accommodation in Mumbai

thumoso

Hay Guys planning to go to Mumbai in the next few days.
And now I am wondering is it really necessary to book a room in advance or can I also find a room there??
I had been to other major cities like Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore and it had always been easy to find a room without advanced booking. But I also heard that Mumbai is different.
And maybe somebody knows a good place to stay I am looking for something really cheap around 100 to 250 rs??

I am glad for every advice
Thanks Lukas

machadinha

Hi, and welcome to IndiaMike. Sorry for this standardized response, but the question comes up a lot:

Mumbai isn't easy on accommodation and it's relatively expensive -- relative to the rest of India, that is, not necessarily to where you live.

Flying in there, try to have a room booked for at least the first couple of nights; if you don't like what you get, at least you have a bed and you can look on once you're there.

It can probably be done on the fly, but this may involve a lot of looking around, not very nice just on arrival, and you may have to settle for something way below or above your standards for the first few nights. Arriving very early helps, but it won't guarantee anything as such.

Have you checked the site's Hotel Listings?

The cheapest and a very popular place in town, hence often full, is the Salvation Army Red Shield Guest House: http://www1.salvationarmy.org/ind/ww...5?openDocument It was recently reported here they may take reservations for their rooms, not for their dorms.

I don't think your budget will cut it for Mumbai, you'll just have to accept rooms are more expensive there. If this is a real problem, plan on spending as little time in town as possible.

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avles

TRY THIS


Red Shield Guest House, Mumbai, Maharashtra


Situated in the Fort area, near the Gateway of India.

Red Shield Guest House
Facilities:
Dormitories
Triple, double, single Room
A/c Rooms (double & Single)
Family room for maximum of five people
Food : Indian and continental food is provided with daily fixed menu.
Lockers and left luggage

Contact:
The Manager
Red Shield Guest House
30 Merewether Road,
Electric House, Colaba,
Fort, Mumbai 400 039
Tel. No. 2841824 Fax: 2824613
E-mail : red_shield@vsnl.net

Rates:
Persons Board Lodging Total
Double 2 Rs190 Rs 380 Rs 570
Triple 3 285 570 855
Dormitory 1 95 40 135
A/C 2 190 650 840
Family 1 95 160 255

CHANGED TEL NO IS 22841824
Dormitory RS95 RS40 RS135 PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO CONFIRM BOOKING

avles

Sea shore hotel: +91-22-2287-4237
India Guest house: +91-22-2283-3769

BOTH HOTELS ARE IN COLOBA AREA AND THEY ARE VERY CHEAP.BELOW RS 300 RANGE.

Deep-pression

well accommodation is very expensive is true...
but there are many cheap guest house/hotels available...
you can find them everywhere....
specially if you would like to live in low line areas...lol...
they would be cheap...even if facilities are quite ok..