Al Moudira | Olivier Sednaoui

Al Moudira is an oasis designed in the early 2000s in Luxor, on the West Bank of the Nile, on a stretch of untouched sand facing the timeless silhouette of the Valley of the Kings. Launched at the initiative of Zeina Aboukheir, the hotel is a dream, a mirage the likes of which only the desert could elicit.

Arranged around a series of ten interior courtyards and surrounded by 25 acres of palm groves, the palace took shape in 2002 under the guidance of architect Olivier Sednaoui. Hand-painted frescoes, traditional mashrabiya, and locally inspired design details appear throughout. Still, this is no pseudo-regional pastiche: the entire property asserts the prestigious past of cities like Alexandria, Cairo, Beirut and Damascus. Multiple influences – including the vast renovation and expansion project that was completed in 2024 by the new owner, Florian Amereller, and his team – have accrued a saga of architectural and artistic references drawn from the depths of time.