Gateway Star Hotel vs Sunshine Backpackers
Both are in Mumbai, 240 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
Hotel★★★L Ward
Gateway Star Hotel
- Guest rating
- 6.5 Okay
- Location score
- 5.4
- Score by category
- 0 of 3
HostelCPWD Colony
Sunshine Backpackers
- Guest rating
- 7.8 Good
- Location score
- 5.6
- Score by category
- 2 of 3
The short answer
Pick Sunshine Backpackers
It leads in 2 of 3 categories. 240 m apart.
Choose Sunshine Backpackers if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (7.8 / 6.5)
Why is Gateway Star Hotel better than Sunshine Backpackers?
- 1More guest reviews (201 vs 11), so the rating is more reliable×18
Why is Sunshine Backpackers better than Gateway Star Hotel?
- 1Higher guest rating (7.8 vs 6.5)+1.3
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Gateway Star Hotel vs Sunshine Backpackers: which hotel is better? | Gateway Star Hotel | Sunshine Backpackers |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 6.5 | 7.8 +1.3 |
| Location | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Facilities | – | 4.2 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 0.0 |
| Public transport | 7.0 | 7.4 +0.4 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 6.5 | 7.1 +0.5 |
| Guest rating | 6.5 | 7.8 +1.3 |
| Number of reviews | 201 +190 | 11 |
| Rank in Mumbai | bottom 34% | top 41% +25% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Distance to the centre | 19 km | 19 km |
| To public transport | 700 m | 630 m |
| To the airport | 2.0 km | 2.0 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 19 | 19 |
| To the nearest food shop | 790 m | 610 m −180 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 1 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 1 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Star rating | ★★★ | – |
| Rooms | – | 20 |
| Floors | – | 1 |
| Newest building or renovation | – | 2019 |
| Listed amenities | 3 | 13 +10 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | – | 12:00 |
| Check-out until | – | 12:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Free parking | – | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | – | ✓ |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Car hire | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Breakfast | – | ✓ |
| 24-hour room service | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
240 m apart
Gateway Star Hotel: city centre: 19 km, nearest station Saki Naka Metro Station: 700 m, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM): 2.0 km, 19 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Sunshine Backpackers: city centre: 19 km, nearest station Marol Naka metro station: 630 m, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM): 2.0 km, 19 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
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Gateway Star Hotel or Sunshine Backpackers: common questions
Which is better, Gateway Star Hotel or Sunshine Backpackers?
Sunshine Backpackers leads in 2 of 3 categories, including guest rating, public transport.
Which is cheaper, Gateway Star Hotel or Sunshine Backpackers?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
How far apart are Gateway Star Hotel and Sunshine Backpackers?
The two hotels are 240 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score