El Kharga Vacations from $370

The property is situated right on the bank of the river Nile and our room had a view of the river. The roof top restaurant also overlooked the Nile. The room itself was large but very basic containing only a queen size bed and 1 small bedside cabinet. There was a closet to hang clothes. The bathroom had 1 of those folding doors which was off its track. No soundproofing there, you can hear people talking at all hours and chairs being pushed back. The food there is superb. The man who cooks is excellent and we had a great breakfast each day which was included in the price. We also tried 1 of their evening meals. Just 1 portion filled 2 of us and they kept bringing out more food. Totally delicious and for only around $6. Unbelievable. On the negative side, that side of Luxor experiences a power cut everyday at around 5pm for about an hour . Apparently to conserve the power there. Also in order to get there when traveling from the airport you have to take a boat across the Nile. Often this can involve walking across several other boats to get to the 1 belonging to the hotel . Not easy with a suitcase and baggage, but the manager is more than willing to help. I have to say that the staff were very friendly and more than willing to help with any issues.

Room was clean, staff a nice. Hotel is nice and very centric. Food is not bad with a 3 restaurants options. Room decoration is old, shower/bath had some serious issues that apparently staff wasn’t aware of it. Some kind of drainage issues that makes the bathroom into a pool when you’re having a shower. Someone left the music at the pool lounge and it was impossible to sleep.