NEFERTITI HOTEL, LUXOR, EGYPT -- PT 6

VIP Service for All – at Amazingly Pocketbook-Friendly Prices

On Nefertiti's top floor, an amazing covered terrace awaits. 

That's where self-serve, buffet breakfast is served.

I found tea and coffee to be first class quality, as were the dozens of different pastries.

Servers were great, one even sprinted to me when I groggily forgot my book bag, with expensive camera, at my table.

The view is amazing and night time dinners have an array of authentic chicken and other dishes, as well as a pretty good rendition of good old pizza, for those homesick for America's favorite ethnic cuisine.

The owner of the hotel visited me at my table the first night. 

He's a gentle, thoughtful man that comes from generations of great hosts. 

He has the perfect makeup to be an excellent hospitality operator.

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NEFERTITI HOTEL, LUXOR, EGYPT -- PT 5

VIP Service for All – at Amazingly Pocketbook-Friendly Prices

How many times have you booked a hotel that claims to have one of the best restaurants in town - and sadly on the first day found out the restaurant is overpriced, poorly served and barely a rival for microwave dinners?

Well, Nefertiti's Al Sahaby Lane Restaurant truly is one of the most-authentic and best places to eat in Luxor.

I will review it separately but suffice to say, I enjoyed the hummus, tahini, pita bread, lentil soap and feteer (sort of like pizza) at the street-level part of the restaurant -- 

where you can experience the vibrancy of Luxor and drink in its smells, sounds and sights.

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NEFERTITI HOTEL, LUXOR, EGYPT -- PT 4

VIP Service for All – at Amazingly Pocketbook-Friendly Prices

About the only negatives I can think of is the hotel does not have an elevator (so it is not suitable for people with disabilities who use wheelchairs) and it is a bit noisy till a point past midnight.

Most all of urban Egypt is noisy. Drivers honk horns and music blares from shops.

The Nefertiti offers ear plugs for those disturbed by the "exciting" and vibrant location.

I'm a light sleeper and really didn't have an issue any of the three nights.

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NEFERTITI HOTEL, LUXOR, EGYPT -- PT 3

VIP Service for All – at Amazingly Pocketbook-Friendly Prices

When I booked online, I paid for an expensive car service for transport from and back to the airport.

I also learned that I had to waste my precious time emailing and calling the day before to confirm pick up and drop off.

I sent a simple email to Nefertiti and they agreed to pick me up at the airport for a nominal charge (I think I only ended up paying a tip to the driver) so thinks were cheaper and simpler.

Plus, the driver had a "fixer" with him.

A warm, wonderful, English-speaking man who gave me his WhatsApp number and checked on me throughout the trip (in a gentle, helpful -- certainly not upselling way).

He told me about the hotel, the famous monuments and more.

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NEFERTITI HOTEL, LUXOR, EGYPT -- PT 2

VIP Service for All – at Amazingly Pocketbook-Friendly Prices

Walking to the Temple -- you really should see it at sunrise and after dark when it is lit for added drama -- was a breeze.

I could walk through the covered souk (admittedly, more than half of it is tourist/souvenir-driven) in about 5 minute's time and be at the gate to world-famous Luxor Temple.

I could also walk past storefronts, some boasting amazing book stores and shops and pick up the corniche River Nile Walkway, from the Nefertiti.

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NEFERTITI HOTEL, LUXOR, EGYPT -- PT 1

VIP Service for All – at Amazingly Pocketbook-Friendly Prices

This was my first trip to Egypt and Luxor came up as an 11th hour add-on to a business trip to Cairo.

Boy am I glad I saw Luxor (4 days, 3 nights) and wow am I glad I booked with Nefertiti.

All of the 4.5 to 5 out of 5 star guest ratings are accurate.

Lots of hotels say they are in the heart of things. Nefertiti really is.

I arrived just about dusk and after getting my small bag to my convenient and super clean room, I scrambled up two more flights of stairs to the rooftop restaurant.

I looked out and there was the Luxor Temple, Avenue of Sphinxes and Nile -- so close I could take beautiful pictures of them from the dining table atop the Nefertiti.

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NEFERTITI HOTEL

LUXOR, EGYPT

Thanks so much to the staff at Nefertiti hotel for answering my dozens of questions while planning a trip to the Upper Nile.

The Aladin Tours branch of the family helped me customize a West Bank journey to the Hatshepsut Temple and beyond.

The same family runs the acclaimed Al Sahaby lane Restaurant onsite. 

In the El-Sahabi Family’s words:

The hotel’s central location in the historical site of Luxor with panoramic view overlook Luxor temple and the avenue of the Sphinx, the River Nile and the mountain of the Valley of the Kings, has given the hotel a magical atmosphere.

Through many years until now we received an excellent recommendation from all the major guide books and trip advisor our guests recommend us as the best in our category.

Nefertiti Hotel and Aladin Tours, named as the best agents for independent travelers by the official website for the Tourism Ministry of Egypt.

Al Sahaby lane Restaurant

Opened in the 1930 by the great grandfather of the Al-Sahaby Family. Since opening, the restaurant grew to be the most popular in the city. The restaurant has been grown year by year until it’s became recommended by many international guide books and magazines.  

Due to its popularity amongst tourists and locals alike, the street was renamed for the founding family in appreciation from the governor of Luxor. Al-Sahaby restaurant serves a variety of international and authentic Egyptian and Bedouin food.

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