We are still in Egypt and will be returning to Oxfordshire this week. The Sheraton is still being renovated and half the rooms in the still unavailable. If you are looking for Gold and Silver do not shop in Sheraton Shop as VERY expensive try Yorkshire Bobs just outside the Hotel. The hotel Staff are the very best we have found on our many visits to Luxor. Phil & Debbie Oxon.

Recently returned from Egypt where we did a Nile Cruise for 7 days, then 3 days in Cairo and last 4 days in Luxor. Turned up at the Sheraton after dropping off other holiday makers at Sonesta st george and Nile Palace. The first impression of hotel was a good one, the lobby/foyer area and restaurant have all been recently updated and they are in the process of upgrading the hotel rooms. We were given keys to a chalet which was clean and tidy but certainly needed upgrading. Asked to be moved into hotel and the room they showed us was small and also in need of upgrading so decided to move to a different hotel which was of far better quality.

I am sure that once the upgrading has been complete this resort will be a nice place to stay but at the moment wouldnt recommmend it to other holidaymakers. The prices in the restauarants and bars are over inflated as they have a captive audience as it is just on the outskirts of a busy street (15 min walk away) and you have to walk down a unlit street to get to any other restauarants, shops etc.

Its Located just at the Nile Bay and you can go take the Fallukkha the moment you come out of the hotel. But the rooms Suck big time, bad old interiors, Dirty Carpet. The Whole rooms needs to be broken down and renovated, probably combine 2 rooms and make 1 room, as the rooms now are really small. Specially when you are at the Nile bay you would like to stay in a Bigger more comfortable luxurious room. I dont know whether there are any better option in Luxor for the stay. Beware of the Horse Carriage Guys - they just follow and harass foreigners for a ride. They will offer you cheap price and take you to the Souvenir shops where they get commission.

Having stayed at the Sheraton Luxor regularly for the last 12 years, I find myself agreeing that it needs renovating, particularly the bedrooms, the ground floor already having been done, -we always have a Nile view room, usually on the 3rd floor. Half of the rooms have been closed off and the updating started, should be finished by Xmas 08, I look forward to seeing the new rooms. This time I found the mattress very uncomfortable, with a big dip on the side where people had been sitting on the edge of the bed, the net curtains needed renewing and in general the room looked tatty and worn, hence the refit.
The patio waiter asked for cash for our drinks, and added LE30 to the bill! We always sign so it didn't work, but he was clearly annoyed that we insisted on signing, and disappeared when we noticed that the amount on the printed bill was considerably less than he had asked us for. On complaining to the management they were angry and promised to put a stop to this - therefore always ask for the printed bill and check it! The Italian and the excellent Indian were as good as always, but watch the prices have gone up quite a bit, we also used the Royal Oak just round the corner from Yorkshire Bob's, very good value. Ahmed and Ramadan work hard round the pool, sad to notice a lot of younger people don't bother to tip them. Watch out for the waiter with glasses, who appears to obsessively pester unaccompanied young female guests! In general can't fault the helpful and friendly staff, great location and we'll continue to use it and recomend it. Fortnight we were there, 14 - 28 May, the air quality was terrible and we returned home, as did several others, with bad bronchitis and a heavy cold!! the diesel fumes from the cruise boats polluted the air, which was very still.