Jewel Howard Carter Hotel

Very nice hotel. Everything is spotlessly clean and works. Extremely friendly and helpful staff. Great breakfast spread.

Friendly helpful staff-as independent travellers we wanted to cycle to the Tombs and Temples. The staff arranged and picked up suitable bikes for us, together with taxi for our onward transfer. The hotel is located beside the west bank of the Nile enabling us to enjoy birdwatching at dusk and dawn. In common with other reviewers we enjoyed the food in the associated Allahan restaurant.

The room we booked was not what we got, but it was comfortable and large. The owner and all of his staff were super nice and he tried to make things right after I showed him the description of what I had booked. In the end, we didn't want to move but should have. The shower in the bathroom did not drain properly and even though we told staff every morning that the water overflowed onto the floor from the shower and they sent someone to fix it, it was never properly working and would overflow. The pool was nice and the location was peaceful, but the hotel was too remote and inaccessible to any restaurant but the hotel restaurant that had limited options on the menu -- probably due to the few guests there were. The breakfast was the same every day and that challenging. I would have loved options, especially fresh mango and fruit from their garden. The mango juice was tasty though and again... the staff was super kind and welcoming.