N Homestay

Agra


Matriarch Naghma and her helpful sons are the highlight of this wonderful homestay. Their comfortable home, tucked away in a residential neighbourhood 15 minutes' walk from the Taj's West Gate, is blissfully quiet, and two of the six rooms feature spacious balconies (₹2200).

Naghma will cook you dinner (veg/nonveg ₹400/600) and also offers cooking classes (₹1500 to ₹3500 per person). A single dorm (₹800) with four bunk beds and private bathroom offers a budget option.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Agra attractions

1. Taj Museum

1.01 MILES

Within the Taj complex, on the western side of the gardens, is the small but excellent Taj Museum, housing a number of original Mughal miniature paintings…

2. Mosque

1.13 MILES

The Taj Mahal's red-sandstone mosque to the west of the main monument is an important gathering place for Agra's Muslims.

3. Taj Mahal

1.16 MILES

Poet Rabindranath Tagore described it as 'a teardrop on the cheek of eternity'; Rudyard Kipling as 'the embodiment of all things pure'; while its creator,…

4. Jawab

1.21 MILES

The jawab, to the east of the Taj Mahal itself, was built for symmetry purposes, matching up identically with the red-sandstone mosque to the west.

5. Amar Singh Gate

1.39 MILES

The sole entry point to Agra Fort, and where you buy your entrance ticket.

6. Jehangir's Palace

1.45 MILES

This huge red-sandstone palace inside Agra Fort, a combination of Indian and Central Asian architectural styles, was most likely built by the Mughal ruler…

7. Khas Mahal

1.46 MILES

This beautiful marble pavillion and pool formed the living quarters of Shah Jahan, while the large attached courtyard housed the court harem.

8. Mehtab Bagh

1.47 MILES

This park, originally built by Emperor Babur as the last in a series of 11 parks on the Yamuna’s east bank (long before the Taj was conceived), fell into…