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It
is important to find a place to stay as early in the day as possible,
as finding a room can be difficult. It is best to arrive early in Mumbai
and start looking for a room right away, or reserve a room in advance.
Most hotels are booked well before noon. Also, Mumbai is by far the
most expensive place in India in which to get a room. Rooms cost three
to five times the normal Indian price. A room that would be Rs 100 somewhere
else could be Rs 400 in Mumbai.
For
less expensive hotels, the luxury tax is 10%; for expensive hotels,
service charges and luxury tax can range from 30% to 42%.
If
you arrive at the airport in the evening or at night and you plan to
get a middle or high-priced hotel, it is a good idea to book a room
at the accommodations booking desk in the airport lobby. By this time
most of the hotels will be full. If you go to the Colaba area to get
an inexpensive room in the afternoon, you may want to engage a tout
(commission agent) to find you a room. They often know what hotels have
rooms available
One
person told me she went to five places, all full, before hiring a tout
(they are definitely not all bad).
Where to Stay In Colaba—Lower
The well-managed Hotel Lawrence (2284-3618), 3rd floor,
33 As Baba Marg, down a side road in back of the Prince of Wales Museum
off K Dubash Marg, is a small, quiet, place with clean rooms for Rs
450/550 and Rs 800 for a triple. It is a good value and usually full
(has only six rooms. Recommended.
Salvation Army Red Shield Hotel (2284-1824), 30 Mereweather
Rd, behind the Taj, has rooms for Rs 700/1000 (meals included) and dorm
beds for Rs 150 (with meals Rs 160). It is the least expensive place
in town. You have to reserve a room in advance. Dorm beds are first
come, first served, so it is a good idea to arrive by the 9 am checkout
time. Have left luggage facilities for Rs 50 per day.
Apollo Guest House (2204-5540; Email: hotelapollogh@hotmail.com),
first floor of the Mathuradas Estate Building, 43/45 Colaba Causeway,
has really small rooms with common bath for Rs 550/650, rooms with bath
for Rs 800/900 and A/C Rs 1400.
The popular Whalley’s Guest House (283-1802;
fax 283-4206), 41 Mereweather Rd, on the third floor, has large rooms
with common bath and a nice verandah for Rs 650/750 and Rs 750/850 with
A/C. The rooms on the top floor overlooking the street are best. Overpriced.
Many backpackers stay at Rex-Stiffles, by the Taj Hotel,
which has rooms for Rs 350.
Hotel Volga II (2282 4755), upstairsRustam Manzil,
near the Leopold Restaurant, has very small rooms with common bath for
Rs 600, with bath for Rs 700, and with A/C for Rs 950. The A/C rooms
are the cheapest in Colaba. There is no sign for this place.
Hotel Carlton (202-0259), 12 Mereweather Rd, is a decent
value, but run-down. Rooms with common bath are Rs 400/500 and A/C rooms
with bath are Rs 1050. It is an acceptable place.
Hotel Prosser’s (2284-1715), 2-4 Henry Rd, has
decent rooms with common bath ranging from Rs 500/700 to Rs 850 for
much nicer rooms. Some rooms have an ocean view.
India (2283-3769), 3rd Floor, 1/39 Kamal Mansion, Arthur
Bunder Rd, has small, partitioned rooms with common bath and no windows
for Rs 500/600 and rooms with a sea view for Rs 600/700. The Sea
Shore (2287-4237), above the India Hotel on the 4th floor,
is a decent value with rooms for 500/600. The rooms facing the sea for
Rs 600/800 are better than the other rooms. Below
the Hotel Indian is the Hotel Sea Lord (2284-5392),
with windowless small rooms for Rs 500/600 and rooms with a seaview
for Rs 600/700. All these places are about the same.
YWCA (2202-5053; Web Site: http://www.ywcabombay.com),
2nd floor of 18 Madam Cama Rd, is a quiet place with very clean rooms
for Rs 850/1500 and with A/C for Rs 1800. It is popular and must usually
be booked one month in advance. Breakfast, dinner, and all taxes included
in the price.Good location.
