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Top Hotels in Calcutta
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Trident Nariman Point Mumbai (Bombay)
421 reviews -
ITC Mughal, Agra
652 reviews -
Hyatt Regency Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
341 reviews
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The LaLiT Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
300 reviews
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Grand Hyatt Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
515 reviews
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The Lalit New Delhi
459 reviews
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Hyatt Regency Delhi New Delhi
416 reviews
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Oberoi New Delhi
463 reviews
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Taj Lands End Mumbai (Bombay)
572 reviews
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JW Marriott Hotel Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
480 reviews
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Vivanta by Taj - President, Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
409 reviews
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Taj Palace Hotel New Delhi
485 reviews
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Hotel The Royal Plaza New Delhi
291 reviews -
The Leela Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
601 reviews
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The Grand New Delhi
228 reviews
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Taj Mahal Palace Mumbai (Bombay)
987 reviews
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The LaLiT Golf & Spa Resort Goa Canacona
252 reviews
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Novotel Hyderabad Airport
250 reviews
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The Leela Kempinski Gurgaon Delhi Ncr
378 reviews
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Hyatt Regency Kolkata Kolkata (Calcutta)
253 reviews
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The Leela Palace Bangalore
499 reviews
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ITC Maurya New Delhi
491 reviews
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Jaypee Palace Hotel & Convention Centre Agra
510 reviews
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ITC Maratha, Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
374 reviews
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Orchid Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
249 reviews
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Taj Krishna Hyderabad
339 reviews
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Renaissance Mumbai Convention Centre Hotel Mumbai (Bombay)
391 reviews
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Hyderabad Marriott Hotel
247 reviews
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Crowne Plaza Hotel Gurgaon
178 reviews
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Centaur Hotel, IGI Airport New Delhi
93 reviews -
Taj Mahal Hotel New Delhi
508 reviews
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Novotel Hyderabad Convention Centre
260 reviews
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Oberoi Mumbai Mumbai (Bombay)
324 reviews
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Eros Hotel managed by Hilton New Delhi
76 reviews
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The Suryaa New Delhi
260 reviews
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Samrat Hotel New Delhi
33 reviews
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Trident, Gurgaon
245 reviews
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Hotel Royal Orchid Bangalore
205 reviews
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Taj Bengal Kolkata Kolkata (Calcutta)
383 reviews
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Ashok Hotel New Delhi
117 reviews
Calcutta
Travel Blogs from Calcutta, India
Culture Shock, India Style
This is a top pick! ... are told not only by other travelers, but are also detailed in our guidebooks. I don't know about Sarah, but I entered India with a "mental lockdown" of preparedness - no accidental bump or person staring went without suspicion. Of course this is not ...
Tea, politics and a step back in time...
This is a top pick! ... clearly had been constructed and then left to decay without any thought of continuing maintenance (quite the norm here in India unfortunately). Discussed some of these as well as environmental, political and ecological issues at length while down ...
Send in the clowns....
This is a top pick! ... the whole time but to her credit stayed for the whole meal - Fiona, you'd have loved this place!! So tonight we leave Calcutta and head for Varanasi. I'm afraid we can't upload any photos to go with this entry just yet (the internet here is very ...
Terrible trains & goodbye to India
This is a top pick! ... mostly because of the inconsistency of Indian Railway. They do their best I'd imagine but they move over 12 million people each day in India so naturally they are going to run into some delays. I'm trying to give the benefit of the doubt here. Our train ...
Bangladesh to India...On a cycle rickshaw
This is a top pick! ... days, a fellow volunteer and myself peddled a Bangladehi "vhan" across a third of southern Bangladesh, and into India to our final destination, Calcutta. We purchased a vhan which is a three wheeled cycle with a wooden flatbed commonly used in rural ...
Bangladesh to India...On a cycle rickshaw
This is a top pick! ... days, a fellow volunteer and myself peddled a Bangladeshi "vhan" across a third of southern Bangladesh, and into India to our final destination, Calcutta. We purchased a vhan which is a three wheeled cycle with a wooden flatbed commonly used in rural ...
Welcome to Kolkata!
This is a top pick! ... might wonder why I am bringing this up... A constant source of annoyance in the Kovalam area was the really expensive (by India stds) transportation. For a ride under 8 km in a taxi, you could expect to pay about 200 INR...and any queries to ...
Poverty and friendliness
This is a top pick! ... our way through the Friday rush hour traffic as dusk fell, much earlier than over in the west of India after a 30 hour eastbound train ride. Even though Calcutta is a big, polluted city the place appealed to me. It had a friendliness that other Indian ...
Sights of Kolkata
This is a top pick! ... , Clive of India and the nawab Siraj-ud-Daula, the British East India Company, and the ‘Black Hole of Calcutta’. Clive of India’s statue stands tall inside, and a portly Victoria sits slumped on her throne in front of the North entrance. ...
Out of India
This is a top pick! ... left to do was the 'stuffing' and getting our passports and car carnets back, which had been sent to Mr. Ghosh in customs in Calcutta. Last time we were with Mr. Mukherjee, he rang the hotel for us, to arrange a 30% discount from our account, that was ...
