Nile Castle

Amazing place staff very kind and helpful. Momo, Muhammad, and Mustafa are the guys! Always work on your pleasure and make you feel like family. The hotel is across the river 5 minuts from the luxor temple and the city centre. They have programs as visiting the banana island 🏝 by boat, swimming in the nilo river (do not swim :) ), and a dinner in the boat with an amazing sunset.

The hotel is about 40 minutes away via Careem Taxi App.. We were a bit worried when the driver took us through a very rural setting that it might be isolated, but it’s actually in the nicer part of Luxor and 10 minutes walk from the 10 pound Ferry. Mohammed the owner is young guy running a hotel and seemed impressive witih his grasp of Italian and English. What struck me was the view from the hotel of the Nile, absolutely stunning. Mohammed asked us if we wanted tours but wasn’t pushy. This is nice because during the trip the guides sometimes went overboard trying to sell tours to you, Mahmoud has respect and patience. The access is easy, no elevator and we were in the 2nd house, small bit of a wait to get a welcome coffee which was nice. The room was fine and clean. Bathroom had no toilet paper and hot water was off when we arrived, so we’d to ask for a hair dryer, paper and towels but the other hotels always seem to have these upon request only too. The wifi was a bit better than our Cairo hotel, sometimes a but weak, a. The WE mobile network from the sims we bought in airport was marginally better. No bugs, insects, flies so very relaxing and since we stayed in November, didn’t need to test air con. Mahmoud checked if we wanted tours when we did see him, but he wasn’t intrusive. Only issue to get the hairdryer took multiple calls, we eventually got it sorted. We’d read and heard from others that there was an issue with power cuts, but never when we were there, maybe we were lucky. We’d to get a ferry every morning to get to the Karnak and Luxor temples, but it’s the quieter side of the river and I think better to avoid the fumes and noise if you need a rest after a long days sightseeing. Breakfast in morning was fine, eggs, bread and falafel. Nothing dissimilar from the rest of the hotels. Staff were the quickest in Egypt to get the breakfast, and when it came it was very good. We didn’t have dinner there considering there were multiple bars outside (one even had *gasp* Stella beer which was about 60 a bottle, the best value we found even against the local market across the river). Finally on check out the cleaner guy was helpful, didn’t need to check the room and didn’t keep us waiting. Overall, I’m quiet happy we stayed here and would give 4/5, as it was good value for money. You’re not paying for the Ritz Carlton here, Mohammed seems to be an honest guy doing an honest days work and that made our trip better. I think the improvement Mohammend is to have the towels, toilet paper and hair dryer already in the room means less hassle. Also, some recommendations in advance about the price of the ferry, airport taxi, train station ticket is good, do not try to sell these yourself.

I cannot thank Nile Castle enough for an incredible stay in Luxor! The cleanliness, delicious breakfast, and modern facilities exceeded our expectations. However, what truly sets this place apart is the owner's exceptional kindness and attentiveness. In just two days, he transformed our perception of Egypt with his honest and genuine care. He's always just a WhatsApp message away, making you feel like you have a true Egyptian friend looking out for you. He organized our tours flawlessly, and unlike our experiences in Cairo, we never felt misled. You can trust Nile Castle wholeheartedly. If I return, I know exactly where I'll stay. This isn't a bot; be cautious of reviews some places buy, but Nile Castle is your trustworthy choice.

We had a really wonderful couple of nights at Nile Castle. Amazing position with roof top terrace almost directly opposite Luxor Temple. We loved having breakfast of omelettes and felafel etc watching and listening to the sights and sounds of the Nile and also the little sparrows that come and go. Mohammed was so friendly, calm, courteous and knowlegeable and really helped to make our first stay really in Luxor special......all the staff were really helpful and friendly. We thoroughly recommend Nile Castle as a base for spending some time in Luxor. A1*👏👏👏👏👏

We had a wonderful experience, the staff were very kind and helpful. The room was huge and clean, with a good working shower with hot water. They offer a Lovely breakfast every morning up on the roof terrace overlooking the nile. Highly recommended!

The place, although further from the boat landing place than most hotels in the area, is clean and has a nice roof terrace - just like all the other hotels in the area. What sets it apart is the dishonest manager. Mohamed is trying to sell trips and excursions at every opportunity, and although it is very annoying, I understand that this is the business model. However, what seems like really bad practice to me it to sell the exactly same trip (in my case a balloon ride) at different prices to hotel guests staying at the hotel at the same time. I shared the balloon ride with another hotel guest from Canada (we stood next to each other in the balloon, so it was exactly the same experience) and at breakfast after the ride we found out that Mohamed had charged me USD 75 (he was very annoyed when I told him that I had no US dollars and had to pay in Egyptian pounds instead) and the Canadian man had paid USD 60. Had Mohamed not made a big fuss about how important it was to be fair and honest and to charge all guests the same, I probably wouldn't have minded the price too much, but as it was, I really felt cheated. Even more so when two people, who were also on the same balloon but had booked it via another hotel, had only been USD 48 for the same experience. Besides that the room was very spaceous, the bathroom permanently flooded and WiFi hardly worked at all. So all in all, it's not a place I'd recommend. There are much better places and friendlier hosts nearby who'd deserve the business.