Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai Reviews

Built in 1903, The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai is India's first luxury hotel. Offering panoramic views of the Arabian Sea and the Gateway of India, the hotel is a city landmark. The hotel offers 543 rooms including 54 suites, each adorned with original paintings and period furniture that exude an aura of old-world charm and elegance. The restaurants at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai offer distinctive dining experiences that cover the finest Indian and international cuisines - from casual, all-day eateries to Oriental, Japanese, Indian and Mediterranean fine dining. The hotel also houses the first licensed bar of Mumbai and also a beautiful sea-front restaurant for high tea and live music. Palace Services in the Palace Wing of the hotel add to the experience, where the butler plays the all important role of guide and assistant.

This is 7 star hotel in New Mumbai in front of India gate.

It was a awsm place for chill and enjoy for boat riding

Everything is perfect...every small details for a visitor is taken care off. The staff is very helpful and loved my stay.

It was one of my wishlist. visiting Taj. Loved everything about it. Spectacular view.

India's most popular & biggest hotel. People came here to stay. Beside there is gate of India. The building is to big. In front of taj hotel there is ocean. The restaurant is also there of taj. Visitors love this place.

Awesome hotel
Luxurious rooms nd so much........

This is a beautiful place with full accessibility for Disabled and senior citizens beautiful garden with greenery. Lovely people modern amenities flowers swimming pool this place is worth spending time and money with family and friends.

Great place for outside.. Inside review in future one day hopefully...becuz hope give cause to live... Even if not.. Who cares.. Really happiness is something else. H#h"happy to help

5star hotel in mumbai which have a great ambience. But the hotel is costly to be affordable by an normal citizen

Good to see it maintain its glory. Veg cuisine was way below par. Non-veg cuisine was much better.

Beyond words the overall experience . The staff, & team excellent. Expect genuine felt service & the usual Luxury at it's finest best.

Beautiful but not more than it's adjacent cousin... Good ambience...

Pioneers of Indian hospitality. They take customer satisfaction very seriously and oftem go out of the way to iron out any complaints. A stay in the Palace wing is highly recommended. And the breakfast buffet is not to be missed!! A true 10/10 experience.

Taj Hotel terror attack has become a massive psychology case study in Harvard. Not ONE Taj employee abandoned the hotel and ran away, but stayed right through the attack. They helped the guests escape and, in the process, many employees died. It confounded psychologists!

Finally, they pin pointed 3 recruitment strategies :

1) Taj did not recruit from big cities , they recruited from smaller cities where traditional culture still holds strong



3) They taught their employees to be ambassadors of their guests to the organisation not ambassadors of the company to their guests.

A 5 Star stay it was! A life time memorable hospitality...Best interiors..luxorious rooms...total 7 world class restaurents n bars...must visit once in a life...love u taj...loved ur hospitality n management...

Great ambience. We went to shamiana to have our dinner and it was totally worth every bite.

Diamond by the sea the Taj Mahal Palace is an architectural jewel in Mumbai. The foundation of the Taj was laid in 1898, and the hotel opened its gates to the guests for the first time on December 16, 1902, even before the foundation for the Gateway of India was laid (on March 31, 1911). It is located in Colaba, beside the Gateway of India, and used to be the first sight for ships calling at the Bombay port before the construction of the Gateway. Taj Mahal Palace was the first building in Bombay to be lit by electricity.

At one time, it was believed that Jamshedji Tata was inspired to build this hotel after he was refused entry at Watson s Hotel, which was restricted to whites only. However, this story has often been challenged by various commentators who claim that Jamshedji had built this grand hotel to gift the people a royal experience worthy of Bombay.

The Indian architects originally on the project for the Taj were Sitaram Khanderao Vaidya and D. N. Mirza; however, it was completed by an English engineer, W. A. Chambers. Khansaheb Sorabji Ruttonji Contractor was the builder of this grand hotel, and the unique floating staircase of the Taj was his design. Construction of the Taj cost over Rs. 4 crores. The hotel is a six-story building with a central Moorish dome and magnificent architecture of the Indo-Saracenic style. This royal palatial building is carved with Victorian Gothic and Romanesque details along with Edwardian touches on the roof. The hotel boasts of many firsts in the Indian hospitality industry it used American fans, German elevators, Turkish baths and English butlers to give the people of its city an experience like no other hotel in the country.

