Continental Guest House

Name: Continental Guest House
Address: 30A Mirza Galib Street, 1st Floor, Entrance from Sudder Street, Kolkata, 700016, India
Rating: 6.2

30A Mirza Galib Street, 1st Floor, Entrance from Sudder Street700016KolkataIndia

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About Continental Guest House

Continental Guest House, located on Sutter Street near the city centre of Kolkata and a five-minute walk from the vast Maidan Park, offers basic accommodation suitable for backpackers or those on a shoe-string budget.

There are 19 rooms in total, accommodating up to three people in each. Air conditioning is available in some rooms, whilst bathroom facilities are shared.

Continental Guest House provides free Wi-Fi and parking is available, as well as luggage storage.

The hotel provides round-the-clock room service for guests wishing to stay in. Otherwise there are several places to eat out locally, including the Kasturi Restaurant serving spicy Bengali cuisine, just a couple of minutes' walk away.

The Esplanade and Park Street metro stations are around a kilometre from the hotel, whilst the Indian Museum is just 500 metres away. The Victoria Memorial Hall and Saint Paul's Cathedral are both around two kilometres from the hotel. The Marble Palace is about 20 minutes' drive away, traffic permitting.

Contact

30A Mirza Galib Street, 1st Floor, Entrance from Sudder Street, 700016, Kolkata, India
Telephone: +91(33)66346400 |

Top amenities

Free WiFi in lobby
Free WiFi in rooms
Pool
Spa
Parking
Pets
A/C
Restaurant
Hotel bar
Gym

All amenities

Hotel facilities

24-hour room service
Airport shuttle
Car park
Free WiFi in lobby
Laundry service
Pets allowed
Room service
WiFi in lobby

Room facilities

Central heating
Fan
Free WiFi in rooms
Satellite TV
Television
WiFi in rooms

Arrival / Departure

Check-in: 12:00
Check-out: 11:00

Positive Reviews

Good central location

The big advantage of this accommodation is its proximity to the centre of Calcutta and its shopping area. It is also just a short walk from the Indian Museum. There are plenty of places to eat out locally including several tea stands where guests get breakfast. Getting around is easy too with the Esplanade and Park Street metro stations nearby and plenty of taxis in the vicinity.

Budget hotel for backpackers

Guests say the hotel could represent excellent value for money for anyone seeking little more than a bed for the night, such as a single male traveller. For the same budget, they reckon one can find a lot worse.

Negative Reviews

Extremely basic amenities

Guests warn that pretty much all of the rooms come with a shared bathroom and shared WC with no air conditioning (or even fans) at all. The shared facilities are also few and far between, with only a couple of lavatories for the whole hotel and hot water only provided on demand (in the form of a bucket). The rooms appear to be separated only by plywood (and can get quite noisy). Guests say that it isn't at all suitable for families or female travellers.

Cleaning not up to scratch

The standard of hygiene of the hotel is not acceptable for many guests. They say the linen is dirty and not changed between stays and the beds are infested with bugs. The rooms are infrequently cleaned and give off a very bad odour.

Staff attitude not always appreciated

Many guests complain that the behaviour of management and staff is well below what they would expect. They find them impolite, arrogant and very uncooperative.