A travel blogger was gutted to find out that the hotel he booked in Egypt turned out to be ancient history. Mark Jeavons, 43, was excited for his four night stay at the Pyramids and Sphinx View Hotel in Giza, Egypt, which was quoted as £40-per-night ($52 US). But when he arrived at the listed address at midnight, he was alarmed to discover there was no hotel – just an empty back alley.
It was nothing like the photos on the listing he had booked via Booking.com – which had dozens of positive reviews and featured a rooftop area from which you could see the Pyramids. Mark, an English teacher, from Wolverhampton, said: “There was nothing at the address.
“It was a back alley with no sign of a hotel. “The taxi driver was asking people on the street but no one had heard of it. “I was totally stranded – it was not ideal.
” He had reserved a room from January 4 to 7 2024 for his “bucket list” solo adventure. Mark was quoted around £40 ($52 US) a night to be paid in person at the non-existent hotel with the address of Gamal abd al nasser st nazlet elsemman, 12557, Egypt. He reserved the room through Booking.
com but was not made to pay any deposit and had made plans to pay in person at the hotel. He was forced to roam the streets until he found emergency accommodation more than an hour later at The Sun and Sand Hotel. He ended up shelling out more than £80 ($104) a night on his last-minute refuge.
Mark said: “You just assume it is going to be good if the reviews .