Hotels near Luxor

The essential choice in Luxor is which bank of the Nile to sleep on. The East Bank, where the city proper and Luxor and Karnak temples sit, is where most hotels cluster and where evenings feel liveliest — souks, corniche restaurants, and easy access to the train station and airport road. The West Bank, facing the Valley of the Kings and Queens and the mortuary temples, is quieter and greener, with smaller guesthouses rather than big hotel blocks; it suits travellers who want to wake up close to the tombs before the day's heat and coach parties arrive, at the cost of a river crossing to reach East Bank nightlife and transport links.

Luxor works well as a two-to-three-night base for temple-hopping and river excursions, and it's also the natural staging point if you're combining a Nile itinerary with the pyramids and Sphinx near Cairo, which lie a separate onward journey away rather than a day trip.