This
was my favorite hotel of my trip to Egypt and Jordan. I could have
stayed here for a week without any problem. The public areas are
gorgeous, including the lobby, pool, and restaurants. There are a few
small shops off the lobby, including a bank and an ATM machine (I don’t
think that ATM took American cards on the PLUS/NYCE/STAR system,
though). There are several restaurant options; we enjoyed the four that
we tried. We booked an upgraded room, and I would highly recommend that
to everyone. We were on the second floor of the building adjacent to the
Nile. I think there were only 27 rooms in that building, nine per floor
on each of three floors. The main part of the hotel was farther from
the Nile and pool, and more stories high. The big bonus to the upgraded
rooms are the large balconies/terraces; the standard rooms in the main
building have a little triangular sliver of a balcony, not even large
enough to fit a chair, while we had a spacious terrace with two teak
chairs with comfy cushions and a small table. The room was really
comfortable, although not overly large. It certainly wasn’t the largest
room we had during our trip; on the contrary, it may have been one of
the smallest, but it was the one I liked best and felt completely
comfortable in. The hotel seemed deserted, although I saw many people at
the pool during the day; I’m not sure where they disappeared to at
night. We only spent one night here, sadly. There is a little grocery
store just outside the gates, but alcoholic beverages were harder to
come by. There was a restaurant right outside the gates, and they sold
us some beers by the can to take back to our room (we like to save a
little money when we can). I don’t recall the restaurant name, and they
didn’t take credit cards, so I don’t have a receipt, but it was almost
directly across from the hotel driveway; the restaurant also functioned
as a one-terminal internet cafe and library. We ate lunch at the
poolside restaurant on the first day, followed by dinner on the outdoor
Sunset Terrace, combining foods from Silk Road and Olives. In the
morning, we had breakfast at Rosetta, which was included with our room
rate, and very complete and plentiful. Internet access was free, but
only because my spouse is a Hilton Hhonors Gold member. The staff was
very friendly and helpful in every way. There was a metal detector to
enter the lobby, and the gatekeeper at the street entrance was extremely
thorough. I would stay here again in a heartbeat.
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