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Reviews of Ray Of Maya Retreat and Resorts

2.5 out of 5
Ray Of Maya Retreat and Resorts
Purani Mandi, Fatehabad Road, Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Reviews

7.8

Good

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Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 135 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 135 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Boris

Liked: Staff & service
Inexpensive hotel close to Taj-Mahal is a plus. It is worn out, noisy, with limited amenities. Staff trying, but too few people speak decent English.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Rodrigo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I had a great stay at this hotel. The location is great, very close to the Taj Mahal. The room was comfortable and warm (had a portable heater). Wifi worked ok. Staff was very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

BR, Calgary

Travelled with family
It's okay for a one night stay. Staff were ok, the only good thing about this hotel is its close to Taj Mahal.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019
Response from sanjeev on 3 Sept,2019
dear sir/mam. thank you very much for your kind stay in ray of maya,agra. we also thank you for your kind review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Near Taj Mahal. Busy neighbourhood. But quite quiet hotel. Close the windows, as monkeys will get in.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Nicole E.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Parveen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant
Brilliant location for the Taj Mahal and great price. Clean and comfortable night stay. Staff were friendly and happy to help accommodate any needs.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

leon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
At first arrival it is difficult to find. It is off the main road and no signs. However very quiet from the busy and noisy main road activity. Don’t expect daily cleaning of room (if you stay longer than one day). If cold, ask for a heater.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Rumyana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We spent two days at this hotel. Very clean and good service. It's a bit difficult to find, but they offer a free pick-up from the railway station, which is very good. It's near the Taj Mahal, but do not try to get on foot - dirt and chaos in the streets are amazing. Minuses for the hotel are the weak wi-fi, the television has only one program, the furniture in the bathroom are quite broken. However, the price / quality ratio is very good and I highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Hani

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
decent hotel near Taj Mahal
Positives:location of hotel is very near to the West Gate of Taj Mahal. guests have to walk along narrow lane to get to the hotel. room was clean. spacious bathroom but old shower fittings. there was a cafe not far from the hotel - Fauzi something - serves delicious Indian food at reasonable prices. try the chicken masala. excellent! negatives: the hotel restaurant is located on the main street itself which is a few meters away from the actual hotel. it seems to be a designated lunch stop for tour groups from what we saw. hence the prices were rather steep. try eating a few meters down that road at a cafe called Fauzi something. cheaper and so much tastier
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent budget choice for a day or two in Agra
My two children (8 & 11) and I stayed here during a 24 hour visit to Agra. It is about 200 m from the west entrance to the Taj Mahal, allowing repeated visits with ease. It is also a very short auto rickshaw ride from Agra Fort {which we liked lots more than Delhi's Red Fort}. It is a tiny hotel, attached operationally to the larger Maya Hotel. The arrival is a bit discouraging as you go down a very narrow dirt laneway. But the hotel itself was excellent. The desk staff were effective and nice and the helpers were pleasant. The first room we were shown wouldn't have worked for us as a threesome but the next (Room 2) was very nice and cheerful, well-appointed and with lots of space. It had a good queen bed and a nice window seat that worked well as a bed for my 8 year old. The bathroom was excellent tho' the shower was weak. The small fridge kept water very cold. You can have good, affordable meals in the restaurants of the Maya `hotel (100 m away, with two restaurants: AC & roof top too). And all this for only about Rs2200 for all three of us.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

patrick, derby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to Taj Mahal and other historical sites.
It was good to have a room with a window, room was clean and had a fridge. The Wifi was a bit slow and cut off after 12 midnight. The restaurant was very good, just unfortunate it was so far away.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Tji Jung

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our experience at the hotel has been most satisfying, the hotel layout and rooms are open and well ventilated. Central location is handy for doing the sights, about 3 kms to city palace.

4/10 Poor

Hemant

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
it was a not so good stay as compared to the money they charge

10/10 Excellent

Katie, Rocklin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect - budget friendly but comfortable!
This hotel was so affordable I was a little nervous about how the room would be but it was surprisingly nice! Everything was just what you needed, nothing too fancy but everything was just right. The hotel is a 10-15 minute easy walk to the Taj Mahal which is why I booked it and the breakfast at the restaurant was good and not too expensive. The staff was great and very welcoming. I would absolutely stay here again!

8/10 Good

michael, Baltimore.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenience and Comfort near the Taj Mahal
Ray of Maya Hotel and Resorts was a clean, comfortable welcoming hotel in Agra, India. Excellent location convenient to the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. The room was pleasant, plenty of light, clean and comfortable. The staff was helpful

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Crawling with bed bugs
We arrived after 12 hours of travel to find the beds in both of our rooms covered in bed bugs. Literally hundreds. They offered other rooms but clearly any place with that many bugs has them everywhere. We had to find another place to stay at midnight which was frustrating and challenging. Unless they do a fuuuuull fumigation I would never recommend this place. The rooms looked nice, as did the bathroom... But no.

