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 | Le Meridien Luxor: ~ Beautiful Hotel In Luxor ~
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 ~ Le Meridien Luxor Hotel ~ by Heavens-Mirror
The bellcaption is so sweet, his name is Mahmoud, we received a warm welcome from him & he even delivered flowers to my room which i thought was nice. He showed us around the hotel & we went to try some Shisha, this was when i became a true "Shisha Queen" as the Egyptians say to me. Hehe. I loved the taste of it, it was really nice.
The hotel has recently changed it name to The Nile Palace. I you are planning to go here then either ask for Meridien Luxor or Nile Palace because not all tour operators/travel agents have the new name.
The pool at Le Meridien Luxor is fabulous, you get a great view of the River Nile & the Valley of the Kings at the other side of the Nile. The pool is quite small & it is abit cold but its nice when you've been sunbathing for a while.
We paid for a Nile View room & it was well worth the extra cost, the views were unbelievable. I loved it. There is plenty to do at the hotel, shops, bars & there are a couple of restaurants too. The hotel is close to all the major attractions in Luxor too which is good.
Id recommend this hotel to anyone, i had a great time & would go back.
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 Novotel Luxor by Angelal
The Novotel is part of the Accor group who also own the Mercure Coralia, Winter Palace and Mercure Inn. I believe that this enables you to use the other hotels swimming pools and if you are on half board you can usually use at either of the hotels - but do check!
The hotel boasts a floating swimming pool which gives you excellent Nile views , there is also a pool bar to grab a snack. The garden at the Novotel is nice, there are some water fountains a pool table and a pizzeria at the far end. Once a week the Entertainment staff organise a pool competition. The Novotel used to have a disco on a boat that was moored next to the hotel but when we stayed it was not on every night. There is also a boat owned by the Novotel that does day cruises down to Dendara for about LE130 and this can be booked through the hotel. The cost includes the trip, a lovely buffet lunch and afternoon tea however drinks are extra.
The Breakfast is Buffet style as are most of the hotels in Luxor and eggs are cooked to order. Breakfast consists of the usual cereal, croissants, Danish pastries, toast, fresh fruit, yogurt, eggs, fried potatoes, beef sausages and tomatoes. Plus a wide range of fruit juices. Very nice!!
The lobby area near reception has a seating area bit is not particularly welcoming.
The bar at the Novotel is very nice and the barman are friendly, you can either drink inside or take your drinks outside. Be careful of the mozzies in summer as they will bite your ankles to death!
It can sometimes be a bit dead in the evenings as there is not really any entertainment ..
Nice pool and great views -make sure you pay extra for a Nile view! Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: South of the Winter Palace Hotel
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| Sofitel Karnak Luxor: Best hotel in Luxor
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 Pretty as a picture by sss555sss
The hotel gardens are really lovely and extremely well looked after – it really is a picture at every turn.
The main pool with swim-up bar is excellent, there are plenty of comfortable sun beds with mattresses and parasols. During the morning and again in the afternoon there is water aerobics and water polo. At the towel station it is possible to borrow or hire a multitude of games or sports equipment – there is also a book exchange library. A little further away on the lawns going down towards the Nile there are more sun beds, from these you have a great view over the Nile towards the West Bank and the Valley of the Kings et al. Close by there is a further children’s pool with small waterside and magic mushroom water fountain.
Directly above the Ő Nile restaurant is the Sundowners Bar – this is open from about 4pm until midnight serving drinks and shisha pipes – this as the name suggests is a great place early evening to watch the sun set with a drink or two. Do be aware though that due to its close proximity to the Nile there are a few mosquitoes around. That said the hotel does a really good job of keeping them under control – they have plenty of electric fluorescent flying insect traps around and each evening they mist around the grounds and during the day and wash down all hard surfaces (walkways) with mosquito repellent. Don’t be put off by the thought of hordes of mosquitoes they are well behaved, or dead.
