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Agra, India

The Oberoi Amarvilas

Six hundred metres from the Taj Mahal, with the monument in every room, and closed to visitors on Fridays.

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The place

The distance

600 metres. A golf buggy. Every room faces the Taj.

Friday

The monument is closed. The view from the hotel is not.

The airport

Military field. Cars wait at the main gate. The coach is cash.

The balcony

Not on a premier room or a deluxe suite. Ask before you plan dinner outside.

The Bar

Closed while it is being reimagined. Confirm Bellevue or Esphahan for dinner.

Our read

Amarvilas is a hotel whose view is the Taj, and the practical limits are the point. Every room faces the monument, 600 metres away, and a buggy does that distance. The monument is closed on Fridays, so a Friday arrival is a day of looking, not of going in. The airport is a military field: the hotel car waits at the gate, and you pay cash for the coach. A premier room and a deluxe suite do not have balconies, so a candlelit balcony dinner is not available in those categories. The Bar is closed for work. Come if the Taj from the bed is the trip. Skip it if you needed to enter the monument on a Friday, or if you assumed every room has a balcony.

Come here for

  • The Taj from the room, 600 metres away, including on a Friday when the gate is shut
  • A balcony dinner only in a category that has a balcony
  • The military-airport arrival, with cash for the gate coach

Skip it if

  • You planned to go inside the Taj on a Friday. It is closed.
  • You booked a premier room and expected a private balcony. Those rooms do not have one.

We’d rather send you somewhere else than send you somewhere that doesn’t suit you.

The Oberoi Amarvilas is on Taj East Gate Road, Agra 282001. The hotel phone is +91 562 223 1515. They place it 600 metres from the Taj Mahal and say it is the only luxury hotel in Agra with an uninterrupted view of the monument from every room and suite. A golf buggy covers that 600 metres. The Taj is closed on Fridays. Agra airport is a military airbase, about 14 kilometres and 40 minutes. Hotel cars are not allowed to the terminal. They stop at the main gate, and a coach runs between the terminal and the gate for a cash fare. They ask guests to carry small notes. Not every room has a balcony. Their FAQ says premier rooms and deluxe suites do not. The Bar is closed while it is being reimagined. Bellevue is the all-day room on the overview. The FAQ also names Esphahan for Indian dinner. Confirm which kitchen is open. Check-in is 2:00 pm and check-out is noon. A balcony dinner with the Taj in silhouette is a category, not a feature of every room. Reserve with the hotel. MindReach does not take the booking.

03 · Live here

How the days go

  1. Arrive

    Taj East Gate Road. Agra airport about 40 minutes. The hotel car stops at the airport gate.

  2. Live here

    The Taj from the room, 600 metres away, including on a Friday when the gate is shut

  3. Go

    Book on the hotel site. MindReach does not take the reservation.

04 - Stay

Ways to stay

Premier Room

Taj view, no balcony.

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Premier Room with Balcony

The category that can take a balcony dinner.

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Kohinoor Suite

The bed faces the monument. Marble and a gold dome, as they describe it.

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05 - Know

Before you go

Written from what the property publishes. Not yet checked by hand. Confirm on their site before you book.

Taj East Gate Road. Agra airport about 40 minutes. The hotel car stops at the airport gate.

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Does every room see the Taj?

Yes, on their page. A balcony is a different question. Premier rooms and deluxe suites do not have one.

Can I visit the Taj on Friday?

No. It is closed on Fridays. The view from the hotel remains.

How does the airport work?

Hotel cars stop at the main gate. A coach covers the last stretch for a cash fare.

Is the bar open?

The page says The Bar is closed while it is being reimagined.

Where do I book?

On the Oberoi Amarvilas page. MindReach does not take the reservation.

06 · Go

The Oberoi Amarvilas

Agra, India

Amarvilas is a hotel whose view is the Taj, and the practical limits are the point. Every room faces the monument, 600 metres away, and a buggy does that distance. The monument is closed on Fridays, so a Friday arrival is a day of looking, not of going in. The airport is a military field: the hotel car waits at the gate, and you pay cash for the coach. A premier room and a deluxe suite do not have balconies, so a candlelit balcony dinner is not available in those categories. The Bar is closed for work. Come if the Taj from the bed is the trip. Skip it if you needed to enter the monument on a Friday, or if you assumed every room has a balcony.

Getting there
Taj East Gate Road.
From where you are
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