3 Best Hotels in Central Mumbai, Mumbai

Extremely popular with businesspeople because of its central location between South Mumbai and the western suburbs, India's tallest hotel—33 stories—has a luxury rooftop bar that is one of the city's hottest (and most expensive) nightspots. Earth tones and warm colors are the order of the day throughout the hotel, from the marble and wood lobby to the spacious rooms: the standard rooms come in three sizes, from 385 square feet to nearly 600 square feet, while suites range from the living-room-bedroom-double-walk-in-closet setup to the massive Presidential Suite.

A bit out of the way, the imposing 30-story ITC Grand Central is not only trusted (ITC is a trusted chain of luxury hotels in India), but has a tremendous unique selling point---its excellent Indian cooking (Kebabs and Curries makes elaborate North Indian food and Dakshin offers a sweep of South Indian flavors). An added bonus of staying here are the Eva rooms for women travelers; they are tailored to women's needs, including featuring added levels of security.