Nile Palace Steigenberger Hotel, Luxor, Egypt
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The Nile Palace Steigenberger formally Le Meridien Luxor Resort Hotel, is ideally located in the heart of the tourist district in Luxor, the city of ancient treasures and cultural heritage. The Hotel has a western frontage on the magnificent Nile bank, while to the east is the main hotels road and the numerous bazaars. The Nile Palace hotel has numerous bars and restaurants to suit all tastes. loading...
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Nile Palace Steigenberger Hotel Reviews
" As I do on many visits to Luxor I... "
Submitted By: Mrs T TAYLOR
As I do on many visits to Luxor I stay at as many hotels as possible to compare different ratings. First time to the Nile Palace hotel (formerly the le meriden hotel).
Ownership was transferred to Nile Palace about 3 months ago but have found out through many tour operators that they still sell it under its former name.
The first room I experienced was a city room standard. Very cosy spacious and a nice balcony with sun from early to about noon. Large bathroom and ample space for clothes in the wardrobes and dressers. 10/10
The second room was the dynasty suite with a Nile view this tends to be rooms 418/419 as they have a front door which can be made into a larger room. Again beautiful fantastic view across the Nile. A few disappointments though if you are sunbathing on your balcony watch out for the hot ash sinders dropping on your balcony from the shisha corner below. 9/10
Room service via Mohamed and Ahmed was excellent both for breakfast in the morning and snack complimentary in the afternoon.
Last 4 days of my holiday I had taken a tour of the hotel with the front office manager Mr. Ehab Fouad, very courteous man and all staff on reception exceptionally courteous also including Ahmed, Madgy and Safeya. 10/10 I was shown the diplomatic suite on floor 5 and the presidential suite on floor 4.
For my last 4 days I stayed at the presidential suite again what can I say but sheer luxury.
Rates at the Nile Palace are excellent esp if you arrive unexpected and get a rack rate.
10/10
Entertainment:
This was in the main courtyard in the middle of the hotel, could do with a bit more variation as the routines are the same night after night. 08/10
Restaurants in courtyard are Lebanese and Italian both very pleasant and wonderfully cooked meals, no stomach upsets from this food. 9/10
Tropicana restaurant by the pool-well this is where the hotel is let down, unfortunately for myself a friend and another friend who represents the worldwide food marketing board what a let down. The food is well presented and good prices for a 5***** hotel but to order food that is not fit for human consumption well that is another issue.
Day 1.
Do not eat the English style fish & chips this is nothing like you will get back at home. The fish is in batter but is hard and tasteless and that’s if you get any fish in between the batter after they have cooked it.
Day 2.
Tried again 2 days later and decided to have the pizza far east chicken and herbs pizza, well all I can say is gristle, the chicken was uncooked pink and the pizza was also uncooked, to be polite we did eat a little but that evening was a total ruin by the sickness and vomiting resulting in trying to be polite.
The restaurant manager Abdula told us sorry can do anything about it would you like a coffee or tea on the house nice gesture but too late in my opinion. Both meals were reported to the food and beverages manager who said that several complaints had come in about the standard of food served there and they were looking into way to rectify the problem. 3/10
Pool service on the other hand was again excellent nothing any trouble to do and on a positive note we end this report with 9/10.
Overall:
The hotel scores still highly it just has a few small details to attend to as many other hotels of the same caliber. 9/10
Ownership was transferred to Nile Palace about 3 months ago but have found out through many tour operators that they still sell it under its former name.
The first room I experienced was a city room standard. Very cosy spacious and a nice balcony with sun from early to about noon. Large bathroom and ample space for clothes in the wardrobes and dressers. 10/10
The second room was the dynasty suite with a Nile view this tends to be rooms 418/419 as they have a front door which can be made into a larger room. Again beautiful fantastic view across the Nile. A few disappointments though if you are sunbathing on your balcony watch out for the hot ash sinders dropping on your balcony from the shisha corner below. 9/10
Room service via Mohamed and Ahmed was excellent both for breakfast in the morning and snack complimentary in the afternoon.
Last 4 days of my holiday I had taken a tour of the hotel with the front office manager Mr. Ehab Fouad, very courteous man and all staff on reception exceptionally courteous also including Ahmed, Madgy and Safeya. 10/10 I was shown the diplomatic suite on floor 5 and the presidential suite on floor 4.
For my last 4 days I stayed at the presidential suite again what can I say but sheer luxury.
