I’ve finally gathered reviews and comments about Mara House and our Salahadeen Restaurant here on my own website. There aren’t many for Salahadeen, as it’s been open only to Mara House guests for years and TripAdvisor has since removed those reviews. These come from TripAdvisor, Google Maps, guest blogs, letters, and other kind words shared over time. Some are missing, as I hadn’t realized TripAdvisor began deleting reviews from tour guests who did their tours with us but who didn’t stay at Mara House. I hope these words give you a true sense of who we are and what Mara House is all about. Enjoy, Mara
"A huge thanks to Mara, Stephen, Sarah and the team who put so much effort in to making your stay as enjoyable as possible. We arrived from Hurghada after a 7 hour bus trip and after a shaky start a quick phone call to Mara saw a taxi arrive to pick us up from the train station to take us to the hotel. The hotel is in a residential area about a 10 min walk from the Luxor Temple, we had a huge room, seperate living room and bathroom. Mara is a wealth of knowledge on Egypt and the history and clearly has a passion for her subject, which she was willing to share over breakfast. Mara arranged a full day's sightseeing to the West Bank with our own guide and driver (big thanks to Ali our guide) which was very reasonable and meant that we could stay as long as we liked in each place.
A must is eating in the resturant, Stephen's egyptian family feast is fantastic with approx. 10 different traditional taster dishes, food was wonderful, it was just a shame we couldn't eat it all!
Luxor itself is a lovely small city, we did Karnac and the Luxor Temple on our own, yes you get hassled but either smile politely and move on or better engage with people, they are not all out to rip you off and the Egyptians are very friendly with a good sense of humour, we met some great people.
Can't recommend Luxor and Mara House enough."
See More
- Mara House Luxor – your home away from home
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Photos of Our Suites – Take a look at the rooms you’ll call home.
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Mara House Guest Gallery – Faces and memories from over the years.
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Salahadeen Restaurant & Feast – The story behind our restaurant and its exclusive menu.
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(Coming Soon: Photo Journal of Mara House – from the first brick to today.)