Luxor Hotel

Advantages: Read Opp
Disadvantages: None

...newspaper delivery, 2 bottles of water, Nurture Fitness Centre Admission, and unlimited local, toll free and domestic long distance telephone calls. The rooms generally come with bigger sizes, and a greater service, but this will obviously depend upon how much you have paid for the room. Now what I really found great about the Luxor was that it had so much to see and do inside, you soon find yourself wanting to stay exclusive just in the hotel, all that you could ask for is inside, anything ranging from spa and health centres, casinos, restaurants and nightclubs and live shows, all of which will be detailed below. It can be pricey, but for me you can never really go to Vegas on a budget, you are always bound to spend more than you desired to in the first place. DINNING: The Luxor has a number of different restaurants, cafes and snack bars...

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Luxor for 2 weeks

Advantages: Good base for the must- see sights
Disadvantages: Constant hassle from the locals

...'t have swapped it for the world. The sights are breathtaking. As for the local people - to sum up what our Cairo guide said, the Luxor sights are breathtaking but the locals are very tiresome. A lot of people we met booked a week in Luxor and a week cruising down the Nile. I suggest this is probably the best option as 2 weeks in Luxor was a bit long for us....

ajohnston 02.09.2002 · Read review
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Our stay in Luxor

Advantages: Grea views, clean, close to centre and sights
Disadvantages: Not a lot of entertainment

...lost all of our luggage en route to Luxor airport and arrived with nothing but what we were standing in, first impressions were not good. However, I did notice that the transfer time was about 20 minutes and the hotel was located on a bustling road right next to the Nile. The large spacious lobby had chairs and tables dotted around, with a reception desk at the side. We were quickly shown to our room and the staff were helpful enough to take details of the luggage loss (3 cases!) and made an attempt to contact the relevant people although given that it was late they didn?t have a lot of chance of that happening! ACCOMMODATION... There are 185 rooms in total overlooking either the Nile, the road and the lobby. The rooms are accessed via lifts (2 of them) and long quite dark corridors fitted with a rather unnecessary dark patterned...

danielalong 11.07.2009 · Read review
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One Day In Luxor

Advantages: overwhelming
Disadvantages: none

...After 28 years my husband and I decided to revisit Egypt, not that we expected the millennia-old monuments to look any different, but the first visit had impressed us so much that we thought we´d enjoy a second visit. On 20th December 2003 Egypt Air took us from Frankfurt/Main directly to Luxor in Upper Egypt where we landed at 1 am the following morning due to a delay at departure, when we finally hit the hay it was 2 am! The view from the balcony of our hotel room some hours later rewarded us for the trouble: after winter-grey Germany eye-hurting, bright sunshine, palm trees on the bank of the Nile, cruisers and feluccas - Egyptian sailing-boats - on the glittering river! Why do tourists go to Luxor? The remains of the biggest temple humankind has ever constructed are there, in Karnak to be precise, now a part of the city, in...

MALU 28.09.2004 · Read review
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Luxor

Advantages: The heat (in winter) Stunning temples
Disadvantages: The heat (in summer) The hassle

....(it must be firm) and after a day or two they will recognise you and largely leave you alone. If you want to visit the sights on the West Bank independently (which will be much cheaper than an organised tour) it is worth getting the same taxi driver each day. They will be happy to wait for you and pay them on return to your hotel. We have generally found the locals to be very honest. They might try to charge you ridiculous money for their fake papyrus but if you dropped your wallet in the street the likelihood is they would return it. Depending on your level of interest it is possible to spend 2 - 5 days exploring the tombs and temples on the West Bank. early starts generally beat the heat of the day and carry lots of small notes or pens (cheap biros are fine) as tips for impromptu guides. 2 places worth visiting in Luxor are...

