Some of our group had problems to walk steps!

Location fine. Breakfast ok!

Stayed in November 2024

Nothing I can say that I disliked about this place ....... it was a real brilliant experience.....

If you want to stay in a very unique place and area, this is it....... with the very short ferry ride across the Nile, its something very different to where you'll have stayed in the past.......host , Gamal and his family are really great people....... and the breakfast in the rooftop in the morning s....... incredible.

Stayed in January 2024

Breakfast could be more better.

Clean and Gamal was a great host and very helpful. Close to the crossing ferry, a short walk to the shore and other restaurants like King of Jamaica and El Ameen

Stayed in January 2024

If you are looking for an experience living among the locals, this is the ideal place. The owner was helpful in organising trips at a reasonable price and assisted in arranging for the ferry for us early in the morning when we need to go to Abu Simbel.The dinner that we had at the place on the roof top was excellent. The fried fish was especially good.

Stayed in December 2023

There is noway you can navigate to this place all alone. There is no proper road to it, just a sandy unpaved walk way which is not clean and has lot of construction work materials on it, from all the construction around the area. Though it's not something the host can fix, do be aware on what to expect. It wasn't clear to us initially that the island has no road connectivity and that we must take a public boat to reach it.

A nice way to experience the island culture. Our host was very helpful in accompanying us to the hotel, handling the luggage and showing us around the place when we were looking for a dinner place. The breakfast was good esp the coffee. We were there for just one night.

Stayed in April 2023

The lock on the bathroom door was extremely stiff - I was a bit worried about getting stuck in there! But everything else was good.

The guest house was very clean and neat and we received a warm welcome. There was a great view from the roof. It was practical and I'm sorry we only stayed a short time as I would have liked to spend more time there and try the food!

Stayed in February 2023

hard to find . no signs. to point to location

very good

Stayed in January 2023

the location and the neighborhood, we also have problems with out bags, we lef them at the house and later we found they were open

the price

Stayed in February 2023

A little hard to find at first. The sign is painted on the top of the building so I walked by it at first. And it was chilly in the room in February - but with an extra blanket to snuggle under it was perfect!

Great location! Beautiful location and view from the roof. Nearby cafe and an easy walk from the ferry (once you figured out where the place was). Breakfast was excellent and very filling. Mr. Jamal had great recommendations on places to go and offered assistance. I had dinner at the guest house one night and it was really tasty. Highly recommend!

Stayed in February 2023

the bathroom was a shared bathroom, not private as advertised. it was clean and lots of hot water so wasnt really an issue.

the location and Jamal! He was so helpful with everything.

Stayed in February 2023

Very social people

They welcome us very well

Stayed in February 2023

Nothing

Jamaal and Fatimah were wonderful!!! They had breakfast for us every morning, including two mornings when we left early, they provided a boxed breakfast for us to take. Everything was very clean! Jamaal graciously made two calls for us to arrange early ferry and taxi rides so we could get to the airport early.

Stayed in February 2023

Nice breakfast, excellent location with friendly staff. Rooms are basic and simple but clean.

Stayed in January 2023

location is not convinient for travelers with medium/big lagguage. the guest house is in elephantine island, so ferry is needed. there is no pavement road from the ferry stop to the guest house so the wheels stuck on the sand.

i stayed only for one night. very kind people, very hepful on every request. The owner speak fluent english. Breakfast was traditional and good! room and bathroom were clean.

Stayed in January 2023

Royal Kosh is a place on Elephantine island, very clean and convenient. The owner Jamal was really helpful, his wife prepared the best breakfast and we had a very well prepared and tasty meal on the terrace of the house in the evening. I recommend the place

Stayed in December 2022

You get no view like we saw in the pictures but we didn’t spend much time in the room so wasn’t a big deal later.

The guest house is on an island which you can reach with a public ferry. They sent someone to show us the road and helped with the bags. The room was very clean and the bathroom too which was the most important part tbh.

Stayed in December 2022

Great location, peaceful and quiet but still close to restaurants etc. Owner makes you feel very welcome.

Stayed in November 2022

When we arrived in that place, we were very impressed because it is very particular the place, our accommodation people are kind and helpful.

Stayed in October 2022

The property is very nice

Stayed in November 2024

One room and common parts are without air conditioning, which is crazy in Aswan in summer (we got 45°C). A/C in our room stopped working two times in the afternoon for hours due to lack of power on the island. The neighbours are very dirty, with garbage everywhere. People on the island are friendly but then try to scam you into giving money. Trips to Kom Ombo and Edfu was way overpriced as the one proposed to us (and declined) for Philae Temple. Felucca sailing was cancelled for wind (!) while everyone one else on Nile was enjoying it. We saw staff trying hard, but they simply disappointed us in many ways.

The host was always available for any problem or request. Since we were the only guest in the accommodation, we had the only room with air conditioning of the floor.

Stayed in July 2024

Jamal was an incredible host, very kind and attentive. The rooms were in great quality. Through him, we were able to book a lot of local tours (eg: Philae temple, Nubian village) at better prices than those we had found online. His family also makes some great lunch and dinner!

Stayed in December 2023

Very cozy rooms, staff will help you with all the questions

Stayed in December 2023

No soap, no shampoo, wifi was not good, we arrived and the power wasn’t working. We had power failures 3 days out of 4 and they lasted about 1-2 hours. They didn’t clean the room once and we had to go to the reception to ask for new towels. The shower is verrrryyy small and the curtains are to big so the whole bathroom gets wet..

Ok place to stay but kinda annoying to have to cross and pay each time. The price to cross varies according to the mood of the boat driver…

Stayed in September 2023

NOTHIG AT ALL.

The Owner, Mr. Gamal, is suh a wonderful man, they hosted us like family members. They acted on a very short notice, 1 HOUR, and we found the room clean and spotless. The room is very comfy, the Wi-Fi is fast and efficient, the roof is amazing night and day, and we had the most amazing nubian breakfast from auntie Mrs. Gamal. What and amazing experience.

Stayed in April 2023