Aswan Governorate accommodation from NZ$125

Small, quiet hotel. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Restaurant in the hotel is pretty good, and there is an additional restaurant just down the hill. It is the same menu, but a change of scenery no less.

Wow, did I luck out with this hotel or should I say resort? It’s located right on The Nile at water level. All the other hotels in Aswan are behind the Corniche, with the exception of the famous Old Cataract which is out of my budget and actually set further up on the cliffs. My favourite spot was out on the lounge swing at the water’s edge with a view of the West Bank. My room was set along the riverfront in a long line of rooms. It was spacious with a comfortable bed (not always a given in this region); large washroom (with too short a glass wall to stop the water from flooding the floor); kettle, coffee and tea; TV; a short bench for carry-on size luggage only; and a work desk. There are two restaurants, a waterside cafe and a huge pool deck with music and a bar. Breakfast was included with my booking and the array of dishes on offer was impressive. It’s a good location for shopping and was also just a short distance down the bank from my Nile cruise boat. This is the place to stay in Aswan, unless you can afford the Old Cataract!

The hotel is outside Aswan in New Aswan (about 20 minutes drive) so is very remote. It's a gorgeous location overlooking the Nile with the pools all facing that way. There are two gyms, one tiny one in the hotel itself and the other one where they need to drive you 10 minutes to the spa. We didn't realise that as it was a shame as the impression given was it was on site, but the drive meant it wasn't convenient and we couldn't use it based on the timings of our activities. Staff at breakfast were very friendly but the selection was fairly limited.