I love old buildings and old hotels — squeaky doors, sagging floors, the whole package. The options in Egypt are like stepping back into an Agatha Christie novel.

One of only two hotels in Abu Simble, this is a lovely oasis.

Relax on the famous verandah, watch the feluccas slide silently by on the Nile — it doesn’t get much better than this.

This small, exclusive hotel was part of a palace in Alexandria, and was a cozy haven for us during a big storm