Rates at the Nile Palace are excellent esp if you arrive unexpected and get a rack rate.
10/10
Entertainment:
This was in the main courtyard in the middle of the hotel, could do with a bit more variation as the routines are the same night after night. 08/10
Restaurants in courtyard are Lebanese and Italian both very pleasant and wonderfully cooked meals, no stomach upsets from this food. 9/10
Tropicana restaurant by the pool-well this is where the hotel is let down, unfortunately for myself a friend and another friend who represents the worldwide food marketing board what a let down. The food is well presented and good prices for a 5***** hotel but to order food that is not fit for human consumption well that is another issue.
Day 1.
Do not eat the English style fish & chips this is nothing like you will get back at home. The fish is in batter but is hard and tasteless and that’s if you get any fish in between the batter after they have cooked it.
Day 2.
Tried again 2 days later and decided to have the pizza far east chicken and herbs pizza, well all I can say is gristle, the chicken was uncooked pink and the pizza was also uncooked, to be polite we did eat a little but that evening was a total ruin by the sickness and vomiting resulting in trying to be polite.
The restaurant manager Abdula told us sorry can do anything about it would you like a coffee or tea on the house nice gesture but too late in my opinion. Both meals were reported to the food and beverages manager who said that several complaints had come in about the standard of food served there and they were looking into way to rectify the problem. 3/10
Pool service on the other hand was again excellent nothing any trouble to do and on a positive note we end this report with 9/10.
Overall:
The hotel scores still highly it just has a few small details to attend to as many other hotels of the same caliber. 9/10
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- Date of Holiday:Feb 2007
- Board Basis:Room Only
- Tour Operator:Holiday Experts
" This hotel was wonderful, great food... "
Submitted By: Mrs C Wozny
This hotel was wonderful, great food lovely place and very attentive staff. We had a Nile view and we highly recommend the same. First rate 5* hotel. This place made our "holiday of a lifetime"
We also found a driver called Hamdy Ahmed who took us round all the sights for a 1/4 of the cost that we would have paid to the tour operator. He took us to a local restaurant "El Hussein" which was used by the local police. The food was out of this world and 3 courses for 6 of us came to approx £45. One thing you should note its a "dry" restaurant (doesn’t serve alcohol) but if you can wait until going back to the hotel then this is the place you should go to eat. Our driver also took us to the local Souks which allowed us to see local life in the flesh. Brilliant!!
One tip make sure that you have loads of water with you, if traveling on your own otherwise you'll find the local "wide boys" charging you a fortune for what is after all only water. Our driver Hamdy always had cold water on his vehicle which he only charged the going rate. We had been caught out before we found him and got charged £3 for a liter bottle of water. Make sure you have plenty of small notes for baksheesh (tips) the locals generally go out of their way for you so a small note is greatly appreciated and adds to the family coffers.
We are going back in June 2006 for our wedding anniversary and we are staying at the same hotel and using the same driver. We have arranged for him to drive us for the whole of our stay.
We also found a driver called Hamdy Ahmed who took us round all the sights for a 1/4 of the cost that we would have paid to the tour operator. He took us to a local restaurant "El Hussein" which was used by the local police. The food was out of this world and 3 courses for 6 of us came to approx £45. One thing you should note its a "dry" restaurant (doesn’t serve alcohol) but if you can wait until going back to the hotel then this is the place you should go to eat. Our driver also took us to the local Souks which allowed us to see local life in the flesh. Brilliant!!
One tip make sure that you have loads of water with you, if traveling on your own otherwise you'll find the local "wide boys" charging you a fortune for what is after all only water. Our driver Hamdy always had cold water on his vehicle which he only charged the going rate. We had been caught out before we found him and got charged £3 for a liter bottle of water. Make sure you have plenty of small notes for baksheesh (tips) the locals generally go out of their way for you so a small note is greatly appreciated and adds to the family coffers.
We are going back in June 2006 for our wedding anniversary and we are staying at the same hotel and using the same driver. We have arranged for him to drive us for the whole of our stay.
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2005
- Board Basis:Bed & Breakfast
- Tour Operator:Kuoni
" I went to Egypt as a regular visitor... "
Submitted By: hamham
I went to Egypt as a regular visitor and would recommend anyone to go, I was there 4 weeks did 2 centres and went everywhere, it was brill.
