Luxury Stay: The Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza has received impressive reviews and is highly recommended. This hotel offers views of the Nile River and the Citadel. The luxurious accommodations offer a peaceful stay away from the busy city. There are 365 rooms and suites, all large and offering panoramic views of the surrounding area. Moderate Stay: The Ramses Hilton is a more affordable option in Cairo and has views of the Nile River and pyramids. The hotel staff here are noted as being friendly and very helpful, and the rooms comfortable and charming. For a family traveling, the offer family packages and babysitting services and there is a video arcade and pool on-site. Affordable Stay: The Windsor Hotel is an affordable lodging option. They are rated well and are located in the middle of Cairo's shopping district. Amenities and services include an on-site bar, a business center, in-room refrigerators and airport pickups. Mahalo Suggests: While planning you trip, please see the pages on a Cairo Vacation, Cairo Restaurants, and Cheap Hotels Cairo.

Fast Facts:

1. Country: Egypt
2. Governor: Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir
3. Language: Arabic
4. Population: 7,500,000 (2006) Demographia: Cairo Urban Area...
5. Currency: Egyptian pound
6. Country code: +20
7. City code: +2
8. Time zone: Eastern European Time (EET)
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10. Current exchange rate

• Four Seasons Hotel at the First Residence (Giza) Phone: 800-819-5053, 20-2-3573-1212 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation  : "Suites at this riverside property come with views of the Pyramids and the Nile."

• • Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "An enviable position between high-end shopping at the First Mall and the Nile's west bank."

• • Fodor's Review  : "In a word, this hotel is superb. Since its opening in mid-2000, it has become the hotel other hotel managers visit to pick up tips on how to improve their operations."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "The rooms are just as opulent, offering Nile, Pyramids or garden views and the amenities are of the usual Four Seasons standards."

• • TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza (Garden City) Phone: 800-819-5053, 20-2-2791-7000 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation  : "This three-year-old hotel is 'an easy walk from downtown Cairo.'"

• • Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "Proximity to the financial district, a 24-hour business center, and amenities galore."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "The emphasis here is relaxation, with a great spa, several swimming pools and stylish restaurants making this a wonderful address to retire."

• • TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)
• Le Meridien Pyramids (Pyramids) Phone: 800-543-4300, 20-2-3377-7070
  • Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "[They offer] a serene setting just outside the city, crystal-clear Pyramid views, and an affordable price."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "The standard rooms are a generous size, some with marvellous Pyramid views, while the deluxe rooms are on higher floors - the ones that face the Pyramids have even better views."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino (Zamalek) Phone: 800-432-6626, 20-2-2728-3000 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation  : "With 1,250 rooms and vast public areas, this Marriott on the Nile island of Zamalek is the Middle East's largest hotel."

• • Fodor's Review  : "Still, the great joy of being a guest at the Marriott is that you can wander its gardens at all hours, and the stunning cast-iron Islamic arches lit up with spotlights are always nearby."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "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."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Mena House Oberoi (Giza) Phone: 800-562-3764, 20-2-3377-3222
  • Concierge.com Recommendation  : "The 523 rooms here don't just come with a view of the pyramids—they're actually just 770 yards from the foot of the Great Pyramid of Khufu itself."

• • Fodor's Review  : "There is a clear hierarchy of rooms here and the best of them go fast, so book six months or more in advance."

• • TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Conrad Cairo (Bulaq) Phone: 20-2-2580-8000 Map
  • Concierge.com Recommendation  : "The 617 rooms and suites are decorated in cookie-cutter international style—a tasteful mix of modern and neoclassical-repro pieces that do little to remind you you're in Egypt."

• • Fodor's Review  : "The staff is friendly and offers the occasional homey touch, like the apples in the giant glass vase that are available at check in."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "There are good views of the Nile from many of the rooms which are very large and comfortable, with all amenities, mod cons and excellent bathroom toiletries that you expect of a good five-star."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Nile Hilton Hotel (El Nil) Phone: 800-445-8667, 20-2-2578-0444
  • Fodor's Review:  : "Service is impeccable, rooms are spacious and have fantastic views -- ask for a high floor, either city or Nile view -- but bathrooms are small."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "All rooms have balconies and interesting views (Nile views are best)..."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Ramses Hilton (El Nile) Phone: 800-445-8667, 20-2-2577-7444 Directions
  • Fodor's Review:  : "[R]ooms are quite large and better decorated than most, despite the minuscule balconies."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "Still, all the usual amenities are on offer: the more than 850 rooms are regulation old-school Hilton, amenities are as you'd expect and there are great views from most of the room."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Hilton World Trade Center Cairo Residence (Bulaq) Phone: 800-445-8667, 20-2-2580-2000 Directions
  • Fodor's Review  : "Cairo's best-kept lodging secret is that the palatial, fully furnished, 2,000-square-ft apartments in this Hilton-managed luxury residential complex..."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• • Winsdor Hotel (Bulaq) Phone: 20-2-591-5810 Map
  • Fodor's Reviews:  : "Rooms are comfortably fitted with heavy wooden period-piece furniture that gives the place the breezy, slightly creaky feel of a Somerset Maugham story about life in the colonies."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "Really, the best bit of the hotel is the bar's eclectic old-world style, with its polished floorboards, large lounges, beer-barrel furniture and mounted animal horns."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Pension Roma (Downtown) Phone: 20-2-2391-1088 Location
  • Fodor's Review:  : "Hidden away above the Gattegno department store, this small shoestring-budget pension is adored by students and backpackers."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "Easily the city's most charming and friendly budget option, Roma has long been popular for its old-world elegance, spacious rooms and peaceful ambience."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• Odeon Palace Hotel (Downtown) Phone: 20-2-577-6637 Location
  • Fodor's Review: "The name is a bit of a stretch for this serviceable -- but not at all palatial -- hotel on a relatively quiet side street downtown."

• • Lonely Planet Selection: "Rooms are clean and comfortable and the rooftop bar has neighbourhood views."

• Lonely Planet: Cairo Hostels
• Hostelz.com: Cairo Hostel Reviews
• Yahoo! Travel: Cairo Hostel Reviews

• King Tut Hostel Phone: 20-2-391-7897 Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "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."

• • TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• • Yahoo! Travel 5.0 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)
• Dahab Hostel Phone: 20-2-2579-9104 Map
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "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 beachside camp."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)

• • Yahoo! Travel 5.0 Stars (Note: Community rating; may change)

• The Canadian Hostel Phone: 20-2-2392-5794
  • Lonely Planet Selection: "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."

• • TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)