Electronics City
The Oterra (formerly Crowne Plaza Electronics City)
Electronics City, South Bangalore
The Oterra, which traded as the Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronics City, is a 271-room hotel at 43 Electronic City Phase 1, Hosur Road, run by Velankani Information Systems. Its pillar-free Grand Ballroom takes up to 1,200 people (1,500 for a standing reception), and weddings also use the Courtyard, the Saucer, the Poolside and 2.5 acres of lawns (theoterra.com, checked 16 Oct 2026). The catering figure on our venue file is ₹3,000–₹5,500 per plate, recorded in Aug 2026 and not yet checked against a published rate; it is indicative rather than a quote.
- Guest capacity
- 100–1,200
- Rooms on site
- 271
- Indicative rate
- ₹3,000–₹5,500 per plate
Official website: theoterra.com; also known as Crowne Plaza Bengaluru Electronics City and The Oterra Bengaluru Electronics City. On this page: address · contact · photographs · reviews.
No photograph of The Oterra is published yet. We only show venue pictures we have permission to use.
The facts we hold
Anything marked “not on file” is a gap in our records, nothing more. We leave it blank rather than fill it with a plausible number. Find The Oterra on Google Maps.
On file for The Oterra
- Multiple banquet halls and outdoor terraces
- 271 rooms (theoterra.com, 16 Oct 2026)
What The Oterra lists on its own website
| Space | As the venue describes it |
|---|---|
| The Grand Ballroom | 6,218 sq ft, pillar-free, 24 ft ceiling; up to 1,200 people, 1,500 for a reception, 750 theatre-style; divides into three |
| Courtyard, Saucer, Poolside and lawns | the other wedding spaces the hotel lists, set in 2.5 acres of landscaped lawns |
- Rooms: 271 rooms: Superior, Deluxe, Club and Suite rooms.
- The ballroom's own FAQ lists in-house catering, decor assistance and event planning.
- Who runs it: The Oterra is a unit of Velankani Information Systems Private Limited.
Read on theoterra.com on 16 Oct 2026. Where an older line in our file disagreed, the venue's own figure is the one printed on this page. Confirm the space you want for your date in writing.
What does a wedding at The Oterra cost in 2026?
The Oterra is a 5-star hotel at Electronics City. It seats 100–1,200 guests and has 271 rooms on site. Catering runs ₹3,000–₹5,500 a plate, so food for 500 guests at one function works out at ₹15 lakh–₹28 lakh. Most families here run two or three functions. Figures are indicative and come from our own venue file (recorded Aug 2026, not yet checked against a published rate), not a quote — we confirm the current rate against your muhurtham before we price the wedding.
What food costs at The Oterra, by guest count
The Oterra prices catering per plate. The sum below is that rate multiplied out — nothing more, so you can check it. The right-hand column assumes two catered functions, which is what most families here run.
| Guests | The working | One function | Two functions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | ₹3,000–₹5,500 × 150 | ₹4.5 lakh–₹8.3 lakh | ₹9 lakh–₹17 lakh |
| 500 | ₹3,000–₹5,500 × 500 | ₹15 lakh–₹28 lakh | ₹30 lakh–₹55 lakh |
| 1,200 | ₹3,000–₹5,500 × 1,200 | ₹36 lakh–₹66 lakh | ₹72 lakh–₹1.32 crore |
Indicative, from our own venue file (recorded Aug 2026, not yet checked against a published rate). Food only.
How The Oterra charges
The Oterra prices per plate against a minimum guarantee — a guest number you commit to and pay for whether or not everyone comes. The per-plate rate is the headline, but the guarantee is the number that decides your bill.
The guarantee is negotiable, and it is the most useful thing to negotiate. Off-season dates, weekday muhurthams and multi-function bookings all move it. If your realistic count is 300 and the venue opens at a guarantee of 500, that gap is the conversation to have before anything is signed.
The other thing to settle early is what the plate rate includes: whether it covers the full menu you want or a base menu with live counters and desserts billed on top, and whether service charge and taxes sit inside the quoted figure or outside it. Two venues quoting the same plate rate can land a long way apart on both.
