4 Best Hotels in Kolkata (Calcutta), India

The cottages here are spacious, clean, and refreshing, and the experienced staff looks after all your needs. The garden is small, but well kept.

This sleek, tastefully designed business hotel has rooms with wooden floors and bathrooms with Italian-marble floors, glass sinks, and sunken rain showers. La Cucina, the hotel's Italian restaurant, is spectacular. Suites here are modern, comfortable, and worth a splurge.

One of the most elegant hotels in the country, this Victorian landmark in the center of town provides impeccable service. The restaurants are grand, albeit old-fashioned, and the contemporary-style rooms are spacious with well-appointed bathrooms. The best rooms overlook the interior courtyard and pool.

Designed like a Rajbaari, or sprawling homes of the Bengali Zamindars (landlords) of the past, Raajkutir has comfortable, spacious rooms with dark wooden furniture and marble floors. The property hosts pottery lessons headed by local artisans, traditional evening rituals at the courtyard, and walking tours through the premises. The on-site dining options, like the East India Room, are excellent.