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Beautiful. We enjoyed our stay here very much. I recommend it.
This might be because the package we took and included this hotel was extremely low cost... so the recommendation goes also for the "look for a good deal for this hotel" part.
The Garden Promenade Cafe was a place I could stay for ever just to feel the sun falling on me. Local youth boys (I guess the ones that could afford it) were also hanging here to watch the not-properly-dressed-for-the-Cairo-dresscode-girls-from-abroad.
It's a luxurious place, former palace. So luxurious that, after coming back from the group's daytrips in some dirty, crowdy, poor areas of the city, it made me feel a bit uncomfortable.
*Luxurious accomodation.
*Nice views from the rooms.
*The perfect gardens and pool.
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Absolutely beautiful! Service impeccable, truly worthy of ther Marriott standards of high expectations.
The palace has been a historical palatial site since the 1800's and, it sits on the edge of the Nile and amongst vast, beautiful gardens.
The sheer size of this complex is enough to leave you agape with delight!
This is before you've even sampled their service.
Anything you wish for, it seems, can all be found within the walls of your castle for the duratino of your stay. From absolutely gorgeous pool, which is surrounded by a multi teered seating/sunning arrangement so that all people wishing to soak up the rays have uninterrupted views of the lagoon like setting of the pool, to the fabulous array of restaurants that surround the gardens.
The food is delicious and the ambiance of the restaurants ever changing! There is even a sushi bar and a french bakery which specializes in some of the best chocolate and fresh fruit tarts that we had on our entire trip to Africa!
More "Americanized" bistros are situated by the pool, as well as a huge shisha bar at the far end.
The rooms are scrumptuous and we were given both a standard room as well as a suite so that we could sample the difference between the two.
The standard room was very large, with wonderful bathroom, plasma TV and comfortable linen sheets and fluffy pillows.
Best of all was the view which overlooked the gardens and restaurants.
The Suite was truly spectacular and palacial! 3 separate rooms including: Living Room/Dining room and kitchen area complete with a dumb waiter and microw wave.
Separate HUGE bathroom, in it's own seaparte portion of the apartment. Double glass paned french doors which allowed you into a massive room complete with large walk in, seamless glass shower and a soaking roman tub.
Huge separate master bedroom, separate from the rest of the apartment and complete with a balcony view overlooking all of the Nile and Cairo in the distance. The balcony had a 360 degree view of all of Cairo, truly magical! Leave a Comment
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The service of this Hotel is amazing, we were very happy with the way we were treated, the hotel also in a very nice location, gardens & restaurants.
The historical palace of this hotel is really great
The gardens, the pool and the restaurants. Theme: HotelPhone: 20-2-7358888Directions: Approx. 25 km from the airport, in island on the nile river, zamalek, Cairo.Website: www.marriottcairo.com
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Marriott Hotel is one of the best hotels that I have stayed to, in my trips abroad. It has incorporated the old Gezira Palace, built in the 19th century and is perfectly renovated, with golden mirrors, chandeliers in all its old glory. The prices that you pay for food or accomodation are very small compared to European standards. You would pay similar prices for a 2 or 3* hotel in Europe. The breakfast is one of the best and most abundant I've seen. It has a beautiful garden, as a reminiscence of the Khedive Gardens that used to cover the whole of Gezira island, made by special landscape architects brought from France and Italy.
The hotel has a very good selection of shops.
- It has an amazing french bakery with croissants (amond croissant is extraordinary).
- Also the Nomad shop is very good with handicrafts made by local ethnic groups.
- Another very well hidden secret is the NewMan clothes shop which sells products made by the NewMan brand in Egypt at a fraction of the normal prices. For example instead of 50$ everything that you buy costs 10-15$ from jeans to shirts, t-shirts, trousers etc.
- The Egyptian restaurant at the garden is fantastic. You can sit there even in winter, as they cover it with tents. It has very good kebabs. The 'Mixed Grill" plate is particularly good. The prices are not expensive for European Standards and you can also smoke a sheesh there. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 20-2-7358888
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Attending and presenting a conference at the hotel, the business facilities were satisfactory and the service excellent in terms of helping carry boxes and books and bags from room to conference halls and back.
Restaurants were not exceptional as was breakfast. Bar was comfortable but I wouldn;t go alone. Rooms were spacious and comfortable.
Nile river cruises were available right by the hotel.
Old palace, the hotel also houses a casino. Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: about averagePhone: 20-2-7358888Directions: On Nile
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ROOMS:
The hotel has two “wings” or towers each accommodating 600 rooms. I feel that even though these rooms are newly refurbished and are now classified as Superior rooms, they fall short of the spacious layout of similar hotels in the 5* category. The bathroom has a shower/bath and is very small. Single vanity basins are a disappointment.
