Depends on the time of year, but an open top club is an experience you dont get in london.

If you are looking for a budget hotel that’s conveniently located then this is it. It has a fab roof terrace overlooking Luxor temple with heaters provided in the evening.

The quality of the rooms varies, ours wasn’t too bad, but another couple had to change theirs, so check the room before committing and change it if you need to. I did find it very cold at night in December and the blankets weren’t really enough.

The breakfast was a bit limited but they do cook eggs fresh for you. There’s also a restaurant downstairs and you can order and eat on the roof terrace all day. It’s a dry hotel, no alcohol unless you manage to find some of your own from a nearby shop.

The reception can arrange excursions and guides for you at a reasonable price so definitely worth doing that, our hot air balloon ride was only about £35.

The museum seemed almost like an exhibit in itself. It’s dusty and old just like the things inside it. We saw as much as we could but there’s a lot there and you might find that things get a bit repetitive.

The mummies exhibitions are an extra fee, almost twice the actual entry price so we didn’t bother doing it. A shame that it costs so much.

We visited Cairo when there was a lot of protesting going on in Tahrir Square and it’s worth mentioning that the museum is very close to that area. It had to be closed twice while we were staying in Cairo.

It’s a great building and we pretty much had it to ourselves when we visited in December 2011. The exhibits take you on a journey through Nubian history and end with information about the High Dam project and the preservation and relocation of sites that would have been lost beneath the man-made Lake Nasser.

The landscaped grounds of the museum are worth a look too, you can follow a waterway all around the gardens and it’s a welcome break from the hassle of the riverside.

Only down-side is the prices they want for a drink in the (deserted) cafe.

Definitely one of my favourite restaurants in Egypt. The service was great and the food was amazing too, especially the freshly cooked, still-warm bread. My oriental aubergine salad starter was amazing and I can also recommend the chicken curry.

The staff were very friendly, our waiter tried to teach me some Nubian and when we left we were invited to sit in the manager’s office while waiting for our take-away beers. We went back 3 times in 3 days.

Best of all is the view from the boat part of the restaurant. Get here just before sunset and you’ll have the prettiest vista across the Nile, with all the felluccas coming in for the evening.

I really liked this small diving village. We stayed in a beach hut style room and it was clean, tidy and very reasonably priced. The diving facilities on site are top-notch with boat trips going out every day, including lots of off-shore sites. The coral and reefs are right on the beach here so it’s not the place for paddling, but great for snorkelling.

The breakfast had great variety and was fresh and tasty. The restaurant served delicious fresh fish in the evenings too, plus the Bedouin tea was perfect for late winter afternoons.

If you are looking for nightlife this isn’t really the spot, it takes a taxi ride into town which can get expensive if you keep going back and forth, bargain hard though. It’s a great spot to take in the underwater treasures and Egyptian sunshine.

This hotel was basic but clean and was being repainted when we arrived. The room was simple but comfortable with a small shower room with hot water at all times. The roof terrace has lots of plants and the smell of them I found quite irritating but the little plunge pool was a nice touch (although freezing cold).

The best thing about the hotel was the breakfast. Prepared fresh, it included pancakes, fruit salad with banana, pomegranate seeds, melon and orange. Plus toast, jam, cheese spread, Egyptian tea and homemade lemonade.

The location is really central and there was a great restaurant at the end of the street which served beer.

Imposing and impressive temple ruins which are reasonably priced to visit. It is also open in the evening and lit up if you wish to see that side of it. Take a look at the avenue of Sphinxes which is being put back into position after thousands of years.

I loved this hotel, especially the beach and island attached to it. The pool was very large with a cafe close by, the water wasn’t too cold but the weather was quite windy when we went in December.

The buffet breakfast was varied and dinner was good, especially the desserts. The room itself was extremely cosy and comfortable with a good clean bathroom. We had a nice balcony overlooking the pool, satellite TV and use of the spa and gym across the road. Overall the hotel is very well kept with a glossy lobby, helpful staff and bellboy.

Would recommend it although it is a taxi ride away from most of the restaurants, cafes and bars.

If coming from the airport the taxi driver will try and get a ridiculous amount of money out of you but keep your nerve or start walking. Someone will pick you up for under 50LE eventually.

This site is worth seeing but it’s not going to take you very long to look round. It cost 30LE when we went in Dec 2011 and if you watch the short film you’ll probably be expected to pay some baksheesh for the privilege. What is really interesting about the site is seeing exactly how the Egyptians made an obelisk as this one was abandoned part way through when the stone cracked. It would have been absolutely mammoth in size if they’d carried it off. It takes about 15-30 minutes to explore the site.

Staff were very friendly and welcoming and remained attentive. The fajita wrap was really good as a light dinner or lunch, but they did go overboard on the onion in my tuna wrap. Drinks are inexpensive and location is really handy for the main shopping and eating area.