Howard Plaza

Agra


Rooms in this very welcoming hotel are decked out in elegant dark-wood furniture and stylish decorative tiling. The slightly pricier Club rooms have nicer decor and bathrooms. You won't find much to fault in either category.

The pool is starting to show its age, but there's a small, well-equipped gym and a very pleasant spa offering a whole range of ayurvedic and massage treatments, including the so-called 'erotic bath' of milk, cinnamon and honey. The breezy, open-air rooftop restaurant doubles as one of the few atmospheric bars in town at night (beer ₹325, cocktails ₹400), with distant Taj views.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Agra attractions

1. Taj Museum

0.76 MILES

Within the Taj complex, on the western side of the gardens, is the small but excellent Taj Museum, housing a number of original Mughal miniature paintings…

2. Mosque

0.89 MILES

The Taj Mahal's red-sandstone mosque to the west of the main monument is an important gathering place for Agra's Muslims.

3. Taj Mahal

0.91 MILES

Poet Rabindranath Tagore described it as 'a teardrop on the cheek of eternity'; Rudyard Kipling as 'the embodiment of all things pure'; while its creator,…

4. Jawab

0.95 MILES

The jawab, to the east of the Taj Mahal itself, was built for symmetry purposes, matching up identically with the red-sandstone mosque to the west.

5. Mehtab Bagh

1.23 MILES

This park, originally built by Emperor Babur as the last in a series of 11 parks on the Yamuna’s east bank (long before the Taj was conceived), fell into…

6. Amar Singh Gate

1.32 MILES

The sole entry point to Agra Fort, and where you buy your entrance ticket.

7. Jehangir's Palace

1.36 MILES

This huge red-sandstone palace inside Agra Fort, a combination of Indian and Central Asian architectural styles, was most likely built by the Mughal ruler…

8. Khas Mahal

1.36 MILES

This beautiful marble pavillion and pool formed the living quarters of Shah Jahan, while the large attached courtyard housed the court harem.