still one of my favourite hotels ever after travelling to several other countries since.

we have just spent 5 nights at the el nakhil hotel and were very impressed with the value for money.
the owners and staff were very friendly and efficient and nothing was to much trouble.we split our trip up by going to cairo and they allowed us to leave our luggage with them.
the room and bathroom were clean and comfortable and the food very good.
if you do not need tv and minibar etc this place meets all your needs in luxor,we would stay here again without hesitation.

A haven of tranquillity marred only by the access road (mud track). Lovely rooftop restaurant with stunning views of the Nile and Luxor Temple on the other side. Freshly cooked traditional food, with occasional buffet lunches for passing groups in which we were invited to share (4 courses for LE45 (about a fiver!) Birgit and Salah (the German/Egyptian owners)could not have been more helpful and solicitous and the rest of the staff were the most polite and charming we'd met anywhere. The room was large and very clean with a huge well-appointed bathroom. Clean and comfortable beds with a little sitting area/balcony with comfy cane chairs for each room plus the garden with aromatic plants and sunbeds. 5 mins walk to the Nile.

We stayed at the El Nakhil as it was recommended to us. Before we arrived I must have sent dozens of emails to Birgit, the owner, asking hundreds of questions but she answered every one of them with the utmost patience! Birgit and her husband Salah run the hotel and between them they can organise anything for you. They organised a very good driver (Mohammed) and minibus to transport 11 of us around the sights. The hotel itself is lovely, we had rooms 16 & 17 which are interconnected and open onto the beautiful gardens. All the staff are very friendly and helpful but I must mention smiley Bill (actually Mohammed Ali (yes!) but renamed by my husband) and George (Youssef) who work in the restaurant, really lovely guys. Anything you want, Salah can arrange for you - we also had a felucca ride - just ask. The rooms are clean and adequately furnished, there is no TV but we didn't miss it as we spent the evenings on the terrace and there was plenty of hot water and good air conditioning. You can see Luxor temple straight across the Nile from the terrace. There was a courtyard where the kids played and no-one minded them running around. It was one of my children's birthdays while we stayed at the El Nakhil and Salah arranged a cake and small gift for him which was a complete surprise and very much appreciated. We would definitely stay again if we were in Luxor.