I guess you pay for what you get.

The rooms are fine though outdated.

The bathrooms are clean I suspect but they are very old with built up grime in all of the corners.

Breakfast was pretty average.

Its not a great location. You have to travel to get to any of the sites. But there are restaurants, fast food places, an ATM, internet place and corner shops within a few blocks, which is good.

The restaurant on the 10th floor had great views. But again, the food was average.

Watch out for Mahamah. He stands out the front of the hotel and when you walk past he just happens to be walking in the same direction and offers to take you to an ATM/food joint/whatever the case may be. he'll chat to you and be really friendly. Before you know it your in his store and you've bought some papyrus. Its his selling ploy and maybe its a bit dodgy but we're happy with our paintings. We were staying at the hotel with a geckos tour and he knows the start and finishing dates so he's usually around on those days!

We had a triple room which was large with large ensuite. I found the staff friendly and helpfull, its a short walk to a large grocery shop ( a rare find in Egypt) and the Nile, and their are numerous fast food outlets within three blocks. It was comfortable, clean and cheap.

The pillows were pretty tough and hard is what I vividly remember.

The elevators didn't always work.
Our washroom was actually detached from our room meaning we had to leave our room and cross over to the washroom! We couldn't leave our stuff inside there as a result. Also, the washrooms were minimally supplied (barely any soap, we ran out of toilet paper and they didn't give us any new rolls automatically). One time, room service even forgot to give us new towels!

The top-level restaurant was also ok. The service was so-so and somewhat slow.

For the price though, I can't complain too much.

When entering the hotel, the reception seems quite nice. The room however was disappointing. We had the 'luck' to have a bathroom that was only accessible through a small corridor, which was shared with our neighbours. The airconditioning needed some extensive cleaning and all objects with a plug seemed quite old and not very safe to me (buzzing fridge, didn't even dare to turn on the TV...) You could see that some DIY had been done: although I'm not extremely confident in my own DIY skills, I can say for sure that I'm much better at it. However, the beds were fine, and the sheets were clean. Towels were also clean. Nothing wrong with that! Traffic noise was terrible. Throughout the whole night you hear the car horns giving an unbearable concert. Ear plugs are a must!