Trip Advisor

The House of Mangaldas Girdhardas, is Ahmedabad's only boutique heritage hotel. It has twelve rooms, two acclaimed restaurants, an indoor swimming pool and gym, a banquet hall and a retail shop within the premises.

Lonely Planet Guide

This 1920s building (with two excellent restaurants, Green House and Agashiye) was once the home of industrialist Sheth Mangaldas Girdhardas, converted into a beautiful heritage hotel with vast, veranda-edged suites beautifully and simply decorated, with great attention to detail and excellent service. It's an icon of the upper classes, and hugely popular with Indians and foreigners alike. The new indoor swimming pool and health club are ideal antidotes to a day on foot. Book in advance on-line to receive up to 30% discount. You can also purchase the furniture or accessories from your room.

Agashiye
Agashiye is Ahmedabad's best dining experience. On the rooftop one of the city's finest mansions, the lovely terrace is an oasis of calm and peace, candle-lit at night, a world away from the congested streets. The menu, which changes daily, includes dainty little snacks, a multitude of ravishingly tasty vegetable dishes, sweets and ice cream.

Green House
This relaxed eatery has outdoor courtyard seating and a laid-back AC room. The food is delicate and delicious: try delicious panki , a thin pancake cooked between banana leaves; or divine malpura , a sweet, deep-fried pancake in saffron syrup, topped with rose petals. Don't leave without trying the hand-churned ice cream.

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Mr. Mangaldas Girdhardas, (hence the House of MG), a wealthy Ahmedabad philanthropist, built this grand townhouse in 1924 - an oasis in crazy city. His grandson has realised his own vison and now the project is complete. This extraordinary Gujarati family house has been beautifully restored, and its ornamental Baroque-influenced facade preserved - along with Italian mosaic marble flooring, stained - glass windows and numerous courtyards and passages; it is a place with a surprise round every corner. The outdoor caf'e servers Indian and continental delicacies while the open kitchen and the rooftop restaurant specialise in Gujarati cuisine; the food is authentic and delicious. There's also a banquet 'facility' and a lifestyle store, and a ca'e and craft centre nearby - The Mangaldas ni Haveli. Also: a film and reading club, a lovely indoor pool and a gym, and a cultural tour for walkers; borrow an iPod and go. The big smart bedrooms and wrap themselves round an inner courtyard and come with plush bathrooms and every modern thing. Splash out on the Kanchangauri suite ; it comes with its own swing.

British Vogue

(September 2005)

Visit The House of Mangaldas Girdhardas (houseofmg.com), if only to sample the best vegetarian cuisine in Gujarat. Agashiye, the terrace restaurant, is adored by visitors and locals alike. The hotel shop sells handcrafted home wares and unusual gifts, including incense sticks from the Aurobindo Ashram in Pondichery.

Insight Guide

This newly opened heritage hotel in a 20th century haveli has beautifully converted rooms; very elegant with lovely beds draped with mosquito nets. The attached Agashiye restaurant serves top notch Gujarati food and there is also the pleasant Green House café serving tasty snacks.

The Good Web Guide

This beautiful heritage hotel is in the heart of the great city of Ahmedabad, in Gujarat, western India. The Mangaldas family has restored their twentieth-century mansion with taste and flair. It provides a perfect place to stay when visiting one of India's most fascinating cities.

The home page of the site provides links to the history of the hotel and of the Mangaldas family, online views of the luxurious rooms, and a great deal of useful tourist information. More adventurous travelers in India are invited to contemplate this as a starting point for a visit to the state of Gujarat, which has a rich cultural history.

Ahmedabad has much to offer
One of the great step wells, the ashram founded by Gandhi and a magnificent old city. No visitor should miss the privately owned Calico museum, surely one of the finest museums of textiles in the world.

A recent GWG visitor commented on the excellent food at the House of MG, the enormous and beautifully decorated bedrooms and the terrific service. Part of the fun of this hotel is that its courtyard restaurant (vegetarian only) is a great favorite with locals, so that overseas visitors can savor a little of the real India. Not to be missed.


Times Food Guide - 2008

‘Agashiye rated Best Gujarati Restaurant in Ahmedabad’ (11/12/2008, Ahmedabad Times)

AGASHIYE (Indian - Gujarati) Food-4.00 / Service-3.00 / Decore-3.50

Agashiye, which means "on the terrace" in Gujarati is a unique terrace eatery. Set on the rooftop of one of the city's finest mansions, Agashiye will take you through a wholesome contemporary Gujarati meal. The menu includes a multitude of delicious vegetable dishes. Agashiye is all about digging into bajra rotlas, shrikhand, malpuas and in-house ice-creams. The menu changes everyday and the place is a must-visit during moonlit windy nights. A candle-lit dinner option is also available here. Its location opposite the Siddi Saiyed Mosque imparts a heritage feel to the place.

GREEN HOUSE (Indian - Gujarati, Rajasthani) Food-3.00 / Service-3.00 / Decore-3.00

Green plants beckon you to Green House. The service is swift and the place clean, unlike other restaurants serving Gujarati Thali. Food is served either on green leaves or on neatly painted plastic plates. Sample the rich red, green and brown chutneys, a variety of farsan or Gujarati snacks like khaman, dhokla, haandvo and undhiyu, kadhi, dal and a choice of piping-hot parathas, rotis and puris. The menu is mainly Gujarati, with a few Rajasthani dishes like dal bati thrown in, and sweets like sheero. You can safely drink a glass of buttermilk or some fresh fruit juice because it's filtered water that is used to make these drinks.

LOTUS POOL (Multi-Cuisine)(Indian, Continental) Food-3.00 / Service-3.00 / Decore-4.00

The resturant has received the picchwai (large paintings on cloth) look from Nathdawara in Rajasthan. The ceiling, covered with a digitally created lotus fresco immediately draws your attention. You will find continental and Indian dishes at the Lotus Pool. Sit by the pool and enjoy the pastas and fresh juices. You will want to come back again and again.