The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel

The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel 99acres.com India's Largest Property Portal VIMETTMITNIT MTER Set up by Jamshetji Tata on 16th December 1903, its grandeur and opulence was unparalleled across the country at that time. The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel has a list of 'Firsts' in its Kitty 24-Hour Cafe Registered Bar 1st 24- Hour Restaurent International Disco Hotel to have Electricity Hotel to have Butlers Untold stories behind the Taj Hotel The plague of 1896 threatened the future Parke's hotel denied access to Jamshetji, saying Indians and dogs not allowed. To take revenge, he simply built a grander hotel. The editor of Times of India had requested Jamshetji to build a magnificent landmark for Bombay as the city deserved it. of Bombay and Jamshetji set up Taj purely out of his love for the city. Built backwards? Most of the guides in Mumbai will tell you that the hotel was accidentally built backwards and when the architect came to know of his mistake he committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor. The truth is that Jamshetji wanted the rooms to face the sea. During World War 1 the hotel was transformed into a 600 bed hospital. Its dome is used by The Navy for positioning ships in the harbor. Value of the hotel today 1903 2014 2.5 Crores 1250 Crores Cost of the royal experience MINIMUM MAXIMUM You'll have to shell out atleast Rs 12000 + taxes for a single night The luxury suites cost a bomb at Rs 1.85 lakhs for a single night