Close to Gateway of India and Colaba Causeway, Strand Hotel provides free cooked-to-order breakfast, dry cleaning/laundry services and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Located in Colaba, a neighbourhood in Mumbai, Strand Hotel is in a shopping district and on the waterfront. Gateway of India is a notable landmark, and travellers looking to shop may want to visit Colaba Causeway and Mohammed Ali Road. Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association and Jijamata Udyaan are also worth visiting. Visit our Mumbai travel guide
Apollo Bunder, Near Gateway of India, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400 001
What's nearby
Front Bay
1 min walk - 0.0 km
Colaba Causeway
3 min walk - 0.3 km
Gateway of India
3 min walk - 0.3 km
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum
9 min walk - 0.8 km
Marine Drive
4 min drive - 1.7 km
Getting around
Mumbai Churchgate Station
3 min drive
Grant Road Station
6 min drive
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)
63 min drive
Restaurants
Leopold Cafe
4 min walk
Delhi Darbar
5 min walk
Sea Lounge
1 min walk
Shamiana
2 min walk
Starbucks
1 min walk
About this property
Strand Hotel
Hotel near Gateway of India
Close to Colaba Causeway, Strand Hotel provides free cooked-to-order breakfast, dry cleaning/laundry services and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks include:
Free self-parking
A round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge), free newspapers and multilingual staff
A front desk safe, a lift and tour/ticket information
Room features
All guest rooms at Strand Hotel include comforts, such as 24-hour room service and air conditioning, as well as amenities, such as late-night room service and free WiFi.
Does Strand Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of INR 1750 per vehicle applies.
Where is Strand Hotel located?
Located in Colaba, this hotel is steps away from Front Bay and Gateway of India. Colaba Causeway and Marine Drive are also within 1 mile (2 km). Mumbai Churchgate Station is 22 minutes by foot and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Railway Station is 29 minutes.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected room rates because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Reviews
Strand Hotel Reviews
6.2
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5.8
Cleanliness
8.8
Location
6.4
Staff & service
5.4
Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 63 reviews
10 - Excellent
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Rating 8 - Good. 24 out of 63 reviews
8 - Good
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Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 63 reviews
6 - Okay
15
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 63 reviews
4 - Poor
10
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 63 reviews
2 - Terrible
10
Reviews
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6/10 Okay
Robyn
25 Dec 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Basic and convenient location
No frills waterfront location close to Taj Palace. Make sure you don't get conned by the Optometrist they have waiting in reception - we had come down to meet our local guide and thought was him only to be told by our actual guide that Hotel Staff would not let them wait in reception for us - bizarre but we had a great day tour. Laundry is super cheap
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017
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8/10 Good
Verified traveller
12 Jul 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Part of the building is under renovation. However, this did not affect my stay at all, as I was not in the room during the day. The hotel is very conveniently located for Coloaba, Fort, Kala Goda, etc.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017
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8/10 Good
John-Charles L
10 Mar 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent unless you can afford the Taj
A friendly hotel with a yesteryear feel in a great area with a very nice food, view and service frequented by locals at an reasonable price
Verified review
4/10 Poor
pierre
21 Jan 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great location but noisy
Hotel was undergoing renovation of the elevator while we were there in January and they worked and were noisy late into the night with no acknowledgement or apology from the management. The staff were very expectant of tips and would hang around uncomfortably waiting for a tip. Had not experienced that anywhere else in India. Other than this feed back, the hotel location is good and good base to explore old Mumbai.
The reception staff need service training. Pretty rude about passport / identification procedures and would have lost my FRRO document had I not insist in finding it upon leaving.
Room was pretty threadbare with marginal levels of cleanliness.
Not again and would definitely not recommend.
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10/10 Excellent
Joyce
2 Jan 2017
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great service
The hotel is not in the greatest condition but the location is fantastic. A 2 minute walk to Raj Palace and Gateway of India. Beds were very comfortable, wifi was fantastic, breakfast was good and the staff were just incredible. I was a female travelling alone and they guided me so well, organising cars to take me around, wait for me to finish and take me to my next location for a very cheap price, when I wanted to convert cash, they called around to many places in order to find me the best rate. I can not thank the staff enough for the great service they provided.
It was good. We loved our room it was very spacious.
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8/10 Good
Verified traveller
14 Jan 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
4 nights ok
It was OK by the Colaba standards. Some renovations were taking place though with a lot of drilling sound here and there.
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8/10 Good
Herbert
28 Feb 2015
Disliked: Room comfort
Tolle Lage - Indischer Standard - aber o.k .
Kenne das Hotel von früheren Aufenthalten.
Preis/Leistung sehr gut.
Tollste Lage in Süd-Mumbai, direkt am Meer und kaum Autoverkehr.
Ganz in der Nähe des berühmten Taj Hotels.
Empfehle Abendessen auf der Terrasse des Hotels Sea Palace gleich nebenan.
Ich kennen kein Hotel oder Restaurant in Mumbai, wo man im Freien direkt am Meer essen kann - und ich habe drei Jahre dort gelebt.
hotel is probably the most overpriced i have came across in all of india considering the quality , manager/reception staff is quite simply just horrible not a nice guy to deal with. room quality was bad to say the least when i go back to mumbai next week i will be stwyimg down the road for less with better accommodation and a friendlier atmosphere
Vi var tre personer i rummet, en vuxen och två 15-åringar.
Jag, vuxen, som fick sova på soffan ville ha två lakan då den uppfattades som SÅ smutsig, dock helt ok i komforten. Sängarna ok.
Flitarna var så motbjudande att man knappt ville ta i dem, kändes smutsiga och orena. Gav obehagskänslor. Ingen av oss är speciellt kräsen men de gick över måttet med hästlängder.
