Hotel Cecil

Hotel Cecil is a budget hotel at 52/1/1 College Street in north-central Kolkata, West Bengal, India. College Street is the heart of the city's academic and publishing district, famous for its long rows of second-hand and new bookstalls, the University of Calcutta, Presidency University and the Medical College. Coffee House, the historic adda venue on Bankim Chatterjee Street, is nearby, and the neighbourhood is associated with generations of Bengali students, writers and intellectuals. The nearest metro stations include Mahatma Gandhi Road and Central, and the Sealdah railway terminus is a short ride away, while Howrah Station is reachable by taxi across the Hooghly. The airport is roughly 45 to 75 minutes away by road depending on traffic. The hotel is a simple budget lodge of the type that serves students' families, visiting academics, book traders and domestic travellers, with a functional style and compact rooms. Room categories include Single, Double and Family rooms, with nightly rates listed at roughly INR 2,500 to 4,500. Listed amenities are Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a 24-hour front desk. No restaurant, pool, spa or fitness centre is listed, so meals are typically taken at nearby cafes, sweet shops and small restaurants, where inexpensive Bengali food, tea and snacks are widely available. Service is basic, with the front desk able to help with taxis and directions. The district is crowded and noisy throughout the day, and the lanes around College Street can be congested, so visitors should plan walking routes carefully. The location is the main appeal, giving book lovers and cultural travellers easy access to the bookstalls, Indian Coffee House, Marble Palace and the old north Kolkata neighbourhoods. The hotel suits budget travellers who value this atmosphere over modern facilities.