Taj Mahal Palace Hotel Mumbai, India's First Luxury Hotel Opened 1903 (full tour)

Let's take a look at Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai, India's first 5-star luxury hotel, opened in 1903.

■Hotel information
Hotel name: The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai
Address: Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001, India
Opening: December 6, 1903
Management: Taj Hotels
Number of rooms: 560 (of which 44 are suites)
Restaurants: 9
Room: Signature suite (121-139 square meters)
Price: 126,000 INR / 1,510 USD (excluding tax and service charge)

Taj Mahal Palace is a historic 5-star luxury hotel located next to the Gateway of India in the Colaba district of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Built in the Indo-Saracenic style, it opened as the Taj Mahal Hotel on December 6, 1903, and is often known historically simply as "The Taj."

The hotel is named after the Taj Mahal in the city of Agra, approximately 1,050 kilometers (650 miles) from Mumbai. It has been considered one of the finest hotels in the East since the days of British rule.

The hotel was founded by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, the founder of the Tata Group, a large Indian company. He also runs his Indian Hotels Company Limited, headquartered in Mumbai, India, of which Taj Hotels is a subsidiary.

Taj Hotels' first hotel, Taj Mahal Palace, has 560 rooms and its 44 suites and is considered the group's flagship property. It employs 1,600 staff. The hotel consists of two distinct buildings, the Taj Mahal Palace and the Tower, which are both historically and architecturally distinct (Taj Mahal Palace was built in 1903, and the Tower opened in 1973).

The hotel has received many notable guests, from presidents to captains of industry and movie stars.

On November 26, 2008, the hotel was targeted in the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which caused property damage, including the destruction of the hotel's roof within hours. The parts of the hotel that sustained less damage were reopened on December 21, 2008. On August 15, 2010, India's Independence Day, the Taj Mahal Palace reopened after restoration. The cost of renovating the hotel is estimated at 1.75 billion rupees. The Palace building has been restored and new hotel services have been provided.

The attack on the hotel was depicted in the 2018 film Hotel Mumbai.

■Table of contents
00:00 Intro - Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai
00:30 Access from Mumbai Airport
01:14 Hotel surroundings/exterior
02:20 Entrance/Lobby (Palace Building)
03:51 Elevator/Aisle (Palace Building)
04:36 Room tour (Signature Suite)
18:33 Afternoon tea (Club lounge)
20:41 Pool
21:31 Shopping arcade
24:01 Lobby (Tower building)
24:58 Business Center (Tower Building)
25:18 Evening cocktail time (Club lounge)
26:38 Inside and outside the hotel at night
28:19 Dinner (Indian restaurant masala craft)
31:38 Inside the room at night
33:26 Breakfast (Restaurant shamaha)
37:38 Room service menu
39:00 J Wellness Circle/Gym
40:09 Check out
40:34 Mumbai Airport
42:27 Air India to Udaipur

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[Khushi_R]

Even as an Indian this was my first time seeing insides of the hotel in such a detailed manner and I'm absolutely in awe!

[chalayan]

My partner and I stayed at the Bell Tower room during my first staycation in Mumbai and on our 2nd staycation, we got upgraded to another suite facing the gate of Mumbai. Love the hospitality there.

[GregCurtin]

Thank you sir for another quality establishment. Great to see that you will not go broke staying and eating at this hotel. Only once have I stayed in a hotel with a two-story room (Victoria, B.C.) and it was lovely. Giant chocolate cookies with turn-down service, full kitchen and a two level main floor. The Taj Mahal Palace was tastefully decorated and your room was more like a nice apartment than a hotel. Again, my thanks for your detailed video tour, English subtitles, and food/menu close ups.

[kingirfan]

Ye hai Mumbai Meri Jaan , Mera Bharat mahaan 😊😊🥀🎊💕❣️🌹

[cherylsemrau]

I wish I could stay there. It must be nice to be wealthy to do that trip.

[myrnajucar]

Thank you for taking me on tour to this beautiful hotel that embodies rich, exotic and magical culture of India. I am glad it is a well versed English speaking country so that hotel staff are fluent in English too.

[Khushi_R]

*I was 9 when that heinous 26/11 terrorist attack happened and I remember feeling so scared despite NOT being in that situation.* But the live news footage of constant bombings and firing from the hotel, Indian Army black commandoes landing into the hotel from a helicopter kept entire nation in frenzy.

So many foreign tourists were also trapped within and the Taj staff did their best to protect them as Terrorists usually target Americans more. *Kudos to the Taj Staff back then out of whom many even died while helping patrons.*

Condolences to all victims, Om Shanti🙏🏻

[gtgene]

I just had to stop the video to complement you on a well produced video. Soft music while pointing out all the details of your suite. Details I would have definitely missed. No talk, just showing us around and allowing the subtitles to explain. I know there's nothing like being there, but glad you went and thanks for taking us along.

[rishabsinghsolanki]

It is Gateway of India not India Gate. India Gate is a war memorial in Delhi. People often get confused about the two.

[tasteofindia]

This is the video tour I was looking for

[harpreetsinghharryharpreet]

I enjoyed a lot this taj stay thanks for making us have the view of this iconic hotel of Mumbai India.

[NormanSilver]

Wonderful Hotel. Operated in a very congenial but professional way. Beautiful accommodations too.

[ifcmszo]

I would never get to see in my life myself because it's too pricey but I can now see for free through your video. Thank you.

[gb]

You arrived in a Tata airline ( assuming that you were in the Air India flt) travelled by a Tata made car, to a Tata owned Hotel !!

[tharabainadakuduru]

Beautiful placeses and happiness relaxing music that's embodied rich

[ericfrueh]

One of the world famoust Hotels, an incredible amazing Suite. Thank you very much for this video. My best wishes from Switzerland 🇨🇭

[harleki]

Alles ist ganz toll, die Umgebung, der Boden die Wände einfach Hervorragend. Ein wunderschönes Anwesen. Vielen Dank, dass Sie uns mit genommen haben. Tolles Video.

[malika]

Wow how so beautiful O my god iam 😲 shocked it's a dream 👆🤔🤔🤔💝

[carmengloria]

TEMOS NESTE MUNDO COISAS BELÍSSIMAS . OS VÍDEOS SÃO SEMPRE ADMIRÁVEIS MOSTRANDO TANTAS BELEZAS . ESTE É UM DOS MUITOS BELOS QUE EXISTEM . ÓTIMO TRABALHO !!!... OBRIGADA .❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏🇧🇷 .

[youtubian]

MR. JEH TATA STARTED ALL HIS BUSINESS FROM INDIA AND TAJ MAHAL IS THEIR CREATION IN INDIA . TATAS REJECTED OTHER COUNTRIES AND OPTED FOR INDIA AS THEIR MOST FAVORITE . FROM FRANCE ONLY THEY DECIDED INDIA . OUR FULL RESPECT FOR THIS GREAT AND OFCOURSE ALL PARSEES WHEREVER THEY ARE . INDIA IS LOVED BY THEM . THESE ARE VERY PEACEFUL PEOPLE . SALUTES THEM .