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The Indian Museum in Kolkata is one of the city's great museums, holding collections that range across art, archaeology and natural history. It stands in central Kolkata, within easy reach of the surrounding streets.
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Astoria Hotel is the closest listed option to the Indian Museum in Kolkata at 100 m, about a 1-minute walk. The 2-star hotel has a guest score of 3.4 from 700 reviews, and its position makes it easy to reach the museum at opening time or return between gallery visits.
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Lytton Hotel sits 130 m from the Indian Museum, roughly a 2-minute walk. This 3-star hotel scores 3.9 from 1817 reviews, so guests get a well-reviewed base a few steps from the museum on Chowringhee and close to Park Street.
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Ymca Seacom Inn is 140 m from the Indian Museum, about a 2-minute walk. The 3-star hotel has a guest score of 3.8 from 666 reviews, making it a convenient choice for travellers who want the museum and central Kolkata within easy reach on foot.
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Hotel O Gulshan Inn stands 100 m from the Indian Museum, around a 2-minute walk. This 3-star hotel keeps guests within a very short stroll of the galleries on Chowringhee, handy for an early start before the museum fills up.
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Hotel O Md International Guest House is 130 m from the Indian Museum, about a 2-minute walk. The 3-star hotel puts the Bharhut railings, Gandhara sculpture and the rest of the collection within a short stroll of the doorstep.
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Oyo Seacom Inn Ymca Esplanade lies 120 m from the Indian Museum, roughly a 2-minute walk. The 2-star hotel has a guest score of 3.8 from 666 reviews, so it suits visitors who want a short walk to the museum and a central Kolkata base.
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The Salvation Army Red Shield Guest House Hostel is 160 m from the Indian Museum, about a 2-minute walk. This 2-star option is one of the closest places to stay for a museum-focused trip, with the colonnaded block on Chowringhee just down the street.
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The Elgin Fairlawn Kolkata is 190 m from the Indian Museum, about a 3-minute walk. The 4-star hotel has the highest guest score on this list at 4.3 from 964 reviews, combining a short walk to the galleries with a stay near Park Street.
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Hotel Diplomat is 200 m from the Indian Museum, roughly a 3-minute walk. The 2-star hotel has a guest score of 3.3 from 273 reviews, and its position keeps the museum, its sculpture galleries and Park Street within a short stroll.
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Hotel Palace sits 190 m from the Indian Museum, about a 3-minute walk. This 1-star hotel is one of the simplest bases for visiting the museum, with the entrance on Chowringhee reached on foot in a few minutes.
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The listed hotels near Indian Museum in Kolkata all sit in the same central area, most within a few minutes on foot of the colonnaded block on Chowringhee. Astoria Hotel is 100 m away, Lytton Hotel and Ymca Seacom Inn are around 130 m to 140 m, and The Elgin Fairlawn Kolkata is 190 m, so guests can walk over between gallery visits. Hotel Diplomat and Hotel Palace, both about 200 m away, keep the museum and Park Street within easy reach of a single base.
Because the hotels near Indian Museum in Kolkata are so tightly clustered, most guests simply walk. Astoria Hotel is 100 m away, and Lytton Hotel, Ymca Seacom Inn, Hotel O Gulshan Inn and Hotel O Md International Guest House all sit within 130 m to 140 m, so the museum gate is a minute or two on foot. The Salvation Army Red Shield Guest House Hostel, The Elgin Fairlawn Kolkata, Hotel Diplomat and Hotel Palace are 160 m to 200 m out, still an easy walk. Farther down the same area, Capital O Hotel Emerald, Golden Apple Boutique Hotel, Aafreen Tower, Dee Empresa and Kyd Guest House lie 240 m to 300 m away, which many guests cover on foot and others by a short ride. Arrivals from the airport will want a taxi or drive into central Kolkata.
The Indian Museum in Kolkata is India's oldest museum, founded in 1814 by the Asiatic Society and run today from a long colonial building on Chowringhee, Jawaharlal Nehru Road. Galleries cover archaeology, sculpture, art and natural history, and the collection includes the Bharhut stupa railings, Gandhara Buddhist sculpture, an Egyptian mummy and a replica of the Ashokan lion capital. The scale surprises visitors who expect one hall of glass cases: art, archaeology, anthropology, geology, zoology and botany fill a single circuit that can take in most of the museum. The building is part of the visit, with a central entrance and staircase leading to rooms off long corridors. Labels are in English and Bengali, and allow about two hours; the museum closes on Mondays, so check the official website before travelling. Being a short walk from Park Street, it is easy to pair with a day in central Kolkata.
Astoria Hotel is the closest hotel we list, about 1 min walk · 100 m from Indian Museum in Kolkata in a straight line, in Kolkata.
Yes: 114 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Indian Museum in Kolkata, about a 15-minute walk, and 55 are within 500 m. The closest is Astoria Hotel, 100 m away.
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The Elgin Fairlawn Kolkata has the best guest score of the hotels near Indian Museum in Kolkata: 4.3/5 from 964 reviews, 190 m away.
10 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Indian Museum in Kolkata have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being The Elgin Fairlawn Kolkata (190 m).
The nearest listed hotels are Astoria Hotel at 100 m and Hotel O Gulshan Inn at 100 m, both about a 2-minute walk. Oyo Seacom Inn Ymca Esplanade is 120 m, while Lytton Hotel, Ymca Seacom Inn and Hotel O Md International Guest House are 130 m to 140 m away.
Yes. Lytton Hotel, Ymca Seacom Inn, Hotel O Gulshan Inn, Hotel O Md International Guest House, Capital O Hotel Emerald, Golden Apple Boutique Hotel, Aafreen Tower, Dee Empresa and Kyd Guest House are all 3-star, with distances from 100 m to 300 m from the museum.
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