I always panic when booking accommodation for holidays. I'm indecisive when it comes to choice, I'm always on a budget, and I'm a neat freak. So obviously I need something that ticks all the boxes. After emailing several hotels in Luxor to find the perfect one, I went with my gut and chose Maritim Jolie Ville. (The sealer was that they had belly dancer on Thursday night. But more about that later!) My partner and I had the best time there! There is complimentary airport pick-up which you can pre arrange, upon arrival we were served a traditional drink of chilled hibiscus tea, only down side was that in Egypt it is still legal to smoke inside and the lobby had a slight smell lingering. But not enough to put us off as the place was spotless and very elegant looking. The resort is quite large so we were taken to our room by golf buggy. Would have been about 5-10 min walk but with luggage it would have been hard. We stayed in a Deluxe room which was upstairs and had a balcony looking directly at the nile and the sunset. We could also see glimpses of Valley of the Kings and the hot air balloons each morning. Our room was pristine! I couldn't fault it! There were so many wonderful things about this island. They have a shuttle that takes you to and from Luxor as it isn't directly in the town. Maybe 10 min drive. But that's one of the good things about this place as the city isn't very pretty and this resort was a haven! We were never bored. We went for walks, visited the mini zoo, had a choice of three pools to swim in (two are heated), and there's gift shops. Complimentary breakfast is always good. Loads to choose from! Three restaurants for dinner. French, Italian and Buffet. The buffet had a different themed cuisine each night so the variety was great! But the Italian restaurant we found was best for our tight budget.

The Cons. If I'm going to be picky, as I mentioned already, the cigarette smell in the lobby, sometimes they spray pesticides around sunset but this settles quite quickly, when I asked about the belly dancer some staff had no idea about it and had to ring around to confirm it (in the end she was brilliant and very entertaining), we lost a ring there and it has since been found but they refuse to post it back to us in England which I can understand as they don't want to be responsible if its lost in the mail but it will cost us too much to organize a courier so unfortunately we have to part with it. These aside, if I am in Luxor again, I would stay here again in a heartbeat and I recommend this to anyone!! We were a couple and found it very romantic but they have loads of children's facilities so families would appreciate it also. Very friendly and attentive staff especially Mahmoud at breakfast who liked to talk football with my partner, and Ahmed at dinner who was quite cheeky but nice and gave me a flower on our last evening. One of the best places I have ever stayed at!!

i was cabin crew for several years so been all over the world and stayed in some great hotels and i must say the jolie ville goes to the top of my list !!!!!!
amazing gardens,all staff polite and friendly,amazing buffet breakfast and great coffee.
the room was clean , the room has tea and coffee making facilities.
we had a terrace with a nile view , great to sit on the terrace in the morning and have coffee before going for breakfast .
there are three great pools to choose from with very comfortable sunloungers and nice big thick towels. great to relax by the pool and watch the boats cruising along the nile .
we did various trips from the hotel , the valley of th kings, the temples of luxor and karnak and the luxor museum . all within easy reach
the hotel has a free shuttle bus which we used a few times to go into luxor
the hotel also has a few shops selling gifts/postcards/toiletries/water/soft drinks/crisps
the hotel has a cashpoint and you can change money at reception
we did hear thomas cook wont be going to luxor next winter , i do hope they continue to fly to luxor and the jolie ville.
we will be returning to this amazing place!!!!!!!!!!!!
we had such a great stay at the jolie ville !!!!!!!!!!!
please pass on our thanks to all the staff !!!!!!!!!!

We had the most perfect holiday at the Maritim Jolie Ville. It is perfectly placed on an island in the Nile reached by a private bridge which ensures both security and quiet from frenetic Luxor nearby. We could not fault anything and were very happy with our standard room (Q1) which had a longish view of the Nile through trees and shrubs. The whole hotel and surrounds were spotless and the breakfast and evening buffets were absolutely fine with an enormous selection of food items to suit all tastes. Our only benchmark is whether the breakfast orange juice is actually made from real oranges - and it was! A special mention must be made about the staff for whom nothing was too much trouble. We met many frequent visitors which says it all. We really enjoyed the variety of birdlife all around us. Oh and the view of the Nile across to the Valley of the Kings was stunning.

This is our 9th visit to this hotel and as ever we are thoroughly enjoying the relaxing atmosphere before we head back to normality.
We love the bungalows as we do not spend much time in the room but having seen the new rooms they are great.
Cleanliness throughout the entire hotel is immaculate, the chambermaid always comes back in the evening to check if anything is needed and of course hands out more mosquito plug ins for the room. We have been here 10 days and not had one bite.
Service is above and beyond as usual. The staff are friendly, polite and very efficient. Tips are not expected but well deserved as the staff do not earn huge wages.
We never eat in the buffet so cannot comment but the Italian is lovely as is the food at the infinity pool and the Ascot bar.
We really do love this place but would just like to make, hopefully, some constructive criticism.
We arrived when the hotel was at full capacity, which we haven't experienced in a long time.The staff dealt with it admirably and my only criticism would be more counters for freshly cooked eggs at breakfast. It is not my idea of relaxing to stand in a queue of nine waiting for an omelette. It probably would not have been so bad if the Egyptians understood the concept of queuing and as it was an Egyptian conference which took over the hotel we didn't look forward to the jostling at the egg counter.
My only other criticism is the entertainment. Unfortunately this did taint our experience yet again. I feel the hotel needs to speculate to accumulate in this area. Instead of spending money in the bar most evenings we grabbed a cab into Luxor to eat, I'm afraid the pianist scared off more than a few visitors as we ended up dining with them in Luxor.
Still a great holiday with three days to go but will review the entertainment before we come back again.