Isis Hotel - Cairo

7.9

This is a straigthforward cheap hotel for travelers that are on a low budget or that just want a place to crash for 1 to 3 nights! The hotel is actually on the 15th floor, the elevator luckely worked and brings you to the 14th floor! The rooms are wared out with ancient and 'cracky' furniture that remains functional, the shared bathroom is in the same state but ... the shower worked nicely and warm water was okay! The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable and in fact the scrambled eggs for the morning breakfast was a surprise to me! For this price you can not expect better then this, I actually took a big risk to book this quite late - and was happily surprised by the experience that exceeded my expectations! I also took with them one day tour and was very happy with the taxi cq guide Khalid and the tour! I stayed in total 3,5 day in Cairo and do not advice to others to do so, I believe 2,5 is more then enough to visit the main things and get a sense for the city, after that get out of this noise and enjoy other Egyptian sites!

10

the Isis Hotel is a hidden gem in cairo. they show true egyptian hospitality that a number of named hotels have lost. you are a guest, and they treat you as the most important person in egypt. everything is done for your convienence, breakfast cooked to order at 6am, 11am,2pm or whatever time you wish. the housekeeping staff service your room when you go out the hotel, no knocking on the door disturbing you, like i've had in other places. the reception staff can not do enough for you. Medhet, is fantastic, organising anything i needed. transport to coach station, a take away, and site seeing trip. one night was not enough.on my next visit to cairo, i will stay nowhere else. the ISIS HOTEL, will be my only choice.

4.9

Basic facilities circa 1950 except for the aircon and satellite tv. Is well situated with views over the city.

8.9

bon rapport qualité prix, un personnel trsè attentionné, très aimable, des excursions proposées à prix correct, une vue imprenable sur la ville, bref un bon petit hotel au vu des standards egyptiens....

9.9

I found this hotel excellent value for money. Though the entrance and ambience are not the best, the friendly service offered by the employees more than makes up. Besides, the hotel is located in a very central location of Cairo and so would serve as a good base for any traveller. I would definitely recommend ISIS Hotel.

6.9

Very kind and friendly staffs. Reasonable price. The owner of Mr. Hamada is also nice person. Location is OK but not very convenient for eating out. Walking distance to Metro Stations. This hotel could be better if they furnish maps of surrounding areas for travellers. Also, this hotel is located on a very major street, but not easy to find if you can not read address in Arabic, so the hotel should put a map on the website.

9.8

The people who worked at the front desk were always very helpful and friendly. One evening I wasn't feeling well so didn't feel like getting dinner and they went and got my husband and I dinner. We really appreciated that!!

8.5

Stayed twice at this hotel, the first time for 3 nights and the second time for 2 nights. Staff were welcoming, friendly and very helpful. We had to leave Cairo very late by train and were able to sit in the lounge for several hours before we left. Maids were friendly and efficient. We went on two quite inexpensive private tours arranged by the hotel. The one to the pyramid fields was excellent. However, the driver was keen to take us to places not on the itinerary (the carpet factory, the lotus flower factory etc, etc) and was obviously put out when we refused. Conversely, the hotel arranged to pick us up at the airport free and provided a cheap return taxi. The room was quite spacious but the furniture and sanitary fittings have seen better days. Sheets were changed daily and the bedding was clean. It is difficult to keep things dust free in Cairo and the staff obviously do their best. The area round the hotel consists partly of car repair shops so is not attractive but we found the locals friendly and felt safe. Very near is Abu Tarek's kushari restaurant which is clean, extremely cheap and provides tasty kushari and rice pudding. The Egyptian Museum is close but you need to cross a busy road or take a long walk round Tahir Sq and use the underpass. The Nile Hilton next door to the museum has a good cafe which is priced about the same as a UK department store cafe. There are stairs from the floor below which is as far as the lift goes so this hotel would be unsuitable for those who cannot manage stairs.