rishyasshringa from Ramayana.
Adi Shankaracharya established Sharda Peeta, Shankaracharya installed an
image of Sharda Devi made of sandalwood which was replaced with a golden
replica in 14th century.
Baba Budan Giri Hills : 84 km, north of
Chickamagalore, 6355 ft. above sea level, the peak named after the muslim
saint Baba Budan who took up residence here in 1670 AD, during his
pilgrimage to Yemen had brought seeds of coffee and planted around his
shrine which soon spread to other regions of Karnataka during Tippu Sultan's
period in 18th century.
Horanadu : 140 km, south west of Chickamagalore
town, the ancient temple of Annapoorneshwari, and the pilgrimage to this
temple can avail of the free boarding and lodging at the temple.
Dharmastala : 120 km towards Mangalore, this town
is a unique example of community harmony, famous for its Manjunatha Temple.
Every person who comes here, irrespective of caste or creed, is welcomed and
given a free meal.
Subramanya : 120 km, the famous Subramanya Swamy
Temple, it's a must visiting for pilgrimage.
Ayyanakere : 74 km towards chickmagalore. It's an
ancient water tank built during Hoysalas in 1156 AD, it provides irrigation
facilities to 1500 hectares of land. On the hillock is the shrine with
Hoysala sculptures of Ganapathi, Surya, Krishna and Ambika.
Belavadi : 10 km from Hoysala capital Halebid, is
with rich historical references of temples and shrines. The Veeranarayana
temple is a fine specimen of Hoysala architecture.
Distance from Hassan......
Bangalore |
- 180 km |
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Mysore |
- 120 km |
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Belur |
- 38 km |
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Halebid |
- 27 km |
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Sravanabelagola |
- 51 km |
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Mangalore |
- 160 km |
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