Best Hotels with Activities in Kolkata

Kolkata splits neatly in two for families: the colonial core around Victoria Memorial, Park Street and the Maidan, and the newer grid of Salt Lake and New Town where hotel rooms are bigger and traffic is thinner. That second half is where most family bookings land, because Science City, Nicco Park and Swabhumi sit within a short drive and the airport is 20 minutes away. Downtown pays off differently: Alipore Zoo, the National Library and Eden Gardens are walkable from Alipore hotels. Trams still run along parts of the centre, and Durga Puja in autumn turns whole neighbourhoods into open-air installations children remember for years.