Hotel Travellers Inn

Hotel Travellers Inn is an ultra low-budget backpacker hotel that feels more like a hostel. It's housed in a simple building with a two-tone brick-red and yellowish sandstone facade. A narrow staircase leads up to a long, narrow reception area with a reception desk and a few plastic seats. One of the nicest features here is the common room with mosaic floors and lots of seating where travelers can meet up with one another or borrow books from the hotel's book exchange. Unsurprisingly, this hotel attracts international backpackers traveling on the cheap.

Hotel Travelers Inn is located in the Ballard Estate neighborhood of Mumbai, about a 10-minute walk from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, a landmark railway station built in the ornate Indo-Saracenic style and the main transit station serving south Mumbai. It's within easy walking distance of many of the area's  attractions, including the Bombay High Court and the National Gallery of Modern Art, and the Gateway of India -- where boats out to the ruins at Elephanta Island -- is a 20-minute walk away. Colaba -- a popular area for shipping and eating, particularly among foreign tourists, takes about 10 minutes to reach by car or a half-hour on foot. Further afield, Chowpatty Beach takes 13 minutes to reach by car. The famous sea-facing Sufi shrine of Haji Ali is a 15-minute drive away. Mumbai Airport takes around 40 minutes to reach by car without traffic -- but there's often traffic, so guests traveling during rush hour would be wise to give themselves twice that amount of time.

This budget property includes a variety of simple rooms with or without air-conditioning. There are also a couple of dorms (one with three beds and one with four beds). These come with lockers and can be booked as whole units or by the individual bed. Decor across room types is bare-bones, with plastic tables and chairs and metal bed frames with thin mattresses, plus tiny windows, though rooms do have small flat-screen TVs and wall-mounted fans. Bathrooms are of the open wet-room variety, though some have rainfall showerheads. Guests should bring their own toiletries and towels. 

Facilities at this budget property are -- unsurprisingly -- limited, though they do offer a few perks such as free hotel-wide Wi-Fi and free on-site parking. Area tours and airport transfers can be arranged through the front desk, as can food delivery and same-day laundry service. Breakfast is included in some rates, but it's really just a basic affair of toast and coffee.