Villa Kaslan — Local services in Al Baairat Village

Beautifully presented villa run by a wonderful team This was easily our favourite place to stay during our entire trip along the Nile valley. Villa Kaslan arranged a very comfortable transfer for us from Aswan to Luxor, and the driver took us to visit two temples on the way. On arrival we found ourselves walking into a beautifully presented villa with an immaculate swimming pool and a delightful walled garden of flowers, fruit and vegetables, which housed the restaurant. We stayed in one of the two large studio units at the end of the garden. They came complete with kitchen, bathroom and a big wardrobe. The decor was modern, simple and stylish. The beds were large and comfortable with cosy duvets. The air conditioning worked well and the lighting was good. Each studio had their own veranda and roof terrace. The latter offered sweeping views over a banana plantation, a great place to sit and enjoy the sunsets. Do check out the pictures and videos on Google Maps as well as here.  
There was excellent fast Wi-Fi throughout the property.
We ate in the restaurant every evening. It is a roofed area open to the garden on two sides that can be closed off with cotton curtains if the breeze is a little cool. There are three large tables and they only cook for their guests. The menu offers a good range and the food is freshly prepared to order. The food is very high quality and it helps that you are eating it in a beautiful outdoor setting. The prices are very reasonable for both, food and drink, including wine and beer. For what we could see it was by far the best place to eat locally.
As for breakfast, it’s large and delicious, with omelette, salad, fresh fruit, falafel, cooked beans, local soft feta cheese, flat bread, yoghurt and cake.
But the best thing about Villa Kaslan is the owner Abdul and his crew. They really look after their guests and care about them. They are a close-knit team and one could sense that they all enjoyed working with each other. It makes Villa Kaslan a relaxed and friendly place to stay. The atmosphere is very much of a home shared rather than a more distant, formal hotel. The team became like friends and we were sad to leave them. Villa Kaslan organises trips to all the amazing cultural sights in and around Luxor, as well as wonderful trips to see the real Egypt of farming life in the Nile valley. If you need a taxi or boat transfer to anywhere they will fix it up, and all at fair, competitive prices. This took the stress out of our stay and allowed us to really enjoy exploring Luxor. We highly recommend Villa Kaslan as a truly special...

Villa Kaslan Apartments is located in the West Bank of Luxor, Egypt. Our hosts Yvonne and Abdel Rahim were amazing and professional hosts. We initially were supposed to stay for two nights we ended up staying for four days and it was the best decision we’ve made! They arranged everything for us from picking us from the airport, planning our trips, Tuk Tuk rides, and motorboat rides to the East Bank. On arrival Yvonne had a pamphlet of a list of activities and temples for the East and West Bank which was very helpful to us.

We had the studio apartment which was big and spacious for a couple or two friends. We had a fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, and air conditioning in our room.

The Villa itself was clean, the pool was well maintained. It was the cleanest pool I have ever been. We swam everyday and she even provided floaties and pool games for us to play with.

They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner for such a good price and the portions for two can feed three people. The food was delicious Egyptian cuisine we Ate at the villa most of the time.

They arranged all our transportations, they work with very reliable people and charged us for a honest and fair price.

Yvonne and Abdel Rahim themselves are attentive, kind, and we loved our conversations. We learned so much about Egypt, their culture, and especially their people. Kevin and I aspire to be like them in the future.

We would like to give our many thanks to you and your amazing staff Mohammed for making our stay one of the best experiences of our lives. Thank you Abdul and Jude for...

We had a truly wonderful time in Villa Kaslan. Yvonne, Abdelrahim and their staff are truly amazing. They make you feel like a prince and a princess. You immediately feel completely at ease since they are so nice and friendly.

Ivonne can you really help with everything. She is so nice and such a wonderful host! She is from Swiss so she knows what ‘Western’ people want and she also knows that Egypt is sometimes a bit overwhelming (to arrange everything/bargaining/…). She does everything she can to take away these little annoyances (and stress) so you can truly enjoy the beauty of Egypt (and his very friendly people). We booked two bikes to visit all the temples and tombs. She gave a lot of information and valuable tips about what to visit when.

The rooms have a very nice terrace (we had the top roof) with an amazing view over the banana fields and palm trees. You can watch a beautiful sunset and if you are lucky, you see hot air balloons flying over. The breakfast (and dinner) was delicious (and fresh and washed with ‘safe’ water). You can eat it in the little restaurant of it can be served on your own terrace.

Villa Kaslan is located on the west bank which is much more peaceful and quite than the ‘hectic’ east bank of Luxor (and most of the temples and tombs are also on the west bank).

A big thank you to everybody at Villa Kaslan, if we ever come back to Egypt, we definitely will stay...