Hotel Amar, Agra

Advantages: Breathtakingingly beautiful peice of architecture
Disadvantages: Crowded, smelly and expensive.

...We went to India in September last year and ended our tour of Rajisthan with a trip to Agra and the Taj Mahal. I have to admit I wasn't looking forward to it - in my experience these things are often better in your imagination and on postcards - but that is a somewhat jaded point of view, and we toddled off to stay in a hotel just outside Agra. Firstly, I am glad we did not stay in Agra itself. It stinks. We went to so many parts of India, and saw so much poverty, but Agra was the worst with regards to sanitation and smell. But you take the rough with the smooth in India, and this is really only to be expected some of the time. Hilariously, the touters at the enterance called out to us that we could not go in without them, otherwise we would not be able to see the sunset!!!! In case anyone was remotely likey to buy this line... Read review

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Advantages: Great staff, great food, great room
Disadvantages: None!

...in - dinner is waiter service and very reasonably priced as well as being delicious (I recommend the mango ice-cream). The staff are always attentive and polite without seeming too formal. Overall, I recommend this hotel thoroughly to anyone travelling to Agra.... Read review

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Advantages: Professional People
Disadvantages: Nothing

...Namaste everybody, I just come back of 8 weeks in India. For this trip I was in Calcutta, Assam ( Kaziranga N.P. ), Uttaranchal ( Corbett N.P. ), Rajasthan ( Keoladeo & Ranthambhor N.P. ), Madhya Pradesh ( Bandhavgardh N.P. ), Varanasi, Udaipur and Jaipur. I was using for second time the services of Real India Tours for reserving my hotels and Guest Houses ( I choose them myself ), a car with driver ( An Ambassador with a great driver speaking really good english and driving really safelly ), booking the jeepsys, guides and routes for the differents National Parks, Planes and trains tickets. Everythings were perfect, no commission men , no visits of Shops, only what I previous; that was really great. Many thanks to Raju... Read review

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