Keylany Hotel Aswan

... member pisses me off with his carryings on and I have to storm out in a huff. We make it to our hotel, 'Keylany Hotel' which is up a dusty road in a rather interesting street. Presumably keen to make their dirty, derelict street somewhat more festive ...

... colour that the Egyptians in Cairo.. We hopped off the train in Aswan and were met by our bus driver who took us to the Keylany Hotel. We saw many feluccas sailing on the Nile along the way. Checking in, i headed upstairs for a shower (v v hot down ...

As previously stated we arrived in the mid morning off the sleeper train to the Keylany hotel which has internet facilities on site which has allowed us to post photos and update blog and send emails to some people. After settling in fo ra few hours we ...

Took the overnight train from Cairo to Aswan. Had planned to stay at the Memnon but was unable to find it so I stayed at the Keylany for a couple of nights. The book said the entrance was on a side street. It actually meant you had to go down a side ...

... and gratefully were not hassled in any way upon leaving the train station. A short taxi journey and we were at our hotel, the Keylany, considered by several guide books as the best budget option in town.   I knew this hotel may have been overrated ...

... y cuesta sobre 50 euros, por lo que casi exclusivamente viajan turistas. Te proporcionan cena y desayuno. En Aswán localizamos el hotel Keylany, bastante recomendable. Damos una vuelta en ferry que nos lleva hasta la isla Elefantina. Allí dos nubios ...

... way back to the cornice along the riverbank. They were a great and friendly crew. It all made for a very nice evening. The Hotel Movenpic has built a tall ugly tower in the middle of Elephantine Island, which looks really out of place here. We did take ...

... at 10:30pm and arrived at 1:00pm on Monday. Cost about 20 euro each but its a nightmare trying to sleep. Got to Aswan and found a hotel called The Kilhany sounded bit Irish but it was nice and staff were really great. In Aswan we discovered "The ...

After a 15 hour train ride, we arrived in Aswan to the taxi drivers insisting our hotel was many kilometres away. I really believe they don't know what a kilometre is, but have figured out that if they say a high enough number that people tourists will ...

So after being on a sleeper train for about 12 hours we arrived in Aswan. All i can say about this place on arrival is man it's hot!!! Bearing in mind that in Egypt they are heading towards the winter and it was still really, really hot. Took the morning ...

... . The terrain looks much different here- flat desert as far as you can see. We are staying at the teeny Keylany Hotel off the (only) main road in Aswan. There are 2 exciting things about the Keylany:  1) they have a real, true lobby. I find this ...

... confusing and he didn't really help, driving off and stopping locals with no idea. So we jumped out, with back packs and map...finding Keylany hotel within 5mins. Result. So New Years Eve, what to do?? and yes what to do? We had some grub and went to ...

... . The temperature at night is just about perfect - gorgeous and with a nice breeze. The tourist bazaar here is a madhouse, and Aswan has a reputation for being fairly no-hassle market wise. People will walk out into the street to tell you they won't ...

... is hard for me. And add the complexity of language and cultural barriers. Look at me, expanding my comfort zone!! :) Tomorrow we leave Aswan, and head north to the center of Egypt to Luxor. There are many ways of getting there- train, bus, plane- but we ...

... in Arabic, felt the heat despite the moon and I smiled. Travelling becomes me. As far from home as I am, this too feels familiar. Aswan during the day is dusty and bright. I got up as early as my jet lag allowed (I didn't hear my first alarm) and ate ...

In Aswan we learnt some an important lessons: 1. Never let Bill haggle. 2. Beck can't walk around in the sun when it's 40C. 3. Yellow fever vaccinations really do make you feel shit 5 days after you have them. 4. Climing around inside ...

I'm stranded, my skin feels like rubber and if another small child comes by with ripped pants and a grubby little hand open for free money, I may just make a scene. I have been very firmly told by several Egyptians not to give baksheesh for nothing ...