David Hostel

David Hostel is so amazing! Do not make any of your Visit Egypt plans until you talk with or email David. It’s his mission in life to provide a superior budget travel experience. I wish I’d started in Aswan. David provides excellent tour options and advice and will also get the best Aswan to Luxor cruise option for you. I had a CLEAN private en-suite room for an unbelievably low price. Contact him directly at his own website. No need to book through a third party! Enjoy!!

You get what you pay. Probably cheapest place to stay in Aswan and it shows. The hostel was a bit far from the downtown in a very residential neighbourhood. The facilities were very basic, and not the cleanest bathrooms. We were also the only ones there. Nevertheless, this reflects what you pay - so if you are looking for a basic accommodation in Aswan I would definitely recommend it. The rooms are basic but comfortable. Wifi worked well. David the owner was very helpful and present, also giving us a ride to the airport for a good price the next day (with a small breakfast included). You can get a minibus for only 2LE into the city centre, which is super cheap.

location wise and i felt home away from my comfort zone. thanks sir David for all the help and free tasteful breakfast food ! i will definitely recommend this hostel so that others may experience what i felt like! #book-now!

Please search the bad reviews on Booking, Google and Tripadvisor before booking. The man working there was accused of RACISM, and more, multiple times. He also replies to the negative reviews unprofessionally, belittling the other person and trying to make them sound crazy. I and my husband were given a room in a BASEMENT, with no cellular connection, a shower not working, a toilet that was broken and would not flush, broken electrical sockets with holes in the wall. The street next to the hostel is EXTREMELY noisy, to the point I was waking up every 5 minutes. The owner of the hostel was very rude, grumpy and disrespectful. Since he opened the door, no smile, no greeting, only a grumpy look on his face - we felt like he was angry at us. He even got irritated at my husband for carrying our suitcase to our room because it made a bit of sound - we understood he implied that we should leave it in the public corridor. We felt that the way he talks to his guests is entirely unprofessional and unappreciated. As if this wasn't enough, we had an issue with this man about our marriage certificate, even though prior to our arrival he did not inform us he has any specific requirements (and nowhere else did we have any problem). He also said if I'm married I have to have it written in my EU passport (which is incorrect)..... He put us in separate rooms for the night, cancelled the rest of our stay and forbade us to sit together in the middle of the night to find another accommodation for the next night (he literally said I have to go to my room). I felt he was sexist as he only spoke to my husband in Arabic and refused to speak English to me despite my MULTIPLE requests. Moreover, he insulted my husband and implied he's stupid referring to his university degree. I cried the whole night as we tried to find another hotel and my husband tried to calm me down - that's how we enjoyed Aswan. We left the next morning as everything in the city was too expensive so last minute. David Hostel is so cheap for a reason.

David is the "go to person" for arranging tours to Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan. He is friendly, cares about his customers, his prices are honest, he speaks very good English, he is trustworthy in Egypt and he has a good reputation with travellers in Aswan. My husband and I were very pleased with David's co ordination and planning of our Abu Simbel tour. We will use David again when we visit Egypt in future.

The place was dirty, the wifi cut intermittently, and the breakfast was nothing but dried up pastoes and rolls that looked like theyve seen better days.. the blankets looked old and borders were torn.. i felt like a nuisance the cleaning lady treated me like a thief by running for her bag shed left on the table, without greeting me she lunged for her bag .. he was friendlier to his white guests and would take them around.. only offered when i bumped into them at the nubian house.. i struggled to get my bags locked in his reception because he ignored my requests to have his son open for me after i had asked him to keep them while i ate.. . Id say if you are black dont go there..