The Taj Mahal Palace hotel is not only a historic luxury hotel that has played host to the most illustrious of guests – from George V and Queen Mary to more contemporary notables such as The Beatles and Barack Obama – it is Mumbai’s greatest landmark in its own right.
Its exterior architecture is simply jaw-dropping, combining Moorish, Florentine and Oriental elements and its gorgeous colonial interiors, with alabaster ceilings and chandeliers, are equally magnificent.
If you want an extra special experience book the Ravi Shankar suite, where the Indian maestro taught George Harrison to play the sitar.
The Taj Mahal Palace has the best location in town, overlooking the Gateway of India and just a stone’s throw away from the colourful street shopping paradise of Colaba Causeway.