The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Agra

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Agra

The Taj Mahal, Agra, India The Taj Mahal, Agra, India

If it's your first trip to Agra, India for the activities and sightseeing, then you're in for a treat. But the biggest question is often where to stay for a first time visitor to Agra. With so many amazing hotels to choose from, it can be tough to make a decision to make the most of your first trip here. That's where we come in! In this comprehensive guide, we'll help you find the best hotels for first-timers in Agra. After analyzing all of the hotels based on price, location, amenities, ratings, and more, we have come up with our list of the best hotels in Agra for first time visitors. We'll cover everything you need to know about these hotels, including the amenities, location, prices and ratings. So, whether you're traveling solo, with family, or as a couple on a romantic getaway, you'll find the perfect hotel if you've never visited Agra beofre. So check out these terrific hotels, many of which have sparkling swimming pools, delicious restaurants, and top-notch amenities, along with the perfect balance of comfort, location, and affordability. So, let's get to it and discover the best hotels in Agra for your first trip!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Jaypee Palace Hotel

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $68 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at Fatehabad Road, Jaypee Palace Hotel has great rooms from $68 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 6.3 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, and a game room at this relaxing hotel. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Holiday Inn Agra MG Road

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $49 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Agra
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Holiday Inn Agra MG Road which has nice rooms starting at $49. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 16/2/8, Sanjay Place Commercial Complex. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, city views, and a game room which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.1 km from the city center. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


ITC Mughal A Luxury Collection Hotel Agra

5-star Resort with prices starting at $91 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

We found ITC Mughal A Luxury Collection Hotel Agra to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $91. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Taj Ganj. You'll also find outdoor tennis, child care, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, and a game room which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.7 km from the center of town. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


The Grand Imperial - Heritage Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $40 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Agra
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

With terrific rooms from $40, The Grand Imperial - Heritage Hotel, at M.G. Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. Its terrific guest rating is 8.20 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers child care, laundry services, a spa and wellness center, a game room, and a spa. It's located just 1.3 km from the city center, too. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Coffee shop


Tajview Agra - IHCL SeleQtion

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $67 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Tajview Agra - IHCL SeleQtion has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. The great rooms here start at $67 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Taj Ganj, Fatehabad Road. Furthermore, it also offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, cooking classes, and a spa and wellness center, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 3.4 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


The Oberoi Amarvilas Agra

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $383 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of The Oberoi Amarvilas Agra is 9.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $383, and it's located at Taj East Gate Road. We also love the child care, laundry services, a spa, free parking, and car rentals which are great for visitors. And since it's just 3.6 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Luxury


Hotel Clarks Shiraz

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $28 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Agra
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

A cool place is Hotel Clarks Shiraz because it has great rooms that start at $28. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 54 Taj Road. Only 2.8 km from the city center, travelers will especially love child care, laundry services, a spa, a child pool, and a pool table at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground


Trident Agra

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $49 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

Trident Agra offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $49 (before taxes). It's located at Fatehabad Road and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, a spa, free parking, and car rentals which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 5.1 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Ray of Maya

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $13 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Agra
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

Located at 18/159, B/1E, Purani Mandi, Fatehbad Road, Taj Ganj Agra, Opp, Maya Hotel & Restaurant, Ray of Maya has great rooms from $13 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry facilities, air-conditioning, a coffee shop, a 24-hour desk, and shuttle services which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 2.7 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop


Amar Yatri Niwas

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $20 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Amar Yatri Niwas which has nice rooms starting at $20. Offering room service, a restaurant, parking, laundry services, and laundry facilities, it also has a great guest rating of 9.99 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 181/1, Tourist Complex Area, Fatehabad Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, an airport shuttle, and meeting facilities. It's located just 3.1 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Laundry service


For more terrific hotel ideas in Agra, make sure you also see Best Cheap Hotels in Agra, Best Luxury Hotels in Agra, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Agra, Best Hotels for One Week in Agra, Best Hotels for One Night in Agra, or Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Agra.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Agra?

Agra Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$69

After analyzing 12 first time trip hotels in Agra, India, we found the average first time trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $69. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic first time trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Agra.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $105
  • 4-star hotels: $40
  • 2-star hotels: $13


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