Taj Bengal Explained

Hotel Name:Taj Bengal
Location:Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Address:34B, Belvedere Road, Alipore, Kolkata, India[1]
Chain:Taj Hotels
Coordinates:22.5377°N 88.3323°W
Opening Date:10 October 1989[2]
Architect:Bob Fox
Operator:Taj Hotels
Number Of Rooms:200
Number Of Suites:29
Floor Area:172,956 sq ft
Floors:5

Taj Bengal is an Indian luxury hotel in Kolkata, operated by the Taj Hotels and designed by American architect Bob Fox. The hotel was inaugurated on 10 October 1989 by Jyoti Basu, who was then the Chief Minister of West Bengal.[3] The hotel was constructed at a cost of and took nearly five years to be completed due to protests that the hotel would disturb the migratory habits of the birds visiting the adjacent Alipore Zoo.[4]

The hotel has 200 rooms and 29 suites, with terracotta statuary and palm-covered atrium lobby.[5] It has fine dining restaurants such as Cal27, Sonargaon, Souk, Chinoiseire and The Chambers,[6] [7] [8] [9] along with an al fresco area and banquet halls.[3] [10]

Taj Bengal was the only Taj Hotels property in the state of West Bengal until Taj Gateway Hotel was opened in 2013.[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Taj Bengal - Kolkata - the MICHELIN Guide . 18 November 2022 . MICHELIN Guide.
  2. News: Taj Bengal launches special label wine to celebrate 25th anniversary . 18 November 2022 . The Financial Express . 10 October 2014.
  3. News: Taj Bengal turns 30 this October . 18 November 2022 . The Telegraph India.
  4. News: Tata Group tops big league with Haldia project in bag, two other projects on the anvil . 18 November 2022 . India Today . en.
  5. News: Beneath the Surface in India's City With a Soul . 18 November 2022 . Los Angeles Times . 3 November 1991.
  6. News: Taj Bengal Kolkata . 18 November 2022 . Times Travel . Times of India . en.
  7. News: Taj Bengal's new diner Cal 27 experiments with a eclectic decor . 18 November 2022 . Architectural Digest . 27 September 2018 . en-IN.
  8. News: Of conversations and culinary extravaganza . 18 November 2022 . The Telegraph India.
  9. News: Snapshots from the Gout de France celebrations at Taj Bengal . 18 November 2022 . The Telegraph India.
  10. News: Two Taj hotels complete 25 years . 18 November 2022 . Financial Express . en.
  11. News: Kolkata's Taj Gateway Hotel ends up at NCLT over non-repayment of loans . 18 November 2022 . Business Standard.