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

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, Movenpick, Hilton and Novotel. This hotel compares very well with these other, more well known hotels. In fact we were extremely impressed with the buffet breakfast and dinner and would stay in this hotel again just because of the high standard of food! The hotel may not be the grandest, the pool area may not be the best and the rooms aren't the most opulent, however, the hotel is clean and definately above average. The lobby and bars/restaurants are attractive and staff welcoming and polite. I would stay here again.

Only stayed for a night prior to flying back to UK. Functional, good resturants and rooms pleasant enough. Service good and both drinks and food reasonably priced. Location rather isolated in the new part of Cairo - good for airport but not so great for the sights. We would certainly stay again if the need arose, so the hotel comes recommended but for long periods of stay there is probably better.

Recently returned from Egypt on a package tour (from STI Travel) that included 4 nights at the Sonesta Cairo Hotel. The rooms (one at beginning of tour and another after returning from Nile cruise) were both well kept and very comfortable. The 24 hour restaurant I did use, The Greenhouse, had great food. The waiters were very accomodating. The hotel also has a 24 hour bank, useful in exchanging money before a day of sightseeing. The gift shop sells postcards but doesn't always have stamps. Better to get both while on visiting other sites in Cairo. The Sonesta is in a locatiion away from the center of the city which provides a quieter experience, but isn't necessarily convienent for exploring Cairo on one's own. There is a proposed future subway extension to the Cairo airport that should help people like myself who prefer the subway to street traffic. (The hotel is located between the airport and downtown Cairo.) There are taxis readily available from the hotel's entrance.

The Sonesta is a very safe building in that everything brought into the building is put through a scanner, even food purchased nearby. There is a western style convienence store connected to a gas station not too far from the hotel. For those looking for snacks and larger (than 12oz cans) of soft drinks, this is a good option. There is also an Alpha Market about a 20 minute walk from the hotel.

Overall this was a very good experience. I would definitely stay at the Sonesta on a future trip to Egypt.