Sofitel Legend Old Cataract Aswan

Would have got five stars, but afternoon tea overlooking the Nile ruined by non-resident Chinese instagrammers doing photo shoots day, after day. Just not accepted for a $1,000 a night hotel.

Amazing, historic property rich with history. Top shelf service. Super spa. Opulent, decadent, relaxing. Three restaurants on property, excellent bar, beautiful pool and ground. Stellar!!!

It was really an amazing tour with Nardine, who introduced the Agatha and Churchill’s suite to us. The tour was so immersive and helped us understand so many stories behind. I do look forward to my next trip here!

5 star recommend for Ms Sara. Nice and acknowledgeable tour guide. She introduced both suits and going to more details. Thanks a lot

This is our second time at the Old Cataract in Aswan and again this time it is a memorable experience. By far our favourite hotel in Egypt. All staff members make sure you have an amazing experience and stay they really go the extra mile so you are happy and they do not expect to get money (tips) when they are helping you with something, in fact most will insist that it’s their job and won’t accept the tip. We are a small group of 13 friends travelling together. We arrived early morning, our rooms were not ready, we decided to go to the pool for the wait, the pool boy went out of his way to help us with our small bags so we can have a pleasant experience by the pool without worrying about our bags. The food is very good, the suites with Nile view in the old part of the hotel are simply gorgeous, extremely clean everything is just perfect. We decided this time to take the tour of the hotel that takes place every day at 5:00 pm where they show you Agatha Christie’s room where she wrote her novel Murder on the Nile as well as Winston Churchill’s room. The Tour is free. Sarah was our guide for that small tour she was a young dynamic trainee that took her role at heart, she would tell the story in a way to immerse yourself in what it could have been back then. She made the experience a fun and memorable one. We have a family of 3 part of group that watched a TV serie that was filmed in this hotel and for which they were passionate about. We asked Sarah if it would be possible for her to walk them through some of the places in the hotel the series’s was filmed and she accepted after manager approval. This small detail brought this trip to the next level for this family and will for sure be an experience they will never forget. This is what The Old Cataract is all about making the experience memorable and why we come back when we are in Aswan. Every one in our group has had an amazing experience at this hotel we definitely recommend it, it is worth the detour!