The well-managed Bentley’s Hotel (2284-1474;
fax 2287-1846; Email: bentleyshotel@hotmail.com; Web Site: http://www.bentleyshotel.com),
17 Oliver Rd, is an older place with well-maintained rooms with common
bath for Rs 800/1085 and a room large enough in which to hold a cricket
match for Rs 1250. A/C Rs 200 extra. It is a popular place. Breakfast
included with the price. Rooms have character with balconies and colonial
furniture..Can book by email, which is recommended. Accept credit cards.
Where to Stay—Other Lower
Bentley Hotel (203-1244), corner of Marine Drive and
D Rd, on the 3rd floor, is a good, inexpensive place with clean common
baths in a quiet area by the seashore. Rooms are Rs 400/450. The two
rooms in the back of the hotel are best.
Jones Lodging House, Abbas Building, 35 Mereweather Rd, is a basic place,
but is a good value for the price.
YMCA International House (307-0601), 18 YMCA Rd, near
Mumbai Central, has rooms with common bath for Rs 550/850, with bath
Rs 750/1000, and with A/C Rs 850/1200. A temporary membership is Rs
100.
Victoria Terminal
and Fort Area
Victoria Terminal has Retiring Rooms costing
Rs 250 for a dorm bed, Rs 400 for a room, and Rs 500 for an A/C room.
There are a number of less expensive places by Victoria Terminal.
Railway Hotel (2261-6705; fax 2265-8949; E railwayhotel@hotmail.com),
249 P D’Mello Rd, is better than average, with rooms with bath
for Rs 1000/1400 and an A/C rooms with TV and fridge for Rs 1500/1900.
Hotel Manama (2261-3412; fax 2261 3860), 221/225 P
D’Mello Rd, is a good place with clean rooms with common bath
and TV for Rs 750, a room with bath and TV for Rs 1000, and with A/C
for Rs 1200. It is conviently located by the railway station.
Lord Hotel, 301 Adi Marsban Path (Mangalore St), just
off P D’Mello Rd, is a decent place with rooms for Rs 400/500.
Benazeer (261-1725; fax 261-7798), 16 Rustam Sindhwa
Marg (Gunbow St), has decent rooms for Rs 750/850.
Oasis (2239 6570; 2266 9183; Email: hoteloasis@satyam.net),
272 SBS Marg, is a good value with well-maintained rooms with 650/750
and 900/1000 with A/C. This is a good choice in the Fort area..
Hotel City Palace (2261-5515; fax; 2267 6897; Email:
hotelcitypalace@vsnl.net), 121 City Terrace, WH Marg, opposite Victoria
Terminal, has a good selection of rooms with bath, TV, and a good view
of the city for Rs 750/900 and Rs 1000/1350 for an A/C room. It is a
decent place.
Mumbai Palace (308-6118), Syed Villa, off YMCA Rd,
near Mumbai Central, is a mid-priced place with good-sized comfortable
A/C rooms.
Hotel Kemp’s Corner (2363-4646; fax 2363-4732),
131 August Kranti Marg, has A/C rooms with bath and TV for Rs 1400/1500
and deluxe rooms for 1700/1800. It is a good value.
Grand Hotel (5658 0500-8211; fax 5658 0501; Web Site:
http://www.grandhotelbombay.com),
17 Shri Shiv Ramgulam Marg, Ballard Estate, is a large, older place
built around a boring central courtyard. It has comfortable rooms with
bath, a small balcony, and TV for Rs 2300/2800. Economy rooms are Rs
1800/2100.
Where to Stay in Colaba—Middle
Hotel Cowie’s (284-0232), 15 Walton Rd, has rooms
with bath, A/C, a fridge, and TV for Rs 1350/1700. Not all rooms have
windows.
