Toilets

Toilets in the major tourist hotels in Luxor are western and efficient. There is no need to use a paper bin (as there is in some mediterranean countries).

There are also good public toilets close to the El Kababgy and Metropolitan restaurants on the lower corniche opposite the Winter Palace. These toilets are owned by the local authority but are maintained by the restaurants.

The Savoy Centre (near the Mercure hotel) has toilets on all floors that are fairly well maintained and useable.

Most other public toilets in the town are designed and cleaned to local standards and are best avoided.

McDonald's has a reasonable toilet on the top floor of their restaurant behind Luxor temple. Snacktime has excellent toilets on the first floor. Most other good restaurants have acceptable toilets.

You are not usually far from a good tourist hotel, most of which have facilities in their foyer. So if the need arises, visit one of these.

When you are out and about, toilets at some of the tourist sites can be a bit grim and there is often someone outside the ladies toilet trying to sell tissue paper for LE1 or LE2. Make sure you have tissue with you when you go away from the tourist hotels and take some anti-bacterial gel in case there are no satisfactory hand washing facilities.