Al Maghraby Hotel

Very good hotel for the category of 4 stars in Egypt. Most other 4 stars hotels are not the same. In spite of old building in tiny street but hotel room has all new amenities to the standard. Staff are so cooperative the fat man in reception and the young lady in kitchen. Good internet and air conditioning and fridge and heater in bathroom.

Sure the old building and no lift. Also the telephone net is so weak but this is because of crowded downtown area in Alexandria.

The staff were very helpful in bringing our bags to our rooms and getting us a taxi in the early morning.

The breakfast was very simple, bare-bones: bread, eggs and instant coffee. Despite them asking us what time we would like to have breakfast, the eggs were cold because they had cooked them half an hour too early! The ceiling of the rooms was too low for comfort. I suspect they made two floors in the old building where there used to only be one.

I liked the location, it was very close to the beach (only 3 min walking). Every thing was clean and the breakfast was good. Mr. Ashraf is a helpful descent man who responds to our all requests. They allowed us to keep our luggage for hours after checkout. We felt safe and comfort. It is a highly recommended place.

People were kind because they wanted a tip as everyone else in this Country, but that's not enough, not even fair for the amount of money you're paying here, almost 40 dollars per night in an old and worn out hotel. And the location was in the center, far of the Alexandria Library or museums, you have to pay a taxi.

We did the reservation for 2 nights due to the original reservation in a different hotel was cancelled, when we arrived the room was not clean at all, it had hairs and dirty bed sheets. The air condition was not working, and the temperature was more than 40 Celsius. There was not towels, paper, soap or basic cleaning items. The chair was broken and all the items in the room looked dirty and damaged. We talked about it to the receptionist, he said the air conditioner was broken and we would be changed of room the next day, however it's not worthy at all for the price of almost 40 dollars the night in a country like Egypt where only garbage and misery abound, PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, HEALTH AND MONEY HERE. We had a lot of luggage and we were tired or we would definitely have left as the first sight, not only of the hotel but the country.

Clean, friendly polite smiling staff. Highly recommended

This is a family run hotel with wonderful staff who looked after me very well. The rooms are a generous size particularly as I was on my own. The hotel is situated in the old part of the city. It is easy to get around - I walked everywhere. This really is a glorious ruin of a city. Fab architecture that is literally crumbling. And very inexpensive compared to Western prices. As a Westerner you need to be prepared for a very different experience. There is a simple breakfast each morning and hot tea was offered whenever I came in from my walks. Aircon was available in the room.and the bed was comfortable. There is no top sheet provided but a rug was on the bed for overnight drop in temperatures. The bathroom was quite adequate with plenty of hot and cold water. Bottled water and toilet paper was provided although I took tissues and wet wipes. Everything is available at local Carrefour Supermarket. My grateful thanks to all staff, day and night who were so friendly and caring.And especially my driver who did a return trip to the airport to return my phone!!

I have no complaints. You have to be prepared for a visual assault walking around the city. Unfortunately, the streets are filled with much rubbish mostly plastic bags and containers and that extends into the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. However the people are gorgeous and welcoming. The new Alexandria Library is extraordinary. It really is like stepping back in time.