What the The Oterra figure does not include
The plate rate above covers food, and that is the correct way for a venue to quote — but it is roughly half of what a wedding here ends up costing. The rest is contracted separately, by you or by us:
- Mandap build and decor — the largest line after the venue and food, and the one with the widest spread. What gets built, not where it gets built, decides it.
- Photography and film — priced per day and per crew, and it goes up with the number of functions rather than the number of guests.
- Purohit, ritual materials and the muhurtham — small against the total, but it sets the timeline everything else runs to.
- Rooms — 271 on site, billed per night on top of the wedding, and usually the thing that decides whether guests stay over or drive back.
- Transport — buses or cars between stay, venue and station or airport, priced per vehicle per day.
- Planning and production — quoted against the brief.
None of this is hidden; a venue simply quotes for the venue. Ask for the whole wedding at The Oterra on one sheet before you compare it with anywhere else.
How many guests The Oterra really holds
The Oterra is on file at 100–1,200 guests. Read the top figure as the largest layout the venue lists, and size the wedding to the number of people present during the muhurtham hour; around 840 at that peak leaves room for queues at the food and the car park. How to work out that peak.
271 rooms on site set how much of the list can stay over, and so how much transport you run.
How The Oterra compares with other venues in South Bangalore
The Oterra next to nearby venues on guests, rooms and rate. Rates are indicative, not quotes: a WedMeGood tag marks a starting price from the venue's own listing, and an our-file tag a figure we have not yet checked against a published rate.
| Venue | Where | Guests | Rooms | Indicative rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Oterra (this page) | Electronics City | 100–1,200 | 271 | ₹3,000–₹5,500 a plate our file, Aug 2026 |
| Ananda Convention | Hulimavu | 200–1,200 | 10 | Quoted per date |
| Lemon Tree Premier, Electronics City | Electronics City Phase 1 | Not on file | — | Quoted per date |
| MG Magnus (Miraya Greens) | Sakalwara Road | 100–2,400 | 33 | Quoted per date |
| Panchavati Pavilion | Pattareddy Palya | 100–2,000 | 26 | ₹7.3 lakh hire WedMeGood, Sep 2026 |
| Royalton Leisure | Bannerghatta Road | 200–1,500 | 65 | Quoted per date |
| Sumatra | Raghavana Palya | 100–900 | 8 | Quoted per date |
No row here is better than another. Rooms on site change the transport plan; a per-plate venue moves with your guest count, and a hire venue moves with your caterer. Compare totals for the same wedding, not headline rates.
Where The Oterra is
The Oterra gives its address as 43 Electronic City, Phase 1, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560100 (theoterra.com, checked 16 Oct 2026). Open The Oterra in Google Maps.
How to contact The Oterra
To reach The Oterra directly: phone +91 80 3003 0303 or +91 80 3985 4522 (reservations); email reservations@theoterra.com (theoterra.com, checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website is theoterra.com.
The Bangalore Wedding House is a wedding planning studio, not The Oterra. If you would like us to check your date with the venue and set its quote beside what the quote leaves out, send your name and WhatsApp number in the form at the end of this page.
Photographs of The Oterra
We have no photograph of The Oterra that we are permitted to publish, so this page shows none. The venue posts its own on its website (theoterra.com/photos.html) and Instagram (@theoterrahotels).
Where to read reviews of The Oterra
Reviews of The Oterra are easiest to find on Google Maps. We do not rate venues or reprint review scores: a review describes one wedding on one day.
On a site visit, check what reviews rarely cover: where cars go at the muhurtham hour; where the homa may be lit; the power backup for lights and sound.
Questions couples and parents ask about The Oterra
What does a wedding at The Oterra cost?
The Oterra, Electronics City holds a catering figure of ₹3,000–₹5,500 per plate on our venue file since Aug 2026, not yet checked against a published rate (≈ $35–$63 / £27–£49 / AED 126–AED 231 a plate), an indicative figure for food alone. Mantapa build and decor, purohit, photography, stay and transport are priced on top. Capacity on file is 1,200 guests. The total moves with the guest number, the month and the muhurtham hour, so we check the rate against your date before quoting the wedding.
How many guests does The Oterra hold?
The Oterra in Electronics City holds 100–1,200 guests, with 271 rooms on the property for guests staying over. For a Bangalore wedding the working number is usually the muhurtham-hour peak, not the total invited — plan the venue around the hour everyone is present at once.
