Choupahari is a “boutique HOME-STAY resort” near Santiniketan. Located half-way between Bolpur and Illambazar and half kilometre off of the main road Choupahari is immersed in incredible natural beauty, set under a mixed canopy of mango, teak, mahogany, neem, and jack fruit trees. Choupahari provides the perfect getaway for you and loved ones to relax and reinvigorate; reawaken in a place where time stands still.
We have Six well decorated “over-sized” King and Queen rooms to give you a feel of a “luxury home stay”. Each one has a name, inspired by the insects you find in the Choupahari jungle like foring (dragonfly), jhni jhni (cricket), bhromor (beetle) and jonaki (firefly) etc. While the first three are on the ground floor, the other three are on the upper floor.
Each air-conditioned room with huge glass windows offers a calm and comfortable environment with a natural view and services such as intercom, satellite TV, free WiFi, mini fridge and a kitchenette. All rooms come with a private bathroom with geyser and a balcony. Extras include slippers and free toiletries. We also have a dormitory for a couple of drivers.
The tariff for each unit of Queen room is INR 5,500 and King is INR 6,000 only. Rates are based on single or double occupancy per room per night and include complimentary breakfast. One or two extra persons can be accommodated in the same room for an additional charge of Rs.1500 per-head per-night only.
We have a driver’s dormitory which can be availed by paying Rs. 700 for each of them. The above tariff may not be valid in festive days, New Year & long weekends.
This year (2022) we have introduced ‘AN ESCAPADE FROM THE HUSTLE-BUSTLE’, a day trip to Choupahari. It provides the opportunity to get out into the countryside to enjoy the fresh air and undulating greenary. You can enjoy a fun dayout with your family and friends. Our charges per person with breakfast, lunch, hi-tea and stay/activities is INR 2000 only.
A stay at Choupahari includes access to a range of common leisure spaces: a gazebo, a small library, and Gunjon, a multi activity adda zone. Each is organised by our friendly staff to guarantee the tranquillity typical of a village holiday home coupled with the advantages of a modest resort.
At the request of guests, we love to invite local Baul maestros to join us in the evening. This eclectic group of mystic minstrels–consisting of Vaishnava Hindu practitioners and Sufi Muslims–were strongly influential on Rabindranath Tagore’s music. Perhaps their rhythmic melodies will inspire your own poetry ! You may even use our tanpura and scale changing harmonium to practice a few music lessons at Choupahari or may get interested to paint unbridled on canvases and flaunt your art using materials that is available with us.
Whether you desire meditation in a quiet space away from the kids, relaxation with a romantic stroll around the garden and afternoon tea, or diversion with an impromptu movie night in our glass house, we strive to accommodate all recreational requests.
If you have an activity in mind, let us know with an email to hello@choupahari.com and we’ll do our best!
We serve simple, authentic Bengali dishes. Our cooks are inspired by the tradition and passion of centuries-old home-cooking. In that vein, meals are served on terracotta plates, bowls and banana leafs.
Menus are decided upon each morning, with one meal typically consisting of Basmati rice, two vegetarian, one fish, and one meat dishes. Lunch is typically served between 12:30 and 1:00 PM and dinner is served between 8:30 and 9:30 PM. ‘Gunjon’, our homestay restaurant, surrounded by perennial nature, serves by per order only to our residing guests. As mentioned, each order is a set traditional Bengali menu and would cost either INR 400 for veg or 600 p/plate for non-vegetarian dishes. One has the option of having food elsewhere.
We provide a complimentary breakfast either of milk-cereal, luchi-aalurdom, toast-omelette, and seasonal fruits or a combination of them each day of your stay along with tea and coffee. There is a small kitchenette in your room with small sachets of tea, sugar, milk and coffee that you can use whenever you feel like.
Also, a small selection of snack items like biscuits/chips/chanachur/nuts/fruit juice are available for purchase.
We generally do not offer any room service as the food has a long way to travel from our kitchen. Also, being a jungle HOME-STAY resort we are extra cautious while maintaining hygiene and cleanliness in our property. In the case of older adults and people with chronic disabilities of all ages, we have a flexible support system and our charges are 30% extra on food, snacks and cold drinks. Please note : we don’t serve alcohol anywhere in the property.
We have Six ‘over-sized’ rooms each having a private bathroom with geyser, a balcony and a kitchenette . Four of the six are Deluxe Queens and the rest two are Deluxe Kings. The tariff for each Queen is INR 5,500 and King is INR 6,000. Rates are based on single or double occupancy per room per night and include complimentary breakfast. One extra person can be accommodated for an additional charge of Rs.1500 only.
We have a drivers’ dormitory which can be availed by paying Rs. 700 for each of them. No GST applicable. The above tariff may not be valid in festive days, New Year & long weekends. We reserve the right to change the tariff as per requirement. So visitors are requested to check the current tariff before making reservation.
Our check-in time is between 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM and check-out time is 11:30 AM. All guests must produce either a valid passport, Aadhar Card or a voter ID upon check-in. Early check-in or Late check-out is subject to room availability on the relevant day, to be reconfirmed with our staff. A levy is chargeable for early check-in and late check-out. Room not occupied by 1:30 PM will be seen as ‘No Show’, unless prior arrangement has been made or intimation given.
You can BOOK ONLINE via our website or through e-mail to hello@choupahari.com. For bookings one has to pay 100% of the total tariff by credit or debit card or by electronic transfer to our account, the details of which are given below.
Your booking will be completed when we acknowledge receipt of your booking request and deposit. Prior to that the booking will only be regarded as provisional. Please note that festive seasons are subject to a minimum two/three night stay. Reservations for rooms are non-transferable and must not, under any circumstances, be sold or otherwise transferred to a third party.
You can make the payment through our secured payment gateway powered by CC Avenue or else make an electronic transfer to the below:
Beneficiary : Choupahari
Account No : 50200025457410
Account type : Current Account
HDFC Bank, Branch Code : 002785
IFSC Code : HDFC0002785
Bolpur Shivam Complex ;
Bolpur Sriniketan Road, Bolpur – 731204
District – Birbhum, West Bengal
Now you can also pay via UPI.
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