Although my travel guidebook was not high on the Nubian Oasis, it at least had it listed. I made the assumption that was a partial recommendation. Big mistake. The place was not clean, had plumbing problems, and I had to request soap and a towel. My first hint of problems was when they forgot me for a felucca ride in the afternoon. With felucca captains grabbing everyone on the street, forgetting me was unbelievable. The next morning I was to be awakened at 3:00am for the trip down to Abu Simbel. They forgot to wake me that day. I would have been better off taking any street deal offered; maybe I would have paid too much but I would have seen something anyway.