The Fairlawn Hotel is a beloved heritage hotel on Sudder Street, run for decades as a charming time capsule of colonial Calcutta. Its green-shuttered 1780s building, memorabilia-crammed walls and plant-filled courtyard exude nostalgia, and it has hosted writers, actors and travellers over the years. Now sympathetically restored, it offers characterful rooms in the backpacker heart of the city, within easy reach of New Market, the Indian Museum and Park Street.