A slightly different place to sleep for this review. Not a hotel or a cottage… but a train! I would pick travelling by train over flying any day, and I especially love a sleeper train. The UK currently has two - the Caledonian Sleeper (London Euston to Scotland) and The Night Riviera Sleeper (London ...
CHECK IN: MENA HOUSE HOTEL
Sat right at the base of the Giza Pyramid Complex, Mena House (owned and managed by Marriot) is one of the oldest hotels still operating in Cairo. Originally built as a hunting lodge for the Egyptian Khedive Isma’il Pasha, it was sold to Frederick and Jessie Head in 1883 as a private residence. It ...
THE OLD CATARACT HOTEL, ASWAN
Egypt’s Old Cataract Hotel is without doubt one of our favourite places we have ever been lucky enough to stay in. We stayed at this grand old hotel before setting off on our Nile cruise on the glorious Steam Ship Sudan. It is undeniably charming, and its status as a piece of history is almost ...
CHECK IN: AL SEEF HERITAGE HOTEL, DUBAI
There is no shortage of accommodation to chose from in Dubai, with some of the most over the top, superlative hotels in the world on offer. Increasingly, there are also a number of smaller, more low key options opening. Al Seef Heritage Hotel, part of the Hilton Group, is one such hotel. Close to ...
CHECK IN: THE WINTER PALACE, LUXOR
Given the romance of early 20thC Egyptian travel, it is not surprising that there are a few establishments that have become a part of history themselves. If Cairo has Mena House and Aswan has The Old Cataract, Luxor has the Winter Palace. Thomas Cook & Son was responsible for turning this ...