The Kin Hotel

Style

Ciao bello, Bombay

Setting

The floral quarter

Milan meets Mumbai at The Kin Hotel, where sibling dream-team Imrun and Guneet Singh have poured their energy into its 15 rooms, inspired by the retro glamour of mid-century design, the vibrant colours of Dadar’s famous flower market and the easygoing ethos of Italian hospitality. Best of all, it’s a place to catch your breath in this big and bustling city. So cue up a record, sink into your terrazzo tub and have the barman send up a martini — Mumbai’s manifold experiences can wait…

Facilities

Rooms

15, including seven suites.

Checkout

Noon and check-in is from 2pm. Both are flexible, on request and subject to availability.

More Details

Rates include a Western-style breakfast served in the hotel restaurant, Terttulia.The options include poached eggs on sourdough, waffles, smoothie bowls and overnight oats.

Also

Unfortunately, The Kin Hotel isn’t suitable if you have reduced mobility.

Fitness Center

Free Internet Access

On-Site Restaurant

Room Service

At the Hotel

Design boutique, gym with calisthenics equipment, a rooftop Crossfit station and free WiFi throughout. In rooms: smart TV, Marshall Bluetooth speaker, minibar, free bottled water, tea- and coffee-making kit, bathrobes, slippers and bespoke bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

All 15 rooms share a certain design language — warm-toned woods, mid-century silhouettes, bold lighting — but no two are exactly alike, with different colour palettes, floors and artwork in each. We’re big fans of the Sea Luxe suites, with their high ceilings and large, slanted windows with views of the Arabian Sea.

Spa

There’s no spa, but staff can prepare an epsom salt soak in your bath tub (if you have one) and can arrange deep tissue and hot stone massages in the privacy of your room.

Packing Tips

Leave space for some loot from the hotel’s boutique, stocked with ceramics, coffee table books, cushions, art prints and Kin’s bespoke bath products.

Also

The Kin Hotel moonlights as a concept store, meaning almost all of the artworks, furnishings and tableware can be bought. If something catches your eye, swing by reception for the details.

Children

All ages are welcome, but the hotel isn’t specifically geared towards little Smiths. Children under eight can share their parents’ bed for free; one child over eight can stay on an extra bed for INR1,500 a night in some rooms.

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

If it’s just the two of you, go for one of the tables beneath the skylight. If you’re three or more, aim for the corner banquettes.

Dress Code

Take inspiration from the nearby flower market, going big and bold with patterns and colour.

Hotel Restaurant

The hotel’s Italian-inspired restaurant, Terttulia, channels the informal, come-as-you-are attitude of a neighbourhood brasserie. It’s a light-flooded space with brick and terrazzo walls, marble-topped tables and corner banquettes clad in dark-green green velvet. Italian classics are front and centre on the menu — asparagus risotto, truffle tagliareni, thin-base pizzas — but there’s a broader mod-European lean too, with grilled chicken bowls, braised Atlantic salmon and tenderloin steaks also on the menu. Sunday brunch has proven a hit with locals, with a spread of sweet and savoury options, including fluffy waffles, pulled pork eggs Benedict and shrimp tacos.

Hotel Bar

The bar is at the heart of Terttulia, fashioned from fluted white marble. There’s a full complement of spirits, including aged Còdigo tequilas, 18-year-old single malts and broody cognacs. Beers and wines are drawn from across Europe, India and Australasia, and the cocktails are equally well-travelled — try the gin and turmeric tonic or the Japanese pear and ginger martini. Imrun’s background as a musician and DJ ensures the soundtrack is as transporting as the drinks — one minute it might be Tom Petty or Aerosmith, the next a breakthrough electronic artist from downtown Mumbai.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served from 8am. The all-day menu is served from noon to 1.30am.

Room Service

A reduced menu from Terttulia is available to order to your door from 8am to 1.30am daily.

Planes

You can fly direct from most major cities in the UK, Continental Europe and the US. The airport is around half an hour’s drive from the hotel; taxis are abundant and hotel staff can arrange transfers for INR2,500 each way.

Trains

Dadar railway station is around a kilometre from the hotel. Be aware that Mumbai’s rail network is notoriously busy during peak hours, so if you do want to take the train, time it for the middle of the day when commuters are at work.

Automobiles

Most guests explore the city by taxi, Uber or tuk tuk. Unless you’ve driven in Indian cities before, it’s best to leave it to those who grew up navigating these frenetic streets. If you do decide to drive, the hotel offers free valet parking in public spaces nearby.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The Kin Hotel is primely placed for a morning raid on Dadar Flower Market, which gets going before sunrise every day. Vendors travel in from all over the city to buy and sell fresh blooms, lending a delightful perfume to the proceedings, which are noisy, chaotic but as authentic they come. Watching this many-layered process unfold, you’ll soon realise there are stories to be uncovered on almost every street corner in the city. One of the best ways to lift the lid is a walking tour, and few can draw on quite the same caliber of storytelling as the Bombay Poetry Crawl, a journey through the city told through the eyes of some of its most important poets. Founder Saranya Subramanian is a self-styled ‘city archivist’, dedicated to connecting Mumbai’s places, people and literary prowess. You’ll find equally homegrown talent at the G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture, an arts centre that has taken up residence in a former textile mill, the likes of which once dominated the skyline of central Mumbai. There’s an ever-changing line-up of theatre performances, live music, art workshops and independent film screenings.

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