Elyasmene

I’ve been working in hotel industry for the past 12 years and I’ve travelled to 31 country alone, so I believe my observations might be helpful to other solo travellers like me. This hotel is a great place to stay if you plan on visiting Dendera and Abydos temples. There is not much of a choice in Qena regarding hotels, but I’m extremely glad I’ve chosen specifically this one. Easy to find, central location, welcoming reception and very friendly and professional gentlemen at the counter. Check in went smooth and fast, they gave me the room earlier which worked just perfect for my planning. Despite my concerns, online payment through Booking was received and confirmed without any hustle about money, unlike many other places in Egypt. If you book from Europe through Booking app with prepayment in advance, you can trust this place. You can also check with them via WhatsApp, after a while reception eventually replies. The room was clean, fresh and very comfortable with new cozy furniture - hotel was recently renovated as I got from other reviews. Now they offer accommodation up to good European standards, which nicely surprised me. Just for the context, it’s in Qena - a satellite town near Luxor where you would hardly spot a foreigner. In the room you have all possible amenities from tooth brush and slippers to shoe sponge and sewing kit. Important for me is always the bathroom. Here they have brand new equipment, everything is clean and still shiny. Several lighting modes for mirror and bathroom itself, same for the room, so even for a single night stay I could make it cozy with dimmed light in the room. Comfortable bed with fresh and ironed bed lined. You can definitely tell that it comes from specialised laundry company. At your disposal is also a big fridge and lovely balcony facing the street. As a solo traveller I always rate safety feeling. Here I felt very safe and relaxed, being treated openly and honestly. ...(continued below)...

...(beginning above)... The hotel is located on a lively street with lots of places to eat and to buy basic products. At night the area gets very quiet, nothing will disturb your sleep. Outside the hotel I also felt safe and welcome as locals were genuinely friendly towards foreigners. Thanks to these factors, my impressions of Qena are the brightest. The next morning I had an early start, so I’ve ordered breakfast to go. It comes in hotel branded box, nicely stuffed with food and drinks. I was surprised to see this level of attention to details, since many even 4 star hotels don’t spend money on branded bags and boxes for take away breakfast. It was also possible to leave my suitcase for the day at the reception. They provide you with a luggage tag to securely keep your bags with them which was also a good sign for me. Overall: very safe, honest, clean, modern and convenient. I highly recommend it if you ever end up staying in Qena.

Surprisingly nice for the town it was in. Everything looked new and fresh. The staff was nice enough to order dinner for us. They were very polite

Bed was hard. No lounge area.

Très agréable hôtel, tout est nickel. Prix/qualité excellent.

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Cleanest hotel you will find in Egypt. Best internet in Egypt. Very helpful staff, amazing service