Colaba region in Mumbai encompasses Navi Mumbai, Cuffee Parade and the Appollo Bander region. The Gateway of India marks the entry point of Colaba. The other prominent landmark areas in Colaba include the Office of Radio Club and the Taj Mahal Hotel. Colaba is known for its sophisticated shopping malls.
The Colaba region is home to all types of clothes and accessories. This is indeed older than the elite shopping malls that have developed in Bandra. Important businessmen, movie stars and the well off people go shopping in Colaba. It is not just clothes and accessories for which the Colaba shopping malls are important but the shops serve the discerning need of daily use. The Colaba Causeway is a shoppers paradise where there is something for clients of different budget limit. To the south of the Colaba Causeway is located the fishing area, the Sasson Dock.
Accommodating in Colaba: Colaba Hotels
As Colaba is the choice of many, there are a number
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of hotels in the place.Most of these accommodations are luxury hotels or apartments. Some of the hotels in Colaba include:
- Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai
- Hotel Fariyas, Mumbai
- Hotel Garden, Mumbai
- Hotel Godwin, Mumbai
- Hotel Regency Inn, Mumbai
Getting to Colaba, Mumbai
The Colaba region is well connected to other parts of the Mumbai metropolitan cit with buses and autos. Cabs are also frequent to the region. The Churchgate Railway Station and the Shivaji Chhatrapati Railway station are located at three kilometers and five kilometers. It takes less than half an hour to travel from the railway stations to Colaba. The Mumbai International airport is located some 28 kilometers from Colaba. Most of the hotels have car rental desks, so conveyance from Colaba to the airport is not much of a problem.
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