Traveler's House Hotel - Cairo

I was pleasantly surprised by this cozy hotel right in the middle of downtown Cairo. The staff were very welcoming and went out of their way to make sure I had everything I needed. The rooms are very spacious with superb mattresses, I even asked the hotel for the brand name. They set me up with a tour to Baharaia Oasis which I would highly recommend, a couple of days in the desert after the noise of Cairo was a welcome break.

The managment was very nice and helpful which was good. The bad was a deal-breaker though. The hotel is right above one of the busiesst intersections in Cairo, and with the constant honking from 7am - 2am staying in the room without the ipod on was very difficult. (That includes sleeping). The rooms had very poor light blocking so reading at 2am with the lights off was no problem... but sleeping was. The room had only 2 beds, no table, no place to hang clothes and the only option was to just put everything on the floor. My trip to Cairo was supposed to be 10 days, but after several nights of poor sleep in the hotel due to the noise I just decided to pack it in and return home.