Karnak Hotel Luxor

Hmm... first off, the price makes up for everything. However, you shouldn't expect too much for this price. The location is slightly outside the bustling center of Luxor, in a neighborhood frequented by locals. There is a small supermarket nearby, so it was convenient to buy water and snacks. The room was decent enough to sleep in, and I didn't see any bugs. However, it was very old and not particularly well-cleaned. The only good thing was the swimming pool. It is wide and has varying depths, and perhaps because there weren't many guests, I was able to swim to my heart's content all by myself for an hour. I think the place could be much better if they just maintained the pool well and kept the rooms a bit cleaner. P.S. The check-in process wasn't smooth. I had already paid on Trip.com, but they told me I had to pay again locally. It seems their internet system isn't very reliable.

A young man helped me with my suitcase and explained everything about the room. The lock on my first room was broken, so he changed it for me. There was also a supermarket nearby, which was convenient (though be careful, as they can overcharge you). However, the air conditioner was broken in this room, so it was cold the whole time! You can walk to Karnak Temple, but Luxor Temple is a bit of a distance away; you'll need a taxi or horse-drawn carriage. So, I sometimes wonder if it would have been better to book a hotel halfway between Luxor and Karnak Temples so I wouldn't have had to negotiate taxi fares every time... haha.

We went downstairs for breakfast. The person preparing breakfast asked if we wanted coffee or tea. Since breakfast was free and he hadn't mentioned it beforehand, we assumed it was free. But then he asked for 100 Egyptian pounds! 100 pounds for two cheap tea bags?! **What a greedy old man!** The staff on the night shift were all very friendly and helpful. The bathtub was covered in black grime, quite disgusting. I wouldn't recommend this old hotel.

Overall, it's okay, nothing special. Pros: The hotel staff were very friendly; they allowed me to check in early even though I arrived at 8:00 AM. Breakfast was served (enough to fill you up, but the selection was limited and didn't quite suit Chinese tastes). Luggage storage was available after check-out. Cons: The hotel facilities were quite old; the Wi-Fi was very slow, almost unusable; it was quite far from the city center (given the unreliable drivers in Luxor, I had to walk an hour to the temples during my stay); the soundproofing was poor, and I occasionally heard banging or knocking from next door or upstairs. Although the room had a refrigerator, it was broken.