The advise I would give to new tourists to the area of Luxor is; keep your eyes on valuables, haggle for prices, make sure you are talking Egyptian pounds and enjoy it. There is hassle but be firm do not let that put you off.
Do not get too involved with Egyptians as there are some real experts around at extracting money from venerable tourists. Inviting you to there homes is one thing but regular is not wise. ENJOY IT, IT IS A WONDERFUL COUNTRY, with lots of history and something for everyone.
I would not recommend LUXOR for children under 12 as they would be easily bored. Sharm el Sheikh is the place for them, lots more to do beach, diving, snorkelling, night life.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
The advise I would give to new tourists to the area of Luxor is; keep your eyes on valuables, haggle for prices, make sure you are talking Egyptian pounds and enjoy it. There is hassle but be firm do not let that put you off.
Do not get too involved with Egyptians as there are some real experts around at extracting money from venerable tourists. Inviting you to there homes is one thing but regular is not wise. ENJOY IT, IT IS A WONDERFUL COUNTRY, with lots of history and something for everyone.
I would not recommend LUXOR for children under 12 as they would be easily bored. Sharm el Sheikh is the place for them, lots more to do beach, diving, snorkelling, night life.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.
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- Date of Holiday:Nov 2005
- Board Basis:Bed & Breakfast
- Tour Operator:Kuoni
" We stayed in this hotel for 4 nights... "
Submitted By: Mrs C Wozny
We stayed in this hotel for 4 nights having stayed in Cairo for the first 3 and then moving to Sharm for 8 after this. I have read a number of reviews of Le Meridian and I have to put the record straight. This place was wonderful. Clean, good food, great staff and a great atmosphere. 24 hour room service, fridge in the room sat t.v. for home news etcetera. The place was in a good location. Lots to do in the area of course. We were offered a number of excursions by Kuoni but they were very expensive. We managed to find ourselves a driver who took us everywhere for 4 days for at 1/4 of the price of one trip that Kuoni offered.
It is essential that you do your own excursions. We are going back next June and we have arranged for the same driver to drive us around during our stay. We have arranged with him by email so that he is waiting for us at the other end. Even though bartering is fun its nice to know what your spending before you go.
He also arranged for a boat trip for £2 for 4 of us and took us to all the nooks and crannies that the tour operators don’t tell you about or don’t go to.
I have no complaints about Kuoni as a holdiay firm they were also great hence why were are travelling with them again in June.
You must try the El Hussaein restaurant which Hamdy took us to. Near to the Hilton hotel although it is "dry" we had a 3 course meal for 6 for less that £45. Proper Egyptian food - lovely.
There are restaurants within the hotel which were fine but we didn't travel all that way to stay in the hotel. However if you've had a hard day tripping about eat in the hotel restaurants or eat with room services, this was brilliant and dead cheap.
We also went to a local Souk whihc was amazing real local life lots of bargains and not a "cousin" of Hamdy's in sight.
All in all a truly memorable holiday cant wait to go back to Le Meridian and Luxor!!!!
It is essential that you do your own excursions. We are going back next June and we have arranged for the same driver to drive us around during our stay. We have arranged with him by email so that he is waiting for us at the other end. Even though bartering is fun its nice to know what your spending before you go.
He also arranged for a boat trip for £2 for 4 of us and took us to all the nooks and crannies that the tour operators don’t tell you about or don’t go to.
I have no complaints about Kuoni as a holdiay firm they were also great hence why were are travelling with them again in June.
You must try the El Hussaein restaurant which Hamdy took us to. Near to the Hilton hotel although it is "dry" we had a 3 course meal for 6 for less that £45. Proper Egyptian food - lovely.
There are restaurants within the hotel which were fine but we didn't travel all that way to stay in the hotel. However if you've had a hard day tripping about eat in the hotel restaurants or eat with room services, this was brilliant and dead cheap.
We also went to a local Souk whihc was amazing real local life lots of bargains and not a "cousin" of Hamdy's in sight.
All in all a truly memorable holiday cant wait to go back to Le Meridian and Luxor!!!!
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2005
- Board Basis:Bed & Breakfast
- Tour Operator:Kuoni
There is also a nice one down a backstreet that I can't remember the name of. Most of the staff were very kind and helpful, however there is one member that was scary and seemed very unpleasant.
The rooms are large and airy, with lots of night time entertainment. There is a boat port form the hotel which is on the banks of the nile, that is very useful.