Basma Aswan

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3.50

El Fanadek Street Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt, 97-231-0901

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Aswan, Egypt
 
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Aswan Arrival and Awaiting Adventures

Aswan train station was chaotic. Mainly because everybody got off, and the platform was crowded with porters wanting to help us take our luggage. Luckily small groups are easy to inform and keep an eye on, so Sobhi swiftly found one guy who would help us get to our nicely air conditioned van, which would take us to our hotel. Too bad we were only supposed to be here for one night, because the Basma Hotel was pretty awesome! The room was enormous, the hotel overall looked as one of the cleanes...

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Alexandria

We reached Alexandria that evening via a 3hr road trip. Alexandria is a city on the Mediterranean founded by Alexander the Great in 332BC, and was the capital of Egypt during the Ptolemaic period. It was the location for the Pharos lighthouse, another of the 7 ancient wonders of the world. Unfortunately the lighthouse no longer remains, having been destroyed in an earthquake. Now the 15th Century Fort of Qayt Bay occupies the original site. The following day we visited the Catacombs, the Alex...

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Aswan Dam and Philae

We arrived in Aswan during the prior evening. We were able to disembark the boat to go into the city. We watched how Egyptians made pizza, visited the Bazaar and even saw some of the festivities occuring in celebration of the Egyptian football league's 100th anniversary. In the morning, we disembarked the MS Nile Romance for the final time and checked into the Basma Hotel. This hotel looked over the Mosque, the Koptic Church and the Aswan Bazaar. While we were at the hotel an international gr...

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Unfinished Obelisk & Elephantine Island

We went to the unfinished obelisk in the morning. This granite quarry held pink granite of a huge unfinished obelisk as well as 2 unfinished sarcophagi, a colossus and a smaller unfinished obelisk. We were able to see how different granite artifacts were carved out whole. Afterwards, we stopped at a jewelry story. Instead of visiting the jewelry store though, we walked across the street to a papyrus museum (aka: papyrus store). We then visited Koptic Church on our own time during lunch. After...

Aswan, Egypt ggrimsle
Aswan, Abu Simbel and a Felucca down the Nile

After a long, long train journey of 18 hours, which threw out our schedule of sight seeing, we finally arrived at our hotel for the night and following very quick showers we all met downstairs to go off to a restaurant for a combined lunch and dinner. It was a beautiful meal of Egyptian food on a floating restaurant on the Nile. The long hours on the train were quickly forgotten - well until Hany our guide advised that those who had taken up the option to go to the Abu Simbel Temples would be...

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In and around Aswan and Abu Simbel

Woke up beside the Nile near Qena, north of Luxor.

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Lovely little Aswan, and Abu Simbel



Our first day on our own in Aswan, we checked into our hotel and were completely in awe with the view. We stayed at Hotel Basma which sits on a big hill overlooking the city of Aswan and the Nile at its first cataract where it’s divided by many green islands and gorgeous. We headed out and met our guide Mary – a Christian Egyptian woman – for our visit to the Nubian village.

The Nubian village we visited was on Soheil Island that comes close enough to the wes...

Aswan, Nile River Valley, Egypt katieb
Day 2 and 3: Alexandria, Egypt

This morning was was pretty neat as I woke up at 6:00 A.M. to the sound of the crashing Mediterranean Sea, and the traffic of the Corniche (the long road which traverses the Mediterranean).  Sam and I decided that because it was so warm in our room, we would sleep with our balcony door open for the fresh air, and boy was it welcomed.  I went down to enjoy the Continental breakfast, which to me sounded like it would be donuts, coffee and orange juice, but turned out to be a full breakfast of a...

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Assouan

Ce matin, c'est notre dernier moment à vivre sur le bateau. À notre sortie de la cabine, le pont est désert et à notre entrée dans la salle de repas, seul le couple de Suisse est présent. Le bateau a été déserté par toutes ces personnes qui ont donné tant de charme à cette croisière. Ils nous manqueront c'est sûrs... en fait ils nous manquent déjà. Ce moment passé sur le Sudan a été magique, inoubliable... C'est avec un peu de peine que nous terminons notre petit déjeuner et avec beaucoup de ...

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Assouan

Balade en felouque autour de l'île d'éléphantine. Le vent souffle avec force à Assouan, il nous assure une bonne allure pour atteindre l'île aux fleurs. Ce jardin botanique a été construit sur les fondements d'une base militaire par un colonel anglais appelé pour mater la révolte soudanaise. Il comporte une allée de palmiers royaux. Ce palmier est vierge et comporte un tronc lisse et blanc coupé d'anneaux bruns. Cet arbre est rare dans ce pays car très cher et uniquement utilisable pour l'orn...

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Historical Traveler Reviews of Basma Aswan

So many staff, so little service

from A TripAdvisor Member
Stayed here for 5 days. A bit of a come down after staying in realistically rated hotels elsewhere. Food good and reasonable which counts for a lot when the alternative could be illness. Structure of hotel is neutral going on bleak. You can see they try with this providing fresh flowers grown in their own garden, but its hard to overcome murky but clean decor. Standard of cleanliness very good and cleaning service in room v good. Room size excellent quite spacious. Smiles from front of house staff dont quite make up for unengaged attitude which seems to feel that you are on your own with queries etc. Used by several major european tour groups and at time I wondered if as independent travellers we didnt quite rate personal attention. Despite other posting pool was quite a highlight,and larger than in many other hotels.

