Djorff Palace

emily barnard★★★★★★★★★★5.04 months ago

The hotel is beautifully crafted, with so much effort and thought put into it - even the skirting boards have carved designs! The rooms are really special with high domed ceilings and antiques. The staff and especially the owner Marina were really welcoming and helpful, and gave us advice which helped us to plan our time in Luxor. Some of our favourite sites we only heard about from Marina. It is also so peaceful, which is such a rare find! It was a fantastic stay and we'd highly recommend it to anyone

Max Davis★★★★★★★★★★5.04 months ago

We had an excellent stay at Djorff Palace on the peaceful West bank of Luxor. The hotel is beautifully crafted with large spacious rooms (many with balconies over looking the Nile). We had a great welcome from the owner and staff which made us feel right at home. We would definitely return if in Egypt again.

Q nihilism★★★★★★★★★★1.03 months ago

The hotel is beautiful located by the river Nile. The employees working there are all kind. BUT: 1) The mattress of the beds is so hard it’s like it’s made out of bricks. It’s not made for rest and comfort but for torture. 2) The British lady owner has some serious mental/emotional issues and she’s taking it out on the guests. While we were there with our family she started offending and insulting im front of us a group of people who had just entered to check in. That was very uncomfortable and unsettling. I don’t wish for anyone to experience such a thing. For our two lady nights we stayed in one of the big hotels on the other side of the Nile and that was heaven. We made a mistake with choosing Djorff. Never again.

Ross Edmonds★★★★★★★★★★1.04 months ago

Djorff Palace is a new and unique hotel in Luxor, set on private grounds quite far from the city centre. It’s isolated, hard to find, and getting there can feel like trekking through reeds and local housing. The hotel itself looks good – clearly a lot of money has been invested to make it feel luxurious. Check-in was a strange experience, taking well over 10 minutes and the owner greeting us but didn’t introduce herself until quite late in the conversation. The room we were shown was just around the corner, but the lights weren’t even working. The room itself was fine, but nothing special. The main issues lie with the overall atmosphere and service. The hotel has an eerie, almost unsettling feel: you rarely see other guests, and the staff who were local, while attentive, seem overly trained to follow English customs, which can come off as very fake and pretentious. Food is a major disappointment. Meals were overly oily and unappetizing, and the buffet breakfast is poorly thought out – served near the water, surrounded by insects, and the muesli even had ants in it. The menu changes daily, but the quality doesn’t improve. The hotel’s free boat shuttle to the west bank is a genuine plus, and you’ll want to use it to dine at the Steigenberger across the Nile, which is absolutely unbelievable in comparison. The hotel is conveniently located near historic sites like the Valley of the Kings, and while private taxis are available, local ride services are much cheaper. Overall, Djorff Palace is a well-meaning hotel and looks lovely, but it is poorly executed and leaves guests with a sense of discomfort. For a genuinely enjoyable stay, I would strongly recommend the Steigenberger or another established hotel across the river. Rating: 3/10

Louis Townhill★★★★★★★★★★3.04 months ago

This hotel has the foundations to be really good with a few simple tweaks but as it stands, staying here feels like a fever dream. It has a very unique aesthetic, great view of the river and the Steigenberger hotel (where we should have stayed) across and a reliable shuttle service to get to-and-fro the other side. A lovely pool, nice restaurant, decent food and good service. But the beds are made of stone (the Lapis room had a particularly narrow slab), the water pressure amounts to a sad drip, our room looked over the lobby which allows smoking so whenever someone is having a fag it stinks, and worst of all, it's DRY. Get them beds sorted, ban smoking in the lobby, get the plumbing sorted, get some Stellas in - for the love of god - and you've got yourself a brilliant hotel. As it stands, you're better off elsewhere, your back will thank you for it.