We stayed at the Mercure Romance for a couple of night whilst exploring Alexandria, and thought it was a very pleasant hotel. It is, however, quite far away from 'downtown Alexandria', which is not fantastic if you'd rather walk than catch taxis all the time. It's right on the waterfront with views over the Mediterranean, which is fabulous. The staff... more

Mercure Romance is close to Daniel Bridge, about 10 minutes by car from the city center and the Corniche. It was the only hotel available when I decided to go for a 3-day-trip from Sharm el-Sheikh. At first I was a bit weary, but after having been there for 3 nights, I must say its quite a nice hotel, not... more

Difficult to say which comes first, a reduction in a hotels customers or deterioration in service and standard i.e. is one the response to another. Whichever the case the Mercure Alexandria seems to have experienced this phenomena, few customers and poor standard. In fairness the high season was over during my painful experience. The location is quite good by the... more

Date: Mid March 2007 Author: tcliapis , Station in Helioupolis Cairo by that time Alexandria and its splendors as Montaza Palace , Library , National Museum, Pompeys Pillar , Catacombs, KAVAFIS house - museum, beaches, the overall Culture & Night life of Alexandria and the Mercure hotel there WAS THE EXPERIENCE. Alexandrias Romance Mercure is a reliable above average 4... more

A four star hotel - We stayed in a winter month when the wind was really strong and howled through the windows - however watching the sea in the gale force winds more than made up for this! Fantastic! The rooms looked brand new. We stayed in a suite, which had a lovely little sitting room attached in another room.... more