Finally, do I recommend Luxor – yes, and I will be going back, but only to the Sofitel Karnak. To be honest it was the only hotel we have been to where I would have been quite happy to stay for the entire 2 weeks without stepping foot outside. It was only as we were getting to the end of the first week that we realised we really ought to make the effort to see some of the sights.
Drinks etc – the bedroom minibar is very reasonably priced with drinks being the same as you would pay at one of the bars. Inside the main hotel building the main bar is Carter’s Bar – this is where the main evening entertainment is held and in actual fact isn’t too bad – experienced far worse in Cypriot hotels. They do try to vary it a bit with either a duo or group of four providing both Arabic and European music and songs. This is interspersed throughout the week with Karaoke evenings or Limbo dancing or Casino nights – the animation team do very well and provide just the right level of enthusiasm for their audience. There is also the Moorish café situated off the lobby which serves all types of drinks from mid-morning until late into the evening. Prices for drinks are I think good for Egypt and this class of hotel – certainly cheaper than at home. A 500ml bottle of Stella was EŁ18 and Sakhara was EŁ20. Alcoholic cocktails were all priced at EŁ35 and from comments I heard seemed to be good and have a fair quantity of alcohol in them. Diet Cola, Sprite and similar were I think, EŁ9 each for a 330ml can. The exchange rate whilst we were there was EŁ10.66 to Ł1 sterling.
Likewise if you wanted to eat during the day – meals could be ordered from the Palmerie Bar (pool bar) these were very good value – for example pizza with salad and French fries was approx EŁ34 and an enormous beefburger with salad and French fries was EŁ32.00. The menu was quite extensive ranging the sandwiches to steak and chicken fillets – none of it too expensive.
Transport into and out of Luxor is a commendable 11 times per day ranging from approx 0700 in the morning through to the last minibus back from Luxor around 1830 in the evening.
PS - I checked out all the other main hotels, Old & New Winter Palaces, Sheraton, Hilton (dump), Sonesta St George, Le Meridien & Movenpick - the Sofitel Karnak is definitely the best - don' believe me? - then pay a visit whilst you are there and you won't make the same mistake twice. Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: El Zinia Gebly Street, , LUXOR 0
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| Maritim Jolie Ville Luxor Island Resort Luxor: Movenpick
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 Pool at the Movenpick by Angelal
The breakfasts are buffet style and are fantastic. Eggs are cooked to order and there is a great selection of fresh fruits, crossaint , pastries, oriental dishes such as fuul madames, omm ali,loads of different breads all baked on site, beef sausages, fried potatoes, grilled tomatoes, yoghurts and cereal. Mmmmmm!!!!!
If you decide to stay around the pool the waiters will bring the food and drink to you and are very attentive yet without being imposing. Afternoon tea is brought to you
round the pool which you can enjoy whilst listening to the classical music that is played everyday at sunset. The nile sunset combined with the sounds of the prayers floating hauntingly across the river from the mosques of the West Bank will give you goose bumps.
Everynight there is a themed buffet and on Oriental night there is a Galabeya party where everybody is dressed up and taken to another part of the island for Oriental food and a fantastic show of belly dancers and music. Not to be missed.
Overall a great hotel although very different to the others in Luxor in terms of its remote location. There are shuttle buses and boats into luxor (free) or of course you can pay for a taxi. My parents stay here twice a year and love it. My mother suffers from very bad arthiritus and therefore cannot walk far and do loads of siteseeing. This is therefore ideal for her as it is quiet and peaceful yet she can also venture into Luxor when she wants to.
Free Shuttle buses and boats into Luxor Centre Theme: HotelPrice: US$40-80 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: Crocodile IslandDirections: 4 km south of Luxor Centre
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| Sonesta St George Hotel Luxor: A luxury hotel
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 Sonesta St George hotel,
Luxor by clairegeordio
Please look in my travelogue for further photos.
