About Ladies’ Guest House:
It is a small building in the northeast corner of Harem Sara. It is popularly known as hospital, but no system of hospitalization for ladies of Harem Sara is ever recorded in any literary source. There were originally 12 rooms, but now only four have survived which are 4.26mx2.89m in dimensions. Ladies’ Guest House is more likely to have been a guesthouse for those high borne women whom Akbar used to admit in his Harem for short stays. This building was ideally suited for regular reception of transient guests. These rooms have flat wings and their walls were once plastered with borders of red and white colour around the doors and windows. The stone slab of the roof were carved on the soffit and outside chiselled to imitate tiles. Baths and toilets have been provided at western corner.
General Information about Ladies’ Guest House:
Location: Fatehpur Sikri
State: Uttar Pradesh
Capital: Lucknow
Language: Hindi, English
Temperature: Max 42˚C, Min 27˚C (summer), Max 26˚C, Min 14˚C (winter)
Best Season: October to February
How to Reach Ladies’ Guest House:
By Air:
Kheria airport in Agra is the nearest airport from Fatehpur Sikri. Domestic flights are available to Agra from important places of India. From the airport, you have to reach Fatehpur Sikri via road route.
By Train:
Nearest major railway station is located in Agra. Agra railway is served by large number of express trains from important places of the country. Taj Express, Shatabdi express and several other trains are available from Delhi to Agra. Trains are available at regular intervals between Agra and Fatehpur Sikri.
By Bus:
UPSTDC, ITDC and other private operators arrange conducted tours to Fatehpur Sikri, but the tour buses stop only for an hour. If you want to spend longer time at Fatehpur Sikri it is better you take a regular bus from the Idgah Bus Stand.