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Bentleys HotelvsThe Taj Mahal Palace
Both properties are highly recommended by writers. Overall, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai scores significantly better than Bentley's Hotel. The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai comes in at 95 with positive reviews from 13 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, The Telegraph and Gayot.
Bentleys Hotel
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17, Oliver Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400001, India
From $31/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Air Conditioning
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
Rough Guide "Dependable...favourite in five different colonial tenements, all on leafy backstreets. Rooms...are quiet, secure and spacious."
Fodor's "The best deal in Colaba—a clean, quaint, simple tourist joint in a prime South Bombay location—is the kind of place young expats send visiting friends to stay if they don't have room." Full review
Lonely Planet "Hidden away in an old apartment block on Marine Drive. Rooms are clean and cared for and you get a TV and phone - a good deal at these rates."
Lonely Planet "A welcoming Parsi-owned place in the heart of Colaba. Travellers either love it or hate it, depending on which of the five apartment buildings they end up in." Full review
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First choice are the spacious, colonial-style rooms in the main building (snag 31 or 39 for generous balconies); avoid Henry Rd and JA Allana Marg.
Lonely Planet "A welcoming Parsi-owned place in the heart of Colaba...first choice are the spacious, colonial-style rooms in the main building" Full review
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Avoid Henry Rd and JA Allana Marg. Cash only.
The Taj Mahal Palace
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Star Service Fodor's Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
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Gayot
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Apollo Bunder, Mumbai 400001, India
From $74/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides "India’s most famous hotel hit the news when it was at the epicentre of the terror attacks in November 2008, but today this landmark has been restored to its former glory."
Rough Guide "Perhaps India’s most famous hotel and the haunt of Mumbai’s beau monde, with 546 luxury rooms, shopping arcades, a huge outdoor pool and a good spread of bars and restaurants."
Star Service "The Taj Mahal Resorts and Palace wins awards and accolades year after year for its immaculately kept heritage property and flawless service." Full review
Fodor's "Foreigners and wealthy Indians choose the Taj over other fancy hotels in town because it's a beautiful and regal landmark." Full review
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Foreigners and wealthy Indians choose the Taj over other fancy hotels in town because it's a beautiful and regal landmark—worth visiting even if you don't stay here—with views past the Gateway of India to the Arabian Sea. The stunning brown-stone exterior sports rows of jutting white balconies and Gothic windows, and onion domes on the corner turrets echo the high, central Italianate dome.
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"With its sweeping arches, staircases and domes, the Taj really does feel like a palace." Full review
Travel + Leisure "1903 grande dame with dramatic interiors—vaulted ceilings; silk carpets; onyx columns—overlooking the 85-foot-high Gateway of India." Full review
Jetsetter "Overlooking the Gateway of India, the Taj Mahal Palace is one of the iconic symbols of Mumbai." Full review
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But be sure to spend some time on simpler pleasures: sipping afternoon tea in the wood-paneled Palace Lounge, surrounded by rare paintings, or taking a swim in the stone pool in the garden surrounded by columned terraces.
Gayot "A Mumbai landmark since 1903, the Taj has attracted Maharajas, Presidents and entertainers with its impressive architecture and ocean vistas."
The Telegraph9.0
"A historic landmark hotel and opulent oasis of calm in the amiable chaos of Mumbai." Full review
Hideaway Report96.0
"Renowned and distinctive colonial waterfront hotel situated opposite the Gateway of India, just minutes from the city’s commercial and shopping centers." Full review
