Godwin Mumbai

India , Mumbai
MUMBAI, 41, Garden Road, Colaba
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8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2026

Louise

Great location. Convenient for many of the Mumbai tourist spots. Staff were courteous and helpful.
Hotel is clean and our room was spacious and comfortable. Hotel is slightly dated. The roof top bar choices were limited but the view makes up for that.
Good choices for breakfast and served between 7.30 and 10.30 which is useful.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2026

Swetabahen

Good

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Allan

Yes. The room was spotless. The staff especially Narinder and Karin in reception were exceptional.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

27 Jan 2026

jagdish

All hotel staff is beggar asking for money they are looters hotel is 3rd class never recommended to anyone

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jan 2026

Allan

What stood out for us was the friendliness of all of the staff especially Narindar and Kiran being especially helpful. Nothing was too much trouble for them.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2026

Rajesh

Room is ok, furniture dated, mosquitos at night… Otgerwise fine location and staff!!!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

08 Dec 2025

corsi

Rooms need upgrade.. Bit old. Staff excellent

Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2025

YVONNE

The staff were friendly and helpful. We liked the breakfast.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Nov 2025

ALOTAIBI

Very good service great staff

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2025

Danny

Hotel close to the action with lovely helpful staff. Area is very busy (and loud) but a super cool place to be based to explore South Mumbai

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Dec 2024

Cary

The hotel is a three star hotel and lived up to that rating. Staff try hard but often you need to ask for something that should already be provided. Nonetheless, a comfortable few days in a very convenient location.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

20 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Please avoid!

I have stayed in the Colaba area many times in the past 25 years and understand India standards vastly in many cities,have always heard of Godwin and it being popular in the area so decided to give it a try,it wasnt that it was cheaper or only place available.

The service from staff are beyond hospitable,good bunch of people. The manager on duty was very understanding so were the other staff there.

However there has been little to no maintenance to this hotel,if youre going to be making money from something,please make sure you spend to maintain it.

Picture of tub is room 1 apparently it was a suite

The rest of pics were the second room.

Colaba in the Gateway vicinity ask a premium over what you can get in many places in Mumbhai but for convenience its worth the premium as long as it can be clean and neat.

I checked out on the notion i will lose all my money,at that point i did not care,i was not going to be staying there,it was a 5 night booking which i commend the hotel and hotels.com for refunding me about 80% of the fees. Hence why its best to deal with these type of apps then to book directly, its safer in many ways unless you know exactly where you will be staying.

Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Oct 2024

keith

While the building has a bit of patina it does have charm. The staff makes one feel welcome. I prefer it to international style hotels where you could anywhere rather than somewhere. I felt somewhere.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2024

Asha

Very helpful staff and nice restaurant on the terrace that was very convenient when we didn’t want to go out in the rain . Lots of choice for the breakfast menu too.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Feb 2024

Aza

Adequate but nothing special, however the location is excellent.

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2023

Damian

Great location to explore the city and major sights. Condition of the hotel is not great anymore and requires some upgrades.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Mar 2020

HILDUR

Needs updating

First af all, i want to give them props for service, really good. Kept our luggage after check out, gave us a room to shower also. Otherwise, the breakfast needs to be updated, also the hotel itself. There were a lot of ants in the room. Could need a proper “spring cleaning “. Nicely located.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2020

Vijay

The hotel with that extra touch...

Fantastic location. Great customer care from the bellboy to front desk to room service to the managers to the bar. There is a very clear ethos in this hotel and this kind of attention and care is what hospitality is all about.

The room was perfect and an ode to old Bombay. I cannot recommend this little gem enough.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jan 2020

Phinder

Good stay. Ticks the essential boxes

Stay was great. Location was a bonus.
Rooms are decent. Fit the purpose if your after a reasonably priced room in a good location. Staff are good and attentive.

Business

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2019

Jessy

Friendly and helpful staff. The rooms are older, but charming, comfortable and clean. Renovations were ongoing during our stay which made it slightly unpleasant, but I'm sure it will look great after its done. Very close to Mumbai Gate and in a safe area.

8/10

Excellent

26 Nov 2018

Verified traveler

It’s a basic hotel with all the amenities. Staff are friendly

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2018

LIELA

Many thanks Hotel Godwin management and staff

Building renovations created delays using the lifts but that caused us more laughs than stress. Management and staff were extremely obliging assisting with cars, taxis and recommendations. Rm801 was extremely suitable for 3 adults with ample room for everyone. Restaurant food in Terrace Bar was delicious especially for the cheeseballs and buttered chicken.
Hotel Godwin is close to the Taj Hotel and Gateway to India. Great street market nearby. Definitely would recommend and offer a vote of thanks to all staff. I will stay again

Friends

2/10

Poor

05 Apr 2018

There were live slugs in the sink drain

The room had a veneer of quality. Closer look revealed deep embedded dirt in every corner, bubble gum stuck to walls and mounds of pigeon droppings on the window sills that have never been cleaned.
The highlight was a bathroom drain full of live slugs and a breakfast buffet that was so badly served it looked like someone became sick all over the table. India has many options. Better choose something else.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2018

Paul

In the middle of a facelift

I have stayed at the Godwin before and, although not glamorous, it was serviceable.

