We had the most wonderful stay at Kato Dool Wellness Resort! As architects, we found the resort's architecture to be absolutely vibrant and stunning. Every corner of the property is picturesque and truly unique. The views of the Nile River are breathtaking—whether you're relaxing by the pool or enjoying a quiet moment on your balcony, the scenery is just magical. HIGHLY recommend taking a walk around the property at night for some gorgeous photography. The food here is outstanding! The dishes were delicious, flavorful, and beautifully presented. We particularly loved the local dishes that showcased the unique flavors that reflect the local cuisine. Their Nubian Chicken Tajine was beyond perfection! The staff at Kato Dool Wellness Resort were incredibly friendly and welcoming. From the moment we arrived, we felt right at home. They went above and beyond to make sure we had everything we needed. They even called in a local pharmacy doctor for us when we needed one. If you're looking for a place to unwind away from regular Aswan in a unique part of the city, enjoy delicious food, and soak in the beauty of the Nile, Kato Dool Wellness Resort is the perfect destination! It offers a glimpse into a part of Aswan that is still rather untouched by mainstream tourism currently. We really hope more people visit this unique gem and the wonderful people that make the village.

Stayed in September 2024

Nothing - our stay was all good.

Relaxed out of town hotel in a funky Nubian style and a pool with a million dollar view of the Nile and the lights of Aswan at night. Very helpful staff during check-in and departure and also when arranging trips and transport (good breakfast bags given during days with early starts). Fun uphill walk from the beach to the hotel across the sand and fun tuk-tuk from the local village along the desert road.

Stayed in July 2024

Nothing in particular

Extremely friendly and helpful staff. They are attentive and fulfill our requests with more than what we asked for.

Stayed in September 2024

Location a bit far away.

The architecture and the colors, the pool overlooking the nile. Good breakfast and dinner options. Very relaxing atmosphere

Stayed in August 2024

Coordinating transportation was a bit difficult/inefficient at times.

The quality and value of the food prepared.

Stayed in June 2024

Liked everything.

Food was very good!

Stayed in June 2024

Nothing - it is a bit trickly to find initially, and of course it is a bit outside the main track, but for me that was exactly what I wanted.

The Hotel itself is very nice and feels like an oriental deam from 1001 nights. it is very beautifully architected and built, very colorful and has great facilities, incl. a fantastic pool. However, the best thing about the hotel is its location at the top of a hill with incredible views of the surrounding desert and the river Nile below. The views are absolutely stunning from everywhere at the property incl. all the rooms.

Stayed in May 2024

I can not say anything bad about this hotel. Everything is just top notch. I wish I stayed longer than a night. I definitely want to and will be back. Sara at the front desk was a gem. She really helped us out with everything, she was very kind and patient the whole time. There was a car and tuk tuk option as a form of transpiration, which was very helpful. The rest of the stuff was kind as well.

Stayed in May 2024

Our stay was great!

Beautiful view amazing food great service and most friendly people

Stayed in May 2024

It's certainly not near anything, but that's kind of the point. Don't expect to walk anywhere off property unless you want to go swimming in the Nile.

What a serene, beautiful place this is. I can't wait to go back. Clean rooms, kind staff, fantastic food, the best view of the nile. The colors of the Nubian style property were ideal for photos and a gorgeous backdrop.

Stayed in May 2024

So its very far, and the road to reach there is very bad, so you are kind of stuck there. The pool was very dirty, like sand on bottom, and plastics and other debris on top. The staff near the pool are very bad, they don’t understand english and you have to look for them and order things several times. We had to make our own sunbeds and the sun umbrellas were all falling apart. Internet was useless here

The design of the building is very original and the view of the Nile from the balcony of the room is amazing. The room is nice and cozy. Food was ok

Stayed in April 2024

Driver got lost getting there.

Lovely location and rooms. We enjoyed everything about our stay. It was clean with a friendly staff, and we enjoyed the food, as well.

Stayed in April 2024

Because of its amazing location, it is a bit far away from the village and it is very hard to get there unless you know the way, as there are no roads, just desert. This means that you’ll have to be quite dependent on the hotel staff everytime you want to go or come from somewhere. Just something to have in mind.

The hotel is extremely beautiful. It is a little piece of paradise in the middle of the desert. The views are amazing. Very quiet and peaceful. The members of the staff are all super nice and helpful, specially Sara. She was super attentive and helpful throughout our stay and on the last day we had a problem with our taxi on our way to the airport and she went the extra mile to help us and make sure everything was alright.

Stayed in April 2024

No WiFi in rooms

Staff, view, design of hotel and rooms

Stayed in April 2024

The warm, friendly welcome. Great communication prior to arrival, especially with organising transfers from the airport & again organising transfer to meet up with our tour. We loved the design & style of the resort. Great views. Wonderful staff.

