Nile Castle

The hotel is about 40 minutes away via Careem Taxi App.. We were a bit worried when the driver took us through a very rural setting that it might be isolated, but it’s actually in the nicer part of Luxor and 10 minutes walk from the 10 pound Ferry. Mohammed the owner is young guy running a hotel and seemed impressive witih his grasp of Italian and English. What struck me was the view from the hotel of the Nile, absolutely stunning. Mohammed asked us if we wanted tours but wasn’t pushy. This is nice because during the trip the guides sometimes went overboard trying to sell tours to you, Mahmoud has respect and patience. The access is easy, no elevator and we were in the 2nd house, small bit of a wait to get a welcome coffee which was nice. The room was fine and clean. Bathroom had no toilet paper and hot water was off when we arrived, so we’d to ask for a hair dryer, paper and towels but the other hotels always seem to have these upon request only too. The wifi was a bit better than our Cairo hotel, sometimes a but weak, a. The WE mobile network from the sims we bought in airport was marginally better. No bugs, insects, flies so very relaxing and since we stayed in November, didn’t need to test air con. Mahmoud checked if we wanted tours when we did see him, but he wasn’t intrusive. Only issue to get the hairdryer took multiple calls, we eventually got it sorted. We’d read and heard from others that there was an issue with power cuts, but never when we were there, maybe we were lucky. We’d to get a ferry every morning to get to the Karnak and Luxor temples, but it’s the quieter side of the river and I think better to avoid the fumes and noise if you need a rest after a long days sightseeing. Breakfast in morning was fine, eggs, bread and falafel. Nothing dissimilar from the rest of the hotels. Staff were the quickest in Egypt to get the breakfast, and when it came it was very good. We didn’t have dinner there considering there were multiple bars outside (one even had *gasp* Stella beer which was about 60 a bottle, the best value we found even against the local market across the river). Finally on check out the cleaner guy was helpful, didn’t need to check the room and didn’t keep us waiting. Overall, I’m quiet happy we stayed here and would give 4/5, as it was good value for money. You’re not paying for the Ritz Carlton here, Mohammed seems to be an honest guy doing an honest days work and that made our trip better. I think the improvement Mohammend is to have the towels, toilet paper and hair dryer already in the room means less hassle. Also, some recommendations in advance about the price of the ferry, airport taxi, train station ticket is good, do not try to sell these yourself.

We had a really wonderful couple of nights at Nile Castle. Amazing position with roof top terrace almost directly opposite Luxor Temple. We loved having breakfast of omelettes and felafel etc watching and listening to the sights and sounds of the Nile and also the little sparrows that come and go. Mohammed was so friendly, calm, courteous and knowlegeable and really helped to make our first stay really in Luxor special......all the staff were really helpful and friendly. We thoroughly recommend Nile Castle as a base for spending some time in Luxor. A1*👏👏👏👏👏