Sightseeing in Luxor can take up much of your time. Some of the temple complexes, like the Karnak, can take you days to explore. Besides, the day heat, especially in summers, can render hours of sightseeing unbearable. Keeping your comfort in mind and desire for luxury amenities, Luxor city has developed a range of swanky to moderately priced hotels, and cheap inns, apartments and vacation rentals to make your stay restful and enjoyable.
When you are looking for international standards in Luxor, downtown Luxor and along the Nile offer a selection of expensive and stylish accomodations from famous hotel and resort chains like Hilton, Sofitel, Iberotel, Sheraton, Le Meridien, and Mövenpick. Rated 5 and 4 stars, these hotels provide the best in accommodation, services, dinning, spas, recreational and activity centers, sport facilities, cultural programs, and tour packages.
Luxor has plenty for paupers too. For the low budget traveler, there are several 3 and 2 star hotels in the downtown areas. Apartments and Bread and Breakfast Inns are readily available at surprisingly low rates.  For those not too particular about comfort, there are several youth hostels and vacation rentals in the old town and market areas which can be looked up.
Most high priced hotels provide nightclub and bar facilities within the hotel complex and will recommend good, sophisticated malls for shopping. Budget hotels lack these facilities, however, being closer to the market areas and old towns, tourists have better scope of exploring local bars and discos, and discover more of the ‘real’ Egypt.