The Indian Mecca of Cricket
This is a top pick! ... of them apparently ignoring the fact that he was urinating. It was the fifth and final day of the Calcutta cricket test between India & South Africa, a warm, sunny Indian December morning, the air outside the ground shortly before play was scheduled ...
Being SICK in Kolkata
This is a top pick! Kolkata was AMAZING ... a must see for any India visitor. The city is quite congested ... and the situation of the poor is hard to witness especially amongst all the richie rich upper class (caste) persons being trucked around in their private cars. I ...
Jasmine!
This is a top pick! Check out the link below and scroll down the newspaper pages on the right to the "Society" page (right under the "Medley" heading). Does "Jasmine" look familiar? You may call me "Jazz" for short... ...
Via Calcutta
This is a top pick! The flight went via Calcutta, with an overnight stop there. This was nice as Calcutta was one of my favourite places in India, I had really enjoyed spending a week there whilst watching cricket and was pleased to spend some more hours there. I ...
Welcome to India
This is a top pick! ... rush as everyone jumped up to grab their goodies - quite a sight at 2 am. We were already apprehensive about what to expect in India after hearing so much. When we arrived in Kolkata at 2:30 am the sites and smells (stench) were beyond what we had ...
It is hot in Calcutta
This is a top pick! ... station reminiscent of Paddington Station. Not as clean and nice, but far better than any other train station we've seen in India. I'm Melting... It's hot here. Very Hot. The BBC even has an article about a heat wave claiming lives in the state to ...
Kolkata me crazy
This is a top pick! ... in one shop the attendants explained their rates and computer systems to me by candlelight! Electrical outages are common throughout India- power may go out several times a day and sometimes for extended periods. I realized I've been ...
Taking it to the streets
This is a top pick! ... tram this morning to our first destination- the tram is a point of pride in Kolkata because it's the only functioning tram in India. Compared to the automobiles and even the rickshaws (men carting their passengers and cargo around by bicycle) the tram is ...
Kolkata...what a great City!
This is a top pick! After yet another night-train this time in AC 3-tier, we arrived in Kolkata. The capital of West Bengal was surprisingly clean and nice and we found it much more attractive than Delhi. A great city full of energy and charm. We recommend: - Sunflower ...
dropping anchor
This is a top pick! ... the taxi ride. on the subway platform i met an older indian man who is a professor of chemistry at a university in calcutta. after a brief but pleasant conversation while we waited for the subway he seemed to decide that getting me to sudder st. ...
Commie Kolkata
This is a top pick! ... good ole British Raj days !!! And then it was over, two days and we had another flight to catch. And Finally India, I hated it last time, couldn't wait to get back, I hate the horns, I love the chai, it's in my system, and you ...
Oh, Calcutta!
This is a top pick! ... ), visiting Pemayangtse Monastery to watch more Tibtan monks chanting. So, following the tranquility of Pelling perhaps that's why I have found Calcutta such a shock. It needed another five hour jeep ride, then a flight to make it here. Anyhow, I fly ...
Carry On up the Khyber Doctor
This is a top pick! ... is a huge and stunning white cathedral like building built at the turn of the 20th century for Queen Vic (although she never visited Calcutta). Again the grounds and lakes were well kept and we saw our first rubbish bins (they don't even have them in the ...
Night on the town
This is a top pick! ... , and they had wonderful remembrances to share. I felt uneasy fielding questions like, "it must be a great shock to visit India". Considering their perspective, I felt super humbled. to the hotel tonight, I watched the guards shoo away ...
An Indian Epilogue
This is a top pick! ... this was too much so we bade him farewell! I also got to see an Indian midget at the station! My first midget sighting in India, though sadly I didn't get a picture and try as I might I was unable to fit him into my backpack as a present for Mike Jones! ...
Kolkata - The Bakshi family - Part 2
This is a top pick! ... whisked off via a private helicopter to his luxury hotel. One does ask the question of why Maradonna has visited India, let alone Kolkata, in a nation dominated by cricket and very few recognised football stadiums?!?! Still, it didn't stop ...
Bye Bye Calcutta
This is a top pick! ... to the front at 2.00 only to be told that they were now shut! Deep breathe and count to 10! Being a sunday the roads of Calcutta were relatively quiet. For 6 days of the week you get in your taxi and sit in traffic for most of the journey. Then along ...
Mother Teresa and Rickshaws
This is a top pick! ... with some sort of live metal band. The best part of getting to the club was the rickshaw race. Calcutta is the last place in India in which you can be pulled by around in human powered rickshaw Some speculate if its morally acceptable ...
India baby!
This is a top pick! ... for the novelty. This turned into a more unique experience than we had expected as it was the 3rd day of the India Pakistan test here in Calcutta at Eden gardens and as the match had just finished the fans were all returning home. And how do they ...
Goodness gracious me!
This is a top pick! ... first glimpse of India. It was like going back in time with all the Morris Minor style cars around. Calcutta (or Kolkata as it now called to distance India from the British rule)was our biggest culture shock yet! There were so many cars, people, ...