Planning your stay in Mysore

You are planning to come and practice with the ARYM Institute in Mysore. We have created this page to help you, especially of it is your first visit. See among the various topics below:

Accommodations in Gokulam area, Mysore
Accommodation agents list
Indian Visa
How to reach Mysore
Taxi Bangalore to Mysore
Paying your remaining balance
Practical information about the ARYM Institute
Practical advice at arrival
Personal Hygiene
Book an Ayurvedic Yoga Massage training in Mysore

Accommodation in Gokulam area, Mysore

The area of Gokulam in Mysore has hotels, airbnb, guests houses and plenty of private rooms for rent due of the presence of international students studying in many yoga Shalas. Among them the world famous KPJAYI – K. Pattabhi Jois Ashtanga Institute. A couple of locals agents are managing a pool of apartments, flats, rooms and houses. Many private rooms are managed directly by the landlords, who rent one or several rooms, a floor or an independent apartment in their own house or on their property. Some Westerners sublet their place.
Many students choose to arrive on the spot and search for a room around the center. It is nice to book your stay in advance, or at least a few nights at arrival in a hotel… It is also possible to get a place to stay by posting on the Ashtanga Yoga Community in  Mysore  Eg.: “Searching for accommodation in Gokulam 3rd stage from 03/01/2019 to 30/01/2019”. In this case, ask for recent pictures, if shared appartment, any presence of noise, near main road, take as much info as possible, and of course the distance, by walk and by rickshaw (Indian small 3 wheels taxi), to “Gokulam Doctors corner (ARYM)”.

Maybe it is easier to contact the agents listed below to book a place.

Also search on AIRBNB |  Trip Advisor | Booking.com

Also see these rooms

Last update Oct. 15

• Shiva and Chendu (Agent): +91-9844226082
• Less than 3-minute walk from our center
  -> Rashinkar Mansion (3-min): 1 bedroom appartements and 2-bedroom appartments. Contact Ramesh: rramshikar@yahoo.com  +91 845135328 / +91 821 4260622
  -> Hotel Vedanta Wake up: 5th Main 3rd Stage Gokulam, Mysore –  manu.mathews@vedantawakeup.com 800/900 INR per night or  16000/month
  -> Mrs Jhansi – 2-bedroom apartment, can be rent separated + 1 bedroom with private bathroom. 1 min walk, same road as ARYM courses, 1 min walk. Tel: +91-8212516933. Price: IR 16000 (for one room), 32000 INR (for whole apartment). Tel:+918050262019 email: jhansi.sub@gmail.com
  -> Raj – 1 bedroom + big living room + kitchen 18.000/month. 1186 10a main road. +917795118823
  -> Shaila – has 2-3 spare independent bedrooms in her house with private bathrooms , 2 mins walk from ARYM center Tel:+ 919886653001
  -> Mala Hiremath (owner Lakshmi): 9th Main road – 1 bedroom appartment, Indian style, with a small extra room that could be a spare bedroom. Kitchen, washing machine. 1-min walk from ARYM courses. R9,000 for one person or R16,000 for two people. +919740977123
  -> Sunita: 449 6th main Road 2 bedrooms to rent on 1st floor, 12000 each. Tel:9845261244.
  -> Dance school, #907, 7th Main Road, Gokulam 3rd stage: +91 96631 20499
• Less than 10-minute walk from our center
  -> Hotel Urban Oasis on Contour Road,Gokulam 3rd stage.
  -> White House on Contour Road, Gokulam 3rd stage.
  -> Sharada is renting 2 rooms (10.000INR): #15 Contour road, Gokulam 3rd stage: +91 9916246463
• Further away 10-minute drive
  -> Tulip Homestay: 922, 6th main road, 10th cross road, Vijaynagar (1850-2200INR/night)

Accommodation agents contact

We suggest you to contact either Shiva, Chendu, Ganesh, or Murti. All of them have years of experience helping thousand of students with accommodation, booking taxi, renting scooters, money exchange and many other services. We are not advising dealing with any other agents for hosting. Be careful, some people have reported various scams.

Shiva and Chendu: +91 98442-26082  |   Messenger
Ganesh Nagaraj: tel:+91 98452-79513 | ganeshmysore@gmail.com  | Messenger 
Murti: +91 98802-65622  |   tskittymurthy@yahoo.co.in

• By taxi

  Best option, it is the more convenient as it takes less than 4 hrs on good roads to reach Mysore from Bangalore. Taxi will take you all the way to your door. Highly advised.

  We can organize a taxi at your arrival in Bangalore Airport. Driver will wait for you at main exit with your name on a board. He will take you all the way to Gokulam right at the door of your accommodation at any time of the day or night. Send us your full details like: date and arrival time, airline company, flight number, also your phone number if you have. Price: around INR2700. You can also directly contact the agents listed bellow, or any other travel agent will be able to help you to arrange an Airport taxi to pick. It is also possible to get a prepaid a taxi when you arrive at Bangalore airport. Ask airport staffs.

  Book your taxi with our Mysore friends, it is often cheaper and much better car Book taxi with Ganesh or call +919845279513 Book taxi with Shiva (FB) or call +919844226082

• By bus

  There is a direct confortable Volvo bus from Bangalore airport to Mysore Bus Stand every 2 hours (FlyBus), 3 to 4 hours journey for 790 Indian Rupees. Check out these links: FlyBus There are also bus reaching Mysore from all main indian cities: Check bus with Red Bus Check bus with MakeMyTrip

• By train

  The train ride is quite pleasant – takes about 3hrs (just for the train trip) – but requires getting to the station by taxi or bus; also to get a ticket (an unpredictable waiting journey or book below), and then getting with your luggage across all of the platforms and finally on to the train… You need really to want this, otherwise just take it easy and take a cab!INDIAN RAILWAYS PASSENGER RESERVATION ENQUIRYCheck train availability

• By plane

  Flying Bangalore to Mysore is not the best option. Rare are these who come that way. It is often longer and it is more expensive that reaching by taxi. Indian airport control are many and flight connection are few… Also you will need to take another 30 minutes taxi to reach Gokulam from Mysore airport.