Det var obehagligt att dörren till hotellkorridoren var lättöppnad och verkade lättforcerad.
AC-n lät som en helfabrik och jag trodde att jag skulle få en stöt av den vid kontakt för av och på sättning.
Det kändes otryggt och svårt att sova i denna otillitliga miljö dock hände inget.
Hotellet kändes nedgånget och slitet, för mig/oss som skandinaviska turister.
Personalen gullig och hjälpsam, bra i kontakten. Läget var bra, fint och lugnt, vilket kan vara en stor tillgång i Bombay.
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8/10 Good
Adam
3 Jun 2014
Liked: Staff & service
Average Hotel but great location
This hotel is good enough but the location is very good. It is right on the water within a few minute walk of the Gateway to India. The staff was helpful. Be prepared to pay for Internet that expires after you log in one time so use it up at one time. Staff was very helpful, got me a driver for my 2 days in Mumbai.
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Tim
24 May 2014
Liked: Cleanliness
Good location in quite a peaceful part of Colaba.
Small problem with the booking, as the paperwork said the room (for just one person) would have either two single beds or a double bed, but as far as the hotel is concerned it costs extra for one person to occupy such a room, so I stayed with the allocated room, which was airy enough.
Otherwise, everything was OK and it was quiet enough to sleep well at night.
The staff were friendly.
It's a shame they don't make more of their waterfront location, making somewhere to sit and take in the view.
The taxi drivers outside will overcharge you, even using a meter, if you don't know the rates, so ask in the hotel roughly what you should pay.
Verified review
6/10 Okay
tuula
25 Mar 2014
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sänky oli hyvä, palvelu parasta mahdollista,
Olimme hotellissa jo toista kertaa. Vaikka hotelli on nuhruinen=kaipaisi maalia, ei haittaa meitä. Henkilökunnan ystävällisyys on niin mahtavaa ettei ole usein kohdallemme sattunut. Ravintolan ruoka hyvää. Sama hotelli jos Mumbaihin mennään. Olemme oppineet Intiassa katsomaan paljon asioita erilailla kuin ennen. Olemme siellä viihtyneet vuosia.
We had chosen this hotel for its situation... We had booked another hotel not so far for the two nights before... But we wanted to keep expenses down a little bit... Bad move! Bad rooms, really incredibly bad beds, bad reception, noisy guests in the corridors yelling half night long, musty, old,and really, really, to avoid... Pay just a little more, do a little research on internet, and go not very far, to a much better place...
The management should be honest and say that they charge for wire-less (overcharged actually: about 2 dollars per hour) rather than that "complimentary wireless Internet access is available in public areas." The only good thing about the hotel is the location. Otherwise, what they offer and the quality of the service do not justify the price.
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6/10 Okay
Chucky d
17 Feb 2014
Good budget hotel
Close to taj palace and gateway of India. Not fancy but ok if on a budget. Staff was friendly. Be prepared to be asked to leave your passport at front desk. I was not comfortable with this....they should at least keep passports in a safe.
Enkelt hotell vid strandpromenaden, nära Gateway to India. Trevlig och hjälpsam personal. Passar bra för budgetresenärer till Colaba.
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2/10 Terrible
desmeliers
5 Feb 2014
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
chambre tres degradee
Grosse deception d`avoir eu cette chambre la. Les autres semblaient en bon etat; j`ai demande a changer, refus oubien 1000 roupies de plus. J`ai quand meme paye 90 euros pour ces 2 nuits, ce qui fait en roupies plus de 3000 par nuit, ce qui est exorbitant. Je suis toujours en Inde, je paye couramment 500, voire 800 roupies, mais pour 3000 roupies j`aurais un palace.
De ligging van het hotel is heel goed, prima buurt
De kamers lijken groot als je boekt maar zijn klein, bedompt, er kan geen raam open.
Wel goeie douche.
Ik zou in die buurt naar iets anders zoeken.
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Jan
15 Jan 2014
Disliked: Cleanliness
Excelente ubicacion, desorganicacion y sucio
Esta ubicado en una excelente zona (a pie uno puede llegar a multiples sitios turisticos). El precio es muy accesible. La organizacion deja que desear, tardaron 45 minutos en encontrar la reservacion que habia hecho. El baño del cuarto estaba asquerosamente sucio. La comida del restaurante es buena y barata.
Hotellet ligger et pragtfuldt sted, men da jeg ankom klokken 3 om eftermiddagen havde de ikke vaerelset parat til mig. De vis te mig op i et snavset vaerelse, hvor haandvaerkerne stadig var i gang med at reparere saniteten i badevaerelset. Ved at klage fk jeg dog et andet vaerelse. Morgenmaden, sm kunne koebes til 200 rps var uappetitlig. hellere ofre lidt mere og bo bedre! Merete
Heerlijk, want ik had een kamer met een piepklein balkon met zicht op de baai en de radioclub
Verified review
8/10 Good
Kicki
13 Jan 2014
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Nätinfo stämmer inte.
Mycket bra läge. Städningen är toppen. Dock är servicen i receptionen dålig. Fritt wi-fi står det på nätet. Det är det INTE. Man kan köpa nätverkskort men det fanns inga veckokort på hela veckan. Dygnskorten blev dubbelt så dyra. Fritt vatten står det också vilket inte heller stämmer. Men längst upp finns en mycket trevlig takterrass med restaurang. Den hör till ett annat hotell som ligger på plan 3 och 4 ( alltså ovanpå detta hotell) varför de inte så gärna berättar om den. Totalt sett ett bra hotell även om man får ta reda på det mesta själv.