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Location Breakfast

bad view from a balcony

Perfect location to explore Cairo. Hitel.is very comfortable and clean!

Good location, about ten minutes by foot to The Egyptian Museum, that if you manage to cross the streets, given there are no pedestrian crossings or traffic lights for miles and the drivers don’t ever slow down. The building itself has seen better days, but it’s still quite impressive. Spacious rooms with traditional design and a cosy balcony.

The doors need mending, as it’s a minute-long stuggle to lock, unlock and open them. Breakfast was meagre, for two persons two cups of coffee, four tiny breads, three triangles of processed cheese, two yogurts and corn flakes and two smelly blueish eggs we could not eat. Most of the staff doesn’t speak English. You need to be aware before you book a tour at the hotel, as it may be presented as the Giza Pyramids guided tour or Old Cairo guided tour, but what you get for 90 dollars for two is just a cab driver who drops you off in a place telling you he’s going to pick you up in two hours and letting you find your own way through the chaotic streets and alleys. No actual guided tour and no information provided. Fortunately, we knew exactly what we wanted to see and had a rough idea on how to get there. The driver on our second so-called tour (Old Cairo – Islamic and Coptic) didn’t even speak English or any other language apart from Arabic. Also, admission fees are not included. You need to watch out as the so-called guides have their own connections and will insist to impose upon you paying more on the spot for some products and services. The driver from our first so-called tour (to the Giza Pyramids) took us to a place where one of his connections offered to take us on a tour of the Pyramids for a whopping 500 dollars. That after we had already payed 90 dollars for the Pyramid Tour. Note that the entrance fee to the Giza Plateau is only 11 dollars per person (foreigners can only pay by card), but they will tell you that you wouldn’t be able to go on your own, as it’s a huge area and you would need to walk too much or even get lost. They kept insisting, but we refused and went on our own. We paid only 22 dollars for the both of us and saw all the sights without a problem, even with the dozens of other hustlers making us offers upon offers. So the only thing you get out of these tours is a cab ride and continuous hustle and attempts to get more money from you.

Breakfast is served individually at request and eaten in an uncomfortable office

I loved the location, it’s downtown close to almost everything, the balcony was very nice to chill or eat, it’s very clean, and the breakfast is decent

the bed wasn’t very comfortable, the bathroom can be improved, be aware there’s no elevator but they assist with the bags

very friendly and helpful staff, who really did try to answer all my questions and deal with any issues that came up. The bed was extremely comfortable!

the room door wouldn’t lock from the inside without someone pulling it shut from the outside. they did try to fix it but to no avail, but it did lock shut in the end. also the street outside can be a little noisy- not particularly bothersome to me, but it could annoy light sleepers.

Hospitality

Breakfast was very poor. Booked a room that was supposed to have a balcony but the room we got didn’t have any.