Holiday Inn Kolkata Airport Hotel in India

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Updated: March 24, 2022
By Santorini Dave

Essentials
• Location: Rajarhat near the airport.
• Hotel website: ihg.com
• Hotel phone: +91 (0)33 6699 6699
• Check prices for Holiday Inn Airport

Review of Holiday Inn Kolkata Airport Hotel in Kolkata, India.

Located close to the airport, the midrange Holiday Inn offers modern rooms and facilities.

Holiday Inn Airport – Functional, well-priced, handy to facilities, and convenient to the airport.

Much better than just a transit hotel, the Holiday Inn offers decent facilities for business people and anyone with an early departure or late arrival by air. All the usual amenities are provided, including a gym and substantial pool. More importantly, the rooms, and especially the suites, are far more spacious than at rival hotels, and all are amazingly soundproofed considering the hotel is under a flight path. With a cluster of similar-looking (but inferior) hotels nearby, facilities in the immediate area are surprisingly good, including a supermarket next door and western-style mall a short walk away.

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Holiday Inn Airport – The Location

  • Address: Biswa Bangla Sarani Road, in Rajarhat (also called Chinar Park or New Town). Near the airport.
  • Area: Lively business and shopping district, with a supermarket next door and mall nearby. The backstreets are safe and interesting to wander around.
  • How to Get There: Taxis from the pre-paid counters at the airport take 10 minutes (4 km), but many categories of rooms at the hotel include 1 or 2-way airport transfers. From the main railway station (Howrah), the hotel is 60 minutes (15 km) by taxi. See Local Transport below for more information about taxis and the metro.
  • Handy to: Airport.

Holiday Inn Airport – The Basics

  • Guests: Overwhelmingly airline passengers as well as some Indian business people.
  • Views: Rooms facing the front overlook the busy road (but with effective soundproofing). Others face another building or empty block. Views are not selling points for airport hotels.
  • Private Pools/Jacuzzis: Not expected or provided at this sort of airport hotel in Kolkata.
  • Extras: Transfers to and/or from the airport may be included, depending on the type of room booked.
  • How to Book: Booking.com will have the best rates.
  • Phone: +91 (0)33 6699 6699
  • Email: reservations@holidayinnkolairport.com
  • Website: ihg.com

Holiday Inn Airport – Amenities

  • Pool: Decent size and elevated for views. On the rooftop, but shares the area with an ugly and noisy air-conditioning system.
  • Spa: Not provided.
  • Fitness Center: Small, serviceable, and open 24/7, with a yoga studio, but not that private because of adjacent high-rises and lack of curtains.
  • For families: Children can eat free with special deals.
  • Other Facilities: Money-changing. Laundry. Business Center (open 24 hours).

Holiday Inn Airport – Food and Drink

  • Restaurants & Bars: Social Kitchen – Bright and cheerful. All-day dining, and a la carte menu and buffets at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. • Urban Kitchen & Bar – Tasty grills and signature cocktails. At a mezzanine level, with live music on most nights. • Royal Bengal Sweet Company – Patisserie and coffee shop at the lobby for all sorts of sweet treats and tasty desserts.
  • Breakfast: All suites and executive rooms include breakfast.
  • Room Service: Available 24/7.

Holiday Inn Airport – Rooms

  • Room Types: Deluxe Rooms • King Bed Deluxe Rooms • King Bed Executive Rooms • King Bed Junior Suites • King Bed Executive Suites • List of all Rooms
  • Smoking Rooms: No smoking in the rooms or public areas.
  • Best Room: King Bed Executive Suites are twice the size of all other rooms and suites, and feature separate living areas.
  • For Families: 1 or 2 small children can stay free in their parents’ room. Or book 2 rooms with connecting doors.

Holiday Inn Airport – Local Transport

  • Walking: Plenty of shops, cafés, and bars along the main road, which has sidewalks, but is dangerous to cross. Wander around the backstreets for a glimpse of Indian suburban life.
  • Public Transport: Buses career along the main road at breakneck speeds but are of no use to tourists. The Kolkata Metro is also not practical, and won’t fully reach the airport and the surrounding areas until finished.
  • Taxis & Auto-rickshaws: Unmetered ‘taxis’ (which are just private cars) hang about outside. Far cheaper are the taxis that are yellow (with no air-conditioning) and blue-and-white (with air-con). Both types have meters, but drivers need to be pressured into using them. Metered taxis and auto-rickshaws can be found at the junction about 200m up the street (turn right from the hotel doors). Rides can also be booked using Uber and Ola apps. Cycle-rickshaws are available for short trips.

Holiday Inn Airport – What’s Nearby?

