We were at the Ritz Carlton Nile for a three night long weekend. The hotel is superb, with large and spacious rooms and bathrooms, cleanliness was at a superb level. Extremely comfortable beds and a great view from the room (mine was overlooking the Nile). The hotel is in close proximity to the Egyptian Museum, the Nile River and Tahrir Square. We walked several times, including in the evening - the area is busy but seems very safe, only crossing the streets is a bit tricky in the traffic. I had taken a room with access to the club lounge, which turned out to be an extremely good choice. Check-in and check-out was in this club lounge, as was breakfast. In the evening from 5 to 8 they have a happy hour which turned out to be a real dinner with a choice of several hot dishes (it was exceptionally good all three days) as well as a choice of cocktails. I am extremely impressed with the service in the lounge which was 7 stars...There was a concierge in the lounge, with these concierges I was able to organize both trips to the pyramids and to Cairo and the whole trip to Egypt in general. They were extremely responsive and were able to accommodate all my requests. Thank you Sara Muhammed, Sandra Elhamy, Marize Adel and your boss Ahmed Rami. I highly recommend the hotel...
1 gece konakladık. Konum harika, Tahrir meydanında, yani Kahire'nin merkezinde ve Mısır müzesi karşınızda. Odalar yeterli büyüklükte ve şaşırtıcı temizlikte. Kahvaltıda Mısır'a özel yöresel Felafer ve Fasülye ikramı. Çalışanlar ilgili ve güleryüzlü. Yine gelecek olsam kesinlikle burada kalırım.
We found El Otel via *********** and booked it on the basis of 1/ Downtown location, 2/ A couple of positive TA reviews 3/ Online photos, in which the rooms looked nicely furnished and 4/ Room rate. Describing it as a hotel may be stretching it a bit, the rooms are located on the 5th floor of a downtown building and although there is a reception area, there are no communal areas such as a lounge or dining room. Having said that, our room was spacious and the bed large and comfortable. The decor is exactly like the photos, definitely quirky. We had a rate including breakfast, which is traditional and is delivered to your room. The location is great if you want to be in Downtown, it is also on a side street so relatively quiet by Cairo standards, although the rear does overlook a pedestrianed street with cafes so there is some late evening hubbub and some early morning clattering of tables and chairs. Both tolerable. Staff are very friendly and helpful (thanks Helmy), promptly replying to msgs in advance and being available via WhatsApp during our stay. An airport transfer was arranged for us, which I would recommend if you are using Sphinx airport which is pretty isolated and also because you may struggle to find El Otel otherwise. Overall, we very much enjoyed our stay.