PHARAOHS HOTEL — Hotel in Al Baairat Village

I would recommend this 'hotel' only if you insist on having your holiday completely ruined due to:||- Extremely poor conditions of the rooms (wallpaper literally falling off the walls, no toilet door, windows that do not close properly so you have your own Sahara in your room all over your clothes and electronics, leaking toilet, broken internal water pipes and faucets, one lightbulb only for a large room, torn window curtains, etc).||-The air-conditioning does not deserve its name. Whilst I was there, a couple of tourists moved out because of this and the otherwise appalling conditions of the 'hotel'.||- No amenities in the room such as kettle. If you are lucky to want a hot drink when the owner is there, you will get one. The owner's response will depend on how much money you will have paid. Respect has a hefty price at Pharaoh's Hotel. ||-A communal fridge downstairs that looked like it was never cleaned, from where my food was stolen (despite the owner's reassurances that he would lock it and would be 'responsible' for it).||-Poor hygiene (for example, despite my request I was not provided with soap to the toilets downstairs in the so- called 'restaurant'). ||-Seeing and smelling cat(?) faeces in the hallway near your room door.||-Sleeping on a bed with springs that hurt your back.||-Being made to feel like the owner makes you repeated concessions and favours for things that should be included in the price such as wifi. Before you book ask the owner how free is the wifi really. ||-False, deceiving advertising. The photos do not depict the current state of the place. Also, what is sold as 'rooms with terrace' at a bigger price are matchboxes on the rooftop; they do not have their own terrace. Everybody can access the terrace.||-Transfers from/to airport are NOT included in the price.||-No washing machine. I tried to use the 'laundry facilities' i.e. a woman washing clothes for a fee, but I had to rewash/rinse them because my clothes were full of detergent.||-The owner had workmen repairing the building and furniture for whole three days. He never apologised for the constant noise and dirt.||-Extreme bad attitude of the owner when I confronted him about the above, including intimidation attempts by him pounding his fist and raising his voice. ||||The location is convenient. The helping boy Amr is very polite and helpful, but he does not speak English and the owner spends as little time at the hotel as he can (Ramadan provided him with an excellent excuse). ||Due to the owner's inability/unwillingness to impose rules of civility with a group of 30-40 Egyptian workers accommodated at the hotel who had been constantly making noise throughout the night (banged on my door and even tried to enter my room), I left a few night before the agreed period of time, but the owner refused to refund me at least in part for the remaining nights already paid. I am currently considering raising this matter with the Egyptian Police.||In conclusion, I do not know what the official trade standards for Egypt are, but in my opinion, this place should not be allowed to accommodate tourists. It poses health and safety risks, and it does a big disservice to the...

I would recommend this 'hotel' only if you insist on having your holiday completely ruined due to: Extremely poor conditions of the rooms (wallpaper literally falling off the walls, no toilet door, windows that do not close properly so you have your own Sahara in your room all over your clothes and electronics, leaking toilet, broken internal water pipes and faucets, one lightbulb only for a large room, torn window curtains, etc). -The air-conditioning does not deserve its name. Whilst I was there, a couple of tourists moved out because of this and the otherwise appalling conditions of the 'hotel'. No amenities in the room such as kettle. If you are lucky to want a hot drink when the owner is there, you will get one. The owner's response will depend on how much money you will have paid. Respect has a hefty price at Pharaoh's Hotel. -A communal fridge downstairs that looked like it was never cleaned, from where my food was stolen (despite the owner's reassurances that he would lock it and would be 'responsible' for it). -Poor hygiene (for example, despite my request I was not provided with soap to the toilets downstairs in the so- called 'restaurant'). -Seeing and smelling cat(?) faeces in the hallway near your room door. -Sleeping on a bed with springs that hurt your back. -Being made to feel like the owner makes you repeated concessions and favours for things that should be included in the price such as wifi. Before you book ask the owner how free is the wifi really. -False, deceiving advertising. The photos do not depict the current state of the place. Also, what is sold as 'rooms with terrace' at a bigger price are matchboxes on the rooftop; they do not have their own terrace. Everybody can access the terrace. -Transfers from/to airport are NOT included in the price. -No washing machine. I tried to use the 'laundry facilities' i.e. a woman washing clothes for a fee, but I had to rewash/rinse them because my clothes were full of detergent. -The owner had workmen repairing the building and furniture for whole three days. He never apologised for the constant noise and dirt. -Extreme bad attitude of the owner when I confronted him about the above, including intimidation attempts by him pounding his fist and raising his voice.

The location is convenient. The helping boy Amr is very polite and helpful, but he does not speak English and the owner spends as little time at the hotel as he can (Ramadan provided him with an excellent excuse). Due to the owner's inability/unwillingness to impose rules of civility with a group of 30-40 Egyptian workers accommodated at the hotel who had been constantly making noise throughout the night (banged on my door and even tried to enter my room), I left a few night before the agreed period of time, but the owner refused to refund me at least in part for the remaining nights already paid. I am currently considering raising this matter with the Egyptian Police. In conclusion, I do not know what the official trade standards for Egypt are, but in my opinion, this place should not be allowed to accommodate tourists. It poses health and safety risks, and it does a big disservice to the...

I went there with a bunch of friends on our discovery of Egypt and after the recent turmoils I have one thing to say to my fellow travellers : it is safe to travel to Egypt, the egyptians will more than welcome you.||That being said the hotel in itself was great, not new mind it, if you are picky it might not be for you but when you see the state of things in Egypt, I say the hotel is more than adequate.||The room was nice not too big, not much in the way of decoration but everything was working from the A/C to the plumbing.||But what made it for me was the location, on the west bank of the Nile, not in the main city of Luxor and at walking distance from famous archeological sites.||They have a great terrace facing the mountains and the desert and no one around.||We spent a good amount of time at the end of the day and at night on this terrace enjoying drinks and food and the company of staff and locals, even the owner Mr. Rafat joined us on occasions and he's quite the character.||Else, I enjoyed immensely the strolls I took in the nearby mountains and desert it was quite an experience, that plus the wonders of ancient Egypt it's a journey I will...