Joey's Hostel Agra - 200m from Taj Mahal

Its close to the Taj, they have a nice cafe at the rooftop with amazing view of the Taj.

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Very nice staff, good location and great rooftop with a beautiful sight of 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 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.