Must see hotels in Luxor

Al Moudira is a luxury hotel of a stylish individuality. A fantasy of pointed arches and soaring domes set amid lush gardens and birdsong, the hotel is…

The Luxor Hilton is the slickest, most luxurious resort in Luxor. Located 2km north of Luxor centre, past the Karnak temples, the large Nileside rooms are…

This is a great reinvention of a traditional-style, two-storey mud-brick house: Beit Sabée has appeared in design magazines for its cool use of local…

Aladin As Sahabi runs his family’s hotel with care and passion. No wonder this hotel is popular with our readers: simple but scrupulously clean rooms come…

The east bank's best-run budget digs, the Bob Marley Peace Hotel (also known as the Boomerang) offers great facilities on a backpacker budget. Rooms and…

The oldest hotel on the west bank, the Marsam was originally built in the 1920s as a house for archaeologists from the University of Chicago, but was…

This intimate guesthouse in a traditional Egyptian house is tucked away in the village behind the ACHTI Hotel, close to the Nile, but a world away from…

The Winter Palace was built to attract Europe's aristocracy and is one of Egypt’s most famous historic hotels. A wonderfully atmospheric Victorian pile,…

A delightful Dutch-Egyptian hotel in a modern block near the ferry landing. Rooms in both the cheaper old wing and the new wing are filled with light and…

Set in a palm grove, easy strolling distance to Medinat Habu and the Ramesseum, Nour Al Gurna has seven large mud-brick rooms, with fans (some with air…

This hotel, in a modern building, is very much a home away from home – literally so for quite a few archaeologists during the winter season. The charming…

The former Sheraton Luxor is a secluded three-storey building set amid lush gardens at the southern end of Sharia Khaled Ibn Al Walid – close to some…

Far from the crowds, off the road to the Valley of the Kings and on the edge of the desert, this is a place for anyone wanting to do the west bank slowly,…

Set amid lush gardens on its own island 4km south of town, this is a great family hotel with a mini zoo and playground in addition to several large…

Jane Akshar is one half of the British-Egyptian couple who run this rental agency and is something of an institution for her insightful blog on all things…

Charming family-run hotel in a modern building with spotless rooms, free wi-fi, a wonderful, lush exotic garden (perfect for breakfast, lunch or a drink),…

Irish Mara has built a house with spacious suites, each decorated in local style and including a sitting area and a clean bathroom. The house is open for…

This wonderful six-bedroom traditional-style villa overlooks the Nile and easily accommodates 12 people. The well-appointed rooms are on the first floor,…

Mohamed El Sanosy's dream of building a hotel has culminated in one of the most welcoming places to stay on the west bank and somewhere he takes great…

This tranquil hotel with 22 brightly painted rooms is a good base for exploring the monuments of the west bank. Under Egyptian-German management, the…