Hotels in Luxor - Location overview
There are 46 hotels in Luxor that are registered with the Egyptian Hotels Association (in 2007). Between them they provide 5751 rooms, so there is lots of capacity and plenty of choice. These hotels are essentially in six clumps:
- There are some on the West Bank,
- a few in the north,
- several tourist hotels in the centre and
- plenty of backpacker hotels nearer the station.
- Most tourist hotels are in the
south and
- one is further out, also to the south.
None of the hotels on the west bank is used by the major package tour companies
as far as we are aware. These hotels tend to be used
by people who are already familiar with Luxor, by backpackers and
by archeological devotees.
To the north of Luxor centre there was once the Hilton, about 5kms out
of town, but this has been closed for some while. It is due to open again in the autumn of 2008. Still to the north, and even further out,
is the Sofitel Karnak.
A bunch of hotels in the centre of Luxor include the famous Old Winter
Palace, the adjoining New Winter Palace (due to close for demolition in the summer of 2008) the Mercure Hotel, the Swiss Inn (previously the Mercure Inn) and the Iberotel. There are also several 2-
3 star hotels including the Emilio, Phillipe and Tutotel.
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These hotels in the centre are all closest to the main East Bank attractions
and to the main ferries to the West Bank. Within reasonable walking distance
from these hotels are Luxor temple, Luxor museum, the mummification museum
and the main market. In this general area, usually further back from the
Nile and closer to the station, are plenty of backpacker hotels.
About 8 minutes stroll from the centre, up a rather boring road, is the
beginning of a group of hotels to the south of the town. This is
very much a tourist enclave with hotels, plenty of restaurants
and tourist shops. The town centre is walkable or not more than
LE10 in a taxi. This area has the Sonesta St George, Steigenberger Nile Palace,
Club Med (French), Lotus, Isis, New Pola, St Joseph, Morris, Gaddis
and, a little further out, the Sheraton.
Beyond this group, further to the south, is the Maritim Jolie Ville (formerly the Mövenpick).
This is too far out for most people to walk into town and being
away from the centre and the tourist enclave, is much quieter.
Like the Sofitel to the north, it is ideal for people who want
to be able to get to the sights, but not too often, and prefer
to be away from the busier part of Luxor.
For an opinion about which hotel in each group may be best for you, have
a look at the quality overview page. If
you know where you want to stay, select the hotel name from the
list on the left to find more detail and links to
agencies that handle bookings for that hotel. |
