The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra

We have been lucky enough to stay in some amazing hotels around the world and I would put our stay at Oberoi Armavillas as one of the best. We were welcomed by and taken to our room by Abhay who provided a brilliant service throughout stay. OUr room was just beautiful, with a huge balcony, a bath with an out of this world view. We had a wonderful start to the evening by sharing a bottle of fizz on the balcony, watching the dance show and the sun set over the Taj Mahal. The pool area was very comfortable and we were well looked after with ice cold water and towels brought to our sun loungers and a very attentive pool side team. We enjoyed dinner at Esphahan where the food was spectacular and Vishal made it extra special by arranging a beautiful cake and romantic moment outside with candles to celebrate our anniversary. The next morning we got up at dawn and headed to see the Taj under the excellent guidance of Kishore who shared his knowledge eloquently and we had and amazing visit and some wonderful photos too. Our visit was finished with a beautiful breakfast and great service from the restaurant team. If you are considering staying here I highly highly recommend it, the memories will stay with us for a very long time.

We had an opportunity to witness the ever marvelous Wonder of the world Taj accompanied by Kishore gupta ji. The overall experience was seamless from logistics, story telling, technical, historical detail to the how personized it was. Great job sir. Thank you very much.

You can talk all you want about Michelin stars or the 50 best list or whatever raring system you want but to me this hotel was perfect and it does not have to be better than this. The room was so lovely, the staff was wonderful and made us feel like royalty, the food was divine. They made us a lunch box for the airport pickup, I loved it. The driver was great. The guided tour to Taj Mahal was perfect. I only stayed one night but will remember it forever. I hope you get to visit, it is a perfect hotel experience!

I have a great time staying at this hotel. And the tour guide Sandeep did a good job showing us around Taj Mahal. He is knowledgeable and we learn a lot from him.

The Taj Mahal is (famously) one of the most amazing buildings on earth. And the best possible way to visit it is from the Oberoi Agra. Not only is the Taj a short walk / drive from the hotel, but you can see it in all of its glory from most (all?) of the windows of the hotel. It is a truly spectacular sight. Almost as amazing is the Oberoi itself. It is elegant, grand and yet somehow cozy and understated. The rooms are beautiful, the restaurants are first-rate and the staff are warm, welcoming and highly professional.