Friends Paying Guest House Reviews

Host are incredibly friendly. They are honest, hard working people. This is the first place that I didn't have to remind that I already paid 10% deposit on hostelworld, it was already neatly calculated on the bill. The guest house is a great place to relaxx on the terrace and it's only a few minutes walk to the Taj Mahal. Rooms are clean, quiet and the building is well constructed keeping most of the heat out of the rooms. It is also an easy place to meet fellow travellers.

(+) As it is a guesthouse run by a family living in the same building, it has a homely atmosphere. My bedroom on the ground floor was large, cool even without A/C. Yusuf, the son was helpful and honest.It is not that close to Taj Mahal but the area is very nice, clean, quiet, close to Nature Walk.(-) The 2nd son was a bit too lazy to get me some ice I asked for my sprained ankle. The TV and table was covered with dust so I had to clean myself upon check-in. The bathroom needs some renovation.

Fantastic Hostel! Yussef is an amazing host! I have already recommended friends and they have had a great time as well. So close to the Taj and best food in India! Miss the beautiful family already! Love Jason!!

The place is not superb. Near Taj Mahal. Family who owns it are really great!! Irma and Bilal are really good kids amd very very helpful they're like my indian brother and sister! The mother is very sweet!

Yusef is a great host, giving me plenty of advise about Agra. The hostel was great and one of the only ones in Agra I could find with a single room. Yusef also upgraded me to a double room when I arrived as I had gone and got heat stroke and was pretty ill. He give a bigger room with a bigger fan so that I would be more comfortable and said he would happily get me anything I needed. The food is good and a very reasonable price. Overall a good hostel.

Really liked the family running this place. This hostel has a good atmosphere, but could be a bit more clean. the food they serve is excellent.

A very nice little hostel owned by a family. Thee rooms are simple but ok. They have a kind of balcony where you can eat and meet other people. A nice place to stay. The hostel is located near to the Eastern Gate of the Taj Mahal (about 10 minutes to walk).

The rooms werre alright, you get what you pay for. not the best and not the worst. The food was good, beer expensive. There is a nice common area that was good to hang out in. The location is excellent and only a 10 minute walk to the taj. Over all, i'd say it is an adverage hostel set in a good location.

The family are really nice and very helpful. A very nice place to stay while visiting the taj. However for home cooked food, their food is very expensive.

This was a great place with a great family atmosphere. Very helpful with giving directions on how to get to the Taj!

Friends Paying Guesthouse is a homely, inviting stay thanks to the super friendly family owners. Perfect location in relation to the Taj Mahal and Taj Nature Walk (15 mins). However cleanliness in the room wasn't the best but was bareable. The food is incredible (we didnt bother eating elsewhere). The children of the family are great, the owner is the friendliest, most helpful man you can meet. It's a good place to stay, the only thing I'd say is, the room that backs onto communal area is noisy.

I've been in this hostel for two nights and can not understand why people give good ratings, because this place is terrible! first, I made a reservation in a single room with bathroom and when I do Chickin liars owners told me that there was a problem and that the hostel had no single rooms and that I would temporarily leave a room without bathroom and without bed only with mattress, the most absurd I've ever seen in my life. The other day I did not switched to had booked a room like lying again

It is defiately a nice place to stay in Agra. The Friends Paying Guesthouse is initiated by a nice Indian Family. The atmosphere is awesome. The rooms are average but bearable, yet the sanitary facilities can be improved... but it is manageable! If you want to the the Taj and be happy go there!

Hostel is very near Taj Mahal and its cheap. But if you want to stay there and correspond with the owner, have copy of your correspondence with you. I made reservation for two nights and the owner booked our rooms for wrong date: day before our arrival. When we arrived we got 4 people bedroom instead of 2 double rooms. Also the owner suggested it was our fault and that he lost money because of booked and not used rooms. I had no net and couldn't check until day later that he was wrong.

A very nice little guesthouse very close to the Taj Mahal (about 10 minutes walk). The staff is so nice and helpfull, especially the son and father. Very clean. Didint see any insects in the room. If I'm ever going back to Agra, this is where I would stay.

I would have enjoyed to stay longer, if I had had more time. The family was very welcoming and provided me with all the help and information I needed.

Excellent food! Close to the Maj Mahal.

Pros: -cheap -kinda close to Taj and Fort -delicious food Cons: -private bathroom really dirty, toilet didn't flush -mold on walls -eldest son creepy, be wary if solo female -wifi barely worked and was really, really slow when it did -no respect for quiet time (family would wake up at 5 or 6AM and talk at more than full volume) -lots of noise coming from the street as well (at all hrs of the way) -family pushy about eating at the hostel, dishonesty about food options

20min walk from the taj (south or east gate...can't remember which one) but 10min walk to the tourism center, which provide free shuttle service to the taj. They had a restaurant which made it convenient. good value for money

A nice friendly guesthouse close to the taj mahal. Excellent value for money and good home cooked food Rooms were freezing cold at night and no mirror in the room