About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
Calcutta Cottage is on the ground floor of a 60 year old house. It comprises of high ceilings and red floors, giving a heritage look and feel to the property. 3 AC rooms are available for double occupancy booking, each with a private bathroom. Additionally there is a well equipped lounge, pantry and verandah which is for common use of all guests. The property is 1 minute away from the main road.
House Facilities
- Parking
- Air Conditioning
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is in South Calcutta, a minute away from the main road. The area is peaceful and quiet and closeby to popular shopping malls, universities, libraries, walking parks and eateries.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Shopping Centre
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
Some points to note:
1. Every bedroom includes full cupboards, reading lights, luggage & shoes rack and full length mirrors. Extra floor beds are chargeable at Rs 500 each. Only 1 extra bed is permitted per room, aside for the Sofa bedroom where extra beds cannot be accommodated.
2. We provide local Bengali breakfast on certain days. The meal includes homemade chutney (pickle sauce) which is a peoples favourite, (subject to availability). For other days we stack the fridge with regular continental breakfast items which includes eggs.
3. Guests are welcome to use the pantry/ small kitchen with induction stove, electric toaster, aquagaurd, microwave, fridge, crockery + cutlery... major meal cooking is not allowed. Self help for washing cutlery after use.
4. Iron board provided
5. Verandah is the only place for smoking and outside shoes.
6. Guests are requested to present their Govt. Ids at the time of check in.
7. There is a parking provision for 1 car, subject to availability.
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is allowed outdoors only.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.