After gaining independence, the main stress of the Indian government was on establishing industries and very few hotels were there in picture. The Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai was however established in the year 1903, way before any other major hotel in India. The brain behind the hotel was Jamshedji Tata and the property was supposedly built so that Indians who were not allowed into the elite €Whites only' hotels, could enjoy the luxury of a Five Star hotel. It is quite unique in its construction since the dome of the hotel is made up of pure steel that was imported by Jamshedji Tata himself. The hotel was also the first In India to operate a steam elevator and most of the infrastructure of the hotel was imported from different nations such as America, Germany, Turkey and England. Many people do not know this, but the side that is viewable from the harbor is actually its rear part since the front entrance faces the west.
The Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai is considered not just a luxury hotel, but also a landmark building in India, due to its unique and amazing architecture. The cost at which it was built if mentioned in today's pounds would be around 130 million. Sounds quite a staggering cost indeed for a hotel that too constructed by an Indian in a British Colony! Mumbai was always the financial capital of India besides being the biggest and best seaport. It is the busiest port in India with merchant ships coming in from almost all major ports of the world across continents. The city also has one of the busiest airports in the country and in Asia. Millions of passengers alight and depart from the airport to cities all across the world. The passengers are a mixture of tourists as well business professionals who visit Mumbai for work as well, as it a major transit point and classy Taj properties keep the city going.
The Taj Mahal property of the group is considered one of the symbols of the country's cultural heritage. Many distinguished dignitaries as well as famous personalities from all fields have stayed in this hotel over the past century. Right from the reception desk to the terrace area, every inch of the hotel is a perfect representative of luxury. Many signature rooms and restaurants adorn the hotel. The hotel and its staff have also been one the victims of a cowardly terrorist attack in November 2008. Many rooms as well as the dome were completely gutted and more unfortunately, many of the staff and guests even lost their lives. The indomitable spirit of the management has been instrumental in reconstructing everything and in a much grander scale too. The level of comfort & luxury offered by Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai has always been of the highest levels and remains so even today.
The Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai is considered not just a luxury hotel, but also a landmark building in India, due to its unique and amazing architecture. The cost at which it was built if mentioned in today's pounds would be around 130 million. Sounds quite a staggering cost indeed for a hotel that too constructed by an Indian in a British Colony! Mumbai was always the financial capital of India besides being the biggest and best seaport. It is the busiest port in India with merchant ships coming in from almost all major ports of the world across continents. The city also has one of the busiest airports in the country and in Asia. Millions of passengers alight and depart from the airport to cities all across the world. The passengers are a mixture of tourists as well business professionals who visit Mumbai for work as well, as it a major transit point and classy Taj properties keep the city going.
The Taj Mahal property of the group is considered one of the symbols of the country's cultural heritage. Many distinguished dignitaries as well as famous personalities from all fields have stayed in this hotel over the past century. Right from the reception desk to the terrace area, every inch of the hotel is a perfect representative of luxury. Many signature rooms and restaurants adorn the hotel. The hotel and its staff have also been one the victims of a cowardly terrorist attack in November 2008. Many rooms as well as the dome were completely gutted and more unfortunately, many of the staff and guests even lost their lives. The indomitable spirit of the management has been instrumental in reconstructing everything and in a much grander scale too. The level of comfort & luxury offered by Taj Mahal Hotel Mumbai has always been of the highest levels and remains so even today.