Cairo Hotels & Hostels (133)

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Dahab Hostel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget

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  • Terry Carter
  • Lonely Planet author

Perhaps one of the oddest lodgings in Cairo, this small hotel is really a series of very ordinary small rooms built around the rim of the rooftop of a Downtown building, fashioned to resemble a b…

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Lialy Hostel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget

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  • Tom Downs
  • Lonely Planet author

This is a friendly and popular hostel in a superb central location right on (and overlooking) Midan Talaat Harb. It's light, airy and casual with spacious, high-ceilinged rooms and good services …

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New Minerva Hotel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget
Saaqara

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  • Terry Carter
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This friendly hotel is very basic, with fans (no air-con) and shared bathrooms, but the location makes up for these shortcomings for travellers on a tight budget who want a Downtown address. Even…

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Lotus Hotel (2 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget
Hotel Building

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  • Terry Carter
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This old, well-positioned Cairo favourite is fast approaching the wrong side of faded, but still has enough charm to make it a recommendation. Most of the friendly staff have worked here forever,…

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Guide price from  US$15

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The Canadian Hostel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget

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  • Terry Carter
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This small hostel has an excellent central Downtown location minutes from the museum and Nile. It's clean and friendly and the staff are welcoming. The young couple managing this hostel try hard …

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Meramees Hotel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget
RECEPTION

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  • Terry Carter
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This well-positioned hostel is relaxed and easy-going, with a great atmosphere and friendly staff that make you feel at home. While the rooms are plain, they're clean and there are good facilitie…

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Berlin Hotel (1 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget
Hotel intrance

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  • Terry Carter
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Pricier than other budget options, you may consider it worthwhile for the English-speaking owner/manager who prides himself on ensuring that his guests are happy.

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Guide price from  US$19

(US$19 per room per night)

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Richmond Hotel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget

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  • Terry Carter
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This small hotel, located in a not-particularly-well-cared for apartment block, is in a good Downtown location. It's more of a hostel, with 17 very basic rooms and 5 shared bathrooms, but at leas…

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Guide price from  US$22

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Mayfair Hotel (1 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Zamalek
  • Price range: Budget

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  • Terry Carter
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Located in the embassy district, this is a quiet and tranquil place with a pleasant sunny breakfast terrace. Rooms are basic and vary in size and outlook, but the Deco-style building has recently…

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Guide price from  US$23

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Cosmopolitan Hotel (3 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Mid-range
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  • Terry Carter
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While it's been a long time since this place was anything approaching cosmopolitan, there's still (just) enough charm here to overlook the partially restored scene and disinterested staff that aw…

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Guide price from  US$65

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Helnan Shepheard Hotel (3 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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Often overlooked because of the neighbouring Semiramis InterContinental, the Helnan Shepheard serves up old-school glitz from a great location on the Corniche and has arguably better views of the…

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Guide price from  US$120

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The Talisman Hotel de Charme (2 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Mid-range

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  • Terry Carter
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The one and only hotel of its kind in Cairo, this charming boutique hotel has a wonderful Downtown location and makes a fabulous address to retire to after negotiating the Cairo chaos. After taki…

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Guide price from  US$131

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Semiramis InterContinental (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Garden City
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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The most buzzy of the city five-stars, this makes an excellent base for Cairo sightseeing. It's a great place to come back to after a hard day's sightseeing, with its vast pool area, lovely foyer…

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Guide price from  US$144

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Ramses Hilton (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: city centre
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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This monolithic, modern Hilton is well-positioned just north of the Egyptian Museum, but you'll still be taking taxis everywhere because it's surrounded by flyovers and some of Cairo's most peril…

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Guide price from  US$150

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Nile Hilton (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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Cairo's oldest five-star hotel is still a fine place to stay courtesy of its central city location on Midan Tahrir, next to the Egyptian Museum. Despite efforts to attract a younger crowd with a …

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Guide price from  US$154

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Cairo Marriott (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Zamalek
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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This former royal palace has astonishingly beautiful public areas and remains buzzy and busy 24/7, with drinks in its garden cafe an obligatory stop on a Cairo stay. The rooms, however, located i…

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Guide price from  US$156

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Conrad Cairo (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Bulaq
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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This is an elegant river-front hotel with excellent amenities, such as a lovely pool and good restaurants, but it's somewhat soulless and inconveniently located a little too far north of the city…

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Guide price from  US$175

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Grand Hyatt Cairo (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Garden City
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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A location right on the northern tip of the island of Rhoda ensures that most rooms have excellent views. While the location is a little inconvenient, the myriad Hyatt amenities go some way to ma…

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Guide price from  US$225

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Four Seasons Hotel at the First Residence (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Giza
  • Price range: Top end

