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Recommended Hotels in Calcutta

Dec 2, 2010 Star Bakery

The fast-growing city of Calcutta presents its luxurious places to stay with their great value amenities, excellent services and a lot more fun activities to enjoy! These hotels are situated in the heart of the city where shopping, doing business and sightseeing are pleasurable.

There are several great value places to stay in Calcutta. The hotels in this great city showcase their world-class amenities along with their exceedingly hospitable services. Their locations are quite advantageous since they’re just at the very heart of the city.

There are certain hotels in Calcutta reputed as family friendly. These are ideal for family gatherings and hangouts. They give special promotions specially intended for family guests. The Oberoi Grand and the Hyatt Regency hotels are 2 of the examples.

The Oberoi Grand. The Oberoi Grand is a 5-star family-friendly hotel in Calcutta. It has an accommodation of 209 guest rooms and suites, replete with contemporary amenities such satellite TV, DVD player, high-speed internet access, fax machines and large work desks. The Baan Thai, a multi-cuisine restaurant of the hotel serves genuine Thai delicacies and other delectable dishes and is considered as the leading Thai restaurant in the city.

The French Brasserie-fashion La Terrasse restaurant and the Chowringhee Bar and Tea Lounge serve fine cuisines, an array of wines, spirits and beers. The hotel’s spa provides holistic treatments and therapies such as Indian, Thai, Hawaiian and Ayurvedic types of massages. The hotel “Grande Dame” of the city is so accessible to the shopping center and other important places of Calcutta. This is conveniently located at 15 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata (Calcutta) 700 013 India.

The family-friendly Hyatt Regency hotel provides luxurious and sophisticated accommodations and excellently well-trained staffs to every valued guest of this second largest city of India. This is a perfect place for both leisure and business trips. The air conditioned 235 guest rooms and suites are well designed, complete with modern room facilities such as cable/satellite TV, international direct telephone, tea/coffee maker, refrigerator, high-speed internet access, and hand-held shower in nice attached bathrooms.

A genuine dining encounter will be experienced here as it features the Waterside Cafe that offers a wide array of international dishes; the Italian La Cucina kitchen and bar; the hotel’s trademark Guchhi Indian restaurant; the Poolbar and the Bakery. The hotel also offers worthwhile recreational activities such as swimming, racquetball/squash and tennis. The Hyatt Regency Hotel is conveniently located at JA 1 Sector 3 of Calcutta.

Wonderful Stay, Great Food! The hotels’ multi-cuisine restaurants serve mouth-watering dishes of different kinds such as Indian, South and North Indian, Thai, Mexican and Continental delicacies. Some of these restaurants organize live musical performances to entertain every valued guest. These are ideal places to hang out with friends and relatives while enjoying lip smacking dishes.

Young singles, romantic lovers, newly-wed couples, families with teens and small children, all are welcome here! These hotels may serve as ideal places to relieve stresses brought by the hustle and bustle of everyday life. You will find tranquil environments as you take a tour to the different tourist spots of the city. Some of these nearby tourist attractions may include: Victoria Memorial, Eden Gardens, The Maiden Park or the “Lungs” of Calcutta and Kalighat Temple.

The Peerless Inn is a 3-star hotel that provides excellent services and modern amenities to its valued guests. It has an accommodation of 122 well appointed guest rooms and suites, fully equipped with modern facilities like remote controlled TV, tea/coffee maker, individualized air conditioning control, and mini-fridge. The hotel amenities may include: restaurant, high-speed internet access, ATM/Banking, gym, health club and pool. Its small meeting rooms and spacious banquet and conference halls are well equipped with audio-visual equipments and multimedia computers to suit business needs.

It also provides free parking, airport transfer, complimentary breakfast, coffee in lobby, laundry and 24-hour room service. You will experience warmth of Bengali as you step into this hotel. It is around 2.3 kilometers to the city center, with easy access to do business and shopping stuff. The hotel is about 15-minute leisurely walk to the Victoria Memorial and 10-minute walk to the New Market and the Eden Gardens. The Peerless Inn hotel is conveniently located at 12 Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Kolkata (Calcutta).

The Astor Hotel is one of the well-renowned accommodations in Calcutta. This heritage hotel has been reputed for its hospitality and warmth. The guestrooms and suites are fully air conditioned, complete with contemporary amenities such as satellite TV, mini-fridge, mini-bar, tea/coffee maker, international direct telephone and high-speed internet access.

Every suite has DVD player, access to DVD library, hair dryer and a separate seating area. The spacious, well-equipped Coronation Hall is appropriate for anniversaries, get together, weddings and conferences. The Rendezvous is a small meeting room, appropriate for small business meetings and conferences. The Astor hotel is conveniently located at 15, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata 700071.


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Sending Five Star Cakes To India