I think that they are going through renovations and an upgrade at the moment, but that meant that a lot of hotel was substandard in the interim. Breakfast was uninspired and more meager than I remember, and we needed to call twice to get enough towels.

Frankly, I think they rates should have been reduced drastically while renovations were underway.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Feb 2018

Shena

The hotel is situated in a prime position, if a little bit of attention is given to the cleanliness, it could be a very good hotel. They should start with the staff training and appearance, that uniform looks so untidy. Depends which room you get, some rooms are worse than others in how untidy it is, the walls are dirty, the toilets are stained. There are renovated rooms, and there is no maintenance it will soon be like the old rooms. The sad part is, that it is in prime position.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2018

Nice place!! Wonderful breakfast!

Hotel Godwin was really wonderful place to be. If you are in Mumbai for a short time, really recommend this hotel. Close to the gateways and boats to Elephanta Island. Restaurants are everywhere near here. Also the breakfast on terrace was very nice. They have different menu each morning, they are indian style and continentals. Everything was so tasty!!

10/10

Exceptional

05 Oct 2017

mridila

Stay and feel good

Nice stay and very near from all important visiting places of mumbai.

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2017

jit

Nice budget hotel central location of mumbai

One of the best location of mumbai walking distance to gateway of india etc,etc,very clean hotel staff were very nice and very helpful especially the morning shift receptionist name Ramesh super nice guy he helped me to print out something from the computer also after I checked out he knew my shuttle will pick me up after few hours he gave me a room to rest and relax and offer ed me drinks and tea good job Ramesh also the turban guy is very nice and they are very welcoming.But when I arrived for check in on 16th of march after 3pm.there was another 2 middle-aged guys not very welcoming and had mean looks after I asked them what time was the breakfast served he told me the time but I could sense it he gossip ed to his coworker that I am very concerned about eating stayed in so many hotels never seen this attitude .

4/10

Poor

31 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

The location is excellent 、

Hotel is poor standard as I paid in price.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2016

Ray

Good base hotel.

Stayed 5th to 16th December. Used as a base for cricket. It was an adequate hotel. But the staff were very good, very helpful and as for Mr Singh at reception he was excellent.

4/10

Poor

14 Dec 2016

Jim

Be very careful if booking and staying here

I will start with the pros: Good location for local restaurants, sights, transport links. And the manager (owner ?), Mr Singh seems pretty genuine.
Cons: I had booked well in advance through Expedia. I receieved confirmation of my booking. However, when I arrived at the hotel, I was informed by the duty manager that I would not be staying there. But instead, next door at the Garden Hotel. They were full ! So they had taken my booking, but could not accomodate me. I was advised that this was because a family who had been staying there had not vacated as planned. Anyway, I went along to the Garden Hotel. And instantly got the feeling that this was not the same standard, even though the manager had told me so. I went back to discuss this. And was told flatly that they had no rooms and I had to stay next door. After discussing with the duty manager at the Garden Hotel, he let it slip that his hotel (although owned by the same people) was in fact a 2 star. And the Godwin was a 3 Star. So, I was getting a lesser standard hotel for what I had paid for. Only after presevering did I get the promise of a transfer the next morning, and to be fair they gave me dinner on the house. The room I did get however, was on the 2nd floor and was shabby. Windows don't close properly,
The hotel has a bar and restaurant on the roof. But for 2 or the 4 nights I was there they had booked it out for a private function. No hotel residents allowed. Overall I would give this hotel a wide berth.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2016

Sean

breakfast is small with limited options. Central location for tourism and shopping on a quiet street.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

Good location

The hotel is in a good location. The breakfast is pathetic. Attention needs to be paid to the cleanliness. The rooms walls are dirty. The workers should have clean decent uniforms and they should NOT be allowed to use sandals or there \"chappals\".

Family

4/10

Poor

19 Mar 2016

Rajkumar

Not great for the money ! I would prefer better hotel for the money !

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Solid hotel, terrific service, amazing location

Hotel Godwin has an amazing location and provides immense value for the money. The room was spacious and well-apportioned, with a good view of South Mumbai. The daily breakfast buffet was delicious and had good variety. A lot of local Indians and tourists alike were staying here. Service was good and helpful; the manager is charming and funny and took great care of us. He even gave us a tip on how to get to Pune

Rooftop bar was popular among locals.

Also, the box of bottled water you can buy from room service for Rs 200 is a great deal!

