Gawharet Al Ahram Hotel - Giza

Second day there my girlfriend got her phone snatched from out of her hand walking down the street, so I'd say the area is rough. My reccommendation: go the pyramids and see the Cairo museum and get out of Giza/Cairo. Other cities like Alexandria, Luxor, and Aswan are much more tourist friendly, cleaner, relaxing, and beautiful. Rooftop bar/restaurant […] was really nice. Not the best service though, and english was questionable. Rooms were pretty clean, nice bathrooms, and free Wi-fi. Overall I'd say a 3.3, probably higher if the neighborhood wasn't so rough. Read more

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This hotel is not 4 star, it's should be 2 star. Expedia should remove this hotel from 4 star rating, the reason i choose this hotel as it shows on expedia as 4 star but in reality its below 2 star. Hotel real name is not Husa Pyramids as wriiten in english, i was confused when i saw the name outside of the hotel, hope expedia will correct this.

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Ahmed provided a very safe and pleasant trip for us. He arranged all our travel in Egypt and recommended excellent tours around Cairo and to Alexandria for a great price. Our guide Nasir was excellent as well. He worked with us to give us the experience of a lifetime.

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This is a good 3 star hotel. Staff are very friendly and will accomodate all your needs. Breakfast buffet is not so great.

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i thought this was a nice 4 star hotel to stay in, very close to the pyramids in giza. its about a 30 min drive to the pyramids (in traffic, witch there always is in Ciro). this hotel is not new but it is very clean. there is a nice restaurant on the top floor with a balcony, with a nice view of the pyramids. breakfast is basic, the food is good and […] clean too. (24h room service too) there is a indoor pool witch was out of order when i stayed witch was disappointing. it was the only hotel i could find in giza with a indoor pool (i satyed in winter), so better call the hotel to check its in order if you want a pool. other than that if you want a cheap hotel to stay a few nights just to sleep close to the pyramids and nice food this is good. i wouldn't stay here if i wasn't going out during the day and staying in the hotel all day. but of coarse you are going to Egypt to see the country, not stay in the hotel. when in egyipt beware of people trying to rip (tourist)you off, if you like somthing BARGAIN dont be scared to start off at 1/3 the price, you could end up having it for 1/2 the price. and never buy somthing without agreeing a price first. people will hassel you on the street to buy suvineers and stuff just, ignore them and they will leave you alone. but some of them can be very persistant. just ignore them its not rude in egyipt. i hope this helps Read more

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I would recommend this hotel to anyone, tourist or business person. It is very well located for downtown Cairo and for visiting the tourist "hotspots". The management and staff really take the extra effort to ensure every guests needs are satisfied and that all reasonable requests are fulfilled. Even though the hotel is on a main road, the rooms are […] quiet and many have great views, eg. of the Pyramids. The food and service is excellent. Go here and have a great time. I am happy to confirm any information personally if you wish. Read more

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Watch the sunset from the roof over the pyramids, it made my trip to Cairo worthwhile; Hotel staff went above and beyond the call of duty to assist me, even took me on a night river cruise on the Nile for dinner.

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This hotel is located a few miles/ kilometers from the Giza pyramid complex, which contains the great pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx. It is also not very far from Khan El Khalili-bazaar. It is a full 45 minutes from Cairo Airport (with no traffic), so prepare to leave early on departure days. It took us 2 hours to arrive there from the Airport because […] of Cairo traffic. The hotel staff is extremely nice and helpful. The staff can help you arrange trips to the different sites in Giza and Cairo. Our room was spacious and clean by Western standards. The hotel has three restaurants, which makes it ideal to eat at in the mornings before day treks and/or in the evenings after exploring the pyramids or Cairo. Our food was tasty and up to Western standards too. The hotel is located in the city of Giza, which is right across the Nile from Cairo, on Giza's most important street Al Ahram. A visitor gets the authentic Egyptian urban experience since the surrounding neighborhood is neither scenic nor sightly by Western standards but has a Middle Eastern charm to it. Nevertheless, the hotel is safe and has 24 hour security. The drive from the airport to the hotel is very interesting to say the least since Cairo has monumental palaces, museums and Mosques as well as decaying buildings and urban squalor. Overall, this a great hotel for an authentic Egyptian experience. Read more

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Location of the hotel is good as it is close to pyramids but far from other attractions like Egyptian museum, Khan-al-Khalil and downtown. Tourist information centre is available in the hotel but they only push you to buy the tour package with them. No other help is offered, not even a city map is available with them. Metro station is not far from the […] hotel and it could easily be used to explore the city but the tourist informaiton center tries to scare you taking metro so that you hire the car and driver from them which was quite expensive. My room was neat and clean as the hotel was as a whole. The only disappointment was the buffet breakfast. It should not be called buffet breakfast at all. It consisted of few bakery related items saran wrapped in a small plate but no hot meal. Juice was offered in the smallest possible glass size but tea and coffee was OK. Hotel's rating as four star should definitely be reviewed. Read more

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Location of the hotel is good as it is close to pyramids but far from other attractions like Egyptian museum, Khan-al-Khalil and downtown. Tourist information centre is available in the hotel but they only push you to buy the tour package with them. No other help is offered, not even a city map is available with them. Metro station is not far from the […] hotel and it could easily be used to explore the city but the tourist informaiton center tries to scare you taking metro so that you hire the car and driver from them which was quite expensive. My room was neat and clean as the hotel was as a whole. The only disappointment was the buffet breakfast. It should not be called buffet breakfast at all. It consisted of few bakery related items saran wrapped in a small plate but no hot meal. Juice was offered in the smallest possible glass size but tea and coffee was OK. Hotel's rating as four star should definitely be reviewed. Read more

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I did not stay much at the hotel therefore not quite sure that my review may count but had no bad experience either and that counts in places like Cairo...

