Chateau Windsor Hotel

With clean, very basic rooms on the first to fifth floors of an apartment block (not always easy to spot -- it's next to the disheveled-looking Ambassador hotel), this is one of Mumbai's hidden gems. Sure, it's unspectacular, but it's cheap -- perhaps the best option in its price bracket -- and well managed. Do specify that you want a superior or deluxe room; these units have small balconies, stone tile floors, and foam mattresses with clean white sheets and towels. The simple, inelegant furnishings include an armless "sofa," a linoleum-topped table, and a small, narrow cupboard (What more do you need? Now go out and explore!). Although there is no restaurant, you can sit in the terrace garden and nosh, or get room service (light snacks only); you'll have few reasons to do this, however, given the neighborhood's selection of excellent restaurants. Morning tea is on the house, and the kitchen is available for you to do your own cooking -- as long as it's vegetarian.

Facilities:
Airport transfers (Rs 1,100); room service

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