The best thing about this hotel was the pontoon, where everyday, just before sunset, you could sit at one of the tables and watch the sunset over the Nile, while classical music was played from their speakers. Theme: HotelAddress: Corniche El Nil Street, , LUXOR
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| Sofitel Karnak Luxor: BEAUTIFUL HOTEL, GORGEOUS GARDENS, FRIENDLY STAFF
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 early morning, the gardens and
the Nile by geordiebutcher
John + Dot
Great gardens, stunning views, excellent pool, Hillarious caberet, comfortable rooms and very friendly staff, especially the two boys who took us to Luxor in the boats. The photograph was taken from our balcony Theme: HotelComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: El Zinia Gebly Street, , LUXOR 0Directions: On the banks of the Nile Karnak
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 Our hotel – 5 stars "Sebek"
Boat - my cabin by Kuznetsov_Sergey, 4 more photos
The area of a cabin is not less than the standard area of a room in a hotel.
I did not feel lack of a place and claustrophobia. Big panoramic windows provide the good views outside.
These windows, and also the big mirror which has a size almost in the whole wall create illusion of greater space, than the cabin really occupies.
The cabin allows two passengers to be placed with convenience. However I have paid a single room. Therefore place was too much for me. The second bed has appeared superfluous. The conditioner was very important and vital component of the cabin in conditions of hot Egypt.
How many times, coming back into the cabin from the excursion, I breathed with relief being caused by cool after severe African heat outside. Presence of a toilet and a shower in each cabin also made the cruise comfortable. Unfortunately, the TV was accepting only two programs. First I was upset because of it a little, but did not notice this inconvenience further. Every day has been saturated by excursions, and I hadn't time for watching TV. Theme: OtherComparison: about averageAddress: Luxor-Aswan
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 The Nile tourist fleet by Kuznetsov_Sergey
Therefore I have solved, that our ship has been filled only on a half. The group of Russian tourists consisted of 34 person. In the group of Frenchmen I have counted about 20 people. I read that about 250 ships are making cruises between Luxor and Aswan. It means that simultaneously in a way can be about 25000 tourists.
However a part of ships are making cruises in the opposite direction from Aswan to Luxor. So travel agencies are trying to dissolve streams of tourists and to avoid a chaos. Theme: OtherComparison: about averageAddress: Luxor-Aswan
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Size and equipment of cabins are the same. But boats have four decks. Three of them are used for living. It is considered, that the third deck is more preferable to settlement, and the lower deck - is less preferable. Therefore the majority of tourists wish to lodge on the third deck. To avoid disputes the drawing lots is used.
According to drawing lots I've got the second deck and I was quite delighted.
M/S Sobek Managed by Upper Moon Tours. Everything was all right! Theme: OtherComparison: about averageAddress: Luxor-Aswan
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- Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa
New Karnak (Currently closed for renovations. Will reopen in July 2007), Luxor - Swiss Inn Hotel Luxor
10 Temple Street (Formerly Mercure Inn Luxor), Luxor - Sonesta St George Hotel Luxor
Corniche El Nile Street, Luxor - Domina Inn Luxor Emilio Hotel
Youssef Hassan Street, Luxor - Steigenberger Nile Palace (formerly Nile Palace)
Khaled Ben El Walid Street (formerly Nile Palace), Luxor - Tutotel Hotel Luxor
1 Salah El Din Street, Luxor - Iberotel
Khaled Ebn El Waleed St. (formerly Novotel Luxor), Luxor - Sheraton Luxor Hotel
Al Awameya PO Box 43, Luxor - Sofitel Karnak Luxor
El Zinia Gebly Street, Luxor - Pavillon Winter Luxor
Corniche el Nile Street (Formerly New Winter & Pavillon Palace), Luxor - Mercure Luxor
Cornish El Nile Street, Luxor - Maritim Jolie Ville Luxor Island Resort Luxor
Aswan Road, Kings Island, Luxor - Gaddis Hotel
Khalid Ibn el Walid Street, Luxor - Pyramisa Isis Hotel & Suites Luxor
Khaled Ibn el Walid Street, Luxor - Sofitel Winter Palace Luxor
Corniche el Nile St, Luxor
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