The Elgin Darjeeling

Elgin is a 125 year old Royal Manor House synonymous with warm hospitality. It is an enchanting holiday getaway with the old world charm of a regal royal era. Exquisite homely interiors, impeccable service, fine cuisine, caring staff and contemporary technology blend to create an experience that is both warm and intimate.

As you enter The Elgin - warmth hugs you and makes you feel at home with a glass of sparkling cherry liquor and a silken Khada draped around your neck. Snug and cozy in an interior decked with etchings of G.Douglas, lithographs of Daniell, period Burma teak furniture, oak floor boards and paneling, crackling fireplaces, candle-lit tables and strains of music from the grand piano, you realize the meaning of palpable 'old world charm'. The hotel has stories to tell from the time of its first owner the Maharaja of Cooch Behar to Nancy Oakley in the 1950s.

The thirty luxury rooms of this mansion are seeped in nostalgia with stories to be heard from a bygone era.

With a glowing fireplace and hot water bags in your bed, you will find all the amenities of comfort coupled with the charming Victorian décor. The Attic Room on the top of the mansion with sloping roofs and wooden walls is an excellent place to unwind after a particularly tiring day at the mountains.

Room types

• Deluxe room
• Suite

Modern conveniences have been subtly merged with the old world charm of the hotels in The Elgin Group. Changes have been necessitated in adding these modern amenities in the Hotel. However, all efforts have been made to blend in preserving the look and feel of yore.

Facilities include

• Attached private bath with showers.
• Running hot and cold water - 24 hrs.
• Telephone with International dialing and Net-connectivity
• Colour television with satellite channels
• Multi-channel music in public areas
• Round the clock room service
• Laundry and dry cleaning service
• Currency exchange
• Safe deposit lockers
• Baby sitting arrangements
• Travel desk
• Doctor on call
• Car parking area
• Banquet and conference facilities
• Communication: Fax and e-mail

Tourists from around the world claim that viewing the sunrise from Lolegaon at Kalimpong and the Tiger Hill at Darjeeling and the sunset from the Durpin Monastery at Kalimpong is an experience incomparable with any hill station in the world. From the hilltop at Deolo at Kalimpong, the breathtaking view of the Kanchenjunga, Kalimpong and Melli, Sikkim, with the Teesta flowing for below, makes one feel on top of the world.

The drive up to the Elgin hotel from the airport at Bagdogra, or the railway stations at New Jalpaiguri or Siliguri is not without its share of beauty. Surprises lurk behind every bend. The drive to the pine forests at Lava in Kalimpong, Mirik on the Nepal border, Changu lake in Sikkim and the Nathula pass on the Chinese border are experienced by themselves. Rare and valuable scriptures and artifacts await the historically inclined at the various monasteries that dot the region.