Hassan's House

Location:
In the center of the rural area of the village of El Gezira to reach walking along a small alley between the hotels "El Gezira" and "El Fayrouz". This alley cannot be used by cars so it is a real calm area. (no. 23 in our map).

Size:
Living room and bedroom (each ca. 12.5 sqm), kitchen (ca. 8 sqm), bathroom (ca. 5 sqm) and the big garden (ca. 75 sqm).

Style of building:
The small cottage was built up in the traditional Nubian style. The thick walls are plastered with mud brought by the river Nile  which gives the house the natural colour. Two domes which close up to a height of five metres make sure that inside the temperatures are real comfortable even outside it is very hot. The living and the sleeping room each have a separate entrance from the courtyard, kitchen and bathroom you will find in separate buildings. The whole little communal is locked by a separate door leading to the alley. All the communal is located in a real nice garden.

Occupancy:
A maximum of two people.

Equipment:
Simple but also handy. The bedroom is equipped with a double bed and a wardrobe, the living room with the typical benches and a table and of course there is a tv (broadcasting local programs). In both rooms there are fans, also you can use a portable  air conditioner.  The kitchen is fully equipped  with all you need, cups and dishes, pots and pans and so on. Of course there is a frige and a gas oven. In the bathroom there is a shower and a WC and also a water heater.

But the real living room is the inner garden. In the light shadow of a date palm here are growing lemon trees, henna bushes, mango trees and everywhere flowers.

The n ame:
Of course the owner of the house is named Hassan, but his full name is Hassan Mohamed Youssef.

Service:
Bedclothes and towels are in the flat. A telephone you will find in Hassan's flat nearby (you can receive long distance calls). On request Hassan's wife will cook for you typical meals from Upper Egypt, the family will also help you with shopping if you like. A washing machine is installed in Hassans flat (for washing and ironing please pay Hassan's wife a little bakshish). On request the family will help you cleaning the flat (also pay a bakshish).

With his taxi (a Peugeot 505) of course Hassan offers you trips to all the points of sightseeing on the Westbank. On request he will also pick you up from the airport (LE 70) or the train station (LE 50). For exploring the antiquities Hassan also can bring you experienced guides from his family (prices on request).

Prices:
One week  LE 350, two weeks LE 650, one month LE 1.300. All prices excluding the official registration as a tourist. Electricity and water (meters installed) have to be payed extra.  Prices for long term renting on request.

Booking:
Send a mail by using the contact button of the website www.luxor-westbank.com, and please mention the name of the house for reservation. The operator of the website will confirm this finally after he received the confirmation that you booked a flight to Egypt.

Payment:
All payments are requested in cash money. Credit cards or cheques cannot be accepted. Please do every payment by starting your holidays in advance. Foreign currencies will be exchanged by the exchange rate of the day of the banks.

Permanent renting:
If you like to rent the house long termed there will be signed a contract with a lawyer. The contract has to run for a minimum time of one year. By signing the contract you have to pay the rent for four monthes in advance. The rent for one month is used as a deposit and will not be paid back if you cancel the contract earlier.

Contact:
Please use for any request or reservation only the contact button of the ebsite www.luxor-westbank.com and mention the name of the house. The owner of the site Wolfgang Sliwka will do all arrangements for you free of charge and inform you by mail.