The Oberoi Amarvilas

An Oberoi resort in Agra, opened in 2001 600 metres from the Taj Mahal, with terraced lawns, pools and pavilions modelled on Mughal palaces. India’s Ministry of Tourism classifies it 5-Star Deluxe (certificate of 2 September 2025, 102 rooms). The building stops at 3 storeys so that the Taj stays the tallest structure in the city, as the MICHELIN Guide notes in giving it 2 Keys.

All 6 categories look at the Taj Mahal. The Premier Room has 42 m² and the Taj at the window; the Premier Room with Balcony adds the balcony (65 m² in all). The Deluxe Suite has 85 m² and no balcony; the Deluxe Suite with Balcony has one (95 m²). The Luxury Suite has 135 m² indoors, with the octagonal shower and the bath turned towards the Taj and a sun terrace; the Kohinoor Suite 230 m², with the bed turned to face the monument. To sit outside and watch it, book a category with a balcony or terrace.

Google Hotels, read on 17 October 2026 for 2 adults, showed INR 75,584 for 12 November 2026, INR 64,246 for 3 December 2026 and INR 151,904 for 27 December 2026; it gave INR 88,188 for 21 January 2027, INR 112,132 for 1 February 2027 and INR 53,720 for 4 May 2027. The cheapest night of the year was 1 June 2027, at INR 53,392. These are calendar prices for individual nights: they name neither room nor meals and do not establish whether taxes are included.

Bellevue serves all day, 7am to 10.30pm: hand-rolled pasta, sourdough pizza, Pan-Asian and Indian dishes. Esphahan, the Indian restaurant, opens for dinner from 7 to 10.30pm, with live traditional music; among its house dishes the official FAQ names dal Esphahan, kakori kebab and raan-e-Esphahan. The Lounge is open from 5.15am to midnight. The bar is closed for works.

It depends on the rate: the Unforgettable Holidays offer, from 2 nights, includes daily breakfast, while the price calendar does not say which rates include it. It is served at Bellevue from 7am. Children up to 6 eat free from the buffet; from 6 to 12 they pay half the parents’ meal plan (official policies).

The Oberoi Spa offers Eastern and Western massages, Himalayan rice scrubs, singing-bowl therapies, ILA facials and private yoga, 8am to 7.30pm, with a couples’ suite that looks at the Taj. The steam bath is among the complimentary facilities. It is for resident guests only: visitors staying elsewhere cannot book. The treatment menu gives durations, from 30 to 180 minutes, and no prices.

Outdoors, 24 metres long and temperature-controlled, at the foot of the terraced gardens, with loungers, parasols and a relaxation area. It opens 7am to 7pm in summer and 8am to 6pm in winter (wellness page).

Yes: the official FAQ and the hotel’s own page say every room and suite looks at it. Not every one has a balcony, though: the Premier Room and the Deluxe Suite do without. There is no private viewing area outside the rooms, and the Lounge frames the Taj from its windows and terrace.

The monument is 600 metres away, 2 or 3 minutes: the hotel takes its guests by golf cart, and more than one guest writes of taking it at dawn. The Taj is closed to the public on Fridays. For resident guests the concierge arranges guided visits at a charge.

Yes. Under the official policies, up to 2 children under 12 share their parents’ room, with a free extra bed in the categories that take one; over 12 a separate room is needed, and a second room for children under 12 costs half the parents’ rate outside the listed peak dates. Esphahan takes children from the age of 8; babysitting is available at a charge.

No, according to the house rules on Booking.com, read on 17 October 2026; the official site publishes no pet policy.

Valet parking is complimentary for all guests and there are 2 charging points for electric cars. Agra airport is 14 km away, 35 minutes by car, Delhi airport 230 km, 3 hours 45 minutes; Agra Cantt station 7 km (travel page). Mercedes transfers are booked through the hotel, at a charge.

Yes: the official policies list high-speed internet for up to 4 devices among the complimentary services.

Check-in from 2pm and check-out by noon, according to the official policies. A morning arrival is guaranteed a room only by booking the night before; an evening departure is secured by booking an extra night.

Yes, for small weddings and parties. The official FAQ gives up to 120 guests indoors and 220 outdoors. The Jahanara and Roshanara ballrooms, joined, measure 21.34 by 10.67 metres and hold 120 people theatre-style or 38 in a U-shape; each alone holds 60 theatre-style. For meetings there is the Birbal Room, for up to 14. The site publishes no venue or wedding prices; a renewal of vows costs INR 45,000 a couple plus taxes.

Yes, for guests in house on those nights. The official policies set a supplement of INR 16,000 plus 18% tax per person for 24 December 2026 and INR 19,000 plus 18% for 31 December, paid at the hotel.

Yes: on 17 October 2026 the site was selling nights and Google Hotels had prices through September 2027. The calendar is dearest from January to March and cheapest from April to September, when in summer the travel page gives highs of up to 50 °C; in winter, December to February, lows fall to 2 °C. The bar is closed for works, with no reopening date.

On 17 October 2026 Google showed 4.7/5 from 5,135 reviews, Tripadvisor 4.9/5 from 5,652 and Booking.com 9.7/10 from 789. In the latest 500 written reviews on Google, guests return to the Taj seen from the room, the staff and the golf cart; others write of the gate for visitors who only come to dine, of drivers with nowhere to wait, of service at breakfast and of prices.

On 17 October 2026 the offers page listed Unforgettable Holidays, from 2 nights, with breakfast, an hour of happy hour with the second drink free, 15% off food and soft drinks, 25% off laundry and INR 1,500 to spend in the spa; the Extended Stay Rate from 3 nights; the Early Advantage Rate, 45 days ahead and non-refundable; and 10% off for Oberoi One members, 15% on bookings made between 8 and 15 October 2026 for stays until 31 December.

Afternoon tea is served at a charge, according to the official FAQ, which gives no price. For a drink with the Taj in view there is the Lounge, from 5.15am to midnight, with its tall windows and an open-air terrace; the bar is closed for works.

The experiences with a published price, plus taxes: dinner under the stars by the pools, INR 22,500 a person without drinks; dinner on your balcony, INR 12,500 a person for 2 hours; Empires Unveiled, an hour with a historian on the Mughal empire, INR 10,000 for up to 4; the pietra dura workshop, 45 minutes, INR 15,000 for up to 4; a renewal of vows in the Jodha Mahal, 30 minutes, INR 45,000 a couple. Every evening there is a traditional Indian dance.

Yes, at the restaurants, and the official FAQ recommends booking: several guests between 2023 and 2025 write that they were stopped at the gate without a reservation. The spa and gym remain for resident guests only.

On the Google Hotels search for 7 nights from 17 to 24 November 2026, read on 17 October 2026 for 2 adults, the official site showed INR 134,350 a night, while Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia and Hotels.com showed INR 206,491; the search names no room. On the official site Oberoi One members get at least 10% off.

On Taj East Gate Road in Tajganj, Agra 282001, 600 metres from the Taj Mahal and about 15 minutes from the city centre, according to the official travel page. The resort stands in its own terraced gardens beside the monument, and 15 of the 1,442 Google reviews with text describe it as peaceful, serene or quiet.