Taj Bengal

Frommer's Review

This smart hotel, popular with businesspeople and politicos like Hillary Clinton, is a good choice if you want to stay south of the city, enjoy views of the Maidan, and dine in-house -- Taj Bengal boasts some of Kolkata's most impressive restaurants, under the aegis of the highly experienced chef Sujan Mukherjee. Besides Sonargaon and The Hub, it houses one of India's best Chinese restaurants, Chinoiserie. Quieter rooms face the pool, or you can ask for a room with a view of the Victoria Memorial. All rooms have tasteful decor, and color schemes change from room to room; guest rooms on the third and fourth floors feature dark teakwood parquet floors, rugs, shimmering olive curtains, and paintings depicting Calcuttan city scenes; bar a few exceptions the bathrooms are a bit on the small side. Club Rooms (top floor) have added space (thanks to a window alcove), personal butler service, and access to posh lounges and exclusive restaurants (with strict dress codes) where the city's elite plot and play. The "gentlemen's club" ambience in the residents' lounge goes down well with a game of pool, a book from the small library, or time at the Internet bar. In the evenings, you can sit in the atrium at By The Way amidst palms and enjoy live instrumental music with a vast assortment of teas and coffees from across the world.

Facilities:
3 restaurants; bar; tea lounge; patisserie; pool; health club; concierge; travel desk and car hire; salon; 24-hr. room service; laundry; currency exchange; in-house doctor; high-speed Internet access

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