at OUTPERSONALS.COM - Join for Free ! The listing of the hotels below is not meant to imply anything about the attitudes of management or staff.x To visit our gay guide to Siwa click here. Colour guide to hotel review comments: blue for positive comments and brown for negative comments. When telephoning from outside Egypt please - First - dial the international code - usually 00 Second - dial the code for Egypt - 20 Third - remember to drop the "0" from the code for Siwa so it becomes 46 UPMARKET HOTELS - also check links at page bottom. SIWA SAFARI PARADISE Location: From the main square take the road towards the Temple of Amun and it's about 200 metres down on the right hand side. Total number of rooms: 79 A/C rooms with fridge, bathroom and satellite TV: 34 Bungalows with fan, bathroom and TV: 20 Basic small huts: 25 Tel: 20 (0) 460 2289 Fax: 20 (0) 460 2286 Our Comments Recently completed and with rooms equipped with satellite TV this is the only hotel we know near the main square which can really merit the description upmarket but it is expensive. Other Verdicts "Wonderful setting in a beautiful palm grove," Essential Egypt 2000. "The architecture does not live up to its' picturesque garden setting," Lonely Planet 1999. "Immaculately clean," Rough Guide 2000. "Sparklingly clean, air conditioned rooms have private baths," Fodor's 1999. "Conveniently located close to the town centre," Eyewitness Egypt 2001. ADRERE AMELLAL Tel Cairo: + 20 (0) 2 340 0052 Our Comments 17KM from the town centre this is a new 'ecofriendly' hotel which claims to have spectacular views over the lake and oasis but we haven't visited it. Voted by "Conde Nest Traveler" magazine as one of the best 100 hotels in the world late in 2000. Other Verdicts "The traditional architecture, organic food, lack of electricity and swimming pool created from a Roman spring make this a very special hotel," Eyewitness Egypt 2001. "The rooms are simple but comfortable and stylish, decorated with local findings and lit by oil lamps, but don't worry there is electricity in the lobby and kitchens," Spiral Egypt. "Destined to become one of the best places to stay in the country," Lonely Planet 1999. TAGHAGHIEN ISLAND RESORT Tel: Siwa: +20 (0)46 4600455 Or email info@taghaghien-island.com Our Comments Built on Taghaghien Island in the middle of Siwa's great salt lake - approximately 7km from the town. You stay in one of 30 bungalows. Prices start at 40 dollars per single room for tourists and 175LE for Egyptians. Although we haven't visited this hotel the prices seem quite reasonable based on the information we have. The hotel has a website - www.taghaghien-island.com  Including 2,135 members in Egypt - join for free now ! BUDGET HOTELS ALEXANDER HOTEL Number of rooms: 17 Tel: + 20 (0) 46 460 0512 Our Comments Near the telephone office on a road just to the NW of the main square (few minutes walk only). Reputedly very clean. Other Verdicts "Clean rooms with fans and a roof terrace," Eyewitness Egypt 2001. "Laundry, pleasant restaurant and a roof terrace," Rough Guide 2000. "The spotless single/double rooms are EŁ12/25 [approx 3 dollars/6 dollars] with bath, not including breakfast," Lonely Planet 1999. AROUS AL-WAHA Number of rooms: 20 Tel No: + 20 (0) 46 460 2100 Our Comments Near the tourist office it is a pleasant and clean hotel although the rooms are expensive for what you get. Please think though before financing a hotel whose profits go directly into the coffers of an undemocratic homophobic government. Better to chose one of the other hotels if possible. Other Verdicts "Government hotel at the entrance to town," Rough Guide 2000. "An old government hotel recently renovated," Fodor's 1999. "The rooms at this central hotel are clean and the staff friendly," Eyewitness Egypt 2001. "Rather run down," Footprint Egypt Handbook 2000. "Resembles a modern government building rather than a hotel," Lonely Planet 1999. BADAWI HOTEL Location: Take the road south from the main square. It is about about 1km along the road. No phone. "Only opens when everywhere else is full," Rough Guide 2000. CLEOPATRA HOTEL Tel: + 20 (0) 46 460 2148. Our Comments On the road south from the main square ( about a 5 minute walk). Moderately priced. Other Verdicts "The shared facilites are spotless....[but] mosquitoes ar a big problem due to a stagnant pond nearby," Rough Guide 2000. "The more expensive chalets [have] ceiling fan and simple wooden furniture," Lonely Planet 1999. NEW SIWA HOTEL Just south of the Cleopatra Hotel and possibly the cheapest hotel in Egypt ( recently it had beds at 3LE or under ) but not without reason. Sorry we don't have their number. "[The] scummiest place in Siwa," Lonely Planet 1999. PALM TREES HOTEL Tel: + 20 (0) 46 460 2304 Our Comments Near the south east end of the main square this must be one of the cheapest hotels in Egypt with reasonably adequate rooms for the price. The gardens at the back where you can relax under the palms is a good place to meet other tourists - European or Egyptian. Other Verdicts "A budget favourite just off the main square," Eyewitness Egypt 2001. "There's constant hot water and the bathrooms are clean," Lonely Planet 1999. "A lovely palm garden out back where you can enjoy meals and table tennis," Rough Guide 2000. "Recommended," Footprint Egypt Handbook 2000. YOUSEF HOTEL Tel: + 20 (0) 46 460 2162 Our Comments Right in the middle of the town and again incredibly cheap - Other Verdicts "Has a variety of clean rooms," Rough Guide 2000. "Everything is clean, the beds are comfortable, and the showers are steaming with hot water," Lonely Planet 1999. Also feel welcome to check the following links - |
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