Located in an area which has no traffic, Hotel Sheela is the perfect place to visit the Taj Mahal from. Although the ticket office is 1 km away (you can get a ticket for the next day and have a nice walk), the South gate is nearby and it's also possible to get a ticket from there. We wanted to... More

Hotel Sheela is a charming basic hotel - you get what you pay for (£10/night for double room) Excellent food which is all food is prepared with mineral water and beautiful garden. Wifi is a bit temperamental but it's a great location - 2 minute walk to the Taj Mahal. We visited at sunrise and as your bag gets searched... More

You cannot access the hotel directly with a cab. Cars may not enter the area arround the Taj Mahal, so either you walk a bit or take a Riksha to the hotel. Within the hotel area it is very quite and you can relax in the garden. There is a hotel restaurant which hasn't the best food in the world... More

We stayed there for one night only (thank God!) and were glad to leave! The room was dirty, smelling damp, with all kinds of bugs and ants. The bathroom was even more terrible, really old and decrepit, we barely dared to take a shower. Ok, we only took a fan room but it was so badly isolated that even at... More

Given that it was winter, I would have preferred to stay somewhere warmer. We had to switch rooms to get a better shower. The location was solid. I have to imagine there are better places to stay but I survived.

We spent two nights in two double rooms. The location on the hotel is just great, only 100 m from the eastern gate of Taj Mahal. Prices were very reasonable. Garden also very nice and quiet. Only minus was that there was a very bad toilet smell from the area at night time. Maybe a one-timer, but not nice...

Good value hotel, clean, very basic (bring your own soap and toilet paper). The garden outside is nice. The staff were not particularly helpful the next day, but were nice enough. Certainly a good place to sleep for a few hours before you go to the Taj, which is a short walk away.

I stayed here for 4 nights in october 2010. Booked the room prior to departure, which apparently was a good idea, as I meet a few people who had to look somewhere else, as the hotel was fully booked... It is not in the upper ranges and the bathroom is basic, with cold water etc. But what I really enjoyed,... More

As a budget backpacker who has been travelling for 4 weeks through India, I would say this is pretty much representative of a budget room in India (i.e. nothing spectacular). BUT.... the great part about this property is (1) it's metres away from the East Gate of the Taj (get your tickets the day before and head to the Taj... More