We booked this trip with Thomson and we had 2 rooms on the fourth floor one facing the front and one facing the back. Both rooms were of the same tired standard and we struggled to sleep. The noise of wedding party's from the nearby Luxor hotel did not cease until after midnight and could be heard in the garden facing room also. We were unable to sleep before midnight and woken by the cleaning staff and hoovers at 7am in the corriders which were not carpet just industrial tiling & consequently everything echoed. As the other reviews have stated the food was awful, if we went to breakfast it was only for juice and coffee & mostly did not bother. We booked the hotel for the location and having eaten at the other Mercure we assumed it would be of an ok standard. The pool was not heated and in jan the sun goes down early so it was freezing cold in the pool despite temperatures of 25+ during the day. None of the guests ventured in even when it was really hot during the day. I would never go back there and would not recommend it to anyone.

We stayed as a family at the Mecure Inn in Luxor and it was a very basic hotel. The food was awful and absolutely no childrens menu whatsoever. The room was on the ground floor with very little light and you couldn't open the windows / doors as the hotel workers would continuously bother you for money. There was a few thefts int eh hotel so didn't feel secure there. It was about 50 degrees and dry unbreathable heat - would not recoomend to stay there a week and would not recommend for families. You get bothered 24/7 for money and children continuously begging for money and food. The temples were worth a visit, but would rather have done it as a day trip there like we did Cairo. Didn't feel I was given the right information from the tour operator. Would definately not go back again.

Would recommend the trip to banana island and crocodile island on a felluca but that's about it. The choice of alcohol is very limited and remained tee total all week as the wine was dreadful. There is one MacDonalds in Luxor which we ended up eating in (reluctantly) as that is all the kids liked. My kids don't really like salad for breakfast as there was very limited choice for them. The beer and drinks in the hotel were warm and the ice cream was so soft it kept falling off the stick.

There was no evening entertainment so we spent most evenings in the local bar watching the sports on a bad reception on a tv.

On a good note, it has a lot of historical features and hey were else would you eat in a Macd's opposite a temple .....

The Mercure is not the best hotel in Luxor, but it's in a great location, the only downfall is its the only hotel that taxi and carreche drivers are allowed to park outside of, so you do get loads of hassle. Just pick a driver at the start of your holiday, we used Ali No: 291, he's wonderful and his horses are very well looked after, and believe me some are not! The other drivers do respect the fact that you have a driver and will leave you alone.
The hotel is clean and everyone is friendly - watch out for the bar staff though, they dont like giving change! If you are a spirit drinker, take some with you as it costs about 4 english pounds for a spirit without a dash!
Our room was fabulous, a huge double bed and excellent air conditioning. Our bathroom was also very luxurious but some were not, unfortunately. Our friends bathroom had dark brown tiles, everywhere - a really depressing feel to it!
We never booked any excursions with Thomsons as you can do everything for half the price at least, yourself. For example the hot air ballon trip was 65 english pounds and we booked at the hotel for 25 pounds! Even if you are scared of heights as I am, you must go on this trip - It was brilliant! A word of warning though, if you go they tell you to wear a hat but you should make sure your shoulders and arms are covered too as the burners are very, very hot! There are a few travel agents just past the Winter Palace Hotel where you can get great deals - just barter them down. You can fly to Cairo, stay in a hotel over night and fly back the next day for 50 quid! 130 with tour operaters!
A wonderful place to eat is The Lantern restaurant (turn right at The Kings Head - look for the green sign) Debbie is English and if you go she would appreciate bisto, oxo cubes or chocolate powder! Tell her Julie and Stuart say hi! Avoid Sinbads next to the hotel, you get loads of hassle - offerings of free t-shirts and they try to get you to buy allsorts. The Metropolitain (opposite the hotel right on the nile) is also nice, there's an outside restaurant and a bit further up a very nice air conditioned bar with a bowling alley inside (even though its expensive to bowl).
If I went back the only thing I would do differently would be not to buy any gifts because the airport shop is so cheap! You can get everything there for unbelievable prices.
Anyway enjoy your holiday and have fun...

I went to Egypt for a cheap last-minute week away and had a great time. The Mercure Inn is really central and within walking distance of the souk, the Nile and the Luxor temple. The hotel is set in its own gardens so it's still very peaceful. Staff are friendly and helpful, I felt very comfortable as a lone female. Breakfast was good with lots of choice (not the best coffee though!) My room was very comfortable and clean, with air con, huge bed, satelite tv with english language films and a big bath. The bathroom was tiled in dark brown which was - interesting!
There is a pool with sunloungers which did get reserved with people's towels very early in the morning - so if you want a good spot get up early!
I had a great stay, no complaints and would recommend this to anyone for a cheap and comfortable stay.