Joey's Hostel Agra - 200m from Taj Mahal

Extremely wonderful stay I ever had in India. The warm staff, the beautiful roof top, stimulating musical programmes, planned outing schedules, and lovely co-tourists made the entire trip wholesome.

Just that the food has excessive oil. Also, there should be separate smoking zone away from common areas.

the only good thing about this place is the location, just few minutes walking distance from east entrance. the views from the roof top were also very nice!

the place needs definitely some renovations, rooms are old and very basic and most of them don’t have windows, the matress was very uncomfortable… the smell of the bathroom was disgusting, also the wifi from our room was not very good but the worst part was that around 10pm electricity didnt work… trying to sleep when it’s 38 degrees without AC is impossible… when I contacted the receptionist they said it would come back after 1h (which did) but honestly… they should have generators if there are power cuts in this heat

Very good and kind stuff!

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The view on the taj from the hostel cafe which is a couple buildings further is stunning! That being said, its an openly accessible cafe that anyone can visit so no need to sleep there. There are also no consume-free spots on the roof terrace.

Its a mass hostel that has kept trying. There are three buildings and maybe my review doens't apply to all. I stayed in a private double room which was almost empty with white fluorescent lights that definitely didn't add to the cozyness. The mattress was thin, worn out and in total not comfortable. The room is damp and the only window goes to the floor which has white light on during the night. The walls are full of scribbles which has its charms for maybe two walls but not as a general decoration and added to the shabbyness. There are piles of trash lying around, but the worst was the omnipresent smell of open sewage, since two open canals run on the street below. Really overpriced and overrated and a hostel which apparently is going to well to rethink their hospitality.