Royal Pyramids Hotel

Be extra carefull at this hotel! first don t even think on having breakfast! is desgusting the way they feed thenselfs. second forget about higyene standards, they dont exist there, make sure you buy just out side the street( if you manage to cross it!) bottle of mineral water and use it brush your teeth. Taxi drivers make sure to bargaing with them, never take the first price, I was very lucky to meet mr mohamed, is one of the drivers, drove me for five day around egypt, and was very cheep for brazilian standars. good luck

We spent the first three nights of our “Great Egyptian Tour” in this hotel. It was our first time in Egypt. Basically, I agree with two previous reviews, but I rated the hotel itself a little higher, considering our whole experience with Egyptian hotels. Hotel is in a very noisy, dirty and polluted part of Cairo and some travelers from our group, placed in the rooms facing the street, complained about not being able to sleep all night. We had the room 213 without a view that was very quiet. It was very spacious, with a kitchen, a sleeping room and two bathrooms. It was cleaned daily, hot water was available all the time and air conditioning was functioning. Only the breakfast was included (It was OK: cheese, boiled eggs, salads and stuff like this), we had lunch somewhere near sights and would buy our dinner in nearby shops. I felt rather safe wandering the streets around the hotel, looking for water or some fruits. There is a roof-top restaurant but we only had a tea and a coffee. It is very noisy and dusty but the kitchen seemed clean and the food smelt good. The stairs and common spaces could be cleaner. On the whole, this hotel served its purpose to be our base for exploring pyramids and other sights that Giza has on offer. Only try to get a room that is not facing the street. (This same hotel is listed in Cairo section.)

We spent the first three nights of our “Great Egyptian Tour” in this hotel. It was our first time in Egypt. Basically, I agree with two previous reviews, but I rated the hotel itself a little higher, considering our whole experience with Egyptian hotels. Hotel is in a very noisy, dirty and polluted part of Cairo and some travelers from our group, placed in the rooms facing the street, complained about not being able to sleep all night. We had the room 213 without a view that was very quiet. It was very spacious, with a kitchen, a sleeping room and two bathrooms. It was cleaned daily, hot water was available all the time and air conditioning was functioning. Only the breakfast was included (It was OK: cheese, boiled eggs, salads and stuff like this), we had lunch somewhere near sights and would buy our dinner in nearby shops. I felt rather safe wandering the streets around the hotel, looking for water or some fruits. There is a roof-top restaurant but we only had a tea and a coffee. It is very noisy and dusty but the kitchen seemed clean and the food smelt good. The stairs and common spaces could be cleaner. On the whole, this hotel served its purpose to be our base for exploring pyramids and other sights that Giza has on offer. Only try to get a room that is not facing the street.

Not a fantastic hotel, very basc with a little extra. Staff were very helpful from the front desk to the bell boys and we got a really good deal for the double suite first we paid 60dollars for the first few nights then when we wanted to change hotels they gave us the same room for 30 dollars for another extra 2-3 nights. the air conditioning doesnt work that well and sometimes it takes forever to get room service to come to your room. The location is better than being at the city centre though, its more sane even though there were alot of weddings the weekend we stayed so there was a lot of noise but atleast we got to see an Egyptian wedding lol

The room was OK, the service, left something to be desired. But the restaurant staff was rude and obnoxious. My family and I stayed with a group tour for 2 days. The breakfast was included and when I was eating and preparing to eat my sandwiches that I made, I was accused of stealing the food to take with me out of the restaurant. I was embarrassed along with my husband and family. Then to top it all off, they tried to cover it up and just say "Oh she is an American, its the way they eat!" Well I'm sorry I don't eat my food with my fingers!. Will never stay at that hotel again.

Quite an interesting stay! Me an my girlfriend stayed in April of this year. First thing to be wary of is being completely ripped off by the hotel Do not under any circumstances use their taxi service as we were charged 300 EGP for the driver to take us to the pyramids and wait for us, little did we know that the taxi driver would jump on a horse and come with us.. TO OUR EXPENSE. Out of the 300EGP given the driver was given 80. He couldnt believe how much the hotel had charged us. At the end of the day when we tried to cut a deal with him the for the next day with out the hotels expenses the hotel gave him a stern telling off because they wanted their cut. The hotel has a nice terrace upstairs and the room was adequet but very noisy as is on the main road. i would saty here again even at the price, there are alot better hotels in the area. TIP: watch out for mohammed at front desk, he's a big money shark, always looking for his cut. We booked the pyramids sound and light show which we paid for an was told it was reserved for us, then we found out the hotel had given our money to the driver who paid for the tickets when we got there... we were charged double the face value of the tickets. If you can spot money sharks from a long way off then its a good hotel, but if your new to egypt and dont know what to expect AVOID.

The hotel is in a very noisy and busy area. You can cross the street (lots of traffic) and smoke shisha in authentic (not for "tourist") bars and restaurants. You can also buy some beverage because the hotel has kitchen and refrigetator in every room. Rooms has 2 complete bathrooms: for man and woman. Breakfast is typical for egyptians but not suitable for western people, take that in mind: you only could drink a cup of tea or coffe with milk (mixed with water) and eat some croissant with packed jam (if there any). Take in mind that egyptians take breakfast very early in the morning, and at 8 o clock restaurant es empty and with very few pieces of food. Hotel is clean, store in the hotel is very expensive (twice the street price of anything). Hotel is located 10 minutes from Giza Pyramids, 1 hour from Tahrir Square (dowtonw area) and 1 hour from Cairo airport. A very good choice if you want to see "real" cairo life because hotel is not located at a "tourist spot".