Digha Tourist Lodge. Photograph: Amit Biswas
Goutam Mitra writes:
Last Friday (1st of June, 2008) we traveled to Digha without a hotel reservation. We just got up and drove to Digha, which is about 200 KMs from Kolkata. To our utter surprise we found all better hotels are full and especially A.C. rooms were just not available. They were all booked!!! The better private hotels were charging premium on room rent and the behaviour of the reception was totally changed. All this was because they were running to full capacity! The sweltering heat at Kolkata was driving people out to go to the beaches.
We looked for a room in about 12 or 13 hotels in Old & New Digha. They were all full. Then we decided to visit West Bengal Tourism's Digha Tourist Lodge. We had never gone there as it was govt. run and we had thought the service and rooms would be horrible. To our surprise we found the reception was extremely warm, rooms were spacious (at least 18' X 18'). The size of their 2 bathrooms would make the complete room in other better hotels. Wall to wall carpet, and AC was working. The rates? extremely reasonable. For a ground floor AC room we were charged Rs.700/- plus tax. In other hotels a room would be half the size and the rate would not be less than Rs 1200 or Rs 1500 plus tax per day (plus bad behaviour for free).
In other words, our stay was extremely comfortable in Digha Tourist Lodge, which we had underestimated. It is advisable to book a room well in advance during summer vacation (April end to mid June) of schools. As this place is now very well connected with Calcutta, it can be reached within 3 to 4 hours of drive and within equal time by train. So it remains crowded on weekends and holidays.
Unique Qualities: This place has a huge lawn, garden, stroll area, big rooms, big toilets, well made beds, good behaviour of the hotel staff members and so on. But every thing requires to be re-touched, re-painted. The restaurant & bar needs renovation, furniture needs to be polished, changed. In all it should be handed over to some professional who would make this place look good, feel good. I feel nobody would mind if the rates are increased about 10 to 15% to pay for better facilities. It is required as it was built in the 1960s to 1970s (when the crowd was fewer in number and the journey took 8-10 hours), with minor renovation from time to time. But now it requires to be renovated completely to give it at least a two star category look.
Our room charge was Rs. 800/- or about USD 18 per day. A second floor room is Rs 1000/- or USD 22 per day inclusive of taxes. And frankly speaking these are extremely good rates for the kind of room and service you get.
Digha Tourist Lodge: Bed Room. Photograph: W.B.T.D.C.
Amit Biswas writes:
This is the only govt. lodge in Digha. The rooms are nice, position is best and the food is excellent. 15mins in rickshaw from Digha railway station. It is beside the main road and the turning of SH-57
Digha Tourist Lodge Room. Photograph: Amit Biswas
Digha Tourist Lodge Hallway. Photograph: Amit Biswas
Digha Tourist Lodge Restaurant. Photograph: Amit Biswas
Digha Tourist Lodge, Tariff (October 20, 2011)
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| A.C. Delux Double Bedded Room | Rs. 1440 |
| A.C. Super Delux Double Bedded Room | Rs. 1800 |
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3/2, BBD Bag (East), Kolkata - 700001, India
Phone: +91-33-2248-5168, 2243-7260, 2248-8271/8272
E-mail: visitwestbengal@yahoo.co.in
E-mail: wbtdc@vsnl.com
Siliguri: phone: +91-353-2511974/ 2511979
New Delhi: Phone: +91-11-2374-2840
Chennai: Phone: +91-44-2841-1046
Website:
www.westbengaltourism.gov.in
Link to on-line reservation:
On line reservation
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Hill
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Kalimpong
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Mainak
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Malda
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P.O. & Dist. Malda Pin : 732101 Phone : (03512) 220911 Mob : 9733008792 |
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Malbazar
Tourist Lodge
P.O. Mal Dist. Jalpaiguri Pin : 735221 Phone : (03562) 257206 Mob : 9733008793 |
Maithan
Tourist Lodge
P.O. Kalyaneswari, Dist. Bardhaman Pin : 713369 Phone : (0341) 2523894 Mob : 9732100940 |
Pathik
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Raiganj
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Rani
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Sajnekhali
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Tourist Lodge
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Teesta
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Udayachal
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Digha Tourist Lodge, Garden
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WBTDC Tourist Lodges |
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| Digha | Bakkhali | Sajnekhali |
| Santiniketan | Jaldapara | Darjeeling |
| Kalimpong | Hill Top (Kalimpong) | Kurseong |
| Malbazar | Mainak (Siliguri) | Teesta (Jalpaiguri) |
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Digha Hotels |
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| Tourist Lodge | Palm Resort | Hotel Sea Coast |
| Dolphin | Sea Hawk | Larica Holiday Inn |
| Sonar Bangla | Sagar Priya | |
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