How much is catering at The Oterra for 1,200 guests?
At The Oterra's indicative rate of ₹3,000–₹5,500 per plate, food for 1,200 guests across two functions comes to ₹72 lakh–₹1.32 crore. That is food alone — venue, decor, photography, purohit, stay and transport are separate. The rate is indicative, from our own venue file (recorded Aug 2026, not yet checked against a published rate), and we confirm it against your date before quoting.
What is not included in the price quoted for The Oterra?
A venue quotes venue money. The plate rate covers food. Mandap build and decor, photography and film, purohit and ritual materials, rooms for guests staying over, transport and planning are all contracted separately. Those lines together are usually about as large again as the venue's own number, which is why a venue quote and a wedding budget are different documents.
Is The Oterra big enough for our guest list?
The Oterra is on file at 100–1,200 guests, the largest layout it lists. Size the wedding to the people present during the muhurtham hour rather than the invitation list; around 840 at that peak is a comfortable fit.
What is the address of The Oterra?
The Oterra gives its address as 43 Electronic City, Phase 1, Hosur Road, Bengaluru 560100 (theoterra.com, checked 16 Oct 2026). Search for "The Oterra" in Google Maps for the pin and directions.
How do I contact The Oterra?
To reach The Oterra directly: phone +91 80 3003 0303 or +91 80 3985 4522 (reservations); email reservations@theoterra.com (theoterra.com, checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website is theoterra.com. The Bangalore Wedding House is a wedding planning studio, not the venue: send us your name and WhatsApp number and we will check your date with The Oterra and tell you what its quote leaves out.
Where can I see photos of The Oterra?
We publish only venue photographs we have permission to use, and we have none of The Oterra yet. The venue's own pictures are on its website (theoterra.com/photos.html) and Instagram (@theoterrahotels).
Hosting here as a Bangalore family
The fit
The Oterra is a 5-star hotel, which for a family wedding means the ballroom serves as mantapa hall and reception room on the plate model: a minimum guest number, the hotel's own kitchen, and the banquet team's run-sheet. The 1,200-guest ceiling is the first number to check against your list, because a hotel wedding that spills past the ballroom is two weddings. 271 rooms upstairs put the fly-in side of the family under the same roof as the muhurtham.
The muhurtham morning
With 1,200 on file, size the morning to the muhurtham-hour peak, not the total invited. The muhurtham morning, hour by hour sets out how The Oterra's kind of venue runs it.
Rituals
Whether the homa may be lit indoors, and in which hall, is a property-by-property rule at Bangalore hotels, so it is the first question we put to The Oterra in writing, before a site visit. Some hotels designate a fire-capable banquet space, some move the rite to the lawn, and the oonjal needs something rated to hang it from. Catering is the hotel’s own kitchen under the plate model. See the fire question for how the clause should read.
Getting the family here
Bannerghatta Road and the Electronic City side are a straightforward run for a family in JP Nagar or Jayanagar, and a long morning for relatives coming from Yelahanka or the airport. House the fly-in side of the family near the venue the night before. We confirm the parking count with the venue and put the answer on the invitation, with valet where the lot is thin. Outstation relatives are housed in one or two hotels near the venue and moved by fixed shuttle per function. Moving the wedding through Bangalore has the timing rules.
Related venues in South Bangalore
- Lemon Tree Premier, Electronics City Electronics City Phase 1
- Ananda Convention Hulimavu
- MG Magnus (Miraya Greens) Sakalwara Road
- Panchavati Pavilion Pattareddy Palya
- Royalton Leisure Bannerghatta Road
- Sumatra Raghavana Palya
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Ask about The Oterra
We will get a current quote from the venue and tell you what it does not include.
Visit the Bangalore studio in Sundernagar, Gokula, by appointment. Send your enquiry to arrange a consultation.
What happens next
- A written reply. A short list from the venue book with the figures we hold, and the two or three questions your family will need to settle first.
- A call at a time that suits your clock. WhatsApp or video, arranged around the people who make the decisions. Date, venue kind, numbers and the muhurtham hour get settled on it.
- Current quotes and date checks from the venues on the list. We ask each venue for availability on your muhurtham date and its rules on homa, outside catering and timings before anything is booked. Nothing is booked without you.