Howard Plaza Agra, Agra

I booked a Superior triple room at this hotel through the internet for USD141. By the time we arrived there, they gave us a double room with an extra bed that not even a child would fit in. The bed linens were stained, blankets old, and room VERY smelly, old and disgusting. After 3 hours discussing how to accomodate us appropriatly (that is, a superior triple room), we decided to leave the hotel since they could not deliver what we had booked and paid for. Upon leaving, I requested the copies of our passports back, as well as the registration (in which I stated that I was liable for any other expenses). I tore the papers in two in order to avoid misuse of my credicard. Surprisingly, this caused a very agressive response from the manager of the hotel and 5 of his men, who threatened us and forbade us to leave the hotel. They surrounded me and my friends (3 ladies) of which one is pregnant, and they forced us to fill in new registration cards, which we did under a great deal of pressure and distress. I DO NOT

This hotel has the worst staff we encountered on our two week trip to India. They have no interest in helping from check-in to departure. I would seriously recommend that anyone considering this hotel look elsewhere.