Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a Historic railway station in Mumbai

Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a railway station in Mumbai in Indian state of Maharashtra which serves as the headquarters of the Central Railways in Mumbai. This railway station is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a historical railway station located in Bori Bandar region of Mumbai.

CST was built in 1887 to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and therefore this station is also known as Victoria Terminus designed by Fredrick Stevens which influences from Victorian Italianate Gothic Revival architecture and traditional Indian architecture. The skyline turrets, pointed arches and eccentric ground plans are very close to Indian Palace architecture. The CST was constructed using high level of Civil and railway engineering and this was the first and finest products of the use of Industrial revolution technology with Gothic style in India.  This station also stands as an example of 19^th century railway architectural marvel.

Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus has total18 platforms in which 7 platforms are for locals and 11 platforms are for long distances. The network of local trains radiating out from this railway station plays a vital role in keeping Mumbai running. Local trains are very important in Mumbai as every day millions of peoples travel within the city by these trains. Without local trains travelling in Mumbai is very difficult. The station serves local as well as long distance trains and connects Mumbai with the rest part of the country.

Chatrapati Raiwlay station is very famous throughout the country and it is the busiest railway station in India. This station has been the location of filming “Jai Ho” song in Slum dog Millionaire and Ra- one. The station is located near to many number of tourists attractions in Mumbai and the station itself a popular tourists attraction. Most of the tourists in Mumbai prefer to stay near this railway station for convenience and there are number of good hotels are located. Hotels in the nearby areas of CST are very popular and famous for providing excellent facility to their customers range from budget to five stars.

 You can get every range of hotel in this region and can find many hotels as the area is very popular.

Hotels In Powai

Powai:-

Powai is a suburb comes in the north-east region of Mumbai, which is situated at the border of Powai Lake and surrounded by:

• Vikroli Hills from South-East
• Chandivali from South-West
• L.B.S. Marg from North-East
• Sanjay Gandhi National Park from North

Powai is growing very prolifically in the recent years, and soon will become Mumbai's best commercial market and residential hub. Powai has a mixture of peoples of various communities living together happily.

This is the reason behind cosmopolitan culture of Powai. 

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Powai gives a vibrant night-life, with many attractive places for shooting of Bollywood and Hollywood Movies. Powai also houses the tallest residential buildings in Mumbai Suburb.Some of the best landmarks in Powai are:

• Powai Lake
• IIT Bombay
• Campus of NITIE
• Fauna and Flora
• Part of Marriott Group Of Hotels

and many more such attractions are there in Powai. Powai Lake is an artificial Lake situated near Powai suburb and is around 120 years old. Previously it was used to supply water to Mumbai City, and now it is used for Industrial Sewage Outlet. Many of the other tourist attractions are also at a close proximity to Powai.

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Due to all such beauty of Powai, there is huge crowd of travelers and great demand of Star Rating and Bidget hotels. There are number of Star Rating and Bidget Hotels In Powai.

Hotels Near Mumbai Domestic Airport

Mumbai Domestic Airport:-

Mumbai Domestic Airport is located in Santacruz, 24 km to the north region of Mumbai. Mumbai serves only one airport which has both Domestic and International Terminals like:

• Terminal 1A - Domestic departures check-in and arrivals (Air India, Kingfisher Airlines and Alliance Air).
• Terminal 1B - Domestic departures check-in and arrivals (all other domestic airlines including Jet, JetLite, Kingfisher Red, IndiGo, Go Air, and Spice Jet).
• Terminal 1C - Links Terminal 1A and 1B. Is a holding area for passengers before departure with a food court.
• Terminal 2B & 2C - International departures and arrivals. (2A is under reconstruction). 

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The entrance of Domestic and International Mumbai Airport are different, though there runways are same. To reach Mumbai Domestic Airport, the nearest local Railway Station is Vile Parle (east), from where the airport is only at a distance of 2 Km.

The Domestic Terminal of Mumbai Airport is easily accessible and offers great facilities. Number of Tourist Attractions in Mumbai can be easily served from Domestic Terminal of Mumbai Airport.

