Brassbell l DT l Hannaux l Tahrir sq

The hotel is small and elegant. The room I booked was lovely, spacious with natural light and a beautiful view.

They might need cupboard maintenance.

It is centrally located. Having a kitchenette is a plus.

The cleaning and replacement of towels were not consistent. Sometimes I’d have a hand towel, other times I didn’t. There is no paper towel or rag in the kitchen.

Everything except the TV

I would have liked to be able to switch on the TV and find films in english without having to wrestle with an unknown system. It's not that I needed a TV but it is easier to switch off and relax after a day's activity if there is a TV going in the background. Trying to find english language channell was a huge challenge. Advanced tech is not always helpful. Sometime simplicity is best.

The room I had was small, the door unfortuantly opened into almost the foot of the bed; OK, but not great. I loved the kitchenette and the facilities but some walls were scuffed and had a bit of water damage. Other rooms I glimpsed into were larger and seemed to be much nicer.

The internet was so slow I had to change hotels. The staff at on sight were pleasant but not very helpful. However they did contact (when I made a bit of a fuss) the management who transferred me the next day to another property not far away in Downtown, an Airbnb rental apartment, that was large and quite glamorous and had good wifi, at no extra cost. So the company gets big points for this. Be careful for all travellers however, that construction noise in Downtown Cairo at the moment is constant (Like til 2 am constant) and very clanging.