Stayed in April 2024

The view is stunning! The whole atmosphere of the hotel was beautiful! The staff was very friendly and the rooms were big and tidy. Waking up in the morning with such a beautiful view is priceless

Stayed in April 2024

The location is very difficult to get to especially at night. Being the first time in Egypt with the family with two kids and unfortunately due to delays we arrived late at night and driving through the empty desert with driver you don't know, certain thoughts come to mind, which are natural, especially if you are a mother or father. I would recommend the hotel to put up even more signs starting from the Nubian village even further down so that the tourists know they are heading in the right direction. Maybe right at when the village ends. We did start seeing signs once we were a few minutes away from the resort in the empty desert, but I think more signs/directions are required. From the bottom of the village before you start heading up through the village and to the desert, it's about a 20 minute drive. The Google maps location IS NOT CORRECT! Google map takes you to the bottom of the resort. You need to go through the entire village and go through the desert above the town to get to the hotel. I will say, after the scary night arrival, the next morning having booked a tour and driving back the road we came from at night, it was surreal experience driving with those 3 wheel motorbikes (toktok they call them) back into the desert and through the village. The scenery is unbeatable. So if you happen to arrive in the day, you are not going to have the scary arrival experience we had of course. It seems when we arrived it was a soft-opening. So not many guests were there and they did not have breakfast buffet. They did make us to-go boxes of breakfast since we had tours, but they did not have breakfast as indicated by the pictures. I believe they should have communicated this somehow before guests arrive so the guests know what to expect.

The resort is very beautiful and peaceful environment away from the city and noise. The views in the morning during sunshine are amazing and probably best you will see in Aswan. The attention to detail of the architecture is incredible and all share a story. We liked to read about all the different room names and their history. So you do learn a lot as well if that's what you are interested in. The infinity pool is amazing you feel you are on the edge of a cliff. Although it was a bit cold. But very relaxing after a long day tour. The food was the best we eat in Egypt as it is made very traditional by local Nubian people. The staff were very friendly and made you feel at home. We felt very welcoming the moment we arrived until we left.

Stayed in April 2024

No WiFi.. even though it is promised. Evening meals are small and overpriced.

The views are stunning. The staff very helpful. The vehicle to and from the road is a bone rattling tuk-tuk that adds to a unique experience.

Stayed in April 2024

Intermittent wifi

The unique decoration and location. Staff were very helpful. Food was very good. Bed was so comfortable.

Stayed in April 2024

WiFi

Fantastic and unique resort with the wow factor - travelled through Nubian village and the desert wondering what we would find and were blown away - best view in Aswan too

Stayed in March 2024

Kato Dool is beautiful. I loved it and I can not wait to be back and experience it for a much longer stay.

Stayed in February 2024

The hotel is around 2 km north of the village and accessible through a bad road that taxis do not like to take. The hotel sends therefore a "tuk tuk". No problem so far. The problem is that the communication with the hotel is difficult as often they do not hear the phone and in two occasions we had to wait 20 to 30' in the village. Also, if the food is really good, we experienced long delays for breakfast and dinner. The morning we left we had to wait 60 minutes for the breakfast.

Nice Hotel. Very good food. Excellent views on Nile and -far away- Aswan. Architecture and decoration of hotel and room in Nubian style. Very nice -although not always efficient- staff. Also very helpful to organize visits, trips, transport...

Stayed in February 2024

- Unfortunately there is no WiFi in the room and my phone connection wasn’t very good so it was hard when I had to do a bit of catching up with friends from the room at the end of the day. - The swimming pool has a lot of potential, I advice the staff to care more about cleaning the water and fixing the missing tiles. It also seems like it’s designed to be infinity pool but it was not full enough for that. Bonus points if you can make it heated pool so guests can enjoy all year around. - Location of the property is not easy to reach. I think guests must book the pickup and drop of through the hotel to guarantee the car will drop you off and pick you up from the front of the hotel because normal private cars may not want to go through the village difficult streets and climb up the hill with their cars. - The management can help you with “toktok” transfer when you book activities like sand boarding or the shared transfer to Abu Simbel. This transport is not for all fitness levels, I imagine old people or people with back pain may struggle with this. It’s also sad that sometimes this is driven by very young kids (~10 years old)

- Location of this hotel is breath taking. It’s on the top of a hill overlooking beautiful part of the Nile, Aswan Dam, and few nice islands. - The staff of the hotel are beyond excellent. They are super friendly, cheerful, very helpful when anything is needed. They hold up to the high standards and reputation of how lively Nubian people are (not sure if all staff are Nubian, just saying that because of the location of the hotel). - The personal touch from the staff is also amazing, for example when we book a tour through them, someone will be waiting for us in the reception and asking us how did we enjoy it 🥰 - The style of the hotel is quite authentic and it’s something you’ll have to try, whether you’ll like it or not, I think they did very good to adopt ancient Egypt and Nubian history in the details of the rooms, common areas, and even the chairs. It’s impressive that all of that is handmade. - Food is very good and reasonably priced. Don’t expect the local village food price but also not the very touristy prices you’ll see in other resorts. - We tried some activities like Abu Simbel and sand boarding and I can recommend both

Stayed in March 2024

They still on soft opening, not fully in operations. The pool was looking dirty, not well cleaned. Staff's need training and consistence on the service, once the hotel want to charge the rates as they are charging. Restaurant Menu options are limitaded, they could have more variety due to the location been so far from other places. They do not have a power generator, so eletricity is cut of during the day as in entire Egypt. However, that should have a sign informing that to Guests.

The style of the Resort as Nubian Culture. Room was beautiful with a stunning view. The location brings you a unique view and experience, but same time is far away from the city. Overall staff's was friendly.

Stayed in January 2024