Due to all the above features of Mumbai Domestic Airport, there is great demand for Hotels near Mumbai Domestic Airport. Mumbai has number of star rating and budget hotels nearby Domestic Airport.

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Hotels In Andheri West

Andheri West:-

Andheri is a most famous area in Mumbai, which is also a name of Railway Station that ran on Western Lines. Andheri West has a rocky foundation, Gilbert Hill is the best example of this rocky foundation. Andheri West is a complete residential area, though Andheri East has a combination of Residential and Commercial areas. 

A plan of Mumbai Metro between Andheri West and Ghatkoper West is sanctioned by the government, so very soon a metro rail is going to run between Andheri West and Ghatkoper West which reduces to time of journey from 1 hour 45 minutes to 20 minutes.

 

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Features of Andheri West:-

• Andheri Sports Complex
• Juhu Circle
• Infinity Mall
• Lakshmi Industrial Estate

Andheri West serves old houses Parsi Community nearby station. Andheri West now becomes a place with high sound and energy. Due to all the above features of Andheri West there is great demand for Star Rating and Budget Hotels In Andheri West.

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Hotels In Parel, Mumbai

Parel:

Parel is a southern area in Mumbai, and is also termed as Lower Parel. Mumbai is formed by the combination of seven islands and Parel is one of them. The name Parel is derived from 'The Parali Vaijanath Mahadev Temple' which is dedicated to lord Shiva.

When Portuguese ruled over Bombay, they gave the authority of this area to Jesuit priests, he replaced the temple of Mahadev with a Churchand Convent. Features of Parel:

• High Street Phoenix Mall
• Municipal KEM Hospital
• Monolithic Staue Called Baradev
• Heritage Monument
• Temples of lord Chandika, Vyagreshwari and Shiv
• Monorail Project

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Due to all the above features of Parel, there is huge demand for Star Rating and Budget Hotels In Parel.

Hotels In Parel:-

• ITC Grand Central Sheraton & Towers, Mumbai
• Hotel Galaxy Avenue, Mumbai
• Hotel Granville, Mumbai
• Hotel Travellers Inn, Mumbai
• Hotel Harbour View, Mumbai
• Hotel Avon Ruby, Mumbai
• Hotel Shanto Doot, Mumbai

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Hotels In West Mumbai

Western Mumbai:

Mumbai is a metropolitan which was previously known as Bombay. Mumbai is a capital of Maharashtra and a fourth largest city in India. Mumbai is also known by the name as Bollywood City, and is a commercial capital of India, Mumbai also serves India's largest slum population. Mumbai is divided into following regions:

• South Mumbai (Colaba, Malabar Hill, Nariman Point, Fort, Marine Lines, Tardeo)
• North Mumbai (Manori, Jogeshwari, Malad Borivali, Gorai, Mira Road, Bhyander, Naigaon, Vasai)
• South Central Mumbai (Dharavi, Matunga, Vadala, Sion, Mahim)
• North Central Mumbai (Byculla, Parel, Worli, Prabhadevi, Dadar)
• East Mumbai (Kurla, Vidyavihar, Ghatkoper, Vikhroli, Kanjur Marg, Bhandup, Mulund, Powai, Thane)
• West Mumbai (Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Juhu, Vile Parle, Andheri)
• Harbour Suburbs (Chembur, Mankhurd, Govandi, Trombay)

Western Mumbai consists of number of areas, and here we are going to talk about two of them i.e. Andheri and Juhu.

Andheri:-

Andheri is one of the biggest suburb in Mumbai, which is also a name of Railway Station that ran on Western Lines. Apart from all this, Andheri is also famous due to following reasons:

• Film Studios In Andheri
• Vanchasiddhi temple of Lord Ganesh
• Many Software Companies
• Tremendous Malls
• Andheri Sports Complex

Due to such an importance of Andheri there is great demand for Hotels In Andheri.

