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YWCAvsITC Sonar, Kolkata - a Luxury Collection Hotel
YWCA and ITC Sonar are both rated very highly by professionals. Overall, YWCA is the choice of most reviewers compared to ITC Sonar. YWCA comes in at 73 with accolades from 2 publications including Rough Guide, Lonely Planet.
YWCA
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
1 Middleton Row, Kolkata 700071, India
From $0/night
Rough Guide "Safe for women and especially good for longer stays, this clean, central hostel with plain but adequate rooms, some a/c off Park St, is built around a pleasant courtyard with a tennis court."
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Book in advance.
Lonely Planet "Old high-ceilinged rooms have slatted green doors opening onto a wide arched corridor...large, sparse sitting rooms have a sense of times gone by" Full review
ITC Sonar, Kolkata - a Luxury Collection Hotel
Frommer's Lonely Planet
Fodor's
JBS Haldane Avenue, Kolkata 700046, India
From $51/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's "If you want to stay far from the congested heart of Kolkata, like large open spaces, and want the pampering of a good spa, this "business resort" hotel offers just that." Full review
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Courtyards and lily ponds separate accommodations blocks; the rooms to ask for are the ITC One rooms, with bathrooms which overlook natural light courts and the Olympic-sized pool and spa are welcome respites after a day trudging Kolkata's streets.
Lonely Planet "Proudly eco-friendly, the rectilinear buildings of this 2003 'seven-star resort' are ranged around attractive lily-ponds which naturally filter and recycle liquid waste."
Fodor's "Although this is essentially a business hotel, the Sonar feels like a resort, with a picturesque pond of lotuses that are set in lush landscaped gardens." Full review