Best Nearby Restaurants & Bars

  • To avoid risking serious injury (or worse) by crossing the road, head left (350m) from the hotel doors to Raj Darbar (in Hotel Raj Palace) for reasonably classy Indian food.
  • A few decent restaurants are just over the other side of the road, including Ziya Restaurant (350m) and a Domino’s pizza joint in the Hotel Pipal Tree (500m).
  • Familiar fast-food outlets (e.g. McDonald’s and KFC) – and several other lesser-known choices – are at the City Centre New Town mall (600m).
  • Attached to the mall, hotel Ambuja Neotia Vista offers a couple of tempting options, including the casual Café Swiss with terraced views overlooking the mall atrium and the elegant Durbari restaurant for contemporary Indian. (600m).

Nearby Shops

  • Spencer’s – Next door (turn right) from the Holiday Inn is this well-stocked supermarket which also sells fruit, cakes, and snacks.
  • City Centre New Town Mall – The large and western-style mall is attached to the Ambuja Neotia Vista hotel about 600m east along the road (away from Spencer’s).

Nearby Attractions

  • Dakshineswar Kali Temple – Historic Hindu temple, built in 1855, featuring a vast courtyard, 12 shrines dedicated to Shiva, a Radha-Krishna temple, and a bathing ghat by the riverfront. (13 km).
  • Mother House – Also known as Missionaries of Charity, it houses the tomb of Mother Teresa as well as her photographs, awards, articles, and belongings. The description of work done by her charity is eye-opening. (14 km).
  • Howrah Bridge – This famous Kolkata landmark is the world’s busiest and sixth biggest cantilever bridge. Built in 1943, it connects Kolkata with the important Howrah Station, and features wide footpaths full of pedestrians on both sides. (14 km).
  • Indian Museum – This must-see museum is the country’s largest and oldest. It houses a world-class collection of ancient artifacts from India and beyond, along with Raj-era relics housed in an occasionally frustrating manner. Open from 10 am to 6.30 pm on weekdays and until 8 pm on weekends. (15 km).
  • Victoria Memorial – Kolkata’s most popular attraction, this opulent British-era white marble replica of the original Victoria Memorial in London was built to commemorate Queen Victoria’s 25-year rule of India. In addition to lush gardens, statues, and sculptures, there are sound and light shows from March to June (7:45 pm). Open daily from 11 am to 4pm. (20 km).

Holiday Inn Airport – The Hotel

The hotel is located close to the airport.

The Holiday Inn is along a busy road only 4km from the airport.

The modern hotel lobby is functional.

The lobby is functional and modern, which is indicative of the hotel design throughout.

Royal Bengal Sweet Company serves coffee and pastries.

The Royal Bengal Sweet Company is a patisserie and coffee shop at the lobby.

Social Kitchen serves breakfast and other buffets through the day.

Just beyond the reception area, the Social Kitchen restaurant serves breakfast and other buffets throughout the day.

Social Kitchen also serves a la carte meals through the day.

In a bright and airy setting, Social Kitchen also offers a la carte meals all day.

The small fitness center could do with some privacy.

The fitness center is small, and with no curtains, it lacks privacy from neighboring buildings.

The large rooftop pool offers good street views.

The rooftop pool is fairly large and elevated for expansive street views.

The poolside terrace has some seats.

Alongside the pool is a modest terraced area with seats.

Accommodations feature a simple decor with some color.

The décor in all the room and suites is subdued, with some patches of color along the walls.

Accommodations are quite spacious.

Importantly, especially for transit passengers, all rooms and suites are spacious.

The area is a busy transport hub.

The general area is a busy transport hub for commuters.

Spencer’s supermarket next door is well-stocked, and has a patisserie and a snack bar.

Next door to the Holiday Inn, Spencer’s is a pleasingly well-stocked supermarket. It sells fresh fruit, and has a patisserie and snack bar.

There are a few large shops and department stores in the area.

Also very near to the hotel are a few large shops and department stores.

Raj Darbar close by is a good Indian restaurant.

Turn left from the hotel doors and walk about 350m to Raj Darbar, a reasonably classy Indian restaurant.

The City Centre New Town mall is also within walking distance.

In front of the Ambuja Neotia Vista hotel (in white) is the western-style City Centre New Town mall. Turn left from the doors at the Holiday Inn and walk about 1km.

The mall has a McDonald’s outlet.

Sometimes a visit to McDonald’s is welcome. Part of the City Centre New Town mall.

Café Swiss in Swissôtel is a casual and airy bistro.

Inside Ambuja Neotia Vista, which is attached to the mall, Café Swiss is a casual and airy bistro.

Café Swiss offers outdoor seating with views of the mall.

Café Swiss also offers terraced seating with views over the atrium within the adjacent mall.

The mall extends into other buildings around Swissôtel.

The City Centre mall extends into other buildings near the Swissôtel, about 1km from the Holiday Inn.

Taxis and auto-rickshaws can be hailed at the junction 200m away.

To get a metered taxi or auto-rickshaw, head right about 200m from the doors of the Holiday Inn to the junction. Check rates and availability: Holiday Inn Airport

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