I stayed at Wake Up Cairo, a hostel mere steps from the Egyptian Museum, close to the Metro and the river and loved it. It is a hostel and I figure if you dont like this place you should not be staying in a hostel. Room was clean, air conditioning, breakfast was when I wanted, location was perfect and even... more

Wake up was a great place to spend 4 nights in Cairo. It was very clean and the staff were friendly. They offer a free ride to the Giza pyramids and back. They do try to push other tours onto you, but like everywhere else in Egypt, they are just trying to make some extra money. We extended out pyramid... more

If you are travelling around, you will not get a better value hostel in Cairo! Perfectly situated down the road from the station and in the heart of Downtown Cairo. Incredibly helpful and English speaking staff. Awesome start / end to any Egyptian adventure. more

I went to Cairo by the beginning of July 09. I made my reservations in Wake Up Cairo as I saw they got good reviews. The staff is very nice and helpfull and always making jokes, although they always try to sell you very expensive tours... (but this is the same everywhere I think) The Hotel is very clean with... more

well we stayed here for about 5 days. We were rather worried about the place when we walked inside to the lift, however we were pleasantly surprised with the welcome we received. The guys were a great help to 1st time travellers, let alone Egypt. They organised our tour of the Pyramids and the transport. Organised our meal and night... more

We stayed two nights here in June and couldn't fault the place. The rooms are clean, the location is fairly good and the staff are great- they will help you find anywhere you need and recommend places to eat, things to see/do, etc. The breakfast is a good start to the day and follow their recommendation to get the local... more

This hostel was very deceptive in their advertising. They advertise a FREE tour to Giza Pyramids with three nights stay, but only the transportation is free which they did not tell us until we arrived at the Pyramids with only 25 Egyptian pounds. Also, they took us to someone who would give us a tour on horse who lied to... more

I stayed at wake up cairo in April for one night and two days. I originally just booked the accomodation and after contacting the very helpful and professional staff of wake up,they also booked a 3 night nile cruise ( queen of hansa,fantastic boat) , pick up from the airport at 0545 a, train ticket to luxor,bus ticket to hurghada,... more

This hostel's employees are what differentiates this hostel from others. They truly make your stay a wonderful one. They talk to you, tell jokes, give you great travel advice, book trips for you, and even walk you to restaurants! Ehab taught me how to play Egyptian backgammon! They also are very kind and try really hard to make your stay... more