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
471 entries.
Great house and organizer
I had a full one week trip organized entirely by Mara and her team. I'm very happy that I chose her to be the organizer. Normally I love backpacking and DIY-type traveling. However with Egypt I decided to get help to avoid all the extra hassle.
I have nothing but good things to say. Tour guides were great, the house itself is huge, spacious and well decorated. I was shy to try any local Egyptian food, so Amr's cookings were a great help to get to know the cuisine.
Mara even helped me to find a private driver for the last day, so that I was able to complete a full itinerary of all the spots I wanted to visit. I'm not sure if I will return to Egypt, but thank you Mara for everything!
Traveled Solo - reviewed on TripAdvisor
I had a full one week trip organized entirely by Mara and her team. I'm very happy that I chose her to be the organizer. Normally I love backpacking and DIY-type traveling. However with Egypt I decided to get help to avoid all the extra hassle.
I have nothing but good things to say. Tour guides were great, the house itself is huge, spacious and well decorated. I was shy to try any local Egyptian food, so Amr's cookings were a great help to get to know the cuisine.
Mara even helped me to find a private driver for the last day, so that I was able to complete a full itinerary of all the spots I wanted to visit. I'm not sure if I will return to Egypt, but thank you Mara for everything!
Traveled Solo - reviewed on TripAdvisor
AMAZING EXPERIENCE
The owner is very kind and hospitable, and the room is very clean. The food is EXCELLENT.
Amazing!! Fresh products and very good taste of everything.
I love this hotel, i think i will get back here very very soon.
I reccomend with all my heart this hotel
Traveled with friends. Reviewed on TripAdvior
The owner is very kind and hospitable, and the room is very clean. The food is EXCELLENT.
Amazing!! Fresh products and very good taste of everything.
I love this hotel, i think i will get back here very very soon.
I reccomend with all my heart this hotel
Traveled with friends. Reviewed on TripAdvior
The highlight of our Egyptian trip!
My family and I loved staying at Mara House. Amr is a fantastic chef and manager who looked after us very well and we enjoyed his cooking. It was a wonderful Egyptian holiday for us, and we highly recommend staying at Mara house. The house is beautifully decorated and the dining room is especially gorgeous!
Posted on TripAdvisor
My family and I loved staying at Mara House. Amr is a fantastic chef and manager who looked after us very well and we enjoyed his cooking. It was a wonderful Egyptian holiday for us, and we highly recommend staying at Mara house. The house is beautifully decorated and the dining room is especially gorgeous!
Posted on TripAdvisor
Homely feel and warmly remembered
Fantastic stay with Mara house and cannot recommend enough. Mara and co were very helpful from the beginning of booking accommodation and recommending transport/logistics/sight visits, and throughout the stay
Amr (manager) was very welcoming and helpful, a good friend to be missed. Also, an incredible cook! I was well fed each evening with properly home made food.
Rooms are well kept and nicely decorated, and a comfortable sleep. Feels less like a hotel, and more like a home.
If you book your tours through Mara, the guides are very knowledgeable and patient, I spent three days with them visiting Karnak and Luxor, Abydos and Dendera (my favourite), and West Bank tour.
On return to Luxor, I will be sure to revisit Mara House. Hopefully, it will be soon!
Posted on TripAdvisor
Fantastic stay with Mara house and cannot recommend enough. Mara and co were very helpful from the beginning of booking accommodation and recommending transport/logistics/sight visits, and throughout the stay
Amr (manager) was very welcoming and helpful, a good friend to be missed. Also, an incredible cook! I was well fed each evening with properly home made food.
Rooms are well kept and nicely decorated, and a comfortable sleep. Feels less like a hotel, and more like a home.
If you book your tours through Mara, the guides are very knowledgeable and patient, I spent three days with them visiting Karnak and Luxor, Abydos and Dendera (my favourite), and West Bank tour.
On return to Luxor, I will be sure to revisit Mara House. Hopefully, it will be soon!
Posted on TripAdvisor
What a great find!!!! Hospitality, hsopitality and a little bit more!
What a superb find in Luxor for a family (2 adults and 2 teenagers) to explore the local sights. As soon as we arrived, we met the incredibly hospitable Amr and He provided tea on arrival. The apartment was incredibly clean and well presented, and unique with a more traditional feel.
The beds were extremely comfortable (which is major plus for us!), and the linens were soft and plentiful.
Breakfast was amazing, with a wide variety of local cuisine. A short walk into the main tourist areas through local streets all added up to an amazing experience.
If we were to visit Luxor again in the future, we would definitely choose Mara House.
Posted on TripAdvisor
What a superb find in Luxor for a family (2 adults and 2 teenagers) to explore the local sights. As soon as we arrived, we met the incredibly hospitable Amr and He provided tea on arrival. The apartment was incredibly clean and well presented, and unique with a more traditional feel.
The beds were extremely comfortable (which is major plus for us!), and the linens were soft and plentiful.
Breakfast was amazing, with a wide variety of local cuisine. A short walk into the main tourist areas through local streets all added up to an amazing experience.
If we were to visit Luxor again in the future, we would definitely choose Mara House.
Posted on TripAdvisor
Amazing secret hideaway in Luxor
An absolute charmer of a guest house in central Luxor, Maras presents a level of sophistication and style that’s usually well above my pay grade. Our suite (yes, suite – not just a room but an apartment) is a wall to wall mini museum of tapestry, carpets, classic furniture and local art, tastefully pulled together in a manner that makes you feel like a very honoured guest.
