01/10/2022
Not a hotel, it's a home.
Garh Salboni is an erstwhile settlement of British and Anglo Indian officers and workers from Kharagpur. Once the settlement included many villas and bungalows, churches and schools. Unfortunately most of these structures have withered with the passage of time or have been torn down by undiscerning owners.
Niribili is one of the few surviving villas from that time, built by a Mrs Elizabeth Franz in the early thirties in the then fashionable art deco style.
In the late thirties, the house was bought by the barrister Mr Jogeshchandra Gupta. Jogeshchandra Gupta was an important leader in Bengal Provincial Congress. He added an annexe building to the property.
Niribili then became the vacation home of several generations of the Gupta family.
Today it is home to Mitali Gupta and her two sons Abhijay and Aranya.
The annexe building has been opened to the public as a cosy and serene homestay.
Walk along winding paths through the 100 year old orchard, birds abound. Laze around with a book from our family library, enjoy some delicious homemade food, try our family special lemon drizzle cake, made with fresh lemon from the orchard. Explore ancient temples, palaces and other local attractions. Take a bike ride to a local village.
And if you're lucky, catch a breathtaking glimpse of one of Salboni's resident wild elephants.
Niribili, an experience like no other.
