Honeymoon spot in India in month of February?

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Manan G

Beat your Honeymoon Heat in chilling weather of Darjeeling. It is around 575km north of Calcutta, is one of the main hill stations in India. It has a good atmosphere and some great mountain views. The air is usually cool and windy out there also it is famous as being the place where some of the best teas in the world are grown.

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How to get there:-

First you have to go to New Jalpaiguri from Sealdah Railway Station by following train:
2343 DARJEELING MAIL
Leave SEALDAH 22:05 Reach NEW JALPAIGURI 08:15 Next Morning
Fare 2nd AC Rs. 957/- 3rd AC Rs. 684/- & Sleeper Rs. 263/- per person
From New Jalpaiguri you have to change train i.e. TOY TRAIN (Narrow Gauage Train) that will leave station only when the above mentioned train reach New Jalpaiguri. So Don't worry if the above mentioned train gets late, Both trains are interconnected.
Train to Darjeeling as follow:

1D NJP DJ NG TRAIN
Leave NEW JALPAIGURI 09:00AM Reach DARJEELING 15:55PM (It is an interesting trip, The first-class coaches have large windows so you can get a good view, the train has been on World Heritage Site as listed by UNESCO)
Fare First Class Rs. 274/- Second Seating Rs. 42/-

Where to Stay (Accomodation)
Aliment (225-5068), 40 Dr Zakir Hussein Rd, is a friendly place that has basic cheap clean rooms for Rs 130/200, rooms with bath for Rs 275 and dorm beds for Rs 75. Recommended. It has a popular restaurant.

Hotel Tower View (225-4452; fax 54330; Email: towerviewW@satyam.net.in), Dr Zakir Hussein Rd, near the TV tower, is a friendly family-run place with rooms with common bath for Rs 90/155 and a room with bath and a good view for Rs 250/300. Dorm bed Rs 75. It is a popular place with a good trekking log.

Hotel Shamrock, Upper Beechwood Rd, is a popular place with rooms for Rs 150/250. Some rooms have bathrooms. Hot water in a bucket. From the upstairs rooms there are good views. Popular with travelers.

Hotel Pagoda, (225-3498), Beechwood Rd, next door, has clean rooms with bath for Rs 350. It is a well-managed place in a nice location. It is a good value.

Hotel Prestige (52699), near Laden La Rd, above the GPO up some steps, has rooms with bath and hot water for Rs 350/600. The rooms upstairs are better. It has a library. It is a popular place with travelers. Recommended.

Hotel Tshering Denzongpa (53412), 6 JP Sharma Rd, has rooms for Rs 300 to Rs 800. The higher priced rooms have better views. Free bucket hot water. It is a really good place. Good discounts in the off-season.

Hotel Shangrila (54149), 5 Nehru Rd, has nice, large rooms (some with views) with fireplaces for Rs 1150 (half price in the off-season).

Pineridge (225-4074: Email: pineridge@dte.vsnl.net.in), Nehru Rd, has spacious double rooms for Rs 1000 and Rs 1400. Some rooms have good views. It could be better maintained. There are good discounts in the off-season.

Bellevue Hotel (222254075; fax 54330), Chowrasta, is a nice older place with rooms with bath and hot water in the morning for Rs 1000/1200. There are good discounts in the off-season. It is recommended.

Main Bellevue Hotel (225-4178) is a nice older building with double rooms for Rs 800 and rooms with a view of Kanchenjunga for Rs 1000. It is well-managed and has a nice garden.

Hotel Seven Seventeen (225-4717: fax: 225-4717), HD Lama Rd, has rooms for Rs 1200/1500. It is a friendly, well-managed place.
Hotel Lunar (54194), 51 Gandhi Rd, has good rooms with bath for Rs 1000/1100. It has a good veg restaurant.

Hotel Daffodil (52605) has rooms for Rs 550.
Hotel Dekeling (225-4159: Email: norbu@dekeling.com), 51 Gandhi Rd, above the Dekevas Restaurant, has comfortable rooms with bath and hot water for Rs 1050/1400. It is popular with travelers. 40% discounts during the off-season. It is a friendly, recommended place.

Hotel Dil (52773), 12A Rockville Rd, has nice clean rooms for Rs 650.

Rockville Hotel (52513), 4 Rockville Rd, has rooms for Rs 400.

Hotel Valentino (52228), 6 Rockville Rd, has modern rooms for Rs 1000 to Rs 1250, including breakfast, There are some great views and heaters are provided free in the winter. It is a nice place. It has a good Chinese restaurant.

Palace Mahakal (52026), Cooch Behar Rd, has comfortable rooms for Rs 1000/1250 and luxurious deluxe rooms with outstanding views for Rs 1200/1600.

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