Old Cataract
The Victorian palace of the Nile, on a granite bluff above the First Cataract, facing Elephantine Island.
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The resorts and hotels we would choose in Egypt, with the Selected resort first.
The finest resorts in Egypt
Egypt's finest stays are on the Nile and the Red Sea. The Old Cataract at Aswan is our Selected address, with the Four Seasons at Sharm El Sheikh beside it.
Checked 31 October 2026. Awards are as published by MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide and The World’s 50 Best Hotels.
Premier places
The Selected resort first, then the places open to resorts of the same standard.
The Victorian palace of the Nile, on a granite bluff above the First Cataract, facing Elephantine Island.
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Also among the finest
A privately owned hotel near the Theban necropolis, with two MICHELIN Keys.
Every address here holds MICHELIN Keys, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating, France’s Palace distinction or a place on The World’s 50 Best Hotels. See all of them, city hotels included, in The Finest Hotels.
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