6/10 Okay

grato, Miami, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Great little hotel. Staff was helpful and friendly. The guy on the front desk is awesome. They were all courteous and helpful. Rooms were quiet and wifi was superb. Thanks for your great hospitality

6/10 Okay

ET, BC

Liked: Staff & service
Inexpensive place
Nice enough place; cheap; pleasant staff; quieter location away from the street, but still in the middle of action; rooms are clean but basic; watch out for the monkeys

6/10 Okay

Beth, Taupo, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good rooms for the price
Impossible to find and impractical for anyone travelling by car, but otherwise a very nice place. Down an alley with no parking or even drop off spots. Staff were nice and room was very clean and decently comfortable. Easily walkable to the Taj.

8/10 Good

Burt, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy walk to western gate of the Taj.
Good location, very friendly staff and a lot of money has been invested to make the bedroom we used look great. Down a short grubby alleyway ... but that's not their fault.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good hotel, clean and comfy. The staff is very kind.

10/10 Excellent

Taehwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good place with amazing service
Amazing place. This place deserves more popularity.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hi, I am J P Shrivastava. A brief Stay at Ray of Maya Retreat and Resort. Staff was cooperative. However No lift facility for upper floors, found inconvenient to climb steps, particularly for elderly persons. Staircase needs to be covered with anti skid mats.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The tuk tuk driver recommended by the hotel staff was excellent! Gave us a really good day of sight seeing. Room was a bit smaller than expected with the third bed being a hard mattress on the floor. Would reccomend groups of 3 booking a two bedroom one. Staff were super attentive and always around to help

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Basic Indian hotel close to Taj Mahal
Westerners would consider this a no-frills hotel, but it's clean and well-managed. The wifi worked, and when the electricity cut out the backup generator kicked on. My only real complaint is that I didn't have hot water. Other pluses: It's a 5-minute walk from the west gate of the Taj Mahal, and the Maya restaurant (across the street) is quite good, and offers outdoor patio dining. You'll have trouble finding it the first time, keep the hotel phone number handy.

6/10 Okay

laura, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good value near the Taj
Walking distance to Taj west gate. Very friendly helpful staff. Room was very clean and up to the hotels rated standard 2/3 star. I would recommend!

6/10 Okay

Baseline

Liked: Staff & service
Interesting place but good location to Taj
A nice hotel, with a simple approach to the hotel experience. The hotel itself is in a good location (being a 20 min walk to the Taj), though the entrance itself is off the beaten path a little, which could be a little confronting. The staff were very friendly and happy to assist with any queries, whilst the other locals (monkeys and squirrels) were quite entertaining to watch. The room is generously spaced, though the amenities scream more family than lavish. Food recommendation was disappointing, so I'd recommend finding your own place to eat, but otherwise a nice place to base yourself whilst you travel in Agra.

2/10 Terrible

Diane, Utah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dump
This place was a dump we checked in and checked out within a half hour! This place was horrible, dirty, the extra bed was a window seat. Don't waste your time or money!!

8/10 Good

Mary, Oak Park, IL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value and location
It was a good one night hotel. Close to the Taj and Agra Fort. Staff was helpful in getting us to the train station. Adjoining restaurant was good.

10/10 Excellent

Shri, ahmedabad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
True value for money.
It is an awesome pick for the price you pay. No restaurants, lifts, room service but it still makes you like the property. New rooms, crisp and clean linen, clean bathrooms, no stink. very courteous staff.

8/10 Good

Nirab, Calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable Stay -- Close to Taj Mahal
I had a pleasant one night stay here. I arrived late at Agra Cantt station after my train from Jaipur was delayed. I'd notified the hotel at the time of booking that I'd be arriving late so it was not a problem. The hotel is priced very reasonably, which is good for a student! It's also quite close to the Taj Mahal so I was able to go there in the morning very early. I'm happy I stayed here and the room was very comfortable, clean, and the bathroom was nice too.

2/10 Terrible

Aref, London

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
do not stay here
found big lizard in the room. Shower water smelled like sewage. Neighbourhood awful.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Good stay but don't expect much
Hotel staff were friendly and food was good. Rooms in poor condition but that's to be expected.

