Taj Mahal Palace Tower

• travelmad478
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NOT my favorite Bombay hotel

The Taj is a gorgeous old building on the outside. Its restaurants and shops are about as glittery and expensive as it gets, the pool area is lovely and gracious, and for decades the Taj has served as the social venue of choice for Bombay's creme de la creme. However, staying at this hotel is a bit of a rude shock, particularly considering that it's one of the most expensive in the city. The Taj's rooms--both the renovated and the unrenovated wings--are quite disappointing, with ugly or shabby furniture and carpets that should be burned. If only the hotel's management could furnish and maintain the rooms as well as they do the rest of the property!

Unique Quality: The biggest positive about the Taj is its location, directly across from the Gateway of India (get a sea-facing room here too!) and within walking distance of most of the good sightseeing in Bombay.

• Opinion of Price: most expensive

Taj Mahal Palace Tower Photo: The Taj

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• ludogatto
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Colonial and luxury hotel

All the international airlines stay in this hotel, like Alitalia do ( I was guest of it).
the hotel and the service is perfect, there are suite room looking to the sea, and there is a new part looking to the swimingpool.
The hotel have many different restaurants, from traditional to international, trought one of the best Japanese in the world!
All the accomodation of a luxury hotel!
There is a disco very crowded on sunday where all the young hig class of Mumbay go to spend some hours dancing international and indian music.

But this is not my choice cause I prefer simply and clean hotel, I don't want to leave the total ammount of a annual indian family money for a bad and a shower!

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average

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• Restless-in-kl
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Old world charm

My first visit to Mumbai was when it was still known as Bombay. I remembered it fondly as my friends and I bumped into Goldie Hawn and Sally Field, and they stopped to say hi to us!

At that time, we had wandered around the Taj Mahal hotel to see what's so great about it and was very impressed. I told myself then that I will stay there on my next visit.

My wish came true! This hotel is so full of history and is extremely grand. I feel like a queen living during the colonial times and were waited on hand and foot.

My room was huge with a separate breakfast patio facing the sea, separate dressing room and a big bathroom. My bed was a four poster king size (but of course!) and the service is excellent.

Unique Quality: Old world charm to relive the romance of the British era

Prime location, near the sea, Gateway to India and shopping.

Fabulous pool and great rooms

Wonderful English breakfast

An in-house ghost (yup, I'm not kidding). My boss was haunted by it 2 nights in a row but he found it amusing.

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Related to: Architecture, Business Travel

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• NedHopkins
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One of the world's best

Opened in 1904, the Taj Mahal Hotel consists of two wings: the original, much renovated, and the tower.

I know nothing about the tower. The original ranks among the finest hotels I've ever stayed in.

Like the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, this is the place to stay if you have money to burn ... or just want to splurge.

In November 2008 Muslim terrorists attacked Mumbai. One of their targets was this magnificent hotel. They killed guests and set the hotel on fire, partly by throwing grenades.

The hotel was quickly repaired. In November 2010 its guests included the President of the United States, Barack Obama, and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Unique Quality: 1. Great views of the Gateway of India.

2. Gourmet restaurants: continental, Chinese, Mughal. Also a fine coffee shop (with a complimentary breakfast).

3. World-class service. (The duty manager personally escorted me to my room.)

4. High-speed internet access in the business centre.

5. Good shops, with reliably high quality merchandise.

6. Excellent location near the heart of the historic, cultural, shopping, and business sectors.

• Opinion of Price: most expensive

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• MM212
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Bombay's Most Famous Hotel

The legendary Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is Bombay's most famous hotel and arguably its best. It is made up of the historic palace building and a modern tower annex, both of which have all the amenities that come with a five star hotel. When I stayed here in February 2009, only the rooms in the tower were available, while the old palace building was still undergoing renovations following the terrible attacks of November 2008. Ground floor shops, restaurants and the swimming pool in the Palace, though, were open for operation. A stay here is unforgettable, for the service is impeccable and the ambiance is loyal to Bombay and its history. For more about the history of the hotel, read the "Things To Do" tips on this page.

• Opinion of Price: most expensive
• Related to: Spa and Resort, Food and Dining, Luxury Travel

Taj Mahal Palace Tower Photo: Gothic/Renaissance portico at the Taj

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• uglyscot
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Old and new

We did not actually stay here but had a tour of the premises. My daughter stayed here a few years ago and was impressed by the facilities and service.

Unique Quality: The view was of the Gateway of India and the bay.
IThe hotel was built by Tata . He was once refused entry to a hotel and vowed then to build a hotel to equal or better than to that which had ejected him.He ended up founding a chain of hotels and became a captain of industry.
He got an Italian architect to design the hotel. When the hotel was finished the architect committed suicide on discovering that his main entrance , instead of facing the sea,actually faced a small back lane.

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Related to: Luxury Travel, Business Travel

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• keeweechic
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The Taj Mahal Hotel

The Taj Mahal Hotel is probably the most famous in Mumbai. It was built in 1903 and has hosted numerous dignitaries and famous people over the years such as Prince Charles, Jackie Onassis, Mick Jagger, Bill Clinton to name only a few. Right behind the Gateway of India it is also a stones throw from Colaba Causeway (Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg). During World War 1 it was used as a 600 bed hospital. The architecture is a mix of Oriental, Florentine and Moorish styles. In 1973 a more modern town wing was added but still blended in perfectly with the old charm of the original building.

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• Related to: Luxury Travel

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• mtncorg
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Mumbai Ground Zero

Unique Quality: Built in 1903 by the Parsi industrialist J. N. Tata following an episode similar to what happened to Gandhi in South Africa (where he was thrown off a train for trying to ride in the First Class section - European only). Tata was refused entry into a nearby European hotel for being a ‘native’. So he built a much bigger and better hotel which has become Mumbai’s social epicenter (the British hotel has disappeared). Tata would also lead India’s greatest industrial family.

• Opinion of Price: most expensive
• Related to: Historical Travel, Architecture

Taj Mahal Palace Tower Photo: Gleaming facade of the Taj Mahal Hotel

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• froggio
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