Agra is on nearly every India traveler’s itinerary because of it being the position of most likely essentially the most well-known mausoleum on this planet: the Taj Mahal. My partner and I completed by the use of as part of three-week journey by the use of India in Spring of 2024. ITC is an Indian luxurious lodge group that has 100+ properties and a franchise settlement to operate most of them as part of Marriott’s Luxurious Assortment. I’d not at all had any experience with the mannequin sooner than, so we decided to make the ITC Mughal our base whereas exploring Agra and the encircling area.
ITC Mughal Agra Bottom Line Overview
The ITC Mughal provides pretty a night time entrance by the use of an prolonged, marble exterior corridor, framed with fountains and most important as a lot as a a fake gold-plated door. The property lives as a lot as that entrance: it’s huge, with enormous grounds that embrace fairly a number of gardens and fountains, soccer and tennis courts and an commentary tower with a view of the Taj Mahal. Like its red-brick exterior, it would probably actually really feel a little bit of dated and sterile at cases, however it’s a cosy, well-operated facility that serves as a terrific base for exploring the Agra area. Oh, and there’s monkeys in all places. Thumbs Up
- Worth: We paid ~19,000 Marriott Bonvoy elements/evening time. Cash prices had been ~$225/evening time all through our maintain. Seasonal pricing varies, nevertheless I didn’t see any dates that had been over 22-23K.
- Value: As soon as we had been there the price was excellent at over 1.1 cents per stage (we definitely worth the typical redemption of Marriott Bonvoy elements at 0.7 cents each).
- Location: The lodge is a little bit of over 1 mile from the Taj, which you’ll actually see from the lodge by the use of an on-property viewpoint tower. It’s located correct on Fatehabad Avenue, one in all many essential thoroughfares by the use of the Agra. Attributable to that, along with its proximity to the Taj and the vacationer area of Taj Ganj, there’s a great deal of areas to eat and retailer inside shut by strolling distance or a short tuk-tuk.
- Room: We booked a daily king room and had been proactively upgraded to a ~750sq ft Royal Mughal Suite. The decor was actually regal, if a bit dated, and there was a great deal of room to settle down. The furnishings and mattress had been terribly cosy and, perhaps most importantly, it was refreshingly cool all through various 105+ diploma Agra days.
- Parking: Complimentary on-site valet parking.
- Resort/Trip spot Cost: None.
- Net: Wonderful all by means of the property.
- Service: Wonderful, if a bit extreme in that normally Indian method of always having further of us standing at hand, ready to help. Our enhance was proactive, we obtained a great deal of help with maximizing our journey and all people we received right here all through was unfailingly nice. The restaurant staff for breakfast had been the one ones that appeared a bit frazzled at cases.
- Turndown service: Nightly, with treats and bottled-water refills.
- Consuming:
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Peshawri: Extreme-end Indian restaurant open day-to-day for dinner from 7:00pm – 11:30pm and for brunch on Sundays from 12:30pm – 2:30pm.
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That Bano: Cavernous buffet restaurant located beneath the first floor and open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. That’s the place the elite breakfast is served. Open day-to-day for breakfast from 6:30am – 10:30am, for lunch from 12:30pm – 2:30pm and dinner from 7:00pm – 10:30pm.
- Mughal Pavilion: All-day multi-cuisine restaurant. Open day-to-day from 6:30am -11:30pm.
- MIKHANA: Fashionable lounge bar located merely earlier the lobby. Serves cocktails and meals. Open day-to-day from 11:30am -11:30pm.
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- Spa: There’s an on-site spa that is on the market for appointments from 8am-10pm and which affords the identical outdated array of treatments.
- Well being Room: There’s a sizeable well being area subsequent to the spa with floor-to-ceiling dwelling home windows that overlooks ponds and gardens (and some monkey households that seem to go looking out the exercising folks inside a little bit of curious). It’s purchased adequate cardio and weight gear to do a gym-like train along with a sauna and steam rooms.
- Marriott Titanium Benefits:
- Room Enhance: We booked a daily room and had been proactively upgraded to a roomy Royal Mughal Suite.
- Free Breakfast: There is a good breakfast buffet served day-to-day at Taj Bano Restaurant. It included Indian, Western and Asian dishes, with a great deal of made-to-order decisions and an on-site chaiwala that will make your tea as spicy or sweet as you wished.
- Membership Lounge: The membership lounge was beneath growth whereas had been there, so the lodge was using a lounge/event space subsequent to Taj Bano as an alternative. It was a little bit of kitschy, with Indian pop songs carried out over harmful audio system and lots of mirrors which made the realm actually really feel additional like karaoke lounge. Nevertheless there was moreover a complimentary full bar and a group of 3-5 ok-ish scorching appetizers that rotated day-to-day.
- Late Checkout: We had been mechanically given a 4pm checkout.
- Welcome Amenity: A plate of Indian sweets.
- Would I maintain as soon as extra? Sure. It’s a big property which will actually really feel a bit sterile, however it’s successfully maintained and located, with a ton of of facilities and recreation decisions. As an award maintain, it’s a terrific place for the price.
Professionals
- Park-like grounds with numerous areas for outdoor recreation.
- Seems like a calmer oasis from the throng of Agra
- Service is warmth and attentive
- Usually an excellent elements price
- Wonderful elite recognition
- On-site monkeys could be charming for some, irritating for others
Cons
- A bit dated and sterile in areas
- On-site monkeys could be charming for some, irritating for others
- Swimming swimming pools and consuming locations can get packed all through busy cases
Image Gallery
ITC Mughal Royal Mughal Suite
ITC Mughal Consuming locations
Taj Bano (elite breakfast)
Maikhana Bar
Membership Lounge
ITC Mughal Grounds
Monkeys
View from Commentary Tower
ITC Mughal Pool Areas
ITC Mughal Well being House
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