Hotels in Luxor - Location overview
The Egyptian Hotels Association lists 45 hotels in Luxor, of which 8 are locally rated 5 star. Between them the 45 hotels 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 city centre and
- backpacker hotels nearer the station.
- Most tourist hotels are in the
south and
- one is further out, also to the south.
1. West Bank
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.
2. To the north
To the north of Luxor centre is the Hilton, about 5kms out
of town, recently refurbished and aimed at the high end of the market. Still to the north, and even further out,
is the Sofitel Karnak.
3. City Centre
A bunch of hotels in the centre of Luxor include the famous Old Winter
Palace, the adjoining Pavilion Winter ( the rest of the New Winter Palace was demolished early in 2009), the El Luxor (previously the Mercure) and the Iberotel. There are also several 2-
3 star hotels including the Emilio, Susanna, Philippe, Queens Valley and Tutotel.
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. |
4. Backpacker hotels
In the general city centre area, further back from the
Nile than most of the major tourist hotels, are plenty of backpacker hotels. Most of them are in an area between the railway station, Television Street and Medina Street.
5. In the south
About 8 minutes stroll from the centre, up a rather boring road starting at the roundabout by the Iberotel, 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.
6. Further to the south
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. |
