“Down in a den in Bombay. Slack jaw, not much to say. I said to the man are you trying to tempt me? Because I come from the land of plenty” – Men at Work.
Backpacking in India: Staying at the Travellers Inn, Mumbai
Inspiration for my visit to Mumbai (formerly Bombay) came from a few sources. A Michael Palin documentary on BBC, a song by Men at Work and the chance to sample Bombay Sapphire gin, actually in Bombay. I backpacked it after getting a night train from New Delhi and here I found a cool base at the Travellers Inn. This proved to be a perfect place to stay, to meet other travellers and it’s in a good location.
Hotel Travellers Inn
Why should you stay at the Travellers Inn? Here are five reasons that make this the best backpacker hostel in Mumbai, India!
1.Cheap and cheerful
With dorm beds from 800 Rupees ($11 US) and up, this is a pure fire cheap backpacker place to save the pennies in one of India’s dearer cities. I shared a 3 bed dorm with Phil and Joe from England.
My 3 bed dorm – cheap and cheerful
2.Cool Welcoming Staff
The staff were smiling on arrival, Mohit was expecting me.
Happy times at Travellers Inn, Mumbai, India
3.Rooftop Breakfast
Having breakfast on a cool balcony at the top of a building seems to be becoming a trend as I backpack through India. First my breakfast at the Smyle Inn Hostel in New Delhi, and now here. Excellent breakfast served from the chill out zone on the top floor (of 3).
Rooftop breakfast
Rooftop breakfast
4.Sightseeing Tours
You can organise all your sightseeing tours here. Mumbai can be daunting for the first time backpacker, so it’s nice to have someone to guide you around. You can do slum tours, city tours as well as a trip to the UNESCO Elephanta Island.
Touring Mumbai – Eros Cinema
Touring Elephanta Island Caves off the coast of Mumbai, India
Backpacking in Mumbai – Gateway of India
5.Fellow Backpackers
I’ve been travelling with my Brazilian friend Katia for some of my time in India and we also met some cool other travellers including Joe in my dorm. Joe, Katia and I enjoyed a night on the rip in this place, featuring the essential BOMBAY Sapphire gin and tonic in Bombay itself.
Bombay Sapphire in Bombay! With Joe and Katia.
I’ll be writing more about Mumbai, Ahmedabad, New Delhi and Vagator when I get time, it’s a hectic and crazy time here in India!
Enjoying my time in the Travellers Inn, Mumbai
Here are the details for booking the Traveller’s Inn, Mumbai:
Address: 26, Ballard Estate, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road, Adi Murzban Path, Fort, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400001
Phone: 022 2264 4686
Website: http://hoteltravellersinn.co/
Here are some videos from my time in Mumbai:
Hi Jonny! Found you from Naomis blog- Read your feature on her blog and had to read more! Your journeys, ambition, and travels off the beaten path inspire me. Awesome blog and you have a new friend following along.
Best of travels!
Katie @ Katie Wanders
Hi,Jonny, I Know you visited in Bangladesh but India is attached with India. I understand your travel is circaling world and you enjoy also that. Wish you good luck. I hope you will come in Bangladesh. So don`t stop running.
Hi Katie, thanks so much for the comment. I really appreciate that and glad you found me. I will check out your Katie Wanders blog now too! Safe travels. Jonny
Glad to hear you are having an amazing time in India! I can’t say I am surprised by this at all. Reason being you were enchanted by your time in Turkey – also a “well traveled backpacker’s destination. I had a funny feeling you would enjoy India. Maybe not so much for the sites and sounds, but more so for the people you would met along the way. Hell, isn’t all great travel based on who we meet and not necessarily where we are?
Hi Ray, you’re right. I’m having a brilliant time here. I love the off the wall stuff even in India. Got an alcohol permit for Gujarat which was brilliant, now in Vagator in Goa. Safe travels. Jonny
Hi Sukanta, Yes I was in Bangladesh in 2015 and loved it. Thanks for following my journeys in India and Bangladesh. Safe travels. Jonny