I think it was a nice hotel once.. but for sure not 5 stars, more 2 then 5. It needs renovation, swimmingpool, rooms, very old fashioned

We stayed for 3 nights over New Year. We arrived on the overnight train from Cairo, and they let us have the room straight away. I think we could also have had breakfast that morning, since there are no checks at breakfast time - but we had a sleep instead. Rooms are large with big bathrooms, but several lights not working. If you want 5 star you need to pay more - but you can get good deals, and these are worth it. We thought we had just paid for 3 nights, but we had the New Year's Eve Gala dinner for free. I think the staff enjoyed it more than the guests, although some of the entertainment was worth watching - the rest was too loud!

The smaller heated pool was welcome at this time of year. The larger pool looked great, but was freezing! Pool snacks were OK. The Chinese and Italian were ok for a change, but don't get your hopes up too much!

Breakfast was a great spread, the pastries were particularly good.

For us it was a bit of luxury compared to the other hotels we were staying in. But I wouldn't want to spend more than £60 a night.

We stayed here from 26 December to 2 January. I found the hotel rather faded and shabby. Our suite had frayed carpet and beds so hard it was painful! We had lovely view over Nile to the Valley of the Kings which was great. Only the smaller pool is heated and it is barely warm enough to go in. The children didn't mind but it was too cold for me! The large pool although lovely, is not heated and too cold to go in. The food was repetitive and boring - the same steamed veg, beef stew, chicken, fruit etc for lunch and dinner. There was loads of choice though so I think it's probably me being picky! Breakfast was nice - omelettes and pancakes, lots of different breads. Cocktails all tasted the same!

Nice children's play area by the river and we explored Luxor and its amazing sights. There were very few tourists so taxis, horse drawn carriages and guides etc were quite cheap. We had a felucca ride from one of the boats in front of the hotel and this was great - the children loved it. We went to Banana island and saw the bananas growing then the sun was setting as we sailed back.

Lovely holiday - I'd recommend Luxor at Xmas/New Year - the weather was very nice and warm.

returning after some 10 years I was pleaaed to find the high quality of this hote; is still tops in it's class.