This colonial-era hotel in Aswan, about 80 miles south of Luxor, is famed for Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile. The glamour has faded but it remains a lovely retreat from the heat and hawkers where you can take scones and tea on a palm-fringed balcony.
Sofitel Old Cataract Hotel, Abtal El Tahrir Street, Aswan;
tel: 00 20 97 316000
Updates
Sadly, this delightful hotel will be closed until May 2010 for refurbishment and it is only to be hoped that it loses none of the qualities that make it the only hotel to stay in when visiting Aswan. Sadly, the hotel will be closed until May 2010 for refurbishment. Hopefully, they won't change its essential character of old-fashioned charm.
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