Cairo: Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino

Lonely Planet Review

A 19th-century palace provides the lobby and other public areas, but the rooms are all in two modern towers. Renovated in 2007, with touches such as plasma-screen TVs and extra-plush beds, the rooms are some of the more comfortable in this price bracket, even if the standard bathrooms are as small as prison cells. It also has a popular garden café and a great pool.

This has long been the address in lovely Zamalek, offering sumptuous respite from Cairo's chaos. Behind a gorgeous neo-Islamic frontage of cast-iron arcades, the interior of the palace (where the lobby/reception area is) offers a lavish mix of Middle Eastern styles that is infinitely interesting to explore. Outside, standing in the wonderful garden, admiring the pool (thoughtfully featuring indoor and outdoor areas), you can't help but be a little dismayed at the towers either side that represent your lodgings. While the rooms are fine, it does spoil the magic. There's a choice of views (Nile view from the south tower is perhaps the best) and rooms closest to Sharia 26th of July in the north tower can be noisy. While the location almost guarantees that you'll be taxiing everywhere, it's a wonderful address to come back to.

Terry Carter
Lonely Planet author

Expedia Description

Location.
Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino is located in Cairo's Zamalek neighborhood, close to Sports Center Gezirah Sporting Club, Coptic Museum, and Cairo Tower. Nearby points of interest also include Egyptian Museum and Museum of Islamic Art.

Hotel Features.
Dining options at Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino include a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is open for drinks. Room service is available 24 hours a day. The hotel serves buffet breakfasts (surcharges apply). Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a children's pool, a health club, a sauna, and a fitness facility. Spa amenities include massage/treatment rooms and beauty services. This 5-star property offers limo/town car service and business services. Wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas (surcharges apply). This Cairo property has event space consisting of banquet facilities and a ballroom. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include a casino, a concierge desk, and gift shops/newsstands.

Guestrooms.
111 air-conditioned guestrooms at Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino feature safes and hair dryers. Wired high-speed Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to desks, guestrooms offer direct-dial phones. Televisions have cable channels. Rooms also include complimentary toiletries and clock radios. Housekeeping is available daily.

Notifications and Fees:

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Self parking fee: USD 15 per day
• Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in business center: USD 12 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in business center: USD 25 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in public areas: USD 19 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 19 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 19 per day (rates may vary)
• Buffet breakfast fee: USD 28 per person (approximately)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Notifications and Fees:

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

• Self parking fee: USD 15 per day
• Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in business center: USD 12 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in business center: USD 25 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in public areas: USD 19 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: USD 19 per day (rates may vary)
• Fee for in-room high-speed Internet (wired): USD 19 per day (rates may vary)
• Buffet breakfast fee: USD 28 per person (approximately)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.