TripAdvisor Reviews - Sonesta Cairo Hotel and Casino Feed

Good location, prompt service and large rooms

mmenon, Gurgaon, India — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:18:48 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 4 of 5 stars

Conveniently located in the posh and safe neighbourhood of Heliopolis in Cairo, Sonesta Hotel and Casino was a good option for our brief stay in Cairo. The hotel is just 20 minutes from the airport,...

Save your money and go elswhere

BusinessTraveller001, Rotterdam — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:35:56 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 2 of 5 stars

Airconditioning in the room sounded like a passing drumband. The rooms are very noisy especially the ones at the swimming pool-side. This is where a mediocrate band is playing its music till one in...

Sonesta ARPATHEID Hotel

vanessalee55, Toronto Canada — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:20:30 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 1 of 5 stars

My husband and I were surprised to know there is an Apartheid system in this hotel: EGYPTIAN NATIONALS BEWARE!! We are Canadian, while my husband is Egyptian by birth. When we checked in to the...

Worked for us!

LAFRAGIA, Winston Salem, North Carolina — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:51:36 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 5 of 5 stars

We stayed at the Sonesta Hotel and Casino for two nights. This was booked by our travel tour company Noga Tours as part of a week stay in Egypt. First I want to say that we felt very safe in Egypt,...

Okay for overnight

travelbarb, Jupiter, Florida — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:35:48 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 3 of 5 stars

We arrived 7 PM from Dubai. Took over 30 minutes in traffic from airport. Had to be up 3 AM for flight to Abu Simbel. Hotel served its purpose for us. A/C a bit noisey, but overall okay and would stay...

Good value, clean & safe

clariceSydney, sydney — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:17:03 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 4 of 5 stars

Arrived in late Dec 07with wife and daughter 11 old at hotel from overnight stop over in Abu Dhabi. Part of 2 week escorted tour of Egypt my second time there, wife and daughters first time. The...

pictures can be deceiving

hijabi_86, london — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 01:59:12 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 1 of 5 stars

MY WORST NIGHTMARE!We booked this hotel thinking it would be similar to the one that we stayed in Sharm El Sheikh. Unfortunately this was not the case. The pictures on all the websites show how lovely...

Beware, the hotel is NOT what you see on the hotel's official website!!!

Mag_Mile_Girl, Chicago, Illinois — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:09:09 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 1 of 5 stars

My husband and I stayed at Sonest Cairo in late Oct. Before I booked this hotel, I checked out the hotel's official website and I thought: "Wow, this is a really beautiful hotel". Well, when we...

dutchman

dutchman2007, holland — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:00:22 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 1 of 5 stars

stay away if you can such an old bad hotel so stay awaaaaaaaaaaaaaay if you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Excellent food

April67, West Sussex — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 4 of 5 stars

We stayed in this hotel for one night prior to our return to London so chose a hotel which was reasonably close to the airport. We have stayed in many hotels in Cairo, including the Sheraton,...