El Otel The Hotel
Cairo - Egypt

- great and helping people working there- the rooms and halls look amazing!- the place is clean, shower works great- nice Egyptian breakfast- good bed- great location so close to the center

I stayed here for 4 nights across my week long trip throughout Egypt and gladly transformed a last minute booking into a what felt like a second home in Egypt.First off - the staff are absolutely amazing. Yousef, Helmy, and Mauka are sweet, caring, and so helpful and I can happily call them friends by the end of my stay (and already miss them <3). While I was traveling back and forth through the country, they let me keep my bags at the property and were always happy to give me recommendations or just chat! I've never met such a wonderfully friendly group of men anywhere I've stayed.The rooms themselves are well maintained, nicely decorated, and incredibly spacious. It's on the 5th floor of a building - similar to many other hotels in downtown Cairo so don't be dismayed when you first walk through the lobby. The rooms are gorgeous and a steal for the price. The breakfast was also delicious, very filling, ans incredibly prompt based on the time scheduled.The tours scheduled through the hotel were also the best ones I took during my stay in Egypt. They're well curated and hosted by kind, knowledgable guides with particularly strong English. I'd really recommend booking through the hotel vs. searching on other sites.Lastly, the location is perfect. You're an easy walk to major sites like the National Museum, well located to buses and transit, in an area near many cafes and shops and easy part of town to commute between neighborhoods.Could not recommend this place enough! Can't wait to come back to Cairo one day soon and stay again.

The staff was kind and had nice smile (^^) also the cleaning woman was cute!The room was clean and Breakfast ( Egyptian breakfast) was so delicious (^o^)Great location.And when we go out early in the morning. the staff waited for us and gave us some snacks and drink. It was very happy (^^)

It’s a female-owned hotel. The room we stayed in was spacious, the mattress very comfortable, nice thick blanket, air conditioning, clean white bedding, charming decorations, lovely little things here and there. You can tell the owners care. Great location to explore the downtown area, and not noisy.

Big love from Loulou and her familly to the staff, Hilmi and Mauka were so Nice to us since our early arrival , they helped us alot and were so freindly and helpfulThe emplacement is in downtown cairo so close to everything

Staff were young, smart, active, friendly, and so helpful. Especially, Mauka and Helmy are great. The housekeeper were nice and helpful. The building was old but well renovated. Toilet and shower room was shared but it was always clean and well maintained.

The room was beautiful and for someone who likes feeling "connected" to the city I'm in, I really appreciated the view from the balcony - surrounding buildings lit by sun, people going on with daily activities like midday prayer, playing backgammon, smoking sheesha. You can hear some sounds from the outside, but El Otel is surrounded by smaller streets and we didn't find the sounds inconvenient - which was great, especially considering this is downtown Cairo. The hotel staff is beyond exceptional - super friendly and helpful, always inviting if you want to ask some questions or just have a casual chat. If you want to stay in Cairo, I wouldn't look any further.

The location of the hotel is close to downtown, the furniture was incredible, staff was so friendly and welcoming.Highly recommended

The property was super modern and clean, it had beautiful interior on the inside and such a female touch. Truly gorgeous!!! The staff were super friendly and gave us a welcome basket upon arrival, very thoughtful. Breakfast was served at whatever time you preferred and Douae made sure to go to the extra lengths to get your breakfast of your liking. If im going to Cairo again im definitely coming back to this hotel.

Beautiful interior design, super friendly and helpful staff, great location. Comfortable bed, very nice amenities.