Cairo
Hotel Longchamps is a favourite of returning visitors to Cairo. The comfortable, stylish rooms are spacious, well maintained and come with full mod-cons…
Must-see hotels in Cairo
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Cairo
Run by a French-Egyptian woman with impeccable standards, the Roma brings dignity, even elegance, to the budget-travel scene. The towering ceilings, fresh…
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Cairo
A serious step-up in room quality for Downtown, Golden's fresh, modern rooms are tiny but come with blue-tiled contemporary bathrooms and good facilities:…
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Cairo
This sophisticated customer has been shaking up the Downtown hotel scene since it opened in early 2017. From the vast, modern minimalist lobby with casual…
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Cairo
Modern, backpacker-friendly Bella Luna offers great value for money with bright and large simply furnished rooms, all with bathrooms that come with piping…
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Cairo
This modern mid-rise does a lot right; one of the reasons it's used by many tour groups. Staff here are charming and on the ball, and while the large…
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Giza
Built in 1869 as Khedive Ismail’s hunting lodge, Mena House dazzles with intricate gold decoration and air that perpetually smells of jasmine. The…
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Cairo
The newly renovated rooms at this homely option are a great option – all large and classically styled with kettles, brand new mattresses on the beds, and…
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Cairo
The high-ceilinged, colour-saturated rooms at this old-school hostel are exceedingly simple but brim with old-fashioned character. All share toilets but…
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Cairo
Ride the hand-cranked elevator up to rooms that ooze old-timer charm, with dark furniture and scuffed-wood floors (room 25 is our favourite). The air-con…
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Cairo
On the top floor of a commercial building, the Osiris enjoys great city views. In the spotless rooms, colourful appliqué bedspreads and palm-frond shelves…
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Cairo
Historical atmosphere is thick in the lobby and public areas, which all occupy a 19th-century palace. The rooms, though, are all in two modern towers;…
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Cairo
With only nine rooms, this is an intimate choice in a prime position just off Midan Tahrir. There's a cheery blue-and-white theme running throughout with…
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Cairo
After a very swish head-to-tail refurbishment, Cairo's Nileside Sheraton reopened in mid-2017 and is now home to some of the city's chicest rooms…
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Cairo
With only five rooms (three with private bathroom), this place is a cosy choice. All rooms are large, high-ceilinged, very simple and clean. There's a…
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Cairo
Of the two Four Seasons in Cairo (the other is in Giza), this one has a more modern vibe (check out the cool Omar Nagdi painting behind reception), and a…
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Cairo
Tired from long travels? Rest up here in a room with superb views and let the staff look after you. This hotel, on the tip of Gezira island, is…
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Cairo
Just a step from the madness of Midan Tahrir, City View is a well-run place with friendly, helpful management and views across to the Egyptian Museum…
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Cairo
Distinctly out of the tourist fray. Some rooms are quite dark, but standards are generally good and the place is kept shipshape and clean. The challenge…
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Cairo
Not far from Ramses Station, the Victoria is a grand old palace where the simple but decently clean rooms run off long halls lined with clouded mirrors…
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Cairo
Retro-tastic. The hundred or so rooms come crammed with as much stripey brown furniture – to match the fetching brown-striped curtains and bedspreads – as…
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Cairo
Off either side of an open-ended hallway where street noise reverberates, the rooms here are dreary and the service surly. But the view from the front…
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Cairo
Pleasantly old fashioned with high ceilings and a wrap-around terrace for breakfasts, the Mayfair is the cheapest sleep in the neighbourhood and on a…
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Cairo
This well-positioned hostel is easy-going, and the rooms have high ceilings, wooden floorboards, large windows and balconies – though those on the 5th…
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Cairo
The Sara Inn offers both dorms and private rooms for shoestring travellers and is a small and personable place where you can easily get to know the staff…
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Cairo
You enter this Nileside tower through a rather cramped, bland lobby, but things definitely get better in the rooms, which are bright and modern, with nice…
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Cairo
The Royal’s rooms take a minimalist approach to furnishings and come with mini-fridges, office-style desk chairs and frosted-glass cubicles as in-room…
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Giza
Well placed for a strategic visit to the Pyramids, without totally giving up on the city. The Giza metro stop is about 3km away, and the Pyramids are 4km…
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Cairo
This popular place is a reasonable alternative to five-star heavyweights. Rooms are comfortable and well equipped, if rather cramped. An extra US$10 for …
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Cairo
Upstairs from its sister Bella Luna Hotel, these simple, slightly aged rooms are all kept clean and shipshape. It's a safe, central budget option with…
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Cairo
This 1930s hotel still clings on to wisps of yesteryear in its gloomily lit foyer. The well-kept renovated ('class A') rooms with fresh-ish coats of paint…
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Giza
The only camping option in Cairo is miles from the centre, adjacent to the Wissa Wassef Art Centre on the Maryutia Canal. To get here, take a microbus or…
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Giza
The best deal within walking distance of the Pyramids, though not great quality. The traffic noise is intense as it’s at a major intersection. Only stay…