Regent Hotel (2287-1864; fax 2202-0363; Email: hotelregent@vsnl.com),
8 Best Rd, is a good place with very comfortable, A/C rooms with TV
for Rs 2400/2700. Rooms have either a blacony or sitting room. Good
value.
Hotel Diplomat (202-1661; fax 283-0000), 24-26 Boman
Behram Marg, Apollo Bunder, has quiet, decent rooms for Rs 1500/1800.
Ascot Hotel (fax 204-6449), 38 Garden Rd, has an assortment
of good-sized, well decorated, comfortable rooms with bath, A/C, fridge,
and TV for Rs 1657 to Rs 2050. It is one of the oldest hotels in Mumbai.
Recommended. If this hotel doesn’t appeal to you, you can look
at the other two hotels on the same street.
Godwin Hotel (2287-2050; fax 2287-1592; Web Site: http://www.cybersols.com/godwin),
41 Garden Rd, has rooms for Rs 2200/3216. It is a clean, well-managed
place. The rooms on the upper floors have better views.
Garden Hotel (2284-1476; Email: gardenhotel@mail.com),
42 Garden Rd, has clean, comfortable double rooms with bath and TV ranging
from Rs 2100 to Rs 3100. Terrace garden. Well-managed.
Strand Hotel (288-2222; fax 284-1624), 25 Apollo Bunder,
has rooms for Rs 1500/1860. It is not such a good value.
Kerawalla Chambers (282-1089), above the Strand
has decent, clean rooms with bath, TV, and a fridge for Rs 650 and Rs
700 for an A/C room. Rooms with a seaview are Rs 950. It can be noisy.
Shelley's Hotel (2284-0229; fax 2284-0385; Email: shelleyshotel@vsnl.com;
Web Site: http://www.shelleyshotel.com), next door, PJ Ramchandani Marg
(Apollo Bunder), is a nice, older place with good-sized comfortable
rooms with TV starting at Rs 1400/2100 and a room with a sea view for
Rs 2500. Recommended, but you should reserve in advance..
Regency Inn (202-0292), Mahakavi Bhushan Marg, behind
Regal Cinema, has A/C rooms with TV and fridge for Rs 1400/1650. It
is best to see the rooms, as they have quite a variety.
On the same street, the three-star Hotel Suba Palace
(2202-0636; fax 2202-0812; Web Site: http://www.hotelsubapalace.com),
Battery St, Mahakavi Bhushan Marg, has good, clean, comfortable rooms
with TV and fridge for Rs 2000/2650. It is a modern place.
Hotel Apollo (202-0223; fax 287-4990), Lansdowne Rd,
behind Regal Theatre, is a good place with rooms for Rs 1200/1400. The
rooms with a sea view are best.
Hotel Causeway 2(281-7777; fax 2281-0999; Web Site:
http://www.hotelcauseway.com),
3rd floor Mathuradas Estate, 43/45 SB Singh Rd, Colaba Causeway, above
the Hotel Apollo, is a decent place with small A/C rooms with bath for
Rs 1250.
VT Station Area &
Fort Area
Hotel Residency (2262-5524; fax 2261-9164, Email; residencyhotel@vsnl.com)
26 Rustom Sidhwa MargSt, corner of D Naoroji Rd, is a nice, well-maintained
place with standard, very clean, comfortable rooms with TV for Rs 1700;
deluxe rooms Rs 2000. Recommended.
Where
to Stay—Marine Drive
Sea Green Hotel 5633 6525; fax 5633 6530, Web Site:
http://www.seagreenhootel.com), 145 Marine Dr., has clean rooms with
A/C and TV for Rs 1800/2400. 24-hour checkout. The Sea Green South (5633
6535; fax: 5633 6540; fax;: 5636 6540; Web Site: http://www.seagreensouth.com),
next door, is about the same. Ask for a sea facing room.