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  • Terry Carter
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One of Cairo's most luxurious hotels, this is part of the First Residence, an exclusive residential and shopping complex. Although the service and facilities are fantastic in that opulent Four Se…

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Guide price from  US$400

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Arabesque Hotel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Mid-range
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Midrange hotels are thin on the ground in Cairo, so the Arabesque is destined to do well. Rooms have a bland fit-out but are comfortable and clean; avoid those at the front, which overlook one of…

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African House Hotel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
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The African offers an affordable way to stay in one of the city's most gorgeous mid-19th-century buildings (First Lady Suzanne Mubarak has her offices here). You want a room on the upper floor, w…

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Sara Inn (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget
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This new place has a range of rooms, the best of which have air-con, private bathrooms and a hefty price tag. Though lacking both character and enough shared bathrooms, it's quiet and clean.

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Select Hotel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
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On a breezy upper floor with a wraparound balcony, the Select has great views across Downtown - particularly from one of the corner doubles or triples. Brightly painted walls and lots of chintz-c…

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King Tut Hostel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Downtown
  • Price range: Budget
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One of a number of recent additions to the Cairo hostel scene, the King Tut has freshly painted rooms with comfortable beds; nine have air-con and two have satellite TV. All share spotless bathro…

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President Hotel (3 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Zamalek
  • Price range: Mid-range
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The President's in-house 'Le Bec Sucré' patisserie is one of the best in the city, and breakfasts are a highlight of any stay. The mouldy bathrooms provide the downside. Rooms come with three-sta…

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Beirut Hotel (2 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Heliopolis
  • Price range: Mid-range

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This shabby place is worth considering only because it's one of the only midrange choices in the Heliopolis area. Rooms are bland but reasonably clean; all have bathrooms, satellite TV and air-co…

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Fairmont Heliopolis (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Heliopolis
  • Price range: Top end

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A sprawling resort close to the airport, the Sheraton has an excellent pool area with kids' pool and playground, a health club and tennis courts. Its foyer chandeliers are bigger than any seen in…

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Sofitel El Gezirah (5 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Gezira
  • Price range: Top end

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This ugly cylindrical tower is on the very southern tip of Gezira island and offers superb views from both its rooms and its excellent riverside restaurants and bars. The foyer is looking a bit w…

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Guide price from  US$189

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The Mena House Oberoi (4 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: The Giza Plateau

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Built in 1869 as Khedive Ismail's hunting lodge, the stately Mena House offers two time warps in one: the public areas sport dazzling Islamic decoration and perpetually smell of jasmine, but the …

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Perfect Hostel Cairo (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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FREE BREAKFAST,

FREE PICK UP IF YOU STAY MORE THAN 5 NIGHTS or it cost 10 euros

For any questions call 0020111521444

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Safari Hotel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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Our hotel is situated in the center of downtown Cairo close to shops and restaurants (many of which are open 24 hours), cash machines, banks, bakery, cafes and markets.

The railway stati…

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Sultan Hotel Cairo (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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We have mixed rooms. The price is 17.50 pounds per one night.
We also have 5 beds in a female dorm and also It is same price.
We have also single, double and triple rooms.

Each m…

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Magy Hotel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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Quality of a hotel but prices are as low as hostel. Located at the heart of DT and in one of most famouse squares in Cairo. Metro and bus staition right at the entrance. 5 min walk to most famou…

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Gresham Hotel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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The Gresham Hotel offers genuine, old world Egyptian charm in the heart of central Cairo. With a warm décor, quiet and comfortable room's only metres away from the bustling heart of Cairo's cent…

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Regent House Hostel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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FREE TOUR TO PYRAMIDES AND FREE PICK UP IF YOU STAY MORE THAN ONE NIGHT IN ONE OF OUR PRIVATE ROOM; IF YOU STAYED LONGER YOU HAVE SPECIAL DISCOUNT
free to…

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Akram Inn (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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Welcome to Akram Inn. We are right in the heart of downtown looking directly into Tahrir square facing the museum.

Our location is perfect for visiting the museum! Not only that but we a…

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Crown Hotel (Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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Located in the heart of downtown Cairo, Crown Hotel is just a few minutes walking from Ramses train station and within a short walking distance to the Egyptian museum, close to the under ground m…

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Desert Safary Hotel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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the best location you can ever find in downtown We are located at the most magical and authentic spot of Cairo, directly in front of Egyptian museum .the hostel location is at the tahrir square …

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Hotel Vienna (2 star Hotel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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Looking for warm environment friendly hospitality then come and stay with us at the Hotel Vienna & your journey to Egypt ancient monuments will start with an experience that you won't forget! <…

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Sun Hotel (Hostel)

  • Neighbourhood: Cairo
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Sun Hotel opened ten years ago. We wanted to show the rest of the world the new generation of hostels and hotels here in Egypt. Our guests have been happy with the results of our hard work during…

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