Mumbai, West India, India

Located in the smart Cuffe Parade district of south Mumbai, the President is amongst the city’s smartest hotels. The rooms, spread over seventeen floors, were recently revamped and look spectacular with their parquet floors, earthy raw silk wall coverings, platform beds and gorgeous colour schemes. The view out of the windows, across Back Bay on the west side and over to Colaba’s distinctive skyline on the east, are mesmerizing.

Elsewhere in the complex, Wink is an über-stylish bar favoured by Mumbai’s movers and shakers, the Konkan Café on the ground serves sumptuous cuisine from coastal India, and Trattoria is rustles up authentic Italian. Tone up in the cutting-edge fitness centre, unwind at the beautiful spa or beat the city heat in the hotel’s huge pool.

Our opinion

Deluxe accommodation, a short drive from the bustling Colaba Causeway and Gateway of India.