"cheap" hotel in Mumbai

cosmo · Oct 25th, 2005, 14:51

Hi All
I am arriving by train in Mumbai on Wed 26 Oct in the morning and need a nice, cheap place to stay in Mumbai. Its my first time in Mumbai and I know that it is hard to find a good place to stay without looking all over the place or paying with some body part

. I think the Chaluba area is where I'll start. I plan to stay only a few days.

Any tips or advice will be most appreciated. I'll check here on arrival before proceeding.

BTW-I'm travelling with my bicycle, so flights of stairs are out

Thanks
cosmo

Viajera · Oct 25th, 2005, 15:34

It's in the Colaba area....I haven't been there yet, but the reviews were okay. I searched a few different places and the location/price seem to be good.

Good luck.

Annett · Oct 25th, 2005, 16:55

I am always staying in Hotel Causeway (Colaba) right beside Cafe Leopold
http://www.hotelcauseway.com/reception.htm (Single room 1250, double 1500 INR)
...just love this place - everything is nearby

Aussie 5 · Oct 26th, 2005, 05:58

Hi Cosmo
Suggest that you also look up 'Hotel Listings' for Mumbai under Maharastra (top left of IM home page). Plenty of information on hotels there.

I'm also booked in to Shelleys for my November visit - havent been there yet but the place had good reviews and is reasonable. We've booked a double deluxe sea-facing room for 1,935 Rs including tax. They were also happy to receive and hold our rail tickets booked over the net.
website: www.shelleyshotel.com

cosmo · Oct 26th, 2005, 21:49

Thanks for your graet response. I checked the places, but found something cheaper. As I am on an indefinite travel plan, keeping those Rupees in hand is tricky but necessary, I found something cheaper.

If you are interested, here is my journal of my bicycle tour around India since February, now over 4500km.

(I've had this look before on the Indian roads!!!)

http://cosmo.crazyguyonabike.com

The Ride of My Life

Peace
cosmo

Oct 27th, 2005, 01:46

Which hotel was cheaper?

cosmo · Oct 27th, 2005, 15:06

I am staying at the Hotel Outram(22094937), near Sterling Cinema in the Fort area. The double room(with HARD beds) and shared bath is 418Rs/day. It has private baths and a/c upstairs for 1200Rs. The cheaper rooms are on the ground floor(making the cycle easy to keep in the room) and have no windows, but is quiet. I am only staying in Mumbai for 2 days so it will be fine for a short stay.

tobiass · Oct 27th, 2005, 15:19

I can see that this post is after the date of when you arrived, but thought it could be interesting with more posts on "cheap hotels in Mumbai".

I always stay at Shangri-la, close to the airport, the staff is nice, it´s fairly clean, but most of all, with Mumbai measures it´s cheap, about Rs 572 for a double with attatched bath, phonenumber can be found in LP.

Good luck
:-) T

butterball · Dec 14th, 2005, 23:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Annett

I am always staying in Hotel Causeway (Colaba) right beside Cafe Leopold
http://www.hotelcauseway.com/reception.htm (Single room 1250, double 1500 INR)
...just love this place - everything is nearby

You MUST visit this website.. and check out the music ! Especially the "city attraction" page

It's the best fun I've had all day..

Oct 25th, 2005, 14:51	#1
cosmo Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: alaska Posts: 8	"cheap" hotel in Mumbai Hi All I am arriving by train in Mumbai on Wed 26 Oct in the morning and need a nice, cheap place to stay in Mumbai. Its my first time in Mumbai and I know that it is hard to find a good place to stay without looking all over the place or paying with some body part . I think the Chaluba area is where I'll start. I plan to stay only a few days. Any tips or advice will be most appreciated. I'll check here on arrival before proceeding. BTW-I'm travelling with my bicycle, so flights of stairs are out Thanks cosmo

Oct 25th, 2005, 15:34	#2
Viajera Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bay Area Posts: 25	Shelley's Hotel is where I'll be... It's in the Colaba area....I haven't been there yet, but the reviews were okay. I searched a few different places and the location/price seem to be good. Good luck.

Oct 26th, 2005, 21:49	#5
cosmo Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: alaska Posts: 8	Thanks IM'ers, I found a place Thanks for your graet response. I checked the places, but found something cheaper. As I am on an indefinite travel plan, keeping those Rupees in hand is tricky but necessary, I found something cheaper. If you are interested, here is my journal of my bicycle tour around India since February, now over 4500km. (I've had this look before on the Indian roads!!!) http://cosmo.crazyguyonabike.com The Ride of My Life Peace cosmo

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Aussie 5 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 278	Hi Cosmo Suggest that you also look up 'Hotel Listings' for Mumbai under Maharastra (top left of IM home page). Plenty of information on hotels there. I'm also booked in to Shelleys for my November visit - havent been there yet but the place had good reviews and is reasonable. We've booked a double deluxe sea-facing room for 1,935 Rs including tax. They were also happy to receive and hold our rail tickets booked over the net. website: www.shelleyshotel.com

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belkin_wonder_boy Posts: n/a	Which hotel was cheaper?

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cosmo Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: alaska Posts: 8	I am staying at the Hotel Outram(22094937), near Sterling Cinema in the Fort area. The double room(with HARD beds) and shared bath is 418Rs/day. It has private baths and a/c upstairs for 1200Rs. The cheaper rooms are on the ground floor(making the cycle easy to keep in the room) and have no windows, but is quiet. I am only staying in Mumbai for 2 days so it will be fine for a short stay.

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tobiass Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Stockholm Sweden Posts: 41	I can see that this post is after the date of when you arrived, but thought it could be interesting with more posts on "cheap hotels in Mumbai". I always stay at Shangri-la, close to the airport, the staff is nice, it´s fairly clean, but most of all, with Mumbai measures it´s cheap, about Rs 572 for a double with attatched bath, phonenumber can be found in LP. Good luck :-) T