Best for boho brilliance
£ ABODE BOMBAY
One of the city’s few boutique hotels, Abode Bombay has oodles of bohemian charm. Every corner of this heritage property in downtown Colaba has been curated with flair, from art deco floor tiles and restored vintage furniture to evocative photography capturing local life. Abode takes its social responsibilities seriously, too. The hotel has close ties with Victoria Memorial School for the Blind, and all therapists at the small spa are visually impaired, while car services are provided solely by vulnerable women — often single mothers — for whom driving offers financial freedom. Such has been Abode Bombay’s success that brother-and-sister owners Abedin Sham and Jumana Lokhandwala recently bought another floor of the building, opening four brand-new suites this spring