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Juhu:-

Juhu is one of the most famous area in West Mumbai, whose main point of attraction is Juhu Beach. Juhu area is surrounded  by:

• Arabian Sea from West
• Versova from North
• Santacruz and Vile Parle from East
• Khar from South

Number of bollywood celebrities use to reside in Juhu, which attracts tremendous crowd of fans following and travelers  over there. J. D. Tata who was the father of civil aviation in India, have made his first journey to Juhu Airport. Most of the important areas in Mumbai are also at a close proximity to Juhu. Tourist Attractions like:

• Juhu Beach
• Mahalaxmi Temple
• St. Joseph's Church
• Holy Cross Church

and many more, are at a close proximity to Juhu. So there is great demand for Hotels In Juhu.

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Hotels In Santacruz, Mumbai

Santacruz:-

Santacruz is an area come under the Municipality of Mumbai, which has its own Railway Station on Mumbai Suburban Railway, Domestic Terminal of Mumbai Airport, and one campus of University Of Mumbai.

Santacruz had a population of around 9,75,951 with an area of 12.98 sq. km. The name Santacruz was derived from Portuguese Words which means "Holy Cross", and the same name is given to the Church that was existed on a western side of Railway Station, and that church is also known as Sacred Heart Church. To enjoy beauty of Santacruz there is great demand for Hotels In Santacruz. 

Santacruz is again divided as into East and West Segments. Areas surrounding Santacruz are:

• Vile Parle from North
• Khar from South
• Juhu from West
• Kurla From East

 

Santacruz East:-

The areas comes under Santacruz East are Prabhat Colony, Kalina, Vakola and also the land belonging to Airport Authority Of India under which Mumbai Airport and Air India Colony comes. Western Express Highway, Nehru Road and Kalina-Kurla Link Road are the main roads comes under Santacruz East. This segment of Santacruz serves number of Banka, some of the best Hotels In Mumbai, Bandra-Kurla Complex, and many more such attractions. Due to these features of Santacruz East there is great demand for Hotels In Santacruz East.

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Santacruz West:-

Santacruz West is more rich area than that of Santacruz East, on the border of which there are Khar, Juhu and Vile Parle. Vivekanand Road, Juhu Road, Juhu Tara Road and Linking Road are the important roads in Santacruz West. Santacruz also serves number of banks, huge bungalows and many rich colonies. Project Skyline is one of the best feature of Santacruz West. To enjoy such beauty of Santacruz West there is great demand forHotels In Santacruz West.

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Hotels In Navi Mumbai

Navi Mumbai:

Navi Mumbai also known as the Twin City Of Mumbai, was developed in 1976. The reason behind this is the development of Rush Free City, which now becomes a cosmopolitan city with number of developments are still running. Arabian sea having Vashi Bridge at South and Airoli Bridge at North, separates Navi Mumbai from old Mumbai. Since there are number of attractions in Navi Mumbai there there is great demand for Hotels In Navi Mumbai.


Navi Mumbai has number of Tourists Attractions with no slum at all, some of them are:

• Sagar Vihar Garden 
• Amritandamayi Temple 
• Balaji Temple 
• Narayanguru Temple 
• Swaminarayan Temple 
• DY Patil Stadium 
• Tikuji-Ni-Wadi 
• Suraj Water Park 
• Kharghar Hills

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Some of the areas come under Navi Mumbai are explained below:

Vashi:

Vashi is one of the most developed residential and commercial area in Navi Mumbai, and a first node developed by CIDCO. Vashi is vary popular but not as crowded like big cities. Vashi houses most of the big and famous shopping complexes for the peoples in Navi Mumbai like:

• Inorbit Mall 
• Center One Mall 
• Raghuleela Mall 
• Palm Beach Galleria

and many more. Due to such importance of Vashi there is great demand for Hotel In Vashi.

