Author: Shilpen
Date Visited: Oct 04
Accommodation: Stayed at the Holiday inn in Juhu, was really cool, right on the beach and staff really friendly.. great pool..
Shopping: Grant road is a cool place to start with brilliant Indian Jewellery, Had to buy the girlfriend something! They have got malls now! So check you’re your hotel, Great for Kurta tops, etc…. plus it’s an experience just to check it out..
Entertainment: Where to start, the nightlife is incredible, near us at the JW Marriot you have Enigma plays Bhangra, Hindi and English.. Wow the women are drop dead gorgeous; I kept on getting hit by my girl for staring. So much for women wearing suits and sarrees.
Mini skirts and sexy tops all the way!!! Am going back next year with the Boyz!
Anyway Opposite the Marriott is J49, this was a bit small but was cool on a mon/tues night when all the big clubs are shut , you get a lot of the hotel staff and locals here…
In the city you have to go to Athena, bit pricey but well worth it, and then later a short walk everyone piles into the Taj hotel by India Gate, Club Insomnia.. Hard house and Dance, with a little bit in Indian!
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Author: Sonia
Date Visited: Dec 04
Shopping: Gold Gold Gold, you have sooo much choice… Plus with all the suits and clothes had to get me another suitcase.. Some fantastic designers out there, You have to go to there boutiques, plus check out the Hotel Oberoi shopping Arcade.. full of Leather and stuff, got some grt jackets and skirts etc..made
U just shows them a design from a catalogue / magazine and within 24 hrs you have it in your hands..
To save all the running around went to one massive shop they had everything all types of suits and sarees, to men’s and kids clothes... The staff were creepy though as they just kept on opening and showing all these outfits that we didn’t want… but still well worth it as so much choice. And it’s air-conditioned...
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Author: Rahoul
Date Visited: feb 05
Entertainment: Enigma is the place to party.. Best to start of at Olives, a wicked restaurant in Juhu/Bhandara.. Inside and outside bar.. Best to book a table.. Pricey by Indian standards but cheap by London...
We had food and drinks there then everyone goes to Enigma.. If you’re not staying at the Marriot you will have to pay. We stayed in the JW Marriott, best hotel I have ever been too... After the club everyone sits in the 24hr coffee shop... I used to get back to my room for 6 am regular...
If you really want to carry on... some local girls took us to a club called Avalon, it’s an after club, bit of a dive... would always go with friends! U have been warned. Good enough to carry on the night though…
Fantastic Pool, Gym and restaurants.. Could not fault it, right over the beach, only played beach volleyball on beach otherwise sea is pretty Dirty!
Also good place to eat is a place called RAIN serves some of the best food in Bombay. Went back there several times. Has a DJ playing sometimes in the corner.. Just a great place to chill.. U get some of the famous stars and such there as well..
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Author: Raj
Date Visited: Apr 05
General: Kicking city, stayed at the Taj central cool place, grt resturants...Club Insomnia though is only busy on a sat night , thurs and fri are pretty dead.
Local club just round the corner is polyster, ok club with some young locals in thr, its a gordons house hotel on the first floor.
Also the Indigo bar and resturant, just behind the Taj, is the place to hang out, superb cocktails and food, everyone chills out here first and then moves on to Insomnia at about 1am..
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Author: Sheila
Date visited: Apr 05
Shopping: Stayed at Taj India Gate, central for shopping, loads of different places to goto, About a mile away is a little shopping arcade called The Courtyard, it has about 15 designer shops, some really funky and unique styles, they even make to order and measure if you want!
Another cool but expensive place is Ensemble! You have to get the hotel to give you the address, as from outside its just a door!!! But when you get in its heaven, prepare to take the Credit Card.. Holds a load of unique designers from Bombay..
Otherwise Crossroads is a large ish shopping mall, even has a Marks & Spencer, but well expensive.
Bars: Indigo is the place to hang out, they do an excellent Brunch, with a live band playing in the background.. but you should book a few days before as always sells out...
Also was there last year and Bar Athena in central near Taj has now closed rumour has it they will be re-opening under a new name!
For a more active nightlife, Lincoln Road and Bhandra is the place to chill and party.. Loads of places from Zenji Bar and rest, Bed Lougne and Shooters..Grt for a bar crawl ..
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