Reviews of Aswan Nubian House

We had a wonderful stay at Aswan Nubian House! The manager, Saed, was incredibly helpful and made our trip unforgettable. He arranged a fantastic excursion to Abu Simbel, a transfer to Luxor with stops in Kom Ombo and Edfu, and even organized a relaxing felucca ride for us. Our room was air-conditioned and comfortable, and the guesthouse features a lovely rooftop with a view of the Nile, as well as access to a shared kitchen. The location is ideal — just a few meters from the Elephantine Island ferry dock, making it easy to get to and from the mainland. We truly appreciated Saed’s warm welcome, availability, and attention to detail. Highly recommended! We’ll definitely come back. +++ for Saed and the whole experience

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.

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.

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.

Amazing place. Really great food. Azus's family are very sweet and helpful.

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.

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! 😂

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

Nice place with view of Nile

1) Loud construction works around the house 2) Donkey which lives in next house have very loud voice and cry several times during the night 3) Garbage hips burning around the house all the day and night makes your breath difficult.

Location Price The owners are kind and helpful people

Rooms and bathrooms need some maintenance and more caring

An extraordinary place in Aswan! Located on the Elephantine island, where you can discover traditional Nubian life in the village, with a beautiful terrace and view on the Nile. The room is comfortable and clean and the service is perfect. We got served a delicious breakfast (bread, eggs, jam, cheese, juice, coffee...) every morning. Lunch and dinner is available on request. The owner can organise other tours for you as well. Our highlight was a falouka (sailing boat) ride in the sunset. I can only recommend staying here. You will spend the most relaxing time, no noise or cars around, fresh air and the most friendly people. The hosts Said and Hamed will be there for you to give you a memorable time you'll never forget!

If I have to be honest so nothing we liked there

Absolutely joke, Mafia,1of 4 rooms has air-condition , shower and toilet omg 😱 no comment , 🐀🐀🐀 rats running around, lizard, bugs omg 😱 Was 8 of as and only 4 scrambled eggs,few rolls,some jam and feta cheese for breakfast,but pictures showing lovely breakfast, 3 rooms just electric fan, picture's are different what you get , we was feeling like we are in slam's 😔 very disappointed 😞 never again

Very peaceful location. On the other side of Elephantine Island to the dock and takes about 10-15minutes to walk from the dock. Host was very accommodating.

The view

No air conditioner

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

The Aswan AuBian house was not what was advertised on the you tube it was not the village of the anubian hotel miss leading

Nothing

The location was nice and quiet, with a very nice view.

Although we had requested an early check in (9:00-10:00) and we got a confirmation, we arrived at 10:00, we had to wait 2 and a half hours at the porch because the room was occupied. Had we know that, we would arrange differently. This was very tiring and a waste of our little time there. Every cover in the property was dirty. Covers of the large pillows at the porche, cover of the little table in the room. Generally speaking, cleanliness was not acceptable. We booked the superior room with a private porche. The bathroom has no door. Only a curtain. Besides the guest room, although the island is very nice and very calm, keep in mind that it has only dirt roads and generally speaking it is not clean.

The host was really nice.

Emplacement

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

Nothing

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

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Said was really nice and helpful. The place is very traditional but really beautiful with a great view. Really calm and peaceful place

Because it is in a island you have to take the ferry every time but is really easy and not expensive.

Very rustic...million dollar view, peaceful location such a down to earth village...like stepping back i time. Close to museum and archaeological site. Host was super lovely..Very hospitable Was the perfect stay

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.

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.