Southside by Daily Stays

Looking for a straightforward base in Mumbai? Southside by Daily Stays in Worli covers the essentials and sits near central Worli.

About Worli: Sea Link views, corporate headquarters and a fishing village that predates all of it — expensive, breezy and early to bed. All hotels in Worli →

What it is

From here, Mumbai's main attractions — including central Worli — are an easy walk or short ride away, so you spend less time in transit and more time exploring.

Where it sits

Southside by Daily Stays is in Worli, at Union Sapphire Apartments, Mumbai. Straight-line, that is about 13 km from Terminal 2, 4 km from CSMT and the Fort offices, and 11 km from the Bandra Kurla Complex.

Road times in Mumbai are not a function of distance. Modelled at the city-wide average of about 17 km/h, that is roughly 46 minutes to the airport, 15 minutes to Fort and 38 minutes to BKC — add half again in the evening peak, and take the train instead wherever the route allows. These are modelled figures, not measured ones.

What is included

The property lists 5 facilities. The ones that decide a booking are grouped below; anything unusual — early check-in, a late departure, a desk that takes a laptop — is worth confirming when you book, because listings and reality drift.

Staying in Worli

The Four Seasons on Dr E Moses Road is the anchor at ₹18,000–₹35,000 a night, with the city's best-known rooftop bar and a 10-minute cab to Lower Parel. For sea views, the apartment-hotels and long-stay serviced flats along Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan Road and Worli Sea Face run ₹12,000–₹22,000 nightly and ₹1,50,000 upwards monthly; ask specifically for a west-facing room above the eighth floor or you are paying a sea premium for a view of a compound wall. Mid-range options cluster around Worli Naka and Prabhadevi at ₹5,500–₹9,000. Avoid rooms on the Annie Besant Road side facing the flyover, where truck noise runs all night, and avoid anything advertised as Worli that turns out to be in Jijamata Nagar or up near Mahalaxmi — the walk to the sea face crosses two unpleasant junctions.

More on the neighbourhood, including how to move around it and what is worth walking to, is on the Worli page.

What it costs

We do not hold a live rate for Southside by Daily Stays at the moment; hotels in Worli on our list start at about ₹10,500 a night. Check the live price before you plan around a number — Mumbai rates move with the trade-fair and wedding calendars, and a room can double in the week of a large event.

November to February is the expensive season and the comfortable one. June to September — the monsoon — is the cheapest, and the rain is less of an obstacle than people expect if you plan around the mornings.

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