Location was hard to find, I asked locals who could not understand English at all. Eventually I found one who phoned him, then Sa'eed turned up and led me there.

Sa'eed was nice and helpful. I had breakfast on the roof terrace, where a nice view opened to Agha Khan Mausoleum, the Botanical (Kitchener) Island and the elephant-shaped rocks along the banks. The house is on the west side of the island, while public ferry from the mainland arrives on the eastern side, from where the accommodation can be reached by a ten to fifteen minutes' walk.

Stayed in March 2025

I got well taken care of by the hosts with everything i needed and stayed in a beautiful room on toproof with a nice coach outside where you could feel the wind, smell the nile and also have a view of it.

Stayed in February 2025

Great welcome. Saiid very relaxed and helpful. Ask him to organise an hour or two on a felucca - we did, with a lovely pilot, who was the perfect host. Very relaxed and let us have our space.

Stayed in January 2025

There is only one bathroom and the shower is in there too. So when you shower everything gets wet including the toilet paper.

The area and view of the Nile is amazing. Said is a wonderful host who met us at the ferry dock and carried my suitcase to the house. Everything felt really authentic. My morning wake-up call was a friendly neighborhood donkey outside the window which was a fun twist! 😂

Stayed in January 2025

Rooms and bathrooms need some maintenance and more caring

Location Price The owners are kind and helpful people

Stayed in November 2024

No air conditioner

The view

Stayed in June 2024

The location is more than wonderful for those who want to relax, calm and enjoy the beauty of nature I thank those in charge of the administration for the warm reception and hospitality Staying in this place is an experience that deserves to be repeated more than once

Stayed in May 2024

The host was really nice.

Stayed in April 2024

Emplacement

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing

Amazing Rooftop View :) Owners are super friendly, going above and beyond to help you with everything you need. They helped us organize some trips as well. We had great conversations and organized a nice traditional meal. 100% recommend

Stayed in March 2024

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The location is great. Very quiet and relaxing. Said and Hamid, the brothers who run it, are very nice and very helpful.

Stayed in March 2024

Bathroom very small, and drain not working properly, so it would basically flood with any shower. Room was quite dark, and the fact that one of the two lamps broke immediately after we arrived didn't help. Breakfasts quality varied quite a lot, the first day was just cheese and bread, on the last day it was more pleasant with also eggs and excellent felafel. One day breakfast was more than 30 minutes late. Maybe it was a miscommunication from us, but if you have a tight schedule it can become a problem. This isn't a negative, just a warning to fellow tight schedulers: you're on an island, going anywhere requires to use the ferry, which can become a 30 minutes wait if you miss it just as it leaves. Keep a margin for everything! If you ask for the price of - well, anything the first offer will be quite ridicolously high. We didn't bother to haggle and bargain, but in the end we always were able to find alternatives at a way better price than the one offered.

The place is lovely, on the west bank of Elefantine Island, very quiet and with a wonderful view on the Nile and Kitchener Island. Room and bed ok, clean enough, cozy and with good storage space. Beautiful terrace in front of the room, where we could chill and relax and where breakfast was served. Said was smily and helpful, and his brother Hamid provided an excellent driver (thanks Hamza!) for Philae Temple and airport at what felt a correct price. Said also organized a lovely feluca ride on the Nile at sunset for us. Wifi working perfectly.

Stayed in January 2024

Very nice people, they are willing to help. The room was nice with good beds and from the rooftop you had a beautiful view over the nile. Wifi worked great abd the locatian was good and quiet

Stayed in December 2023

Sometimes there was some noise from river boats partying..but that obviously effects any properties along the Nile.

Sahid and Hamed were great hosts.. friendly..made sure we had everything we needed, helped planned trips, helped with transfers. Breakfast was good, view from balcony amazing, the island is very friendly and welcoming..more people out on streets chatting etc .good sense community

Stayed in December 2023

The view of the Guest House is amazing! You can cross easily the Nile with a boat and hike the magnificent Dune you see in front of the house. You will discover a whole desert landscape behind full of old desert rocks, sand dune and a overview on all the islands and city of Aswan. It is really beautifull!! If you like walk into the desert, you will discover a very old monastery ruins lying into the desert but not far from the Nile. As well you can visit nobles' tomb, Knoum Temple or just enjoy all day long the calm and peace of the Aswan Nubian house view! Saïd, the owner of the place, was always ready to help us with anything: food, boat, visits, temples, tours, taxis... We spent 7 days in the Nubian house schiling, resting, visiting, hiking...and if we had to return somewhere in Aswan, we will return to the same place! Thank you Said to share all this moment with you and to help us with anything we need. We hope seeing you again and spend some more time in The Aswan Nubian house! 🙏🏻☀️❣️

Stayed in October 2023

We had a very pleasant stay. Said was very welcoming and helpful, and we loved the location at the westside of the island, where it's much more quiet and the view is much better. We can fully recommend this place!

Stayed in October 2023

Nice and calm location

Stayed in June 2023

when asked for a taxi, the price was quite expensive, use Uber instead.

It was great to be in the Elephantine island, quiet and very nice. Views were fantastic nd host very welcoming. Te bed was comfortable and they helped us with arranging some trips.

Stayed in May 2023

The shared bathroom was not the best, but it was always clean. We found several small insects in the room, sometimes in the bed. We've looked them up and they were not harmful, but still, it's not the best situation.

In general it was a good stay. The terrace has an awesome view and we were welcomed warmly. Said came to pick us up at 2am with his boat to bring us to the house. The breakfast is good and abundant. The connection with the west bank is very easy, a 5 egp ferry ride with people from the village. It's a good oppottunity to meet and chat with local people.

Stayed in May 2023

I loved the laid back vibe of the island, with no cars and extremely friendly people. Absolutely no hassle from vendors. We felt very welcome, the room was comfortable, breakfast was good. It is a shared bathroom, which we had not noticed, but great value for the price. Owner arranged boat to take us to Nubian Village which is mainly a market but very pretty.

Stayed in April 2023

nothing really

The location was perfect for what I needed & that was to relax & unwind

Stayed in March 2023

Perfect week at the guesthouse

Said guesthouse has the best view on elephantine island. Its very quiet and super beautiful, just in front of botanical garden and Aga Khan mausoleum. In the morning you can have the breakfast on the super terrace. Said will answer all your questions very kindly. So as to go to the corniche you just have to walk a few minutes and cross the Nile for 5 pounds. It was the best place to enjoy Assouan beauty.

Stayed in March 2023

fabulous location and wonderful views of the Nile from the upstairs terrace. Said looked after us and made sure we had everything we needed.

Stayed in March 2023

Room without window, dirty kitchen, this place needs some more care

Breathtaking view from the terrace, clean and comfortable beds, lovely owners, good breakfast served

Stayed in March 2023