Here at iTravel iShop, we’re huge fans of the shopping in Mumbai- especially stores like Bungalow 8, Atmosphere and Ravissant. But because it is one of the most chaotic cities in the world, to keep their sanity, visitors need to be able to retreat to a luxurious hotel at the end of the day. While the city has a fabulous Taj hotel, the newest big contender in town is the just-opened Four Seasons Mumbai. It’s located in the Worli area, which is close to the financial district. There’s a fleet of BMWs to whisk guests to and from the airport, as well as around town. The hotel is housed in a 33-storey glass tower and overlooks the Arabian Sea, while the guestrooms are the largest in the city. There’s also a two-storey spa. Four Seasons Mumbai, 114 Dr. E. Moses Road...
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Diana Vreeland to perfectly sum up a city. When she famously said
that pink is the navy blue of India she could have easily
been talking about Jaipur. Located in Rajasthan, this pink city
is a magical destination, with its colourful bazaars, and monkeys
and elephants clamouring for road space among the street vendors
and taxis. Jaipur is also one of the best shopping cities
in India, as
it's famed for its jewels, and the craftsmanship of its silver,
blue pottery and hand-blocked textiles.
But before you set
off to start...
Some hotels have a signature cocktail or a signature colour,
but The Imperial in New Delhi is one of the few hotels in the
world to have a signature scent. When you cross the threshold of
the hotel the first thing you notice is the subtly sweet scent of
mandarin oranges.
The citrusy scent is everywhere in
the hotel, from the wide corridors to the lobby lounges, but is
far from being overpowering. And where does
this scent come from? Tiny oil incense burners placed discreetly
around the hotel.
This scent is just one of the little touches that make The
Imperial, a member of Preferred Hotels, the most elegant hotel in
New Delhi. Exquisite flower arrangements””some are towering, while
others are more understated””placed around the hotel are created
by a team of Paris-based floral...
Mumbai is one of the most dynamic and chaotic cities in the
world. It is the centre of the Bollywood film industry as well as
the Indian Stock Exchange, but most visitors come here for one
reason: to shop.
Some of the best items to shop for include textiles (hand
blocked cottons as well as silks); shawls (from pure pashmina to
wool and silk blends) as well as stylish housewares, all at a
fraction of the price that they would cost in the west. To keep
your sanity in check, hire a taxi for the day and take a targeted
approach to shopping. Our Top Shops Mumbai guide highlights some
of the best stores in the city, from silver at Ravissant to
stylish hand blocked prints at Anokhi. Our favourite shopping
areas are Colaba, in the south of the city near India Gate, as
well as the trendy suburb of Bandra, which is about an hour north
of Colaba but well worth the drive...