Janeg888 12.01.2007 · Read review
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Luxor

Advantages: Awe inspiring place full of culture
Disadvantages: Local water could make you quite ill

...My husband and I went to Luxor a couple of years ago for two weeks. Although we were worried about security we didn't have any problems and a trip we went on to a Red Sea Resort was chaperoned by armed guards incase of trouble. The security of tourists is taken very seriously in Luxor, and we didn't come across any trouble at all. The hotels are excellent and service is second to none, just walking down the street you find yourself offered a taxi or a caleche (the local horse drawn carriages) every few feet and it can be quite hard to refuse. The drivers are always more than happy to take you on a tour of Luxor culminating in a trip to the local papyrus museum, which is very interesting with a demonstration of how it is made and a hefty commission for the driver if you buy a papyrus! In fact, every driver we used had a brother...

mokee 07.08.2000 · Read review
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LUXOR....BUT ITS NOT PAINFUL

Advantages: Climate, Friendly People
Disadvantages: None

...CURRENCY : Egyptian Pound (£1.00 = approx 10 Egyptian) TIME DIFFERENCE: +2 GMT FLYING TIME : Approx 4 1/2 hours In October this year my partner and I managed to pick up a bargain break to Egypt for 7 night?s bed and breakfast for the princely some of £798 for the two of us, courtesy of Mr Thomas Cook Our trip started two weeks before departure as we had to have the following vaccinations before leaving: Hepatitis A, Tetanus, Polio and Typhoid. Please note these vaccinations are not mandatory these days but according to the Foreign Office website they are recommended. Be warned, the Polio vaccination tastes like what I imagine would be sweaty socks that have been worn by cows for 3 months and not washed! We landed at Luxor airport at approx 21.30 local time (+2 GMT) and as it...

phil2001 18.11.2003 · Read review
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Luxor West Bank by taxi

Advantages: Independent travel
Disadvantages: No tour guide descriptions

...I would like to recommend anyone travelling to Luxor to arrange themselves a trip around the Luxor West Bank using a local Luxor taxi. I have visited Egypt on 3 occasions now as a backpacker and the taxi trip to the west bank has always been one of the highlights for me. You really get to travel around not only at your leisure but in the company of a real local resident making himself a proper living. Your money will not be going to a tour company, it will be going directly to the local with the family to support. It is my opinion that Egyptian taxi drivers have been the friendliest and most helpful of anyone you are likely to meet. The taxis may look to be in a poor state of repair but they are functional and pretty comfortable in all honesty. You can usually hire a cab driver in low season for half a day for around £75 to £100...

Jimbo583 12.08.2006 (16.08.2006) · Read review
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Honeymoon in Luxor

Advantages: Good bargains and a lot to do
Disadvantages: The museums are too expensive

...My husband and I spent 2 weeks in Luxor for our honeymoon. It was our first time in Egypt and the first time my husband had visited an Arab country. We stayed in a small, family run hotel called the St Joseph. It was very friendly and all the holidaymakers staying there got to know each other so the atmosphere was really good. The hotel provided entertainment most evenings which was just as well because there wasn't much going on at nights in Luxor. I loved Luxor but I was disappointed that the only places you could safely eat in were hotels which served up international food at more or less the same prices you would expect to pay in the UK. We did the usual tours of the various temples and we did find the entrance fees for most of the museums a bit expensive at around £7 a time. I wondered if any of the locals could ever afford...

rustifer 16.02.2001 · Read review
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Modern Warfare 2

Advantages: Graphics, Sound, Campiagn, Online Multiplayer, Simple Controls
Disadvantages: Complicated Multiplayer maps

...The wait is finally over and Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 has finally arrived. I was eagerly anticipating its release, so much so that I pre-ordered it the first day that it was available to do so. The original Modern Warfare and World at War are probably my 2 favourite games of all time, so would one of the most hyped up games of all time, live up to expectations ? ~~~ First Impressions ~~~ Right from the beginning I was impressed. The adverts before the actual game are again skippable, which means you're ready to start shooting in seconds. The first menu lets you go into whichever game mode you want and all in all the game looked excellent after the first minute or so. ~~~ Story ~~~ The game takes place 5 years after the original Modern Warfare. Despite your best attempts back then the Russians have...

Wils0408n 15.11.2009 · Read review
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