What a fantastic hotel

from Henso
We spent 2 nights of our Egypt holiday at the Basma and it was by far the best of 5 hotels and a boat trip that we included.

Facilities are beautiful and the location is lovely. It has a lovely pool and well- tended gardens. Rooms are spacious and have good views, either over the pool/ garden area, the Nile valley or the hills around.

Food choice from the buffet for breakfast and dinner was very varied and beautifully presented. Staff were helpful and wanted you to enjoy your stay.

Altogether a great experience.

1970's timewarp

from A TripAdvisor Member
Friendly place which tries hard, but badly in need of renovation. Ok if you're out all day sightseeing. Lots of families.

Basma Hotel - Nice, quaint

from Trekkersocal
We stayed a total of 3 nights at the Basma Hotel

in Aswan. We arived early in the day and they

allowed for us to check-in early. The rooms

were clean and well kempt. The shower did have problems

with the showerhead. The star rating would be more

like 3 star in the US.

The food they served was good. We ate a couple of

meals at their restaruants and the prices were reasonable as well as the food being clean and safe. They were close to the nubian musuem literally across the street. The rooftop terrace as well as the terraces on the swimming pool got some great views of Aswan. Overall, a nice and clean stay. Check-in and check-out was fast.

Nice quaint hotel

from A TripAdvisor Member
My husband and I stayed at the Basma Hotel for 3 days- they were quite accomodating when we arrived- allowing us to check in 8AM, which was very much appreciated after getting off a 12 hour train ride. The front desk individuals spoke very good English and in general, quite helpful with questions (though depends on the individual). The cleaning maids were quite diligent coming by several times a day to change towels, etc. However, they had thrown away samples of ours (shampoo/conditioner) and plastic wraps- which we wanted! The pool is quite chilly. The restaurant had decent prices, inclusive of service charge and tax. However, the servers can be a little slow in taking order and getting change/receipt. There is an excellent rooftop view of Aswan and location on top of a little hill makes this hotel quite attractive. However, did not that the plumbing was subpar- the bathtub didn't drain smoothly and there was rusting in the bathroom. The only other issue may be the location- it's a little bit more remote than other hotels; on the flip side, it is quiter than other hotels with lack of honking from cars.

The pool was freezing cold!!

from Resepiraterna
I travelled with children and booked the hotel directely through mail. We wanted a hotel with nice pool area after arriving to Aswan after several days in Cairo. The pool should be heated according information on website but it was freezing cold. This was a big dissapointment for my son. We could not book the room on newyearsevening without paying for newyearsdinner at the hotel that was extremely expensive. On the plus side hotel is located on the hill allowing for a fantastic views of the Nile. The price for the room is to expensive to what you get.

Three stars only

from A TripAdvisor Member
We stayed in Basma Hotel in Aswan for three nights in the middle of December 2005. Comparing to other hotels in Egypt - we stayed in quite few since I work and live in Egypt for over two years - Basma rates OK only. The negatives include worn-out furniture, prehisoric Goldstar TV, decor of the hotel in general, very small balcony and uninspiring food. On the plus side hotel is located on the hill allowing for a fantastic views of the Nile with its tranquil fellucas. The hotel grounds and the garden are nicely designed and well maintained and the staff is friendly without being overwhelming. Overall, Basma Hotel is average, deserving three stars.

A wonderful oasis

from DDootsie
This hotel was a total gem in the middle of a hectic Egyptian tour. After a long hot and dusty day - including return flights to Abu Simbel - it was simply heaven.

We were only here for one night (unfortunately) but the hotel was just perfect. We did strike very lucky with our room - number 320 - as it had not only a small balcony overlooking the pool, but a fantastically huge private sun terrace complete with loungers! This gave a fantastic view over Aswan and the Nile which was perfect at sunset.

The room itself wasn't huge, but was comfy with controllable air conditioning, good bathroom, and fridge. After relaxing in the large pool, the free shuttle bus into Aswan let us spend an hour in the evening perusing the market - quite an experience! Cocktails and snacks on the terrace served by helpful staff rounded off a perfect day. The next morning breakfast was a large buffet and was excellent.

All in all, highly recommended.

Beautiful Basma Hotel

from lacalif11
Beautiful hotel. We stayed at the Basma (regretifully) for only 1 nite as we were only in Aswan to visit Abu Simbel. The grounds were beautiful as was the pool. It was a bit on the expensive side as it caters to high-class Egyptian business persons. However, it was well worth the splurge.

Our room had a balcony overlooking the pool. The rooms were a bit spacious but clean. The hotel staff was very pleasant. Taxis were not readily available but could be called from the hotel staff.

The hotel is directly across from the Nubian Museum.

Loved it !

from mexicanbutterfly
we loved the basma hotel in aswan ! it was a bit of a splurge for us since we were more or less on a budget,however,it turned out to be well worth it in the end ! we had a large,comfy room overlooking the pool.it was great to be able to cool off in the pool in the afternoon as the heat was unbearable ! every morning,we enjoyed a lavish breakfast buffet on the terrasse on the lotus restaurant (it was our favorite time of the day,sipping coffee and enjoying the wonderful views....) highly recommended !

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