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| - I stayed at Luxor for work and it's a bit of a mixed bag. Of course, since my company is paying, I would prefer to stay somewhere nicer like Mandalay, but it is what it is.
I stayed in the pyramid with 2 Queen beds. The room was really spacious and had a nice Flat Screen TV. That seems to be what the judge of a room is. I stayed on the 25th floor and had nice views inside the casino from my hallway and outside the window. Luxor is a little off the beaten path, but it's a nice hotel with interesting features. The price is right - you can usually get a room for $30-60 a night even on the busiest of nights.
The 2 biggest drawbacks I had to staying at Luxor is that I had a room that was West facing. The sun, setting in the west, beat on my windows all day and the room was like 90 degrees. No joke! This was with the drapes completely closed. If they were open, it would have been over 110 degrees inside, without exaggeration.
This leads me to the 2nd drawback, which is the antiquated AC unit. It wasn't powerful enough to keep up, so no matter how high I had it turned on, the room was not cooling down. My advice is to request a room that is facing one of the other directions and you will be good to go. I don't remember my room #, but it was directly opposite the check in desk, so maybe request a room that is above the check in desk.
I know that seems OCD, but it will make a huge difference in your stay.
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