Hotel Oberoi Amar Vilas
Location:
Amarvilas is only 600 metres from the Taj Mahal and can be accessed by
rail or car from Delhi. The Agra Cantonment station is 9 km from the hotel
or a 20-minute drive away. The Shatabdi Express takes just two hours to
reach Delhi from Agra. By car, the best route to take is the Delhi-Agra
highway (National Highway 2) via Mathura. The journey takes approximately
3 hours and there are petrol stations and restaurants along the way.
Sikandra is the tomb of Akbar, the famous Mughal emperor, located 4 kilometres
from the hotel and is one of the most spectacular monuments in Agra. Fatehpur
sikri is 38 kilometres from the hotel . This perfectly preserved ancient
city blends the best of the Mughal and Rajput architecture. Keoladeo National
Park is the one and half hours drive from Agra. This bird life sanctuary
has one of the largest varieties of bird life in India .
Rooms:
All 106 rooms offer panoramic views of the Taj Mahal with a minimum area
of approximately 40 square metres. Many rooms have adjoining private terraces,
elegantly appointed interiors with teak wood flooring and finest hand
crafted furniture, spacious marble bathrooms with separate shower stalls,
walk-in closet in each room, compact disc and digital video players, in-room
safes and telephones with dataports.
Luxury Suites, each with an area of approximately 175
square metres, additionally have separate living room cum dining room,
private open-air terrace with sit out, separate butler pantry, private
Massage bed and bathrooms overlooking the Taj Mahal.
The magnificent Kohinoor suite has an area of approximately 280 sqm. This
suite has a private terrace and an unobstructed view of the Taj Mahal.
Interconnecting rooms upon request for families of four or more.
Facilities:
Two restaurants serving Continental, Asian and Indian cuisine are open
as well as a pool bar. Room service is also offered.
State of the art facilities for medium size conference
for up to 150 persons is within the hotel's premises.
The professionally run spa offers therapy rooms and suites
and a heat treatment area featuring steam rooms, saunas and showers .Treatment
incorporate the use of Ayurvedic principles of holistic health maintenance,
herbal treatments and aromatherapy.
