The Grand Hotel, officially known as the Oberoi Grand, is situated in the heart of Kolkata

Kolkata

Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...

 on Jawaharlal Nehru Road (earlier known as Chowringhee Road). It is an elegant building of British era and is a famous building in Kolkata. The hotel is owned by Oberoi chain of hotels.

History

The Grand Hotel had humble beginnings as Mrs. Monte's Boarding House at 13, Chowringhee Street. Acquired by the real-estate baron Arrathoon Stephen, it turned into a 3-story 500-room hotel. Acquired by hotelier Mohan Singh Oberoi

Mohan Singh Oberoi

Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi was a renowned Indian hotelier, widely regarded as the father of 20th century India's hotel business, was the founder Chairman of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, India's second-largest hotel company, with 35 luxury hotels in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Egypt, Australia and...

 in 1938, it became the Oberoi Grand.

The hotel got a major lift during World War II when about 4000 soldiers were billeted there, and would party regularly. Events like the U.S. Marines' Ball at the hotel remind visitors of such times.

Awards

• Top Hotels in India ... Zagat Survey
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  , Top International Hotels, Resorts and Spas 2005
• Best Business Hotel in Asia: Nominated ... International Business Asia and CNBC
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• Best Hotel in the Five Star Deluxe Category in Eastern India ... Department of Tourism, Government of West Bengal
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