Designed by E.W.Fritchley, a much patronized Bombay-based architect of those days, the building was built in 1931 at a cost of Rs.13.00 lakhs as a guest house for European visitors of the Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. The building in European Classical style, is a majestic two-storey composition of twin Ionic columns, a projecting porch on the ground floor, spherical domes, the circular entrance hall, dominating central dome and the stained glass embellishment present a regal touch.

Earlier it was a palace now it is serving as a hotel you can stay and can experience a royal stay.