Accomodation

Calcutta has a large number and variety of accommodation options, starting from the Y's and Youth Hostels and going all the way up to the swankiest of luxury hotels. On another scale, they include ones with old-world charm as well as those with high-speed internet and Wi-Fi connectivity. This ensures that all kinds of visitors to Calcutta can find the kind accommodation best suited for their needs and pockets. The following is a list of Calcutta's hotels (by no means comprehensive), that are recommended by the leading international tourist guidebooks (Lonely Planet, Rough Guide, DK Eyewitness, etc.) The pricing categories are as follows:

	< Rupees 550
	Rupees 551 - 1200
	Rupees 1201 - 3000
	Rupees 3001 - 6000
	> Rupees 6000

Credit card information has been provided as available, which means that some hotels without known credit card information may actually accept some credit cards.

Hotel	Description	Price	Credit Cards Accepted
Salvation Army Guest House 2 Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2252 0598	Mellow, well-kept and popular with budget travelers.
Hotel Maria 5/1 Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2252 0860	Basic rooms with laid-back atmosphere and a strictly enforced "no-drug, no-alcohol" policy.
Hotel Hilson 4 Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2217 3896 Fax: +91-33-2246 3999	Basic.
Shilton Hotel 5A Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2252 1512 shiltoncal@hotmail.com	Budget hotel with large rooms.
Tourist Inn 4/1 Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2245 0134	Small, decent place, with single, double and quad rooms, with shared or private baths.
Paragon Hotel 2 Stuart Lane Phone: +91-33-2252 2445	Budget hotel. Has single, double and quad rooms, with shared or private baths.
Hotel Galaxy 3 Stuart Lane Phone: +91-33-2246 4565 juvena@vsnl.com	Friendly and unpretentious with four large rooms.
Timestar Hotel 2 Tottie Lane Phone: +91-33-2252 8028	Quieter than most hotels in the Sudder Street area, the hotel has single, double, triple and quad accommodations and is very popular with Japanese tourists.
Modern Lodge 1 Stuart Lane Phone: +91-33-2252 4960	Single and double rooms with shared or private baths that is very popular with long-term visitors.
Hotel Palace 13 Chowringhee Lane Phone: +91-33-2252 6214	Regarded as a good choice by budget tourists. Rooms with windows are recommended.
Capital Guest House 11B Chowringhee Lane Phone: +91-33-2252 0598	Single or double rooms with shared or private baths.
Gujral Guest House 8B Lindsay Street Phone: +91-33-2244 0620 Fax: +91-33-2245 5109	Reasonable single or double rooms with shared or private baths.
Centrepoint Guest House 20 Free School Street Phone: +91-33-2252 8184 Fax: +91-33-2252 2867 ian_rashid@yahoo.com	Bustling place with cozy dorms and tiny rooms.
Gulistan Guest House 30F Free School Street Phone: +91-33-2226 0963 gulistanguest_cal@yahoo.co.in	Non-wheelchair accessible, singles and doubles, very popular with long term visitors.
Sonali Guest House 21A Free School Street Phone: +91-33-2252 3223 subir4uin@yahoo.co.in	Budget hotel.
Hotel Royal Palace 30F Free School Street Phone: +91-33-2252 5280	Non-wheelchair accessible, singles and doubles, very popular with long term visitors.
Classic Hotel 6/1A Kyd Street Phone: +91-33-2229 7390	Value for money, single, double and triple rooms.
Hotel East End 9/1 Kyd Street Phone: +91-33-2229 8921	Very friendly staff.
Hotel Neelam 11 Kyd Street Phone: +91-33-2226 9198	Good sized rooms.
YMCA 42 S N Banerjee Road Phone: +91-33-2244 3814
Central Guest House 18 Prafulla Sarkar Street Phone: +91-33-2237 4876	A good choice near the Dalhousie Square, which is generally lacking in budget accommodation.
Bauddha Dharmankur Sabha 1 Buddhist Temple Road Phone: +91-33-2236 7138	Paying guest accommodation at a Buddhist temple, with very spartan rooms but a warm welcome.
Rail Yatri Niwas Howrah Station Phone: +91-33-2660 1742	Dorm beds, double and triple rooms only accepts transit passengers, i.e., anyone with an onward train ticket from Calcutta.
Hotel Diplomat 10 Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2246 8436	Budget to mid-range hotel.
YMCA 25 Chowringhee Road Phone: +91-33-2249 2192 Fax: +91-33-2249 2234 swarajsi@123india.com	British-era building, with snooker table use, bed tea, breakfast and dinner included.
YWCA 1 Middleton Row Phone: +91-33-2229 7033	Housed in an extensive British-built building, accepts both men and women, despite the name. Rates include breakfast.
Hotel Astoria 6/2 & 6/3 Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2245 1514 Fax: +91-33-2244 8589 astoria@hotmail.com
Super Guest House 30A Free School Street Phone: +91-33-2252 4241 Fax: +91-33-2226 0818	Friendly management and quiet, clean and comfortable rooms.
Hotel Lindsay 8A Lindsay Street Phone: +91-33-2252 2237 Fax: +91-33-2252 0310 hotellindsay@vsnl.net	Breakfast on the 10th floor rooftop restaurant included.
CKT Inn 12A Lindsay Street Phone: +91-33-2252 0130 Fax: +91-33-2252 0665	Small, centrally air-conditioned, cordial place.
Hotel VIP International 51 Free School Street Phone: +91-33-2229 6428 Fax: +91-33-2229 3715 hvipcal@mantraonline.com	Mid-range hotel with very comfortable rooms.
