Watson's Hotel is a hotel near Mumbai, India.[1] Wikidata describes it as “building in India”. It opened in 1869. It is part of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai. It stands about 17 km from the centre of Mumbai.[3]

Overview

Watson's Hotel (actually Watson's Esplanade Hotel), now known as the Esplanade Mansion, located in the Kala Ghoda area of Mumbai (Bombay), is India's oldest surviving cast iron building. It is probably the oldest surviving multi-level fully cast iron-framed building in the world, being three years earlier than the Menier Chocolate Factory in Noisiel, France, which are both amongst the few ever built. Named after its original owner, John Watson, the cast and wrought iron structure of the building was prefabricated in England, and it was constructed between 1867 and 1869.

From “Watson's Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]

History and building

The hotel opened in 1869. It was designed by Rowland Mason Ordish. It is listed as a part of UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1]

Location

Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 17 km from the centre of Mumbai. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM), about 2 km from the centre of Mumbai.[4]

It is one of 413 hotels in and around Mumbai recorded in Wikidata, 343 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 7 with a recorded opening date, it is the earliest. See Hotels in Mumbai.

Other hotels within 1.5 km:

See also

References

  1. ^ Watson's Hotel (Q7974782). Wikidata. CC0.
  2. ^ Watson's Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-11.
  3. ^ Mumbai (Q1156). Wikidata. CC0.
  4. ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
  5. ^ Hotels in Mumbai. Wikidata. CC0.

Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.

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