The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata
Kolkata, India
Built 1840 · Last completed renovation 2013
Renovation forecast · estimate
Likely due for renovation now
Past its typical ~8-year renovation cycle. A model estimate, not a sourced fact.
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Location
Satellite view · Kolkata, India
Timeline
1840
Built
2013
Renovation
Facts
Stars
5★
Built
1840
Last completed renovation
2013
Sources
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“In 2005 it was sold to a private company and was reopened in November 2013 after an extensive renovation.”
“Originally built in 1840 as the Auckland Hotel, it is recognised as Asia's first luxury hotel”
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The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata (Kolkata, India) was built in 1840.
When was The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata last renovated?+
Its most recent completed renovation was in 2013.
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