Fit for a Maharaja , the hotel’s lovely spa lives up to its exquisite reviews, offering an array of specialty baths and a selection of treatments using the Ayurvedic technique having derived from ancient India over 5000 years ago. The spa reception with its traditionally crafted iron gate and the public spa facilities (e.g. mosaic-lined whirlpool tubs, sauna, and steam rooms) are located in the hotel’s basement, but the treatment rooms are located on the top floor, providing a perfect view of India’s most famous monument. Imagine being in a bath full of roses whilst overlooking the Taj Mahal and getting treated like royalty! Yoga and meditation are available as well, and there’s also a state-of-the-art gym on site. The Oberoi Amarvilas hotel is often cited as the only luxury hotel with views of the Taj Mahal from all guest rooms, but less talked about is the fact that you can also spy the iconic monument while getting pampered at its elegant spa. Past a tucked-away door off the pool deck, you’ll find a dimly lit warren of reception spaces, beyond which lie shared facilities like a well-stocked, garden-view gym and a domed-roof marble steam room. The real magic happens up on the fourth floor (accessed by a dedicated elevator from the spa’s reception area), in spacious treatment suites with arched windows that frame the Taj. In honor of the monument, signature treatments are inspired by royal beauty rituals incorporating ingredients like pomegranate and mineral mud while other services feature Ayurvedic techniques and healing herbs. To really savor the views, choose a treatment that includes time in an herb or flower-infused bath which will take place in an oversized tub set right in front of the windows.
Elvira tips: Try the milk and rose-petal bath.
