Travel blogger 'totally stranded' after learning Egyptian hotel he booked actually didn't exist

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Travel blogger 'totally stranded' after learning Egyptian hotel he booked actually didn't exist
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A travel blogger was gutted to find out that the hotel he booked in Egypt turned out to be ancient history.

Mark was quoted around £40 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 said: “I later found out on Google reviews that there were lots of people saying it was a scam and not to book it.”A record of the hotel still exists on hotel comparison site Trivago – with no photos or reviews but a location still visible on a map.

The hotel’s Booking.com photos depict luxurious bedrooms, scantily-clad women posing in bath tubs and women standing in front of the pyramids.Despite the false start, Mark had a great time touring the pyramids, temples and taking to the skies in a hot air balloon over Luxor.Despite the false start, Mark had a great time touring the pyramids, temples and taking to the skies in a hot air balloon over Luxor.“It would have been worse if there were wife and kids.”A spokesperson for Booking.

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