Was ok. Nothing fancy, but good stay for visiting Agra, the food was good! Also very close to Taj.

We had booked Hotel Mandakini Villas via Kukreja Group Hotels for a night due to its close proximity to Tajmahal. We had reached Agra from Delhi via train in the morning and had checked into the hotel directly.

We were not satisfied with the rooms that was provided to us. The rooms were small. Moreover, the rooms were not cleaned and no hot water was coming in the bathroom. One of the room's window was not opening. We complained to the room service about the hot water and they got it rectified for us.

The hotel is located just 200 metres from the Taj Mahal's west gate and it is a budget friendly hotel. It needs a lot of improvement in terms of room quality and to match up to the standards provided by Kukreja Group Hotels in Delhi. We could not sleep well and got up early due to lots of noise made by nearby residents.

The food quality was average and the service provided by the staff was satisfactory.

The rooms are very basic, no pillow covers, bathroom walls covered with fungus, restaurant food below average, hopeless breakfast. But above all is the smell and the taste of tap water - pure sewage. If you didn't manage to book anything better on time, you can stay there, but if you have a choice - avoid this place.

This was the worst stay I ever had in a hotel!
After having read the feedback on TripAdvisor I decided to still give it a try as I was in a hurry. Big mistake! This hotel is dirty all over - not even worth reporting it - and the staff was terribly unfriendly. We were not provided with any sheets or towels at all. All that there was was an old rug, an absolutely horribly dirty bed (see picture). Luckily I had my silk sleepingbad - my friend was left with fleas and lice.
Avoid this place at all cost!!