And that feeling continues when you engage with Mara, Amr and the team – the most genuinely helpful and supportive people I have met on any holiday, and always willing to go the extra mile for your happiness.
If you are reading this while planning a holiday – book it now. Suite 4 is a charmer, say yes when Mar offers you tea (the handmade biscuits were astounding), sign up for the feast and visit Abyssinian and Dendara too!
Travelled with family in Feb 2024. Reviewed on TripAdvisor and Google Maps
An absolute charmer of a guest house in central Luxor, Maras presents a level of sophistication and style that’s usually well above my pay grade. Our suite (yes, suite – not just a room but an apartment) is a wall to wall mini museum of tapestry, carpets, classic furniture and local art, tastefully pulled together in a manner that makes you feel like a very honoured guest.
And that feeling continues when you engage with Mara, Amr and the team – the most genuinely helpful and supportive people I have met on any holiday, and always willing to go the extra mile for your happiness.
If you are reading this while planning a holiday – book it now. Suite 4 is a charmer, say yes when Mar offers you tea (the handmade biscuits were astounding), sign up for the feast and visit Abyssinian and Dendara too!
Travelled with family in Feb 2024. Reviewed on TripAdvisor and Google Maps
Thanks for an amazing stay!
Wow! An oasis! A charming little hotel more like a bend and breakfast. Spacious and comfortable rooms like a step back in time. Amr and Aylie take great care of you tending to your every need. The Salahadeen feast has to be experienced. So delicious! Mo is an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable, keeps you away from the crowds. Mara has great recommendations for tours. Highly recommend!!
Travelled as family in Nov 2023. Reviewed on Tripadvisor
Wow! An oasis! A charming little hotel more like a bend and breakfast. Spacious and comfortable rooms like a step back in time. Amr and Aylie take great care of you tending to your every need. The Salahadeen feast has to be experienced. So delicious! Mo is an amazing tour guide. Very knowledgeable, keeps you away from the crowds. Mara has great recommendations for tours. Highly recommend!!
Travelled as family in Nov 2023. Reviewed on Tripadvisor
10 out of 10
by Bhaskar on
Hotels.com
Authentic Egyptian Hospitality
Posted Jul 15, 2023
Lovely residence. Feel like your stepping back in time. A more authentic way to experience Egypt. Rooms are far more exotic than your typical hotel room. We really enjoyed staying in a real Egypt neighborhood, served a delicious breakfast and feeling the warm hospitality of our hosts. They were great in organizing some special road excursions for us that we requested to ancient sites a little further away. Highly recommend 🙂👌
by Bhaskar on
Hotels.com
Authentic Egyptian Hospitality
Posted Jul 15, 2023
Lovely residence. Feel like your stepping back in time. A more authentic way to experience Egypt. Rooms are far more exotic than your typical hotel room. We really enjoyed staying in a real Egypt neighborhood, served a delicious breakfast and feeling the warm hospitality of our hosts. They were great in organizing some special road excursions for us that we requested to ancient sites a little further away. Highly recommend 🙂👌
5 out of 5
by Mona on
Expedia
Posted Jun 4, 2023
Wonderful stay for one night. Super helpful and responsive hosts even though the main person was injured. We managed with what’s app and the young guy who was there was really attentive despite the language barrier. Nothing was too much trouble. He kindly ordered a taxi for us and later re-sent it to pick us up. Breakfast was great too. Mara was very helpful even before we arrived with lots of tips. Highly recommended.
by Mona on
Expedia
Posted Jun 4, 2023
Wonderful stay for one night. Super helpful and responsive hosts even though the main person was injured. We managed with what’s app and the young guy who was there was really attentive despite the language barrier. Nothing was too much trouble. He kindly ordered a taxi for us and later re-sent it to pick us up. Breakfast was great too. Mara was very helpful even before we arrived with lots of tips. Highly recommended.
A lovely place to stay for me and my family
This was a lovely place to stay. My husband and I took our 3 young sons to Egypt and we spent 3 days in Luxor, staying at Mara House.
We were very well catered for, the breakfasts and the evening meals were delicious, the apartment was beautifully presented and well-equipped nd very comfortable. We had a peaceful and enjoyable stay.
We took a tour to Dendara and Abydos on one day (absolutely gorgeous) , and the Valley of the Kings on another which was everything you would hope for it to be; these were organised by Mara and were excellent.
I really do recommend this hotel for travellers with families, we felt well looked after and were sad to leave.
Travelled as family in April 2023. Reviewed on TripAdvisor
This was a lovely place to stay. My husband and I took our 3 young sons to Egypt and we spent 3 days in Luxor, staying at Mara House.
We were very well catered for, the breakfasts and the evening meals were delicious, the apartment was beautifully presented and well-equipped nd very comfortable. We had a peaceful and enjoyable stay.
We took a tour to Dendara and Abydos on one day (absolutely gorgeous) , and the Valley of the Kings on another which was everything you would hope for it to be; these were organised by Mara and were excellent.
I really do recommend this hotel for travellers with families, we felt well looked after and were sad to leave.
Travelled as family in April 2023. Reviewed on TripAdvisor
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.)