Egypt's stunning desert hotel where mobiles are banned, there's no electricity and it costs £460 a night

This amazing Egyptian eco-hotel, which looks like it rises up out of the desert, has no electricity and bans mobile phones outside the bedrooms.

Rooms at the stunning Adrère Amellal, which start from £460 a night, are made from materials like salt-rock and palm for the roof. 

The thick, earthen walls absorb the heat of the sun during day, maintaining a cool interior at the 40-suite hotel. At night, when the temperature drops, the walls radiate the heat captured from the scorching sun.

Torches, beeswax candles and stars help illuminate the completely electricity-free 40-room resort.

Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have both been guests at the hotel near Siwa, staying in the £1,420-a-night Royal Desert Romm, which boasts the only bathtub at the property - installed especially for the couple.