Fodor's Expert Review El Kharga Oasis Hotel
Al-Kharga, New Valley, Egypt
The dreary main building is a museum of 1970s hotel design, but the cheerful white chalets in the palm garden out back are welcoming and clean. Everybody loves the well-tended garden, but a rock sculpture occupies the very spot you'd expect a pool. Rooms in the main building are worn but functional, with small balconies and temperamental air conditioners. The chalets have crisp white walls and a small patio, but the air-conditioning unit is poorly positioned at the back of the room. Service can be spotty, and the hotel's charmless restaurant puts out an overpriced meal, when in the mood.
PROS
- pleasant and peaceful courtyard
- clean chalets
- quiet in the evening
CONS
- too bad there's no pool
- sliding glass doors tend to stick
- deadbeat restaurant
