6/10 Good
May 4, 2023
Noisy and stressful
Ok, so this hotel apparently ticks all the boxes. Right next to the sphinx, roof terrace with restaurant overlooking the pyramids, clean rooms, great breakfast etc. Thats until you notice THE NOISE.
You see, in this hotel you can have either a standard back room, without window and a claustrophobic atmosphere. Or you can opt for a superior front room overlooking the pyramids. But then you also overlook the parking area for tour buses that are idling throughout the day. In the afternoon and at night the dogs take over, huge packs of dogs fight it out, barking and howling. Add to this constant honking and street chatter and top it all off with paper thin walls and windows that doesn´t close, and you have the noisiest hotel experience I´ve ever had. The solution is to opt for a cell-like back room without window.
The staff do their best to try to compensate this by eagerly offering service, welcome drink, being helpful etc. But this ended up feeling a little pushy. I was also disappointed to find out that instead of giving me accurate information about the opening hours for the pyramids ticket office, the reception staff tried to convince me to join their tour. (The ticket office opens at 7, not 8 as he insisted).
In the end, I ended up moving to a different hotel in central Cairo, as the whole experience of being in Giza and the pyramids felt like a total tourist trap. Sadly this important historical site has become a kind of Disneyland, just without the rides.
Erik
Erik, 2-night trip
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