Egypt


2 Hip Hotels in Egypt

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  1. Set beside an enormous saltwater lake, it’s hard to believe that you’re in the middle of the world’s largest sand deposit. It’s not only comfortable, it’s actually quite luxurious. The architecture, decoration and building materials are just as they would have been more than two thousand years ago.

    You may ask how comfortable is it to live without electricity or modern telecommunications? The answer, surprisingly perhaps, is that it’s not only comfortable, it’s actually quite luxurious. There are bathrooms galore, with plenty of hot water and water pressure, but the real luxury of this hotel is the experience. No one needs to be convinced of the romance of dining by candlelight, but the experience of a bedroom and bathroom illuminated solely by dozens of candles is something few of us have encountered. Suddenly your skin looks radiant and you can forget about everything.

    “Adrère Amellal offers the most complete escape imaginable, not just from daily routine but from the world as we know it”.

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    • Adrère Amellal offers the most complete escape imaginable, not just from daily routine but from the world as we know it.
    • Adrère Amellal offers the most complete escape imaginable, not just from daily routine but from the world as we know it.
    • Unlikely as it might seem, the walls of some of the guest rooms are made from cakes of salt embedded in mud.
    • As the sun is going down you will be served mint tea and later on a delicious cocktail.
    • Lit with lanterns and natural beeswax candles – guaranteed to re-kindle romance.

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    £1895 pp

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  2. Al Moudira Hotel

    Luxor, Egypt

    Al Moudira is a fantasy palace built by a lady from Beirut with extravagant taste. It’s a cross between a 19th century Cairo mansion and a luxurious harem.

    The beauty of Al Moudira is grounded in the traditions of the Arabic world, but it is also beautiful in the sense that it is so quiet and remote, yet only a stone’s throw from the Valley of the Kings. Luxor is popular as a tourist destination for good reason – because there is so much to see. But of course that doesn’t mean you necessarily want to be surrounded by the madding crowd all the time. Visit a tomb or a temple, or simply stay by the pool – that’s the true luxury of Al Moudira.

    Vaulted ceilings with multicoloured skylights, Turkish baths, traditional wooden screens, fountains everywhere and the odd burst of colour from a bush of bougainvillea

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    • Al Moudira is a fantasy palace built with extravagant taste. It’s a cross between a 19th century Cairo mansion and a luxurious harem.
    • Al Moudira is a fantasy palace built with extravagant taste. It’s a cross between a 19th century Cairo mansion and a luxurious harem.
    • Vaulted ceilings with multicoloured skylights, sunken baths in the middle of the room, traditional wooden screens called moucharabieh
    • Al Moudira features every signature and trait that we associate with our more exotic impressions of the Arabic world.
    • Located near the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens, and thirty-five minutes from the temples of Luxor and forty minutes from Karnak

    Prices from:

    £1096 pp

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