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Panvel:-

Panvel is also known by the name Gateway Of Kokan Region, which is a part of Navi Mumbai and situated just at the border of Thane District. New Panvel is one of the recent development in Panvel which is developed and administered by CIDCO. New Panvel is adjacent to Navi Mumbai International Airport, which is soon going to be proposed. Panvel is surrounded by many MIDC managed regions like Patalganga, Taloja, Khopoli, etc. Panvel also houses some of the Indian Companies like L & T ltd, Reliance, ONGC, etc. Due to such importance of New Panvel, there is great demand for Hotels In Panvel.

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Kharghar:

Kharghar is one of the most developed areas in Navi Mumbai, and is at a distance of less than an hour's drive from heart of Mumbai City on Mumbai-Pune expressway. This node of Navi Mumbai has both residential area and commercial projects. An important Tata Memorial Hospital and most prestigious educational institute of India The National Institute Of Fashion Technology (NIFT) comes in Kharghar. It also houses lot number of malls, utility and departmental stores, etc. To to all such importance of Kharghar there is great demand for Hotels In Kharghar.

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CBD Belapur:
After Vashi and Nerul, Belapur is the third most developed area in Navi Mumbai, and it is completely commercial area in Mumbai. CBD stands for Central Business District, Belapur. This area houses most famous Sarovar Vihar from where boats were available for Elephanta Caves, and many of the software companies. Due to such commercial importance of CBD Belapur there is great demand for Hotels In CBD Belapur.

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Hotels near Gateway of India

Mumbai's most famous landmark, this is the starting point for most tourists who want to explore the city. It adjoins the Mumbai Harbour and the Arabian Sea in the Colaba area of the city. The monument marks the area as one of India's major ports and as a principle point where many visitors originally arrived in India. Formerly it served to symbolize elements of the British grandeur and influence in India. Today it is a popular tourist attraction and meeting point.

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It is 26m high structures, complete with four towers and intricate latticework carved into the yellow basalt stone. Ironically, when the British Raj ended in 1947, this colonial symbol also became a sort of epitaph: the last of the British ships that set sail for England left from the Gateway. Today this symbol of colonialism has got Indianised, drawing droves of local tourists and citizens. Behind the arch, there are steps leading down to the water. Here, you can get onto one of the bobbing little motor launches, for a short cruise through Mumbai's beautiful natural harbour. From here you can give a visit to Elephanta Island and Mandwa also.

Hotels in Western Mumbai

If you would like to travel to Mumbai (Bombay), to see this bustling commercial capital of India, or to view the coastal scenery around this city of West India. You can select good and best hotels in Mumbai to your tour memorable. Western Mumbai offers a host very clean and posh areas of Mumbai.

Mumbai has two Airports-The Chattrapathi Shivaji International Airport and Santa Cruz  Domestic Airport. At a height of 26 feet above mean sea level, its come under western Mumbai. The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport serves as one of India's major international airports. It is also the busiest, currently handleing up to 45 landings and takeoffs per hour. Santacruz airport serves as domestic airport and it is connected with all the major cities of India.  It is also the busiest, currently handleing up to 45 landings and takeoffs per hour.

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The Bandra Kurla Complex is a planned commercial complex in Mumbai city. Bandra Kurla Complex was created by MMRDA as an alternate CBD to Mumbai, with the express purpose of halting the further growth of offices and commercial activities in west Mumbai. 

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5 Star Hotels in Mumbai

Mumbai, the financial and entertainment hub of India is world-class city in every sense. This city is frequented by thousands of tourists and backpackers round the year. 5 star hotels in Mumbai play a perfect host to all these visitors and travelers. The purpose of visiting this city may vary but one thing is common, no one can resist the temptation of exploring the tourist attractions this city has to offer. The tourists visit this city, explore the tourist attraction and retire for the night at the five star deluxe hotels in Mumbai. The Mumbai five star deluxe hotels attract domestic as well as international tourists in same way.

These hotels are amazing place of hospitality with all the modern means. These Mumbai five star deluxe hotels offer world-class services and amenities to business as well as leisure trippers. The five star deluxe hotels in Mumbai are perfect places to stay at this city of dreams.

The visitors will get all the modern comforts at 5 star hotels in Mumbai.