Centaur Hotel in Mumbai

Shri Nathji had stayed at Centaur Hotel in Mumbai when He went from Nagpur to Bombay in December 1979 to receive HH Pran Nath who was arriving from London.

In the late 1990’s when Shri Nathji’s devotee Vijay Joshi came to Mumbai and stayed at the Centaur Hotel, he incidentally got to stayed in room number 301. He placed the photograph of Shri Nathji on a table in his room. Just then a waiter entered the room and was surprised to see the photo and said:

“Oh, I know Him! He stayed in this hotel in 1979 in this very room! How can one forget Him–He was God Himself!”

The waiter also bowed before the portrait of Shri Nathji. He told Joshi that there were times when a beautiful fragrance came from the room and the owner of the Hotel was aware of it. The owner had brought a renowned pandit and astrologer to the room and the man had said that some very Great Spiritual Personality had stayed in it and that the room was very auspicious.”

When Joshi came to the hotel again on another visit, he discovered that room number 301 had been converted into the office of the owner and was no longer rented out.

The waiter explained:

“The room in which he stayed has now been converted into an office. This hotel was going at a loss when the astrologer said to the owner that there were very powerful spiritual vibrations in that room, and if it were made into an office, the hotel would prosper–and that was exactly what happened! ”

The incident clearly revealed that no matter where Shri Nathji set His Feet that very place became hallowed and sacred.

The two photo on top is of the original Centaur Hotel.

The Centaur Hotel in Mumbai, was build and operated by the government of India. It was build in a large area and is circular in shape which makes it first of its kind in Asia. All the guest rooms face the interior swimming pool which was further ensconced in a well maintained garden. It was huge hotel with around 380 rooms. It become a popular hotel because of its location. As it at the entrance of the domestic airport and is only 4kms from international airport, it soon becomes one of the most visited hotels in Mumbai. But with time the apathy generally associated with Indian Government run institutions become to show up and take its toll on the Hotel.  It started to run in loss and because of lack of maintenance and upkeep. 

Finally the government decided to sell the hotel as part of its disinvestment policy. It was purchased by the Sahara Group and renamed as “Hotel Sahara Star.” The completely rebuild the hotel and opened  its interiors to the public after a long period of construction. The Sahara Group converted it into a five star Hotel with 223 luxury rooms and nine specialty  restaurants. But the main attraction of the hotel is the picturesque indoor tropical lagoon that looks up to the world’s largest pillar less clear-to-sky dome.

 This hotel is now most sort after for grand celebrations. It has three levels of parking that can easily accommodate over 750 cars. It is now one of the most beautiful hotels in India. Work on the exterior of the hotel is still in progress. These are current photos of its interior and exterior.