Must-see hotels in West Bengal

The best hotel in town has a wide variety of rooms. The cheaper options are a bit old-fashioned, while the pricier rooms are surprisingly sleek and…

This simple place run by a friendly family is somewhere between a local hotel and budget backpackers' digs. Its central location, combined with an…

This cheerful, pink-painted, government-run hotel, fronted by grassy lawns, has adequately comfortable, pastel-shaded rooms and a good restaurant, plus a…

This old-school building has a variety of sizable, clean, bright, wood-panelled and wood-floored rooms. The spacious breakfast-lounge area and location by…

The AC rooms in this large hotel are just about OK (although in need of renovation), while the restaurant on the terrace has a basic multicuisine menu …

Luxurious Sinclairs is 5km below town, so it helps to have your own transport. New in 2014, it's not a heritage hotel: instead, everything is very…

New in 2018, the Annapurna is a marked step up in comfort levels from Bishnupur's other lodgings, with rooms boasting good mattresses, soft sofas, big…

A dependable choice in a quiet area well above the downtown hubbub, the Aliment has a variety of reasonably priced, wood-lined rooms. The best are on the…

This friendly Tibetan-owned place is set around a peaceful flower-hemmed family house, and boasts an airy terrace cafe. The rooms are plain but clean and…

Industrial but friendly, this government operation is most worth considering for its deluxe air-conditioned rooms (₹2950), set in cottages standing around…

This very good-value place is sparkling clean, with 24-hour hot water, a comfy lobby lounge, views from the rooftop and upper floors, and 16 small but…

Conveniently located just 2km south of the Hazarduari and a 10-minute autorickshaw ride from Murshidabad train station, this friendly place has good-value…

Conveniently close to the bus stands, rooms at the Conclave are a little tired but they have good beds and prim cedar-themed decor. The cheaper rooms are…

A simple budget option, with smallish, carpeted, past-their-prime rooms. All have hot showers and the sunny terrace is a bonus. Rooms vary considerably;…

Clean, bright, modern rooms with comfy mattresses make this a solid, central option, with profits going to the Manjushree Centre of Tibetan Culture in the…

In a side street just 100m east of the bus station intersection, the Evergreen is surprisingly peaceful. Each of the 11 rooms is different, but they're…

The state-government-run lodge at the reserve's Sajnekhali hub provides clean, well-kept, wood-walled rooms. Meals are served in an AC dining room and…

The seven spotless, comfy and carpeted rooms with private hot-water bathrooms are the best value in Mirik; the bright upstairs rooms are larger with…

Clean, basic rooms and satisfying meals in a cosy house among mountain meadows, 2.5km above Mane Bhanjang on the way up to the Singalila Ridge.

Offers inexpensive accommodation with attached bathrooms in Rimbik, a trailhead for Singalila Ridge treks. Fooding available.