Hotel Crystal Phone: +91-33-2226 6400 Fax: +91-33-2246 5019 hcrystal@vsnl.net	Complimentary breakfast and geysers in room.
Hotel Embassy 27 Princep Street Phone: +91-33-2237 9040 Fax: +91-33-2237 3288	An old, no-frills place, with good single and double rooms.
Hotel Airlines 2 Kapilatola Lane Phone: +91-33-2236 4167	Hotel with small, comfortable rooms with geysers, near the Buddhist Temple.
Broadway Hotel 27A Ganesh Chandra Avenue Phone: +91-33-2236 3080 Fax: +91-33-2236 4151 broadway@vsnl.com	Very popular mid-range hotel with very well-kept rooms.
Heera Hotel 28 Grant Street Phone: +91-33-2228 0663 Fax: +91-33-2228 0171	Popular hotel north of New Market.
Royal Calcutta Guest House 124 Karaya Road Phone: +91-33-2280 0377 Fax: +91-33-2240 4823	Away from the central district but is delightfully homey and particularly suitable for long-term stay.
Hotel Victerrace 1-B Gorky Terrace Phone: +91-33-2240 8788 Fax: +91-33-2240 4063 http://www.hotelvicterrace.com	Attractively furnished rooms, efficient and courteous staff, and an open-air multi-cuisine restaurant.
Great Eastern Hotel 1-3 Old Court House Street Phone: +91-33-2248 2311 Fax: +91-33-2248 0289	Rambling old colonial hotel dating back to 1840, very mellow and atmospheric, with some luxurious rooms. Once the most elegant hotel "east of the Suez", it is today government-owned and service has suffered accordingly.
The Astor Hotel 15 Shakespeare Sarani Phone: +91-33-2282 9957 Fax: +91-33-2282 7430 http://www.astorcalcutta.com	Hotel with a colonial ambience borne out by its red-and-white brick facade and elegant rooms.
Fairlawn Hotel 13/A Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2245 1510 Fax: +91-33-2244 1835 http://www.fairlawnhotel.com	This family run hotel retains its British colonial period flavor. Meals are served at fixed times and feature a full English breakfast, and tea and sandwiches on the lawns.
Lytton Hotel 14 Sudder Street Phone: +91-33-2249 1872 Fax: +91-33-2249 1747 http://www.lyttonhotel.com	This tastefully decorated hotel has comfortable rooms and business facilities.
Tollygunge Club 120 Deshpran Sasmal Road Phone: +91-33-2417 6022 Fax: +91-33-2472 0480 http://www.thetollygungeclub.com	Spread over 40 hectares (100 acres), the club boasts an 18-hole golf course, spacious rooms and guest cottages with courteous service.
MBD Hotel Airport 28 Jessore Road Phone: +91-33-2511 9111 Fax: +91-33-2511 9137 mbdhotell@vsnl.net	Upscale hotel suited for airport transit passengers, with an excellent 24-hour coffee shop. The hotel is undergoing a massive renovation as part of its reinvention from a government-owned hotel to a Radisson property.
Peerless Inn 12 Chowringhee Road Phone: +91-33-2228 0301 Fax: +91-33-2228 6650 peerinn@giascl01.vsnl.net.in	Good rooms that boast magnificent views of the city. Best known for its authentic Bengali restaurant, Aaheli.
The Kenilworth 1 & 2 Little Russell Street Phone: +91-33-2282 8394 Fax: +91-33-2282 5136 http://www.kenilworthhotels.com	A quiet hotel with elegant charm and comfortable rooms. It has excellent breakfast and lunch buffets and a cozy English-style pub, complete with a London telephone booth.
Hotel Hindustan International 235/1 AJC Bose Road Phone: +91-33-2280 2323 Fax: +91-33-2280 0111 http://www.hhihotels.com	Plush rooms with a view of the city, several good restaurants, including a great Chinese restaurant and an interesting shopping arcade.
Oberoi Grand 15 Chowringhee Road Phone: +91-33-2249 2323 Fax: +91-33-2249 1217 http://www.oberoihotels.com	A Calcutta institution, this grand Victorian edifice has sumptuous interiors, rooms with four-poster beds, an inviting tea room and excellent restaurants.
The Park 17 Park Street Phone: +91-33-2249 3121 Fax: +91-33-2249 7343 http://www.theparkhotels.com	Comfortable rooms with jacuzzis, a swanky nightclub and a well-stocked library are this hotel's specialty.
Taj Bengal 34/B Belvedere Road Phone: +91-33-2223 3939 Fax: +91-33-2223 1766 http://www.tajhotels.com	Luxurious hotel with beautiful interior decor, business facilities and excellent restaurants.
ITC Sonar Bangla Sheraton Hotel & Towers 1 Halden Avenue Phone: +91-33-2345 4545 Fax: +91-33-2345 4455 http://www.sheraton.com/	Luxurious and relaxed ambience, surrounded by curvaceous bodies of water and 16 acres of greenery, with some of fine leisure facilities, such as a spa, tennis courts, and a chip-and-putt golf course among others.
Hyatt Regency Kolkata JA-1 Salt Lake City Phone: +91-33-2335 1234 Fax: +91-33-2335 1235 http://kolkata.regency.hyatt.com	A premium business hotel set on 6.5 acres of landscaped grounds, with "technologically equipped" rooms with luxurious bathrooms, rich wood floors and panoramic windows and excellent restaurants.
Radisson Ffort Resort Post Bag 1, Sarisa Phone: +91-31-7427 5444 http://www.radisson.com	Full service resort overlooking the river Hooghly. Located in a country setting offering complete health facilities, with restaurant, 24-hour coffee shop, golf and tennis facilities. Lacks public transportation to city center.

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