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2014

Alison

Safe haven

This is my third stay at the Godwin. The staff are all amazing characters and dedicated to their work. Location is right near the busy shopping but the hotel is in a quiet leafy road. Beautiful roof top garden with views for miles. Best curry in the city served at the roof top garden. Love this hotel.
The following has nothing to so with the Godwins great service
Only downside was I booked through Hotel.com and paid directly to the hotel. Expedia sister company to Hotels.com also booked me at the hotel. After many emails and phone calls Expedia admitted they had messed up but I see Expedia have withdrawn over a thousand dollars from my bank account. Get your computers sorted Expedia/ Hotels.com

8/10

Excellent

09 Feb 2014

very conveniently located, pleasant staff.

The hotel and staff met our expectations. The location was excellent and enabled us to explore Mumbai on foot, at all hours, safely. Definitely worth remembering for short stays.

6/10

Pleasant

22 Oct 2013

Mackrill

Nice enough hotel for a short stay in Mumbai

We've stayed at the Godwin a few times over the years since Shelley's closed and remains that way. It's OK for a moderately priced hotel right in the Colaba area. Colaba is a pain if you are in and out of Mumbai very quickly due to the distance from the airport but it's worth going in if you're in town for a couple of days. Godwin staff don't speak much English apart from the desk guys. It is generally clean and has a nice roof terrace which is great to get away from the hussle and even catch a bit of a breeze up there. Beers are typically and relatively expensive. Food is OK but there is better around. Inclusive breakfast is buffet and functional. There's always some taxis hanging around to make things easy to get about. The Radio Club behind the hotel can be a bit noisy but a room on the Taj Hotel side is generally quieter and has the better view.

4/10

Poor

24 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

Disappointing and overrated

I know it is India and not New York City. But my expectations from the reviews had me \"looking forward to staying at the Godwin\". And I need to give credit upfront to the unbeatable location. Colaba is the bomb, but for me, the hotel bombed out. The gentlemen (are women allowed to work there?) at the front desk upon arrival set the tone. I am trying to think of an adjective to describe the two of them.....\"unpleasant\". Has anyone reupholstered the chairs and sofas since 1959? Incredibly not spectacular. I would say that you cannot beat the location. BUT, there is at least one nicer hotel on the same street......The Ascot.
Disappointed from Miami Beach

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2013

Verified traveler

rather good hotel in a very nice area

one night in Mumbai, in a very nice area colaba. nice and helpful staff, even if the hotel could need a litttle upgrading . nice viewes from the hotelroom in the top over Colaba area

4/10

Poor

14 Mar 2013

Guest

Good location but very old

Stuff is very nice and helpful and location is good, otherwise it's very old, I think for an extra $20 per night you might find a much better place

8/10

Excellent

09 Mar 2013

Peter

Priceworthy

Location and the condition of the hotel - clean, renovated room, comfortable bed, roof terrace with nice view across Colaba makes the hotel very good. Naturally not comparable to 5star hotel, but also no 5star price

4/10

Poor

18 Feb 2013

Jennifer

Not great

We stayed here for one night for a stopover. Close to Gateway of India and Colaba Causeway but the room was quite dirty and the walls were very thin. There were lots of students staying who made a lot of noise and took over the restaurant and no staff asked them to be quite after 11pm, despite hearing a customer complain the day before. Staff didn't go out of their way to be friendly or helpful. Not what I expect for £80 per night.

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2013

Verified traveler

Very good

The service. Excellent staff

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jan 2013

Marius

Close to Gate of India

The walls of the room in Hotel (Room202) was very dirty. I requested staff to open safe (which was locked on arrival) which did not happen during my entire 3 day stay even after numerous requests. Location is good, but staff could be more helpful.

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2012

Sam

Great Location, views and quiet

Great location, right within the vibrant end of the city, very quiet rooms and great views of the city from the roof bar.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2012

Verified traveler

been coming here for many years

I always stay at this hotel when i visit Mumbai. The location is excellent and it has a wonderful roof garden to wind down the day with ice cold Kingfisher and a panoramic view of the city. Great place to watch both sunrise and sunset,

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2012

Verified traveler

hotel Godwin

it a great place to stay in mumbai, great location and lovlely staff and great big rooms with fridge and good TVs for downtime - thoroughly recomend

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

16 Apr 2012

Verified traveler

Hotel Godwin good location

The hotel is very conveniently situated near to the Gate of India. Rooms were very basic and none of our requests for double beds were met, the sheets were grey and really need replacing. Shower could do with a bit of a makeover as well. Breakfast was ok but I have had better. All in all a bit overpriced!

2/10

Poor

06 Apr 2012

Matt

The Horror!

I checked out as soon as I saw the room at 2 am. The sheets were filthy, the towels had dead flies stuck to them, there was a leak in the bathroom and a huge puddle on the floor, roaches coming out of the drain when the lights were out, food rotting in the stairwell, and a bucket filled with dirty water in the shower. The hands down most disgusting, unacceptable room I have ever seen that ,Alex me wonder if India has a department of health at all.