Intercontinental (Taj Palace)

Advantages: Good location, beautiful building and cosy rooms
Disadvantages: Very expensive!

...I stayed here recently and felt that it was the perfect end to a great but exhausting trip around India. I booked into the Tower but was upgraded to the Tiger Club in the Palace which was a nice treat. The Palace is stunning and you should just look up the staircase, even if you can't afford to stay there. The restaurants are heavenly, we went all out and ate at Zodiac Grill, it claims to be India's top restaurant and we concurred! The 'snake coffee' at the end of the evening was theatrical and the coffee tasted delicious. The rooms are cosy, remembering that this is a 100 year old building, the architecture and service make up for the room which I felt was on the smallish side. The bathroom is small with a shower-over-bath which I'm not very fond of, but the shower was excellent nonetheless. The swimming pool is a nice retreat from... Read review

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Advantages: World Heritage Site, beautiful, impressive, must see, etc.
Disadvantages: Crowds, conmen, oppressive atmosphere

...bedroom and balcony overlooking the river where Shah Jahan spent his final years; the zenana - the segregated palace for the emperor's wives and concubines, with windows screened by finely perforated stone, together with their own secluded courtyards and pavilioned gardens; and endless quarters for functionaries, underlings, servants and guards. And so on. The Red Fort is impressive, massively impressive. But it lacks charm and human scale. You come away from it a bit punch drunk from its sheer vastness and complexity, especially if, like me, you have already seen the Taj Mahal on the same day. Several days are needed to see the sights of Agra fully, and if you had a special interest in the history and architecture of it period it might be worth it, but it would entail staying in Agra, and it is not an attractive city apart from its... Read review

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Advantages: Be the one to explore this Wonder of World.
Disadvantages: None

.... It was love at first sight for him . 5 years of passionate affair and then a marriage against the wishes of the King , they continued to live a fairy tale despite several battles of succession of the empire. Sadly, Mumtaaz died on the 19th year of their wedding. The sky fell over the head of Shah Jahan, the King. But he had his own plans to keep Mumtaaz alive forever. A true devotee of Art and sculpture, he decided to buid a monument which wont be matched by anything in the universe and he was ready to pay any price for it. Her funeral was rested there in peace and when Shah Jahan died, he was buried aside here as per his last wish and there love became eternal. *********************************************************************** The Origin of TAJ MAHAL: ------------------------------------- TAJ means CROWN Mahal means PALACE... Read review

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