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I stayed here during March 2004. A pleasant enough hotel and the breakfast is good. Somebody used the phone in my room and they tried to charge me 4 Egyptian pounds which I bluntly refused to pay. In november I received an apology letter from the management. Wouldn't it be nice if you could lock your hotel room phone with a code so that you don't have to endure shouting matches in the reception on check-out.
Good breakfasts and great swimming pool. Great views over Cairo from the bar at the top of the hotel. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: +20-2-5780444/5780666Website: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=CAIHITW Other Contact: Fax: +20-2-5780475
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The Nile Hilton is supremely located - directly across the street from the Nile and right adjacent to the Egyptian Museum. The hotel contains two good restaurants that we visited - one has a buffet all day, and the other one is outside where you can order a sheesha pipe along with your meal. There is also a nightclub at the hotel, Latex, but we did not go in. Inside the hotel and also surrounding it are little shops for purchasing souvenirs and clothing. There is an American Express office located in the building, a jazz nightclub and a coffeeshop. An ATM is on the ground floor. The concierge desk was amazing - they helped us with everything from purchasing tours to retrieving feminine items from a pharmacy. We stayed in the Executive Suites on the 12th floor, I'm not sure if the cost was any different for that room versus another but we had almost 24-hour access to the Executive Lounge for free drinks (including free cocktails from 6 to 9 pm) and snacks. You have the choice of a Nile-side view from your room or a city-side view (you should request one or the other when you check in, otherwise they will just give you whatever). The Nile side looked very pretty from the Executive Lounge, but our room was on the city side and the view was absolutely outstanding. Notice the profusion of billboards facing the hotel and the lack of billboards elsewhere around the city. Interesting! We paid $155 US per night for a suite. Half-day tours ran around $30 US per person, includes a guide and transportation around the city. I'd recommend the Islamic Cairo and Khan El Kalili half-day tour, but you should find another way to get to the Giza Pyramids - we were only there for a few minutes so the whole experience was somewhat anticlimatic.
The upscale hotels have a metal detector at the door with police guarding it, but for the most part we didn't have to worry about it. They let us breeze through. The hotel is adjacent to Tahrir Square, which is basically just a roundabout with some shops lining one side of it. There is a Hardees located along this side with a good view of the square from the second floor. Prices run around 40LE for a meal at Hardees, whereas the hotel restaurant will run around 70-80LE for a meal. Our guidebook said that the Nile Hilton is one of the few places where women can smoke sheesha without attracting stares. I smoked here, along with plenty of other women. I did not see women smoking anywhere else in the city except at touristy spots. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageDirections: Along the Nile, adjacent to Egyptian Antiquities Museum
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Stay there in January 2007. The hotel is pretty old but it is still ok. The rooms need a serious refurbishing but the location overlooking the Nile River has no price. The staff is friendly and efficient. The internet in room is far too expensive !!! Could not check the gym or the pool The price was nearly 150 USD nett including breakfast but I was upgraded to the executive floor which allows you to have the breakfast on the top floor of the hotel.
Location Nile view Staff Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$120-180 » Currency ConverterComparison: most expensive
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Great hotel! -clean and spacious rooms. -Very professional &friendly staff -English is spoken well by all staff
Great views of nile from balcony Mini mall/shopping centre attached to the back of the hotel which includes a food court. Cairo Muesuem is just a short walk from the mall. Leave a Comment Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than average
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The security was kinda tight when we were staying there. On the way out, it's okay but on the way in, the police would check our bags but not everybody will have to go through this... Also, Nile Hilton is just next to The Egyptian Museum ! The photo is showing a mall at the hotel where we bought mostly the stuffs that we would carry for this trip to Egypt. Pat bought a rayban ! I bought a few more rolls of film ! Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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