At the turn of the century when Jamshedji visited Paris, he saw for the first time pillars made of spun iron and ordered ten such pillars to be shipped for the construction of his grand hotel. Today, these long-standing pillars still hold the hotel s ballroom.

Not many know that during the First World War (1914 1918), the hotel was converted into a hospital with 600 beds. In 1947, independent India s first speech to industry was also made at the hotel.

On November 26, 2008, the hotel was hit by an unfortunate series of terror attacks that took the lives of at least 167 people, with at least 31 people dying in the hotel. The hotel was re-opened after restoration on Indian Independence Day, August 15, 2010. It was on November 6, 2010, when U.S. President Barack Obama became the first foreign head of state to stay at the hotel post attacks. He also delivered a speech from the terrace of the hotel, where he said that the Taj has been the symbol of the strength and the resilience of the Indian people.

A quote by Mr. G.A. Mathews, given back in 1905, is worth remembering: The Taj Hotel is on such a scale of magnificence and luxury that at first it rather took one s breath away. There is no other hotel in India which will bear comparison with it, as it is in a rank of its own.

One of the oldest 5 start hotels in Mumbai, theu have good shopping options for premium brands such as Mont Blanc etc...

They also have a great cake shop with excellent freshly made premium chocolates...

Indian restaurant is very good..

This is surrounded never get way of India ... There front is see. There many
Terriost comes . They stayed in that place. It's has good services .
I also stated 2 day I got full service from them .

Amazing Tower ,I am not enter inside but view from outside It really nice ,No 1 Tower in India

Maintained very good hygiene in this pandemic times

Wonderful ambience, gourmet cuisine, outstanding service

A wonderful and luxurious life Hotel. It's amazing. The Pride of India.. loved it.

Very beautiful hotel in beautiful hotel very expensive very good viewable photography photography my location

A home away from home with exceptional service everytime

Very bad in taste, never ever try any tea or coffee at here, both are same as you have in your office i.e. machine tea and coffee. Description will let you know that it will be a handmade. All star has been deducted because of the taste and there management.

Words can't begin to describe how magnificent this place is. From the marble, to the floral arrangements, to the fountains, to the pool. Everything is well designed and shows the elegance of Mumbai. The hotel staff is above top notch. 11 on a scale of 1 to 10. I lost my passport at the airport. They had someone find it and deliver it to the hotel which is about an hour drive. If that doesn't wreak of "anything for a guest" what does?

The place has a fantastic location and the rooms are comfortable and without the smell of moisture. View onto the water is very pleasant. But the place is a bit dated and for a 5* a bit dirty. The computers, keyboards, mouse pads used at reception and by the concierge have dirt stains and are in dire need of dusting. The phones are dated and dirty. I wonder what else has not been cleaned. It's the attention to detail that I missed here and when it comes to cleanliness, I expected the place to be spotless but it wasn't. Staff is very friendly and helpful.

Located in front of the Gateway of India, its scenic beauty is par excellence. It deserves its name. It's such a lovely five star hotel in Mumbai.

No need to explain ... Costly but the value for money

Wow place must visit once in life.
Excellent cousin and selection.
Swimming pool is nice...
Hospitality is excellent

I live in Mumbai, still it s so amazing to spend a night here!

The hotel is really fantastic. It's service is very good. Everything is available. It is very clean and fit to stay in. No one will ever regret after choosing this hotel. Facilities provided by this hotel is really fabulous. All the rooms are welding and rearranged. Cleanliness is the best thing here. Toilets are clean and welding bathroom. Wellhead staff. The location of the restaurant is also very easy to find. WiFi service is also provided. I would love to stay in this hotel again. Whenever I will book a hotel, this hotel will be my first preference.

What can I say about this that you dont already know? It's amazing!

Very good, excellent stay, thank you once again Taj. You never dissapoint.