10/10 Excellent

Sonia, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value hotel
Really pleasant surprise for the price and location (15 minute walk to the Taj and perfect for a sunrise visit). Was set a little way off the main road along a short dirt path but this was enough to shield you from the traffic noise. Really nice comfortable bright room, good bathroom with hot water on demand and tea making facilities in the room. Wifi also worked really well. Really nice staff that were thankfully there to check us in at 4am. Excellent laundry service - best job we have had in our three months in India! Breakfast not available on site though but at there sister hotel across the road, although we went for other options to get a rooftop view of the Taj. Would definitely recommend.

6/10 Okay

Amrit, London

Clean but has downsides
Close to Taj, clean room, cheap. Only downside is the dirt path you have to walk down to get to hotel and they serve no food. Better to stay in hotel in the Taj district itself where your hotel will have food and a rooftop bar or restaurant where you can see it.

10/10 Excellent

Ralf, Latvia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and clean hotel
Location is good. Not noizy. Breakest is not rich but good. Room is clean

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Fei, China

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent！
The room is great, clean and big considering the price. It's opposite to its brother hotel Maya, which is well known to the locals. Restaurant provides good ffood. But don't book tours from the hotel, obviously overpriced..

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay
Very clean room but had to climb two floors of stairs. No problems. Staff courteous. Quiet room. Restaurant is across the street but close. Breakfast not included. Good value for money. I will stay there again.

8/10 Good

nicole, c

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel of good value but excellent staff
The hotel is good, clean, and centrally located. I only ate their Indian breakfast, but it was fantastic. Very well seasoned. What really made the hotel great was the staff. They had some laundry done in a rush and allowed us to stay past check out time at no charge.

6/10 Okay

Leo, Mexico City

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location!
Excellent location to walk to Taj Mahal!! The personnel was very kind with me. Beds not so clean as one of them had some lint and the strainer of the shower area was not clean. The rest was ok. The hotel is near a construction and to get it you have to go through a little earth road. The hotel is much better above the standard of the rest of buildings of the town.

8/10 Good

Sajid, Mumbai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Value for money
Overall good. The restaurants nearby are very expensive.

6/10 Okay

Hiroko, Japan

Liked: Cleanliness
Short stay in a nice room
Clean nice room with good location ,close to Taj Mahal. The restaurant is also good since they have many choice other than Indian cuisine for breakfast. The entrance of the other building was difficult to find since we had to go through a small path which didn't look like a proper road..

8/10 Good

Mauricio, Brazil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close to Taj Mahal
We had a nice stay, staff was very friendly. Room was okay. We liked the restaurant, good food. You can order non spice food if you like.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and nice hotel
Very clean and new facilities. Best hotel I stayed at in India. I would highly recommend. The internet was not very good and is my one suggestion for the hotel to fix to ensure guest a great stay.

6/10 Okay

JOGADOZO, California, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Clean but weird entrance - Internet not good
This hotels is located a walking distance to the Taj Mahal. The neighborhood is not the best. Its biggest problem is the unwelcoming entrance. We had to walk from the street to the main entrance of the hotel on a unpaved isle, not too pleasant. We had to carry our luggage from the car to the lobby. The Lobby looks like everything but a lobby, not a good ambiance. The staff does its best with what they are given. Breakfast is not included which is fine, but we had to go to another sister hotel that has a restaurant. It is like a block away but crossing a road where you have to pray for your life :)) it is not easy to deal with. Something very important is the cleanliness of the property, my wife and I were very please with it. The biggest disappointing is the internet. It did not work during the two days that I stayed in there, not even in the lobby. We were told that the routed was reset twice and basically nothing else could be done. We were offer to go to the lobby to have a better connection, but not even there. Very upsetting. We heard other guest complaining about the same thing.

8/10 Good

Barbara, Buxton England

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel nice and quiet
For a one night stay it fine. Don't be put off by the outside once you get to your room it's good. Nice and quiet away from all the noise of Agra. 5 min walk to gates of Taj Mahal.

10/10 Excellent

Eddie, Indiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
American Couple
I know I rated this very high, but it is deserving. The room was great/comfortable (most importantly quite!) and the staff was very friendly and accommodating (thanks guys!). The only reason I could imagine anyone has issue with this hotel is because they haven't been to the rest of India (if you have, then you would know this place is great for the price). The only major drawback this hotel has is the way in which you have to get there. It is down a shady dirt path, that once again, if you are not used to India, may concern you about walking down (especially at night). Really though, nothing to worry about and the fact that it is a few buildings off of the main road gives you some much deserved/needed silence (relative of course). The old maya across the street has decent food and good coffee. **Finally, I would highly recommend AK travel agency which is just a few doors down from the hotel. Fun owner that is down to hang out and best price I could find for hiring a car to Delhi airport.**