Holy Family Hotel

I chose the Holy Family Hotel as a base to explore Tell El Amarna, Beni Hassan and Tuna El Jebel, after looking on the internet for the most comfortable option I could find. I felt that I absolutely landed on my feet. This cliff-top hotel is clean, has amazing views over the nile, the staff are incredibly welcoming, and the food is wholesome and hearty. Our room was spacious, clean, and well maintained, and the balcony overlooked the Nile. Its also clear that the staff try to hold themselves to the highest standards of hospitality, and wish their guests to be as comfortable as possible. However, the most astonishing thing about this hotel is that it is on a Coptic pilgrimage spot, as the Holy Family is said to have stayed in a cave behind the hotel for three days during their sojourn in Egypt. The cave can still be visited and there is an ancient church with its roots going back to the 4th century immediately next to the hotel. The pilgrims themselves are a happy, friendly and enthusiastic crowd, and the hotel does get quite bustling and busy when a group decides to stay there. This all adds up to quite a unique, refreshing and uplifting atmosphere. It really felt like a home away from home and I will certainly return.

Great hotel with amazing view. Special thanks to the staff and to the amazing Anastasia at the reception for her courtesy and warm welcome. I will come back one day because of her as she made our short visit to the hotel a memorable one. Lots of love

The hotel rooms, staff, service and food are simply fantastic. Our group stayed there for 2 nights and all group members raved about how friendly the staff were in addition of course to enjoying their accommodations overlooking the Nile. Simply the BEST hotel in MINYA.

Amazing experience all around! Comfortable accommodations, beautiful views, attentive staff, and great coffee! Visited with a church group from North Carolina, USA. Hope to come back to visit again in the future.

The food was delicious, the rooms were spotless, access to hot water and AC. The staff were just excellent and so welcoming. The rooftop and view is beautiful, great coffee great people and is historically rich.

This place blew my mind! The history of it all, knowing that you visited the same place as Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus! The hotel itself is beautiful and the staff is amazing. I will come back again in the future if I ever make it back to this part of the world!