Pavillon Winter Luxor

The Pavilion Winter is surrounded by beautiful gardens. The hotel is clean, comfortable and well-positioned. Our room was tastefully decorated, clean and spacious with a good-sized bathroom complete with bathrobes, slippers and lovely toiletries. During our stay there were 3 dining options on site but you need to be smartly dressed for 2 of them, so we opted for the "casual" BBQ which is served near the swimming pool. There is a buffet offering a variety of vegetables and starters, which changes daily. The meat is brought to the table on a small charcoal grill and is excellent. Various wines are served. Local wines go for around 900 EGP a bottle and were good. The service was excellent and the waiters are very friendly and attentive. It was my birthday and they brought a cake and flowers to the table and I was seranaded by all the waiters. Really special! The breakfast is also a buffet and there is a really good range of products plus tea, coffee, fruit juice etc. Room service is available 24hr. The swimming pool is stunning (and heated) and you can order food and drinks from the bar there until around 5pm. The staff were friendly and attentive. We had a wonderful time and would definitely stay there again. There are security guards outside the hotel complex and the only negative aspect is that the minute you go out of the hotel you are hassled by touts (not the hotel's fault obviously!). We walked a little way down the road and got a taxi for 150Egp to Karnak. The local going rate for a taxi is 100-150EGP for a single journey but you need to establish the price before you get in the taxi. The touts outside the hotel ask for 400.

Comfy hotel surrounded by lush greenery right in the heart of Luxor city. The gardens were absolutely beautiful, although it was a little sad to see the flamingoes being cooped up in the evening in a shabby little cage. Breakfast was outstanding, probably the best we had our entire time in Egypt. Our room was spacious and felt like a slice of heaven after a long day of walking. Location was perfect, right next to the city and within walking distance to restaurants and the souk. The hotel staff were very kind in allowing us to leave our luggage at the reception desk after check-out.

I was in Egypt to go diving, in Sharm and also Marsa Alam which was great. The bits in between were not. Independent travel in Egypt as an older, solo female was an absolute nightmare so arriving and staying for 3 nights in the Pavillion Winter Luxor was a complete God send. On check in, I was greeted by a lovely, smiling lady and I noticed how beautiful the lobby area smelled. Compared to my previous Egyptian experiences, I was greeted with friendliness, professionalism and courtesy and I would like to thank you for that. On leaving, I was asked how I enjoyed my stay, thank you, it was wonderful. My room had a balcony overlooking the gardens where I was enthralled to see flamingos roaming around. Amazing! I used the pool late each day and was helped by the lovely man there and shown to a free lounger and given a towel. Fabulous pool, great for swimming laps. The grounds were amazing, and when I explored the sister older hotel next door, I read about the history of the hotel and the gardens which was fascinating, A big hoorah to the people who keep the grounds and all the trees and bushes in such wonderful condition. Great location, just cross the road you are on the banks of the Nile, but believe me, no sooner do you step foot outside the hotel, you are accosted by someone wanting to sell you a horse carriage ride or felucca trip or take you to their friend's shop etc etc etc. And then you are outside this fabulous bubble of beautifulness and back in Egypt. Breakfast was good, not outstanding in choice but you can sit out on a patio area and look out over gardens, which is nice. The toiletries were really lovely and good quality. Daily, very stylish glass bottle of water and there was a fridge.

The location of the hotel is its greatest asset and the beautiful gardens which provide a quiet oasis from the rush of Luxor, yet still walking distance to the temple, the museum and lots of good restaurants. Meret at the front desk was excellent but the rest of the staff were not so good :( The breakfast was very good with eggs cooked to order, but sausages etc that were supposed to be hot, weren't. The breakfast hours were sensible, 5.30-10.30 for travellers going out early and those not, well done. Could be a fantastic hotel with some work, but as it is, value for money in the best location.

Amazing garden Excellent breakfast, room service and BBQ experience Excellent pool Comfortable and spacy room