Guest Book

Exceptional service

"We really enjoyed our stay at Mara House. The rooms are a great size, we had a good sleep each night as it's very quiet and it's brilliant value for money. In terms of location we really liked being out of the main tourist area and found it to be a really easy walk to the station (allowing us to see where the locals live) and on then on to some of the sights in Luxor but if you need to go further, taxis are cheap.

Our travel requirements were a little different to most as we were traveling with our 4 month old son. Mara gave us great advice on tours and how to get about and see things that were suitable to do with a baby. She was so helpful when we arrived and throughout our stay, organising delivery of meals on a couple of nights so we could stay in and our baby could sleep, as well as giving us a kettle to use in the room for boiling water/sterilising bottles etc. and having our breakfast brought up to our room on one day when our baby was having a nap. The information book Mara gave us on arrival is full of great information to make your stay in Luxor (and Egypt overall) as easy and enjoyable as possible. We thought the tour we booked through Mara (to Abydos and Dendara) was very reasonably priced and it give us peace of mind as we are aware of the scams that can face tourists booking tours in Egypt.

Mara offers a level of service that is really exceptional and this made our stay in Luxor, and Egypt in general, very memorable. Whenever we returned to Mara House, Mara was there offering a tea or coffee which was promptly brought to our room. Mara even offered to be available over the phone if we needed any advice when we were in Cairo. I would have no hesitation recommending Mara House to anyone but it would particularly suit people who want to avoid the homogeneous experience you get in a bigger hotel."