Eleven rooms behind a door most people walk past.

An independent house one hundred metres from the Gateway of India, in an 1880s building we restored ourselves.

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Rooms

No two are the same shape, because the building would not allow it.

Teak floors salvaged from the original structure, Art Deco furniture restored in Bombay, and rain shower bathrooms put in where the light already was.

Luxury suite

The corner of the building, with the original balcony and a four poster teak bed.

Largest room in the house

Deluxe

High ceilings, a restored writing desk and a deep cast iron tub.

Street facing

Cosy

Small, quiet and set to the back. The one regulars ask for by number.

Courtyard facing

Four houses, one idea.

We are not a chain and we do not intend to become one. Each house is run by the people who live in that city.

The Colaba House

Colaba, one hundred metres from the Gateway of India. Spa and wellness rooms on the top floor.

Mumbai

The City House

A city house in the old quarter, built around a courtyard that stays cool through the afternoon.

Jaipur

The Beach House

Sand at the end of the path, and a kitchen that runs on whatever the boats brought in.

Coastal

The Surf House

Our first house outside India, in the surf belt of Sri Lanka's south coast.

Sri Lanka

Colaba

Everything worth doing is a walk, not a taxi.

We give every guest a hand drawn map on arrival. This is roughly what is on it.

  • 2 minGateway of IndiaBest just after sunrise, before the boats start.
  • 4 minColaba CausewayGo for the bookshops at the far end, not the stalls at the near one.
  • 7 minKala GhodaGalleries, and the only coffee in the area we will vouch for.
  • 12 minMarine DriveWalk it at dusk. Every guest who does it tells us about it at breakfast.

Write to the house directly.

Booking direct means you talk to the person who will actually check you in. Tell us the dates and we will hold a room while you decide.

Late arrivals are fine. Someone is on the desk through the night.

Thank you. The house has your dates and will write back today with what is free.
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