emilio hotel, right in the centre view of luxor temple from balcony.
very clean rooms friendly staff
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my stay at this hotel was great, location was one of the best. first impression of luxor was a bit scary but after a day or two i got right used to it.

hotel was noisy and people who we met complained but in the city centre of anywhere you get traffic noise + we were there during ramadan - so extra noise.. but overall we got used to it after a day or two.

the girls that clean the rooms couldnt have done a better job, all the staff are so friendly- i didnt want to leave.

dont be put off by all the taxis/ caleches and other hassle from outside just say no or ignore them and walk on.

prices go up in october for the tourist season, but its still quite cheap!

also there is a little church over the road, and when there is a wedding on (one day a week) they get drums out and allsorts- fab to listen too from your balcony!)

Me and the wife tend to visit Egypt once a year and tend to stay in Luxor; we have stayed in several hotels over the years within Luxor, and enjoy our stay what with the lovely weather and cheap prices.
We have stayed in the Emilio before, but on this occasion when we checked in and unpacked in our room, we noticed that our patio door would not shut at the top, we reported this and told it would be fixed the following day, this never happened and despite reporting it a few more times nothing happened, the problem is that as the hotel is bang in the centre of Luxor its very noises with car horns sounding day and night and the temples blasting out the call for prayers that little gap made a difference been.

However the main problem was that we had BED BUGS, our first thoughts were that we had been bitten by mosquitoes, but we soon realised that we only got bit while in the room and especially at night, a few other guests had the same problem and concluded the same as we did.

It’s a shame because the hotel is basic but nice and the staff are very friendly.

If you want a quiet holiday Emilio is not the place to stay, I would suggest somewhere like the Sofitel in Karnak if you require facilities and a good night’s sleep.

Small hotel but very central. Would be a 2* by European standards - rooms ensuite, with TV, but no mini-bar, nor shampoos and other "extras" you'd find even in an Ibis. The bathroom is marble, but the shower curtain, and room decor dated - and the shower head came off.

Internet cafe just round the corner which is very useful, and everything is in walking distance - there is also an ATM down the road opposite (always guarded by police).

There is a small shop - but everything is very expensive - but then again, the cheap stuff you get in the market will break a lot faster! (The market is also just across the road and up about 50m)

The view from the roof garden is lovely and the food is extremely good - especially the shish kebab. The food is also extrmely cheap. There is a small pool and it's not often too croweded.

There is a constant noise of the Mosques calling to prayer, traffic and also the base vibrations from the disco - so it's not for you if you want peace and quiet.

However, the crux of the hotel for me was that I was travelling alone and at first the attentiveness (beautiful face, beautiful smile etc etc) was ego-stroking - however there is a fine line between hospitality and harassment and I began to feel a bit "singled out" by the end of the week and was rather happy to leave. Although I always felt safe, or at least in control of the situation, I found the staff a little over enthusiastic to offer assistance - to shake your hand and so on, but when you really needed it (my phone stopped working and I needed to use the hotel's) they were unable to assist efficiently - nor without paying through the nose. They almost didn't want to accept my settling up by Visa at the end of the week - finally getting the manager (a couple of hours later) to take the carbon print so I could.

While I delighted in seeing my towels folded into swans and boats, I was slightly concerned with the fact that the day I checked out, the "Do not disturb" sign was ignored and the maids were merely re-making my bed NOT changing the sheets...I don't bear to think about when I got there!!!

For my purposes with regard to my visit, the hotel was good, and I would also recommend Traveco as a tourist agency. They organise excellent tours - but again, the hospitality from some of the leaders was bordering on imposition (some people travel alone because they want to - not because they are looking for anything...or anyone special...the men tended to be very flattering but also very curious. For some this can be endearing, for me it was far too nosey! My answers were always met with a "Why do you say that?" which at first seemed like interest, but on reflection was a bit too much to ask of a stranger.) I was also given a lot of cell phone numbers and invitations for "private" tours (despite saying I had a partner), to the point where at the end of the week I was actually pleased to be leaving to get away from the almost superficial niceties which were becoming a bit sleezy.

Money talks (especially sterling) - and much of the flattery is to get you to spend...having said that some tours are so entertaining you don't mind paying for the fact that you have enjoyed the work that has gone into it - the Hapchetsuit Alabastar Factory in the Valley of the Kings for example. What is useful is tipping too low - then people stop fussing over you soon enough.

The hotel is central, and all in all I had a very comfortable stay, BUT I would not go back - purely because I could not bear the hassle, but as I said, it was really because I wanted to be alone and had no need for the luxuries that I enjoyed it.

We have just returned from a week at the Emilio hotel and the main thing that stood out was the location!!! It is right in the city centre and with a view overlooking the Nile and Luxor temple.

The hotel is fairly basic but has everything that you will need for a week. The swimming pool on the roof is lovely as is the bar!!
Breakfast is fairly simple but still tasty (although I imagine if you are staying for longer than a week it could get quite repetative).

The rooms are a nice size and ar cleaned daily - the maids leave fantastic shaped towels ie swans/boats on your bed as well.

The only thing that perhaps could be improved is the bathrooms - the shower wasn't very powerful. And also we found tah whenmever we flushed our toilet a jet of clean water sprayed teh floor. But thats jsut being fussy!!

Overall, I would say its eth best 3* that I've ever stayed in and fantastic location makes up for any other minor faults. We went to a few other 5* on trips and would much ratyher have been at the Emilio with the Nile view than in a hotel away from the centre itself!!