Bentleys Hotel

Traditional colonial-style boutique hotel in the heart of Colaba. I was pleasantly surprised—the photos don’t do it justice. We stayed in the annex across the street, which is just as nice if not nicer than the main hotel, also a traditional colonial-style house. Our room was basic but nicely furnished with heavy carved wooden furniture, and French doors opening onto a small terrace overlooking a pretty garden square with trees. As noted in previous reviews, the mattresses are quite firm, but I experienced this often during travels in India, so this may be fairly typical. Breakfast is ordered by phone to reception and served in your room each day: juice, a pot of fresh coffee, plenty of toast and jam, and an omelette to order—simple but fresh and hot. The location is excellent, within walking distance of all main attractions. The main street has a well-known daily/evening market, and there are many restaurants and bars nearby. I highly recommend Koyla, which has a beautiful rooftop with views across to the Taj Hotel and amazing food. I would definitely recommend Bentleys Hotel for its location, traditional colonial style, and friendly service.

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Old colonial feel. Loved the lift and the ac and fans were a god send. Felt secure as well. Staff very nice and helpful. I had booked afwmy room to myself as that was all that was left and was nice to have a lot of space.

The external bathroom was a bit tough to navigate but was fine. Breakfast was a bit basic . 3 small bits of toast and a coffee doesn’t exactly set you up for the day. No other gripes. It was better then I expected

Handy quiet location (unusual for Colaba, Mumbai), with old mansion charm & friendly/helpful staff. Old fashioned, simply & comfortable.

Breakfast could have had more choice, but maybe we only had "Sunday" service.

Quirky hotel in a great location near Gateway of India.

We found insects on the beds of 2 of the rooms. Hotel and booking.com need to interface better re room numbers. We were 8 people so booking.com made us book 4 rooms - they each had either 2 or 3 double beds so we would only have needed 2! Only 1 of our 4 rooms was en-suite - the rest had a bathroom down the hallway which was open to people entering during the night.