Chateau Windsor Guest House (2204 4455; fax 2202-6459;
Web Site: http://www.chateauwindsor.com),
86 Veer Nariman Rd, is a popular place with a selection of very clean
rooms. Rooms are Rs 850/1400 and Rs 1400/1800 with A/C. As there are
a variety of rooms, it is best to look at a few rooms. Popular so should
be reserved in advance. Excellent service.
Norman’s Guest House (203-4234), 127 Marine Dr,
has clean, basic A/C rooms with common bath for Rs 1000/1150 and with
bath for Rs 1400. The rooms in the front of the building are better.
Overpriced.
Middle—Juhu
Beach
The Anand Guest House (620-2234), just down the road
from the ISKCON Temple, toward the beach, is a clean place with rooms
for Rs 1000/1050. 8 am checkout. Best to reserve in advance or to book
a room early in the morning.
A couple of blocks away is the Hotel King’s (614-9775),
5 Juhu Tara Rd, with overpriced rooms for Rs 1100/1200.
ISKCON (2620-6860, 2620-0870; Web Site: http://www.iskcon.org),111
Hare Krishna Lane, Juhu Beach, is attached to the Hare Krishna Temple.
A Rs 1500/1700 donation is requested for a very clean, well-maintained
rooms with
A/C and hot water. Smoking and drinking are not allowed on the premises
and there are no TVs in the rooms. It is an interesting place and a
good value. It has an excellent restaurant. Thalis Rs 150. It is a well-managed
place and it is worth staying just for the experience.
Sea Side Hotel (620-0293), 39/2 Juhu Rd, has A/C rooms
with bath for Rs 1000/1200.
South End Hotel (612-5213), 11 Juhu Tara Rd, has rooms
for Rs 900/1000.
Golden Manor (616-4271; fax 610-4279) has a pool and
A/C rooms ranging from Rs 1700 to Rs 2200. It is a nice place.
The Sea View Hotel, Juhu Beach, has rooms with a good
view of the sea for about Rs 1100.
Where to Stay—Airport
There are some relatively cheaper hotels about a ten-minute walk from
the airport. For what you get the rooms are overpriced but they are
definitely convient for a early morning flight.
There are comfortable Retiring Rooms at the domestic
airport, which can be used if you are departing on a flight
within 24 hours. Inquire at the airport manager’s office. It is
often full.
Hotel Shangri-la (2612 8983) Nanda Patkar Rd, off Nehru
Rd, Vile Parle, ten minutes from the airport, is the cheapest place
in the area with clean rooms for Rs 600 and Rs 900 with A/C.
Hotel Aircraft (2612-1419; fax 2618 2942; Email: aircraft@indiatimes.com),
179 Dayaldas Rd, opposite Western Express Highway near the domestic
airport, is one of the least expensive hotels in the area with clean
rooms for Rs 1400/1800 with A/C and TV. 24-hour check-out
Highway Inn (832-0021), Vishal Shopping Center, Andheri
Kurla Rd, 3km from Sahar by the Andheri railway station, has a selection
of inexpensive but clean rooms with bath and TV for Rs 1050/1200. It
is a good value.
Hotel Airways (514-9855), near Sarvodaya Hospital,
5km from the airport, has rooms for Rs 550/650 and Rs 750/850 with A/C.
Most of the hotels by the airport are high-priced. Behind the Centaur
is a group of high-priced but good hotels.
The modern Hotel Airport International (612-2883; fax
618-3333) has comfortable, clean rooms for Rs 1400/1600.
Hotel BAWA (2611-3636; fax 2610-7096; Email: bawaintl@vsnl.com),
Nehru Rd Extension, has comfortable rooms for Rs 3400/3900.
Avion Hotel (612-3902), Nehru Road, has rooms for Rs
1650/1900.
Hotel Atithi (611-6124; fax 611-1998), near the domestic
terminal, is a popular place with comfortable rooms for Rs 2300/2500.
It is heavily booked, so it must be reserved in advance.
The five-star Centaur Hotel, directly across from the
Indian Air Terminal, Santa Cruz, has rooms for Rs 6500.
