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Best Hotels in Luxor (2026)

Where you stay in Luxor depends on how you want to spend your time. The East Bank is the practical choice for most visitors, with restaurants, the souq, Luxor Temple and Karnak close by. Along Khaled Ibn El Walid Street, south of the centre, large Nile-front hotels such as the Steigenberger Nile Palace and Steigenberger Resort Achti offer pools, several restaurants and their own boat docks. North of town in New Karnak, Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa adds an infinity pool and spa about a kilometre from Karnak. On a budget, the Nefertiti Hotel puts you a few steps from Luxor Temple.

The West Bank is quieter and more rural, ideal if you want to be close to the tombs and start early. Al Moudira Hotel is a luxurious palace-style retreat set in gardens, while Hotel Sheherazade and the Nile Valley Hotel offer pools and good value, and the historic Marsam Hotel is a simple rest house within walking distance of many monuments. Crossing between the banks is easy by public ferry, motorboat or taxi over the bridge. Book early for the cooler months from October to April, when Luxor is busiest.

8 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Our top 3 hotels in Luxor

  1. Al Moudira Hotel Luxury boutique hotel, Relais & Châteaux, West BankA palace-style West Bank retreat of domes, courtyards and antiques set in ten hectares of palm groves and gardens, and a member of Relais & Châteaux.
  2. Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa Nile-side resort and spa, New Karnak, East BankA Nile-side resort and spa about a kilometre from Karnak Temple, with an infinity pool, a thermal garden and seven restaurants, cafés and bars.
  3. Steigenberger Nile Palace Large Nile-front hotel, Khaled Ibn El Walid, East BankA large East Bank hotel right on the Nile with 303 rooms, four restaurants, three bars, a heated pool and its own boat dock.

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1. Al Moudira Hotel

Luxury boutique hotel, Relais & Châteaux$$$$West Bank

A palace-style West Bank retreat of domes, courtyards and antiques set in ten hectares of palm groves and gardens, and a member of Relais & Châteaux.

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5. Hotel Sheherazade

West Bank guesthouse hotel$$Gezira el-Bairat, West Bank

A 33-room West Bank hotel in Gezira el-Bairat with a pool and garden, close to the Theban tombs and temples and under Egyptian and English management.

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6. Marsam Hotel

Historic West Bank rest house$West Bank

The oldest rest house on Luxor's West Bank, formerly the Sheikh Ali Hotel, with 36 simple rooms and a garden restaurant using home-grown produce.

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7. Nefertiti Hotel

Budget hotel$East Bank, near Luxor Temple

A friendly budget hotel in a lane off Karnak Temple Street, steps from the souq and Luxor Temple, with a rooftop restaurant and an in-house tour desk.

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