Le Meridien Pyramids, Cairo

Advantages: location location location
Disadvantages: further away from downtown

this hotel is probably the most unique hotel in the world as it is the one which you wake u and can actually see the great pyramids from, so close that you think you can reach out and touch them!! ok not that close but you know what i mean. we stayed here and it is literally awesome how close you are to the pyramids, waking up and seeiing them in their glory, was fantastic. so in this respect, it is a fantastic place to stay. my advice would be ...
...couple or 3 days from your holiday base n egypt, then split cairo up into 2 parts. downtown where you are near the nile and the hubbub of the city. and Giza, where you see the pyramid, sphinx etc. at Giza, stay overnight in this hotel so you get the best location, at an affordable price. downsides are that when you book, be very specific about wanting a pyramid view room, as they may put you in a room overlooking the car park if your not specific. ... Read review

Advantages: so close to pyramids you can count the bricks
Disadvantages: a bit far out for the rest of cairo

Well I chose this hotel firstly because it was the cheapest out of two! Normally I regret doing this..........but not this time. My dad and I were travelling together and I needed to book really quickly and to find a holiday which all fitted in to one school week. I tried every travel agent I could and finally decided to try Trailfinders. I put it off as I thought they would be expensive. They got flights, hotel, breakfast, transfers......Everything ...
...wrong. It didn't. We arrived at the hotel at about 2 am and there was still staff everywhere! They were friendly and helpful. We came down to breakfast at 8am and they were still friendly. any question you had they drew maps, gave you phone numbers and wrote everything in two languages in case you got lost. It was really impressive. All wood and shining brass, with a great sweeping staircase for photos. There are 5 restaurents to choose from. ... Read review

Advantages: Lovely food, very clean and staff helpful
Disadvantages: Cant think of any..

We stayed at Le Meridien hotel for 2 wks and we had a great time. Its located near the famous Pyramids of Giza on the west bank of the river Nile. The views from the hotel were fantastic and there is nothing to dislike about this lovely 4 star hotel.... Our room was very spacious and really comfortable, all rooms have air conditioning and we had a tv in our room with satellite tv, a large en suite bathroom which was very clean and quite spacious ...
...daily, we also had a fridge and a large wardrobe with ample space for hanging clothes and a secure safe to keep our money and travellers cheques. The food was realy good quality and very fresh, lots of fish, chicken and salads at the main resturaunt and there was other resturaunts serving mexican, japanese and french cusine so lots to choose from. The staff were very friendly and helpful to us the whole time and because they were so smiley and ... Read review