The soft furnishings are pleasant with “typical” furnishings; desk with high speed internet access (high speed is relative in Cairo), television with various channels, air-conditioning and plush duvets with crisp white linen.
LOCATION
To be honest my first impression was that this hotel would be very old style Egyptian and very noisy. The first proved to be correct, but the latter proved to be very surprising.
The hotel is located on the edge of the Nile river on the East bank of Zamalek Island. There is a very busy thoroughfare directly in front of the hotel, but due to a combination of building layout together with the huge amount of trees, this is kept to a minimum. (sitting in the garden you can barely hear the street noise!)
The noise in the rooms is also kept to a minimum due to the triple glazing on the windows. (I saw a room facing onto the busy bridge road and couldn’t hear anything!)
In terms of ease of access, this hotel does rate very highly. It is very easy to access all the main routes to the tourist sights. The only disadvantage is that the access is via very congested roads and can be rather frustrating during busy periods (most of the day in Cairo city centre)
PUBLIC AREAS
* Restaurants
Hotel public areas are very impressive in their offerings. The hotel boasts centre-court or main building which still houses authentic and original artifacts dating back to the early 1850’s. There are an impressive 16 restaurants ranging from an Irish Pub to a Steakhouse to an Italian Trattoria to a bakery and obviously a local Egyptian “tent”. Each are beautifully appointed and the menus are comprehensive and authentic. The fact that they are frequented by the local Caireans can only bode well…
* Conference facilities
Their substantial conference venues are also located here and offer a full range of capacities. It does not have state of the art AV and this would have to be hired-in. The interiors are all authentic but can be very garish (think Palace Royal Chamber gold and Pilanesberg carpets!) Certainly not a blank canvas….
* Gardens & Pool
The garden areas are immaculately manicured. They are peaceful and
green and form a welcome colourful refuge from the dull Cairo landscape. Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 20-2-7358888
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This is another view of the Marriott. Sure, the rooms are comfortable, as you would expect when paying top dollar, but as for the rest our impression were negative. We spent a total of 5 nights there and frankly were not impressed –especially with staff refusing to help when we were stuck in a lift!
This happened when we were hurrying to finish packing before checking out and room staff knocked on the door. Maybe they were just looking for a tip (we did leave one in the room) or maybe I was a little abrupt as we were in a rush.
Anyway, when we got into the lift with our bags the same staff were filling a trolley with towels right next to the lift. The doors closed –then the lights went off and we were left in total darkness for almost 10 minutes!
We had a ‘plane to catch so you can imagine our panic…frantic banging on the door & shouting brought no response.
Eventually the lights came on, the lift door opened …and there were the guys, still busy on their trolley right next to the lift. They didn’t look up. Did they switch off the power as a sort of sick joke? The manager to whom I later complained said it couldn’t be done, but they must have heard our loud shouting & banging – and totally ignored our plight!
The duty manager said there would be an enquiry but hasn’t even had the courtesy to respond to my follow-up email. I think this sums up Marriott’s attitude to guests.
Other points to be aware of are that check in-out can be Very Slow. It took us 40 minutes to check in, almost half an hour to check out. The staff seemed to take forever but maybe it’s just their slow computer system. Allow plenty of time if you are catching a flight etc.
Make sure you have plenty of water because a small (300ml?) bottle of Evian water from the room’s mini bar costs 24 Egyptian pounds PLUS 10% service PLUS 12% tax.! A rip-off even by 5 star hotel standards!
Should we visit Cairo in future, we won’t stay at the Marriott. Theme: HotelPrice: US$180 and up » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 20-2-7358888
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4 star great Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averagePhone: 20-2-7358888
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I stayed in this hotel for all most 10 days, it has everything you need! Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averagePhone: 20-2-7358888
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Eventhough i live in Cairo but still i like from time to time to spend couple of days in a haotel atmosphere with a swimming pool.
Marriott is my favorite if talking about cairo hotels. The view is a nice one on the nile.
the hotel is 5 minutes away from downtown.
I normally spend the early morning in the balcony having my turkish coffee while watching a bright side of cairo. I then can enjoy the swimming pool which has an outdoor and indoor facility as well as a health center that includes a gym.
A shisha is fine near the pool area.
At 6 pm you can enjoy a couple of drinks at the harries pub on happy hour from 6-7pm daily (buy 1 get 1 free).
They have a huge garden area with tables and in winter time it is the best hang out for Egyptians in the sun and while smelling and eating the grilled meat.
If you have kids then it is ideal to stay in Marriott cause it is spacious and secured well.
There is the harries pub night show with a live band, so dont miss it if you dont feel like sleeping. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 20-2-7358888
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