Luxor

Nour El Gourna has seven large mud-brick rooms, with fans (some with air-con), mosquito nets...romantic and original, with friendly management, this is a tranquil and intimate guesthouse. — Lonely Planet

The sister hotel to Nour El Gourna is particularly quiet and has 14 spacious rooms. To get here, follow the track behind Medinat Habu for 500m. — Lonely Planet

The east bank's best-run budget digs, the Bob Marley Peace Hotel (also known as the Boomerang) offers great facilities on a backpacker budget. — Lonely Planet

A newer hotel on a quieter Gezira street, all of the very clean rooms are simple but painted in bright colours, with ensuite facilities and balconies. — Lonely Planet

Set amid lush gardens on its own island 4km south of town, this is a great family hotel with a mini zoo and playground in addition to several large swimming pools, tennis courts, spa… you get the idea. — Lonely Planet

Jane Akshar is one half of the British-Egyptian couple who run this rental agency and is something of an institution for her insightful blog on all things Luxor (www. — Lonely Planet

This small hotel in a neat villa is well managed, with friendly staff, 24-hour room service, good cotton mattresses, air-con, satellite TV and sparklingly clean private bathrooms. — Lonely Planet

This resort-style hotel has 17 spotless, well-finished domed rooms, all with private bathrooms and air-con. It also has family rooms, baby cots and three rooms that can cater for disabled guests. — Lonely Planet

The hotel is on the Nile, a stone’s throw from the ferry landing...it has 17 immaculate rooms with comfortable beds, and with balconies looking at Luxor Temple and the Nile. — Lonely Planet

The former Sheraton Luxor is a secluded three-storey building set amid lush gardens at the southern end of Sharia Khaled Ibn Al Walid – close to some restaurants but away from street noise. — Lonely Planet

This hotel is popular with our readers: simple but scrupulously clean rooms come with crisp white duvets on the beds, kettles with complimentary tea and coffee, and small but spotless bathrooms. — Lonely Planet

Far from the crowds, off the road to the Valley of the Kings and on the edge of the desert, this is a place for anyone wanting to do the west bank slowly, calmly and cheaply. — Lonely Planet

This intimate guesthouse in a traditional Egyptian house is tucked away in the village behind the ACHTI Hotel, close to the Nile, but a world away from Luxor’s hustle. — Lonely Planet

Twenty of the 36 rooms have en-suite bathrooms and air-con, while the others have fans, but all retain the simple mud-brick design and bare furnishings. — Lonely Planet