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Boutique hotels
in West Bengal

Darjeeling (1) · Kolkata (1) · Sundarbans (1)

Executive Cottage, red-walled thatched cottage with bougainvillea and a lamp-lit garden path at Sundarban Tiger Camp, Sundarbans
The Sundarbans · Jungle camp

Sundarban Tiger Camp

On Dayapur Island opposite Sundarban National Park, this camp has been running cruise safaris into the mangrove waterways since 2004, you arrive by boat from Gadkhali along the Pitchkhali River. The 21 rooms, each hand-painted by a local artist and kept free of televisions, all have private balconies. Evenings bring a sundowner at the Mangrove bar and, some nights, a Bonobibi Jatra, the local play of the forest goddess.

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Ada Villa bedroom with high ceilings, rose-print bedspread and curtains, framed prints and Persian rugs at Windamere Hotel, Darjeeling
Darjeeling · Heritage hotel

Windamere Hotel

Darjeeling's Raj-era heritage hotel, spread across houses that include Ada Villa and The Snuggery, the latter looking over Chowrasta. Rooms carry names like Princess of Siam and Begum Aga Khan; dinner is formal, and afternoon tea remains a fixture. A two-roomed bungalow houses the DHR Club, for devotees of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

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The Rajbari Bawali New
Kolkata · Heritage mansion

The Rajbari Bawali

A 300 year old Zamindari mansion in four acres, ninety minutes from Kolkata, restored with carved four poster beds and marble floors. Dinners in the Thakur Dalan, sundowners on the Ganges, pottery and cooking classes.

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