Sonesta st George Luxor

... patiently for "pink" to be called. This designation was for the world cruisers who were staying at the Sonesta St. George Hotel, a 5-star property (by Egyptian standards) overlooking the Nile. Our journey through the desert was interesting, and a ...

... hotel to be quite a good one.  Fortunately he was right and we are now staying at a wicked 5 star hotel called the Sonesta St George hotel – just so that I remember (Oasis Hotel in Giza and I think it was the Isis Hotel in Aswan – since ...

... nbsp; Taxi to hotel (10EGP) with some fella that tried to make us do tour with him next day for 200EGP, we declined. Sonesta St George hotel, awesome place for the money (11 GBP off season)  I love staying here and it makes sightseeing in Luxor much ...

... my poor liver needed a break! Not complaining though, seeing as though I wasn't paying for it. One night we headed to the Sonesta St. George hotel and had Teppinyaki-great times. The chef even let me cook, which is not my forte..I can't even cook a piece ...

1/31 Luxor Luggage out this morning- it will be transferred to our cruise ship while we do our morning tours. We visit the Luxor temple-very nice intact pylons and rows of sphinxes. At one time the temple was almost completely covered by sand. The locals ...

1/30 Luxor Early 7am departure for the West Bank. First to the Valley of the Queens- we visit the tomb of a prince and a queen. The prince's is quite touching- scenes of him with his boys scalp lock being led to meet the gods by his father pharoah. ...

... way up a two dual carriage way!!. It was noticeably warmer too with a perfect temperature of around 26 degrees. Our hotel, The Sonesta St.George, was little dated and kitsch but offered a good base for our stay. This was our 7th hotel since leaving the ...

... to be one of the most beautiful tombs of all. Following these visits we drove back across the Nile and checked into the Sonesta Saint George.  At first I had been a bit upset that our four-day cruise on the Nile, was only turning out to be three ...

... are quite damaged but good for a photo anyway. We were glad to be taken to our hotel which was an absolute steal being Hotel Sonesta a five star hotel costing only $70US. We were ragged when we arrived and just couldn’t wait to wash up and have a ...

... afternoon on the beautiful pool deck right on the Nile.  I went out and scouted a bit in Luxor and across the river.  I had a walk through the Winter Palace Hotel, the great historic hotel in Luxor, and the place I want to stay next time I ...

Today was also a great day. We had a leisurely morning start; breakfasts at the Sonesta are fabulous.  We eat heartily to same some money on lunch…. We took a horse drawn carriage (another dream of Fiona and Tatiana) down to the ferry landing ...

... ; Due to the lack of tourists there are many bargains about and we had secured a better than half price rate at a 5* hotel in Luxor.  After all our hostelling, the luxury was a welcome shock.  Whilst in Luxor we visited Luxor and Karnak Temples, ...

... nbsp; He was trying to intimidate me.  I just smiled. We wanted to see Abydos, because all of the other temples, except at Luxor, were built by the Greeks and Romans.  Seti I started building this temple and it was finished by his son Ramses II ...

... to our right through the reeds along the shallow bank.  Across the river blared the bright lights of the hotels and businesses of Luxor.  Further to the south we were able to spot our hotel, which excited the girls.  We arrived back at the ...

... ship used for the AHI Egypt programs (the MS Sonesta St George) and have lunch aboard; check into our hotel, the Sonesta St George; visit the Luxor Temple; dinner in the hotel restaurant, Serapis April 19 - visit the Valley of the Kings and Queens; lunch ...