Hotel Agra Ashok in Agra
Location:Hotel Taj Plaza is situated at the Mall road, a place that is few minutes walking distance from the Taj Mahal. Distance from different places are such as:
- 6 kms from Agra Airport,
- 3 kms from Agra Cantonment Railway Station,
- 2 kms from Taj Mahal
Hotel Agra Ashok in Agra -outside
Address is:
6-B, Mall Road, Agra -282 001
Uttar Pradesh, India
Facilities and Services:
Since its beginning, hotel Agra Ashok has created a unique history, offering a great warm hospitality by the management and the hotel staffs. Ranging from CEOs and entertainers, to the common man this hotel has been playing the perfect host, supportive of their every need. Agra draws its fame from Tajmahal, a monument identical with immortal love, which can be easily enjoyed by staying in this hotel.
Guestrooms:
One can enjoy a luxurious stay in this hotel that contains all modern comforts and facilities. Hotel Agra Ashok has well-decorated furnished rooms. It is a beautiful architectural piece reminding the Mughal splendor in modern setting, simply exotic in both decor and ambience. The interior of the hotel is the true blend of modern style, elegance and class. With spectacular suites, gracious dining area and beautifully laid-out gardens and a subtle blend of modern western and medieval Indian Mughal architectural brilliance, Hotel Agra Ashok welcome the visitors with its highly 24 hrs attentive and gracious service makes the stay here a outstanding experience.
There are total 55 rooms/Suites - Suites - 2, Twin rooms -49, Doubles -83.
Some other facilities that the guestrooms can provide can be listed below:
- Business Center
- Continental Breakfast
- 24 Hour Front Desk
- Handicap Facilities
- Express Check In
- Express Check Out
- FAX
- Small Pets Allowed
- Pool
- Outdoor Pool
- Parking
- Wake-up Service
Room- Hotel Agra Ashok in Agra
Food and Wine:
From casual, all-day eateries to formal, fine dining, guests can look forward to a wide selection of mouth-watering delicious dishes and refreshing drinks inside the campus of the hotel. The guests can enjoy the high-class Indian or Continental foodstuff and beverages in an appealing ambience and with great comfort anywhere in the following places like,
- Shalimar
- Coffee Shop
- Mandarin
In addition to these restaurants and bars, hotel Ashok Agra has a famous banquet hall, called Dawat Khana, with seating capacity of 100 in theatre style. There are also Swimming Pool Lawns for parties.
Spa and Recreation:
Blending ancient Indian perception with up to date therapies, a variety of Spa offers the best of Indian and western rejuvenation therapies ranging from aromatherapy massages, time-honored Indian treatments, body scrubs and wraps.
Why Agra is Famous for?
The Taj city Agra is famous in Indian as well as in the World history mainly for its various well-built monuments, and for the glorious years of powerful ruling in India. Tajmahal, one of the sights recognized as the world heritage centre by UNESCO in Agra attracts millions of tourists every year.
Some other important sites and structures within Agra can be listed below:
- Jahangiri Mahal - Akbar built it for his son Jehangir
- Khas Mahal - one of the best examples of painting on white marble
- Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience) - was used to speak to the people and listen to petitioners and once housed the Peacock Throne.
- Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience) - was used to receive kings and dignitary, features black throne of Jehangir
- Macchi Bhawan (Fish Enclosure) - grand enclosure for harem functions, once had pools and fountains.
- Mina Masjid (Heavenly Mosque)- a tiny mosque; closed to the public
- Pearl Mosque - a private mosque of Shah Jahan
- Zenana Mina Bazaar (Ladies Bazaar) - right next to the balcony and here, only female merchants sold wares.
- Naubat Khana (Drum House) - In this place the court musicians used to play.
- Rang Mahal - king's wives and mistresses used to live here.
- Shahi Burj - This place was the private working area of the emperor Shah Jahan.
- Shah Jahani Mahal - This monument is the Emperor Shah Jahan's first attempt at modifying the red sandstone palace.
- Sheesh Mahal (Glass Palace) or Shish Mahal - It is known to be the royal dressing room that features tiny mirror-like glass-mosaic for decorating the walls.
Agra is well connected with all the modes of travel. The airport in Kheria is about 6 km from where one can catch almost all the domestic flight to the major cities of India. Being an important centre of the Central Railway, Agra is well connected to all parts of the country. The two fastest connections from Delhi are the super-fast Shatabdi Express (journey time 2 hours) and Taj Express (2.5 hours).Moreover, driving on NH 2 from Delhi is a pleasurable and enjoyable journey because of its four-lane double carriageway with very good and smooth surface. It takes roughly about 4 hours to reach Delhi from Agra. The 200 km distance from Delhi can easily be covered in less than four hours. Taxi services has made it possible to travel at peoples' own time, own convenience and own risks.