Shanti Lodge — Hotel in Agra

We expected very simple, but clean accommodations and were sorely let down. The recent reviews stating that the rooms were clean are surely FAKE! The sheets had holes and were dirty (staff offered to change them, but it was after 8 p.m. — they should have been ready). If that were the only problem it would have been ok. However the bathroom was dirty and obviously not cleaned after the last guest (victim). The wardrobe was littered with live cockroaches (or some similar bug) as well as cockroaches carcasses. Still we would have asked them to clean things and stayed except there was no AC. We specifically booked a place with AC. The staff called the owner who wanted to know what we paid for the room — totally irrelevant — the room was to have AC. What a SCAM — we could have AC if we paid extra.||||We have have traveled many places and have never had the need to leave a hotel we had already paid for. If you choose to stay here you can expect dirty rooms and to be dealt with dishonestly. This place should be avoided at all costs. We ended up hastily picking a place on Airbnb. It was more expensive but after a long day we were happy to be in a clean, AC room. Note: we booked through Agoda who we were not...

If there is possibility to give a no start i would prefer that. A standard room costs approximately 499₹ per night and it is so disgusting to see a standard room. Instead of naming it as a standard room,they can say it is a Store room. Privacy at zero. Windows that never close. Mosquitos that will always give you company. And the restrooms aah i do not even have words how pathetic the cleanliness is. No door mats. No blankets, No bed light, No telephone, No TV. And yaa forgot to tell you folks, when u r in deep sleep, you feel something fell over your face, plz don't be afraid, when u turn on light n see, it's just a layer of paint that falls from the roof. Not a satisfied customer. I was left with no option as i came to hotel at 1.00am. if i had a chance i would have cancelled and chose a...

Un vero ritorno agli anni di vagabondaggio nel mondo alloggiando in ostelli di pessima fattura.||Consigliato questo hotel da un amico per la vista sul Taj Mahal, prenotammo 2 stanze Super De Lux in anticipo per essere sicuri ed entrare appieno dalla città' vecchia nello spirito del luogo con la magica vista sul taj mahal. Gia' dall' esterno potevamo immaginarci cosa ci aspettava!|| Capre, mucche e un via vai infinito di tuc tuc , carretti, e molti poveracci per la strada.Dopo il check in nella spartanissima reception ci accompagnano nelle camere Super De Lux. Per arrivarci un corridoio pieno di gente che dormiva sulle brande, sporcizia infinita, sul retro capre e cani randagi e 2 piani di camerate tipo economico con spazi centrali mai puliti nel passato. Arrivati al terzo piano uno stretto corridoio ci porta alle ns camere Super De Lux. Una grata esterna ci protegge da eventuali visite di scimmie. Le porte delle camere chiuse a chiave con lucchetti che non funzionavano e le chiavi microscopiche multiuso .||L'entrata in camera era tutto un programma: lenzuola che avevano ospitato almeno una decina di altri ospiti. Ne abbiamo richiesta sostituzione immediata al prezzo di 100 rupie. Il bagno non e' stato usato !!! Non osavo toccare la rubinetteria sporchissima con patine nere per gli usi passati e mai pulite negli ultimi mesi. Fortunatamente ho usato il sacco lenzuolo dove mi sono infilato per dormire attaccando un rumorosissimo ventilatore a soffitto a causa delle zanzare. Effettivamente la vista sul Taj Mahal era meravigliosa....ma a che costo!!!! ...