Diwan, where you can smoke shisha and watch the sunset as the Nile flows past your feet. Diwan, where you can smoke shisha and watch the sunset as the Nile flows past your feet.

RECREATION: The pools are fantastic and nicely chilled to counter the Egyptian sun. Sun Loungers are available looking out over the Nile, sunken into the pool or dotted around the property.

Four poster hammocks with drapes are far too comfortable and before you have made it half way down the page of your book you will be asleep.

The staff are incredible as you relax and enjoy the facilities. You have towels and snacks brought to you as well as your sun glasses polished.

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Food and beverages can be ordered to your sun lounger with side table. The aim of the resort is to provide relaxation and it does this in abundance.

However, for those looking to raise their pulse there is a fully-equipped gym with state-of-the-art equipment, once again, with views over the Nile.

THE SPA: Nayara Spa is the first international spa in Luxor boasting 12 treatment rooms, eight Nile-side spa bungalows and five spa suite guest rooms.

I had a back massage and foot reflexology session that were both fantastic. I felt more relaxed just by  looking inside the treatment room with a large window overlooking the Nile.

The spa is complemented by a stunning and tranquil open-air courtyard and Jannah Bar where you can order spa food and refreshments.

The spa garden leads down to the Nile with a spectacular infinity pool, cabana hammocks and sun loungers.

THE FOOD: The food options are varied, but all outlets were of a high standard.
Whether fine dining at Silk Road with its exotic eastern cuisine; having a buffet breakfast sat outside in the morning sun at Rosetta; grabbing a snack at Olives or having a shisha at Diwan where you relax into cushions and watch a sailing boat drift down the Nile, all my experiences were positive.

I normally always try room service as a matter of course, but I was always tempted down to one of the outlets. 

THE DESTINATION:  For those who don’t slip into a dreamy world of relaxation, whereby nothing will prize you from the resort, the other draw to Luxor is its history.