Om-Abdallah

The apartment is on Elephantine Island in Aswan, and the location is a bit difficult to find for first-timers. But the owner of the apartment will meet you at the public ferry and take you to your room. The island is relatively quiet at night and there is not a lot of noise. My leg was scraped, and the owner applied herbal compresses on the wound, which worked.

The room is relatively small and the soundproofing is not good. You can hear the door opening and closing and people talking outside.

Owner Saif is very kind and helpful

Quite difficult to find the exact location, but people in the island were very nice directing us to the property. Be careful not to pay for private boat they can charge high price

Saif is the owner of the guest house, he gave us a lot of information of Aswan. I really like how he explained the structure of Nubian’s house. It’s difficult to find the place by yourself, although it’s just few minutes walk from the pier. It’s better to guide by the staff first. The public ferry costs only 10 LE, and goes from 6am to midnight, be careful for the scammers.

The room is too small for 3 beds, and we don’t have enough space for our belongings.

If you are looking for a place to stay at in Aswan and you are considering Elephantine Island for your stay, then look no further. This place is the place to stay at. The location is great, the accommodations are great, and the host is truly great. He will make sure you feel at home and provide a great conversation. It is a short walk from the ruins and everyone knows the host. He will schedule the ferry for you if need be and will be message away if you need anything. The place was great and comfortable. It is definitely a diamond to find and to stay at.

It may be a little difficult to find, going through the buildings and walking alleys but you will find signs to guide you. It is not that difficult but it can be.

Elephantine Island is a place of simple and peaceful people. The Om-Abdallah guesthouse is close to where the boats arrive. The streets have no names or numbers, but people know the guesthouse. The guesthouse is small, with only six rooms. The owner Saif is a generous and kind person. I have no words to thank him for all the attention he gave me, before and during my stay at the guesthouse; thank you Saif. I ate local food and bought handicrafts from Nubian women, this helps the local economy.

Unfortunately, there is no public policy to serve the Nubian community and the socio-environmental conditions are quite precarious. There is no investment to improve people's living conditions, much less for local tourism.

Mr.Said was very kind and showed great hospitality.

Nothing, everything was good.

Everything! The place is very nice clean and cozy! And the owner is the kindest person you could ever meet. We shared a lot of time talking and he was explaining a lot about the area, and touristic points, he also helped me with indications in Arabic in a paper. He also invited me a very tasty fruit juice.

All was very good!

We were the only family at the property (because of the season's end) so we had an endless conversation about the history, ancient Egypt, and the Nubian life with Seyfi. Hotel is very clean with A/C, good wifi, and a wide lobby. We felt like a guest in a village house, not a customer of them. Seyfi helped us to find a taxi to go to Luxor and called us every time to be sure we were ok. My kids liked him too much and these nice Nubian people. very happy to see you there, we believe we have a friend there.

This place is in a village and there is no car on that island. So if you have heavy luggage it can be difficult to carry.