spent 6 nights at hotel. location,rooms,service and food (especially in 13th floor Panorama restaurant)really good. Staff friendly and nothing was too much trouble. First 3 nights were in room overlooking the Nile & Corniche only problem was continuous noise from generator of an old nile cruise boat permanently moored opposite hotel. Second 3 nights were in room on other side of hotel still overlooking the Nile and Kitcheners island which is site of the Botanical Gardens absolutely gorgeous with no noise and great view highly recommended. Will definitely be returning.

I only stayed at this hotel for one night, and so my review is based on a short-term stay. Located on Elephantine Island on the Nile River, guests reach the hotel by passenger ferry. This makes for quite a secluded and safe place away from the city, which has its usual host of aggressive street hawkers.

The rooms and grounds are clean and modern, though the décor reminds me a bit of the 1960s Bob Hope movie “I’ll Take Sweden”. By this I mean that the architecture is more horizontal than vertical. This could be due to the influence of the European company Moevenpick, which before this trip I had only associated with ice cream. I was visiting this hotel in Jan 2012, and the tourist numbers were way down, so the place felt even emptier than it looked.

All I really remember about the rooms were the odd faucets in the bathroom. Call me dense, but it took me some time to distinguish the knob from the spout. And the shower stall was just plain silly with a partial glass protector, almost guaranteeing that your bathroom floor would get wet. Oh well, when in Sweden …

Dinner and the breakfast buffet were acceptable but not exceptional. There is an observation tower on the 13th floor where you can have afternoon tea and watch the sunset. The views up and down the Nile show the many tour boats that ply the waters in a typical high season. Someone told me that of the 290 cruise boats normally operating only about 10% of these were running and perhaps at only one-third or one-half capacity. So the season is bad in 2012 for the industry, but great for those of us seeing the temples and visiting the resorts.

Overall, Moevenpick Aswan is rated as a 5-star hotel but for me it felt a bit more like a 3-star place. It’s definitely one of the better hotels in Aswan, and the food is safe to eat. If you were to stay longer you’d find a beautiful infinity pool for relaxing and enjoying the sun. Also, visit the Botanical Gardens on a neighbouring island, where the grounds are very peaceful and pleasant. Ciao.

I 've stayed there 2 nights last week, the hotel is located on the Elephantine Island, so the location is very nice, good views of the Nile, especially if you eat at Panorama restaurant at the 14 th floor.

The staff is very friendly and every time very helpful.

the only thing that I found not perfect was a loud noise outside the hotel, (maybe Air conditioning, I don't know).. But I think they will fix the problem.

Just returned from 2 weeks in Egypt. Stayed 2 nights in Aswan at the Moevenpick Resort. Super nice hotel on Elephantine Island. We were treated very well by all staff members. Nice welcome hibicus tea. The staff really were very helpful in accomodating our family. We had 2 very lovely rooms overlooking the Nile and the Sahara....absolutely beautiful. The bathroom was very nice. The bed was super cozy and both rooms were quiet and very clean. They were helpful and packed us some "breakfast boxes" for our early trip to Abu Simbel. And the breakfast buffet spread was plentiful with local flavors and Western choices as well. I would definitely stay there again. The manager Dino was super responsive and helpful with our room reservations and the front desk staff was overly accomodating for my view requests etc. Thank you Moevenpick Resort Aswan.... :)