The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India
Location
Agra (Taj green belt)
The hotel stands about 600 metres from the Taj Mahal in Agra, the only structure inside the monument's protected green belt, about fifteen minutes from the city centre. There is no beach — this is the Agra and Taj Mahal leg of a Golden Triangle tour, usually a night or two between Delhi and Rajasthan.
Transfer
An Agra transfer
Reach Agra by chauffeured car from Delhi in about 3.5 to 4 hours on the Golden Triangle. The Taj Mahal is 600 metres away, with private golf-cart transfers to its gate.
Villas
102 rooms & suites
102 rooms and suites, every one with an uninterrupted Taj Mahal view and a 24-hour butler, in Mughal-inspired design — from Premier Rooms through balconied rooms and Luxury Suites to the Kohinoor Suite, with a bath overlooking the Taj.
Best For
Who it suits
Couples, honeymooners and culture-minded travellers who want the definitive Taj Mahal-view hotel — the monument from the bed, the pool and dinner — on the Agra leg of a Golden Triangle tour.
Board Basis
B&B
Booked on bed and breakfast. Esphahan serves refined Indian with live music, Bellevue the all-day menu, with the Lounge and the Bar for tea and cocktails.
About the Resort
The Agra Taj-view icon
The Oberoi Amarvilas is the Taj Mahal-view icon — the only hotel inside the Taj's protected green belt, about 600 metres from the monument, and the only one where every room and suite, along with the pool, bar and lounge, looks out at the Taj Mahal uninterrupted. A Mughal-palace design of terraced gardens, fountains, reflection pools and pavilions sets the scene across eight acres, and the 102 rooms and suites are finished in teak, marble, gold-leaf frescoes and hand-knotted rugs, with a 24-hour butler. The view is the whole point: from the bed, from the colonnaded white-marble pool torch-lit at night, from the fourth-floor Oberoi Spa. Private golf-cart transfers run you straight to the Taj entrance, skipping the heat and the queues, and the 'Oberoi Under the Stars' dinner is served to the floodlit silhouette. Esphahan brings refined Indian cooking with live music. There is no beach — this is the Agra leg of a Golden Triangle tour, usually a night or two between Delhi and Rajasthan, and an unforgettable one.
Accommodation
Rooms & suites
102 rooms and suites — 95 rooms and 7 suites — every one with an uninterrupted Taj Mahal view and a 24-hour butler, in Mughal-inspired design of teak floors, marble, gold-leaf frescoes and hand-knotted rugs. They run from Premier Rooms through balconied Premier Rooms and Luxury Suites to the Kohinoor Suite.
Entry
Premier Room
Sleeps two. A Taj Mahal view from the bed, a marble bath and a butler — the entry room.
ButlerTaj Mahal view
Balcony
Premier Room with Balcony
Sleeps two. A private balcony with Taj Mahal views.
Private balconyTaj Mahal view
Suite
Luxury Suite
Sleeps two to three. A separate living and dining area, an octagonal rain shower and a sun terrace, with Taj Mahal views.
Sun terraceTaj Mahal view
Apex
Kohinoor Suite
Sleeps two to four. Living, dining and study rooms, marble elephants, golden domes and a bath overlooking the Taj — the signature suite.
Taj-view bathTaj Mahal view
Food & Drink
Dining
Refined dining with the monument never far from view. Esphahan serves elevated Indian cooking, with a tandoor tasting menu and live music; Bellevue is the all-day international room; and the Lounge and the Bar pour amid marble, silk brocade and teak.
Indian
Esphahan
Elevated Indian cooking — a tandoor tasting menu, with live music.
All-day
Bellevue
All-day international dining.
Lounge
The Lounge
Afternoon tea and light bites amid marble and silk brocade.
Bar
The Bar
Cocktails in a teak-and-brocade bar.
Wellbeing
The Oberoi Spa
The Oberoi Spa occupies the fourth floor overlooking the Taj, with Eastern and Western holistic therapies in private suites and heat treatments of steam and sauna. The temperature-controlled, colonnaded white-marble pool sits in the terraced garden, torch-lit at night, with the Taj beyond.
Taj-view spa
Holistic therapies in private suites, overlooking the Taj Mahal.
Marble pool
A colonnaded white-marble pool in the terraced garden, torch-lit at night.
Heat treatments
Heat treatments — steam and sauna — within the spa.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
The Taj Mahal, from dawn to candlelight. Watch it from every corner of the hotel, ride a private golf cart straight to its gate, dine to its floodlit silhouette under the stars, and explore Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri beyond.
Taj views
Uninterrupted Taj Mahal views from every room, and from the pool and lounge.
Golf-cart Taj transfers
Private golf-cart transfers straight to the Taj Mahal entrance, skipping the heat and queues.
Under the Stars
The 'Oberoi Under the Stars' candlelit dinner, to the floodlit Taj silhouette.
Agra Fort & Fatehpur Sikri
Excursions to Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, both UNESCO sites.
Esphahan
Refined Indian dining with live music at Esphahan.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By chauffeur
From Delhi, around 3.5–4 hours
About 3.5 to 4 hours by chauffeured car from Delhi, on the Golden Triangle.
Near the Taj
600 metres
About 600 metres from the Taj Mahal, the only hotel inside its protected green belt.
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Good to Know
Good to know
Board basis
- Booked on bed and breakfast, with Esphahan and Bellevue for dining.
Setting
- The only hotel inside the Taj's green belt, about 600 metres from the monument — the Agra leg of a Golden Triangle tour, with no beach.
Views
- Every room, and the pool, bar and lounge, look at the Taj Mahal uninterrupted — the only Agra hotel with this.
Getting there
- About 3.5 to 4 hours by chauffeured car from Delhi, on the Golden Triangle.
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