Nov 29, 2010 Star Bakery

Cakes have always been synonymous to celebrations. They are the center of every occasion, like birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. Cakes represent the love, care and respect and the tenderness with which we treat our loved ones. There are a wide varieties of cakes which have got a huge fan following. People love cakes, be it Chocolate flavored, Strawberry, Vanilla and are ready to gorge into some more of it, if offered. GiftstoIndia24x7.com is a premiere online gifting company that helps individuals send gifts to India. If you are looking out to send star cakes to India, then this is the place to be. Plain cakes are ordinary, 5-Star cakes are the new buzz words. People are held in awe of 5-star cakes as they signify that exclusivity. Then give your loved ones in India a taste of luxury and send 5-Star cakes India. Cakes have always been special to us. They are the essence of every celebration and people are always in the look-out for the cake when they enter a party. People just love Five-Star cakes. The layers of the cakes are something that makes people go wild about. The light, fluffy thing have got a huge number of people ready to gorge into the cake. The icing receive the special adulation every time these cakes are displayed. Five star cakes to India have become synonymous to luxury and so they are readily lapped up by the people. Whenever your loved ones receive the gifts in the form of star cakes India, be sure that they will be surprised to a great extent. These cakes are created by some of the famous 5-star bakeries like Birdys, Radission and The Taj and you can be rest assured about your cakes to India from 5 Star hotel to be a genuine and of top quality. Times have changed. Due to career considerations, people are leaving for foreign shores and so they are missing out on important family occasions. They are longing to be with their loved ones but they are not able to. Now-a-days, many people are gifting their loved ones cakes no matter what the occasion is. They team this cake along with other gifts to India ranging from a Personalized Gifts to Flowers and Soft Toys. We serve to help you send exclusive cakes to India from Five-Star hotels. These cakes will be sent to the place of the loved ones directly from the 5-Star bakery nearest to the recipient’s address. So, you can be rest assured that the exclusive cakes that you want to get delivered as a gift to India will be as exclusive and special as they can get. The exclusive 5 Star cakes that you send to your loved ones as gifts to India have been created to win your loved ones’ hearts and give them a piece of luxury. The cakes are of popular flavors and they range from Chocolate Flavor to Vanilla, from Strawberry to Pineapple flavor. Black Forest cakes are also available giving your gifting experience, an exclusive touch. Also, these cakes are of 1 Kg and 2 Kg varieties, perfect for sending as a gift to India. You can also send exclusive Taj cakes to your loved ones in India. Taj cakes are directly shipped from the Taj Group of Hotels and they do not need any introduction. So, the next time you are looking out to send gifts to India and especially 5 Star cakes, then be sure make one grand impression in the minds of your loved ones in India.

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Sir Anthony Hopkins Biography

Nov 21, 2010 Star Bakery

Anthony Hopkins, born Philip Anthony Hopkins on 31st December 1937, is one of the most illustrious and versatile British actors of all time, his award-winning film career spanning over 40 years.

Born in Wales, not far from another famous Welsh actor, Richard Burton, Tony, (as he wishes to be called) was raised living above the family bakery business, his bedroom overlooking the dazzling lights of a cinema. Hopkins is dyslexic and preferred art and music to the more scholarly subjects and so the reclusive, sensitive child absorbed himself in these subjects instead of being attentive to studying. Tony left school with one ‘O’ level in English.   

Hopkins’other hobby was the cinema and by the late 1950′s, Richard Burton was already a Hollywood star and when Burton came back  home to Wales once, Hopkins went to get his autograph. This was a turning point for Hopkins, witnessing how Richard Burton had got himself up and out of this small Welsh village and Hopkins aspired to follow in his footsteps in search of fame and fortune in America.

Hopkins gained a place at RADA and was invited to join Olivier’s esteemed National Theatre.  In 1967 he was understudy for Olivier in ‘Dance of Death’ until Olivier was taken ill unexpectedly and Hopkins took the lead for himself, giving a very well reviewed performance which was quickly followed by a run of successful roles.

The first tv film for Hopkins was ‘A flea in her Ear’, in 1967 in which Petronella Barker, whom Hopkins married that year, also had a part.  Hopkins’ proper movie debut followed in 1968 in the ‘Lion in Winter’, in which he gave a well-casted performance and was nominated for a Bafta.

Having been a loner all his life, he did not take easily to the glare of publicity into which success had thrust him and he started drinking seriously, even though devoted obsessively to his occupation as well.  Hopkins and his wife had a baby girl, Abigail but the relationship soon began to weaken and by 1972 they were divorced and Hopkins was apart from his daughter. His drinking and behaviour were getting progressively worse and 1973 saw him walk-out on the National Theatre.  His fame grew nationwide when in 1973 he played the memorable Pierre in the tv epic ‘War and Peace’, for which he won a Bafta award.  

In 1973 Hopkins married Jennifer Lynton, who helped him in his battle against alcohol abuse and in 1975 Hopkins gave up alcohol for good.  

By the mid 1980′s Hopkins had a chain of films to his recognition and the American dream had come true.  Hopkins’ versatility as an actor is immense and his gift to absolutely immerse himself in the diverse character roles is amazing.  Hopkins’ is a complete professional wherever his work is concerned, he re-reads scripts hundreds of times if needed and is not known for tolerating reshoots.  Plentiful Bafta, and Golden Globe nominations were showered upon Hopkins, though working in America, started to take its’ toll ‘ Jenni, his wife could not make out the attraction of the States, and consequently Hopkins focused on his UK career from the mid 1980′s onwards.

Anthony Hopkins is best known the world over for the part that catapulted his recognition to Oscar status in 1991 ‘ Hannibal the Cannibal in ‘Silence of the Lambs’.  His American career had once again taken flight, but this time on a impressive scale.  Hopkins finally had his Oscar and two other Lecter films followed, ‘Hannibal’ and ‘Red Dragon’.  The continuity of character in the three films is consistently brilliant and addictive but Hopkins claims to have hung up his Hannibal mask, who knows ?  

In 1993 Anthony Hopkins was rewarded with a knighthood and in 2000 he became a U.S. citizen, soon after the finish of his marriage.

The Hollywood career just kept getting better, with ‘Howards End’, ‘Remains of the Day’, ‘Shadowlands’, ‘The Edge’ and ‘Fracture’ being notable, some winning Oscar nominations.

Today, living in California, Hopkins spends his time composing music, painting and playing the piano, a man of many skills, a rightful film star and icon, a film director and composer of movie scores, as well as an accomplished pianist and artist.


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