El Prince Guesthouse is a real gem on Elephantine Island. We had a large apartment with everything we needed. The staff is extremely friendly, they more than met our expectations and wishes. Took us to the West bank on a boat at 4AM, made boxes with breakfast for us :-) Great location, the island is an amazing place to stay in Aswan.

Amgad or Mageck was responsible for managing everything on the stay and he also managed everything of our tours to aswan, always offering good prices and good suggestions for us. He was always really attentive to us regardless the time of the day, we always knew we could count on him. We had an incident on the Abu Simbel visit (we need to be a little late to leave because of the roads), but he was very transparent and clear on communication and helped us through. Place location is very good, elephantine island is a goldmine inside aswan, if you want a really good place to relax and to know the locals, this place is for you. You can walk by yourself and talk with locals without being afraid of being harassed. Nubian people are very polite and gentle with everyone, you literally feel home with them. The guest house location is very good as well, we could even swim in the nile river at the afternoon! Great experience! Bedroom was quite comfortable by the price we paid and bathroom was decent.

Bathroom is the weakeast part of this acommodation: it's not much clean and the shower is in the same space of the toilet - so there is water leaking to all the floor. However, there is an option of collective bathroom - for low season it's great because we can use mainly alone. However, by the price, people and great location it didn't bother us that much.

It is in a lovely setting on the island with nice views over the Nile to the botanical gardens and desert beyond. The guys who work there are very kind, and the breakfast is simple but classic and sustaining. The views from the rooftop in particular are great. We share some happy sunrises and sunsets there.

This is a clean place, though perhaps a little rough around the edges. Imagine a clean place run by bedouin and you may have an idea... these guys are Nubian so respect to the culture.

· The Prince Guest House is perfectly located on the island of Elephantine. You can reach it by boat - either a public ferry or a private ferry to the island. The terrace offers views of Kitchener Island, the Botanic Gardens and up and down the Nile towards the Tombs of the Nobles. At night, Aswan can be seen in light. The beds were very comfortable. The rooms are clean. The staff was so kind and friendly. The owner did everything to make us feel really comfortable. He organized all our trips to Abu Simbel, Luxor and around the island. He took me everywhere in his own boat. I can only recommend!!!

The guest house is on the quiet site of the small island, directly in front of the river, some beautiful wildlife live all around. Only 5 minutes walk to the public ferry. Majid our host was so helpful, he took us in his boat to nearby Kitchener island then to a lovely sandy beach on the river where we swam in the clear water of the Nile, an amazing experience.

Wonderful and real experience in a Nubian village. Directly in front of the Nile, this guest house has as major advantage Amgad's hospitality. Anything may be resolved with a honest smile, such a great and hard working person. However, you need to be open minded about it, as you will be sleeping in a very humble and basic island, and so are the facilities. Nevertheless, there so much more to see that these detais, such as a doorless private bathroom, doesn't really mater.

Rooms could be cleaner.

Lovely hotel with terrific view over the Nile to the botanical gardens on Kitchener Island and the tombs of the nobles. The upstairs terrace is outstanding. You can watch beautiful sail boat passing by. The host and manager Amgad is very helpful and will make sure you are comfortable and have everything you need. He will also arrange excursions for you and take you where you want to go. The rooms are comfortable and very clean. It is a quiet and calm hotel surrounded by a lovely village, fields and nature.

The location of the house is superb. Especially the view from the rooftop terrace. To enjoy the breakfast there is something special. You can see the Nile and the flourishing green Botanical Island and in the background the sand dunes. Our host was also very helpful. He made everything to make our stay comfortable.

The room itself was pretty small and the furniture is basic. But this is normal on this island. It could have been cleaner.

I spent 2 full marvellous days in El Prince Guesthouse It's a nice and simple accommodation, where you'll find everything you need for your short stay in an authentic environnement. The house itself is nestled in lush greenery on Elephantine island The co-owner, well-named Magic, is the personification of the kindness. He was not only my host - he was my boatman, my tour-guide, my help for everything I needed during my stay. Thank you Magic!!

Some furniture

This is incredible value for money. The view over the Nile from the roof top dining area is magical and the host Abgad was always on hand to help and very unusually for Egypt, was laid back and never hassled us. The island itself has a distinctly different character to anywhere else we visited in Egypt. It remains a 1970s, backpackers paradise, the island is not suitcase friendly, and don’t expect any frills.