Hotel Sama Stars Hotel  

02 Feb 2025

Sama Stars Hotel seems to be a reasonably new hotel and the owner/manager, Weal, put a lot of energy into making my stay enjoyable from start to finish. I stayed at the hotel for 3 nights. The hotel is excellent value for money. The breakfast was more than I could eat and the dinners (extra cost) were very good also. The rooms are clean and tidy but most important for me, the beds was very comfortable (not hard) and the pillows and bed linen are good quality. The shower provides plenty of hot water for my longer than average showers. People who know how noisy Cairo is, will be surprised by how quiet it is around Sama Stars. The 3 night stay gave me time to visit the Abu Simbel Temples, both during the day and in the evening for the Sound an Light Show. At my request, the hotel arranged a 4x4 trip to to see the 3 Amada site temples and the 3 Wadi Sabua temples. Sometimes you have a special moment on holiday that you cherish forever. For me, the Amada-Wadi Sabua trip is one of those. I am very grateful to Weal for organising it.

29 Jan 2025

Helpful owner and good room. To find it turn right in front of posh Seti Abu Simbel hotel entrance. Easy to walk to temple but town otherwise a bit low-key.

16 Jan 2025

(1) Conveniently located (at a walking distance from everywhere). (2) Nice breakfast. (3) Very nice manager (we were upgraded to a much bigger room for free).

29 Dec 2024

Apartment styled hotel in family-like building with cosy rooms and tremendous hospitality by the host owner Mr Mohammad & the hotel staff. Ir is near to Abu Simbel temple (10-15 minutes leisure walk) or 3 to 5 mins drive. Breakfast is served with kind homely atmosphere. The hotel is located 1.1km nearby the Abu Simbel temple entrance ticket area (15mins casual walk) and hosted by the most friendliest, honest & hospitable down to earth owner in Egypt. We booked the Economy Double Room and it was really spacious similar to a master bedroom complete with private bathroom toilet, waldrobe cupboard, table and fridge. The beds and mattresses are really comfortable and thick and the 2 pillows provided per person is equally fluffy thick and soothing for an ergonomical good night's rest. We love staying in Sama Stars Hotel in Abu Simbel and the owner also offered guests an option to enjoy a sunset boat ride for USD$15 per person in Lake Nasser to experience a kaleidoscopic boat ride overlooking the lake and the majestic stone rock mountains nearby the temple. Breakfast is also provided complimentary in the room that we booked from bookingcom and the host really served a hearty breakfast of pastries, yogurt, cheese, bread, olives, scramble eggs, cucumbers and tomatoes mediterranean egypt style. Really recommend to stay here if you are at Abu Simbel as for only USD$60+ (bookingcom rate), we had a fulfilling stay and experience and comfort in Abu Simbel while visiting the famous UNESCO Abu Simbel Temple

20 Nov 2024

15 min walk from the Abu Simbel temples, spacious room and renovated bathroom, very friendly and helpful staff. They also offer tours but unfortunately we didn’t have time to join. Booking says cash or card payments, but do have some cash ready in case the machine doesn’t work. Would return!

08 Nov 2024

Rooms are clean and very spacious, bed comfortable and linen is clean. They were still finishing building some outdoor chilling area which looks like is going to be really nice. The staff is super kind and helpful, they went to get our Light and Sound tickets for us by car so we don’t have to pay the internet fee. Abu Simbel is small and you can easily walk anywhere, even the temple is just 20min walk from the hotel. 5-10min to restaurants. there is also tuk-tuks going around all the time, super easy to get a ride. We were very comfortable here, definitely would stay again! Sunrise and sunsets are specially stunning in Abu Simbel, DO NOT MISS!!! We saw the sunset from the riverside just next to the hostel and sunrise by the Abu Simbel Temple. Highly recommended!

26 Oct 2024

The owner was friendly and helpful. Good complimentary breakfast

10 Oct 2024

Host is really nice and he introduced the town’s everything. He invited us to have a boat trip to see the sunset. Rooms are clean and the breakfast is good.

18 Sep 2024

Clean. Rooms large. Nice bathrooms. Great aircon. 10 mins walk to Abu simbel site. Owner helpful. He can organise things before you get there. He organised our tickets for AS and the sound and light show. He also arranged a great guide that was really good and informative. Place was lovely and nicely done. Was very impressed. Would definitely stay there again.

18 May 2024

Amazing small house in nubian style Very friendly owner Rooms are clean and comfortable