Lotus Hotel Luxor Egypt

Luxor 1 We arrived in Luxor, met but our hotel re, then made our way to the lotus hotel, the streets were pretty quiet, it was 10 pm (ish) Checked in, the room was nothing like the pictures, so there was a trip to reception, a call to our rep, then we ...

... gods, there 2was a mummy in there, it came from the US (Atlanta, no idea got it got there, but Atlanta 'donated' it to the Luxor museum) It is interesting in there, but it would be nice if there was more help in there, a guide or something to explain the ...

... there was a market on, seemed like a good place have a look at, so we asked a kaleche driver to take us there, then back to the hotel, 50 Egyptian was the agreed price, not bad, but I think we paid over the odds, still no problem, he took us to marker, I ...

... a quid, they just wore me down in the end, I was glad to get on the bus again Onwards to our hotel, it was a beautiful warm day so we were going to make some use of the pool this afternoon ..................................................... as we ...

... in the pillars and walls   Good day in Luxor, sunny sightseeing, and as I said in the beginning, Luxor is grand...   Supper at Lotus Restaurant, selected from LP, food is good but not exceptional   Tomorrow we have a 05:20am pick ...

... Ramesses I.  There is a "cachette" room where the statues found in the 1989 excavation in the temple of Luxor are exhibited. Back at the hotel I sat with Chris giving him prices for the various sites in town, whilst waiting for the others to arrive ...

... of both of these are breath-taking, and will take all day on their own. After the long trek, we settled into our familiar Luxor hotel, the Iberotel, and tried to decide how we wanted to spread out the planned activities over the next couple of days. It ...

... which I put down to drinking lots of the local beer. Still we ate down this little side alley next to the Nefertiti hotel. I ordered a Margherita Pizza (which I figured would pretty safe/ and Pete had chicken kebabs with rice which was a huge meal. We ...

... not visit London for what he charged me for two days on a visit to Abu Simbel.  Wherever you decide to stay in Luxor, make your way to the Lotus Hotel on the Nile and they will be able to put you in touch with Ahmed.  Failing that, look out for ...

... 's original colors.There's also 3 massive obelisks, but only 2 standing strong, and none rival the beautiful design found outside Luxor Temple's entrance. One of the most unique pieces is a statue of a scarab beetle, that was believed to bring good ...

... nbsp; I didn’t think this was good, until we arrived at the hotel.  It’s an exceptionally luxurious hotel, one of the two best in Luxor.  Though meals are not included (as they were on the boat) I decided the trade off was ...

... wasn't bad, either - especially the soft soft beds.  I haven't had two better nights of rest in Egypt than I did at Princess Hotel.  Apparently, before all the protesting, this hotel was constantly packed with tourists.  We definitely picked a good ...

In Luxor we have seen some of the classic sights of Egypt: the Temple of Luxor and Avenue of the Sphinxes, especially imposing when illuminated at night; the well laid-out Luxor Museum; the immense Temple of Karnak, the largest religious building ever ...

... trip the following day and that Mr Ahmed and the other Mohammad would be back. Rather than just head back to my hotel, I asked to be dropped off at Luxor museum, which lies about three quarters of a mile further along the Nile from my hotel. It is a ...

... . Wanting to take advantage of cooler mornings and fewer tourists, we wake up early and head to the Temple of Luxor which is just a block from our hotel.  We basically have the place to ourselves as we explore our first ancient Egyptian site.  ...

... a sleeping bag and di well. I don't sleep well in the cold. I envied Robert and Bill. When we arrived at Luxor to our "5 star" hotel. Aladdin decided that we all needed rest and we would meet at 1:00 pm for lunch and head to Karnak and Luxor at ...

... of the truly awe inspiring moments.We saw it all the Valleys of the Kings and Queens,Rameses II's funerary complex,Karnak and Luxor temples,Colossus of Memnon and my favorite the funerary temple of Hatshepsut.This took up two days and then back to ...

... goodbye and gave a little wave. I looked up as we rounded the statue of Talaat Harb until the skyline blotted out the Lotus Hotel and we sped off into the night toward Cairo International Airport. Christina Please Note: There is a new button at the ...

... .  And Luxor temple is so cute and just around the corner from where we stayed at the Isis hotel, many years ago on our first ever trip to Egypt. Absolutely shattered after all that! In the next days, sweet little Edfu, wonderful Komombo ...