The best place near the airports is the excellent Leela Kempinski
(836-3636; fax 836-0606), near the international terminal, with rooms
for $335/360. It has an excellent restaurant.
High—Colaba
and Downtown
West End Hotel (2203-9121; fax 2205-7506; Web Site:
http://www.westendhotelmumbai.com),
45 New Marine Lines, opposite the Bombay Hospital, is a well-managed
place with comfortable rooms starting at Rs 2000/2600 and going up to
a suite for Rs 3800. It has a good restaurant. It is a good value for
what you get. Recommended.
The well-managed four-star Fariyas Hotel (2204-2911;
fax 2283-4992; http://www.fariyas.com),
is a four-star place west of Arthur Bunder Rd, near the Taj, has good,
well-maintained rooms with A/C starting at $150/175. It has a small
pool and a health club.
The four-star Ritz Hotel (282-0141; fax 285-0494),
5 Jamshedji Tata Rd, near Churchgate Station, has rooms starting at
Rs 4000/5000. It is in an older, well-maintained building. No pool.
Taj Mahal Intercontinental (5665-3366; fax 5665-0323;
Email: tmhresv.bom@tajhotels.com; Web Site: http://www.tajhotels.com),
next to the Gateway of India, is considered one of the best hotels in
the world. It has a good bookshop an excellent pool and a heath club.
The opulent rooms begin at $200/250 and the Presidential suite is $1700.
A room with a sea view is $310/340.Some of rooms face the pool. This
hotel has a new and an old wing. The old wing is slightly more expensive.
It has Indian dance at night (open to non-guests). This hotel is so
impressive that it worth coming to see it as a tourist site. Great location
and atmosphere.You can check room availability on their web site and
reserve a room online.
The five-star Taj Group’s Hotel President (215-0808;
fax 215-1201), 90 Cuffe Parade, Colaba, is a luxurious place with rooms
starting at $195/215. Between November and April this place is usually
booked, so reserve a room well in advance.
The four-star Ambassador Hotel (2204-1131; fax 2204-0004;
Email: ambassador@vsnl.com) is a luxury four-star place with a revolving
rooftop restaurant that is worth checking out for the views. Rooms are
$200/210.
Oberoi & Oberoi Towers (5632 5757; fax 2204-3282;
Email; reservations@oberoi-mumbai.com; Web Site http://www.oberoihotels.com)
are two luxury hotels right next to each other with modern business
rooms. The rooms at the Oberoi start at $325, and go up to well over
$1,000 The rooms at the Tower start at $250. . It competes with the
Taj for being the most luxurious hotel in Mumbai. It has a good shopping
mall and a nice pool. Popular with businessmen.
High—Juhu Beach
Centaur Hotel (611-3040; fax 611-6343), Juhu Beach,
is an excellent place. Rooms range from $150 to $400. There is a reservation
office here for Indian Airlines and Air India.
The four-star Hotel Sands (620-4512; fax 620-5268),
39/2 Juhu Beach, has rooms for Rs 1700/2000 and suites for Rs 3700.
It has a good restaurant.
Holiday Inn (5693-4444; fax 5693-4455; Email: reserve@holidayinnbombay.comWeb
Site: http://www.holidayinnbombay.com),
Balraj Sahani Marg, next to the beach has rooms for $225/250 up to $400.
The price includes a buffet brealfast
Ramada Inn Palm Grove (611-2323; fax 611-3682), Juhu Beach, has rooms
from $150/175 to $275 for a suite.
The five-star Hotel Sea Princess (2661-1111, 5692 4455;
fax 2661-1144, Email: seaprincess@vsnl.com; Web Site:http://www.seaprincess.com/)
has rooms for Rs 5500/6000.
Hotel Horizon (614-4512; fax 611-6715), 37 Juhu Beach,
has rooms for 4000/4500.
Sun-n-Sand Hotel (620-1811; fax 620-2170) is a good
place with rooms for Rs 5000/5500.
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