Pharaohs Hotel, Cairo

Advantages: See the wonders of the ancient world
Disadvantages: Cairo is a very busy and noisy city.

...contact) told us to get our luggage ourselves and bring it back to him. From then on the only time we had to deal with our luggage was to unpack or pack our belongings in our hotel room/cabin. (A tip - make sure your luggage is distinct, my trolley case was a bright baby pink and my mother's was lilac. They got to be markers letting the rest of the group know their luggage was on the way!) We were staying at the Nile Hilton (see my seperate review) in the centre of Cairo right next door to the famous Egyptian Museum of Antiquities. The hotel room was first class and really clean - I work for a Local Authority in Environmental Services so I was more than a little interested in the accommodation we would be staying at and food we would be eating on our trip. Up early the next morning (no lying in bed on this holiday, all the visits... Read review

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...I have been to Egypt twice and this was my Husbands first trip. We flew here from Tel Aviv on El Al Airlines. The Nile looks like a snake, as it is not as wide as I had imagined it would be. When the River reaches Khartoum it becomes one River that has two sources, (the Blue Nile from Ethiopia and the White Nile from Lake Victoria in Kenya). I am very interest in Egyptology as well as Ancient Cultures from around the World. ~.THE SHERATON .~ Our trip was a three-day in Cairo. We stayed at the Sheraton El Gezirah Hotel. This is in the center of Cairo that is on an Island surrounded by the Nile, (I stayed here on my first trip as well). The Sheraton Hotel is a five star Hotel on Galaa Square. At the time we stayed there it cost us $1250.00 USD for our room, (each night). Our room was large and decorated in off white... Read review

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Advantages: very low price for great accomodation & service
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...Located in the city centre of downtown Cairo, close distance to the train station and near to the residential and diplomatic sector of Cairo on Giza, Mohandesseen. The Hotel Pharaoh Egypt is only 17 km from Cairo International Airport and distance to railway station :4 km: distance to exhibition grounds:10 km: distance to the famous pyramids at Giza :12 km and distance to the Egyptian Museum :3 km. The Pharaoh Egypt Hotel offers rooms with private bathroom, full air conditioning, cable/satellite, TV., radio, international telephone, fax all day round and mini bar. 24 hour room service, laundry, dry-cleaning service, health club (gym-sauna-steam baths-massage), beauty saloon, parking, restaurant and concierge service. Express checkout, 24-hour front desk, 24-hour money exchange, car rental available. In-room refrigerator, Meet... Read review

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