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Everyone on the hotel staff were really great and our rooms were very clean. We didn't have any complaints at all. The coffee shop has wonderful cappacino and the restaurant has great views and good food, especially for the money. Location is ideal if you want to be closeto the pyramid complex. There is a nice mall 2 blocks down the road with some good […] shopping and the gift stores in the hotel lobby sell very reasonable priced jewelry and soveniers. Read more

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The hotel is 4-star, but these are Egyptian stars, so they aren't quite what you might expect. That said it is a pretty good, reasonably priced hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. The restaurant menu is a little short, but adequate, and the food is good. The terrace is a perfect place to sit on a late afternoon and watch the sun set behind […] the pyramids - a truly wonderful sight. I was very satisfied with my stay. Read more

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It's a great hotel in "the Pyramids street" which also has a lot of night clubs and food take away places. The people are very friendly and professional at check in, they have nice rooms and you have a view of the pyramids from their restaurant on the 9th floor. The included breakfast was ok and the foreign exchange bank in the foyer makes it very easy […] to exchange cash (they don't exchange traveller’s cheques...) They do have internet services available but you pay for the cards at reception. You have 30 min or hour cards available. Read more

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The trip was amazing just because of the pyramids, the Cairo Museum and all the historical parts of the city. Otherwise, the hotel was just ok, food was so so, except for the amazing fish dishes in Alexandria. The part that I disliked the most was people trying to rip you off everywhere you go. I was being charged 400% more for items that I could get […] in the States. Read more

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The trip was amazing just because of the pyramids, the Cairo Museum and all the historical parts of the city. Otherwise, the hotel was just ok, food was so so, except for the amazing fish dishes in Alexandria. The part that I disliked the most was people trying to rip you off everywhere you go. I was being charged 400% more for items that I could get […] in the States. Read more

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The staff was great, they try to please--accomodating for American breakfast not served on buffet. The neighborhood is what it is, very poor people begging as you make your way to Pyramids--was scary at times. The some taxi drivers tried to trick me--taking me in same circle to increase meter amount--I just got out at a stop. The wonder of the Pyramids […] and the history make up for neighborhood! Read more

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The staff was great, they try to please--accomodating for American breakfast not served on buffet. The neighborhood is what it is, very poor people begging as you make your way to Pyramids--was scary at times. The some taxi drivers tried to trick me--taking me in same circle to increase meter amount--I just got out at a stop. The wonder of the Pyramids […] and the history make up for neighborhood! Read more

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Hotel is good, clean and has clean swiiming pool, and shops with good prices. Travel agency in the hotel is very good and guys are very friendly. I will recommend this hotel to friends. Very close to the Pyramids you can even go walking.

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This not a dump but that being said the service is horrible, as annoyed as we were other people were literally screaming frustration at the help(it was really bad) on top of all this about 100 feet from our bedroom was a Minaret that has very big loud speakers on all 4 sides It was the end of Ramadan and we listened to prayers for 3 1/2 continuous hours […] on the first night and a wake up call at 4 am every morning. //no! go elsewhere! Read more

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The room we stayed in was directly beside the elevator on the 8th floor, so we had the sensation that people were always knocking on our door to come inside (from the elevator noise outside). The room was a little bit small, but it was comfortable. The carpet seemed to be a bit dirty, but then again so were we after arriving on a train from Alexandria […] that morning. The staff was very accommodating to allow us to checkout at 2 pm and leave our bags there until almost 11 pm (when we took a taxi to the airport). We did not utilize the pool. The mosque next door is always active (at least it was during Ramadan). Read more

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Very pleasant stay, nice location, recomended for a very nice stay

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i will never recommend this hotel to anyone. I don't see how this could be rated 4 star. It was more like a 2 star motel. the hotel needs a whole makeover. the breakfast was certainly a disapointment, one mornining the sausages were spoiled. the rest of the time it was cold. had to keep asking for toilet paper and washcloths the shower curtain were […] old and dingy. I tried to spend as much time away from the room. don't waste your time or money at this hotel. It was a terrible experience!!!!!!!!!!!! Read more

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The Husa Pyramisa Hotel is one of the best hotels I have stayed at. The room was very clean, the laundry services were by far the best. The staff was so friendly and helpful. We were treated like royalty. When I needed a converter for my latop to make a teleconference call at 2am the front desk send a bell boy to get it one from a little market. The […] location was great, I could see the Pyramids from the Hotel Panorama Restaurant. The fotel also had a tour office which set everything up for us, hassle free. we had a private car and a private tour guide. The prices were great. Mondy from the travel office and Achmed from the reception really made our stay the best. I will definatly be staying there again and have already made some recommendation to some co-workers and friends. Hotels. com did great in adding this hotel to their page. Read more

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Generally it was a good experience, clean room, okay facilities. At one point we made a local call to pizza hut from the lobby and they charged me 9 Egyptian pounds for it, which I thought was exuberant for Egyptian standards, so the charges of the hotel are very steep. The mosque at 4:30am every morning only woke me up once, the other days I didn't […] hear it. Make sure you get a room facing away from it. The pool was cold and couldn't use it, but otherwise clean. Read more

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I enjoyed staying here. The staff were friendly and helpful, the room was clean, big, with a comfy bed and i could even see the pyramids from my window! Breakfast was delicious. Would definitely stay again.

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Good budget hotel close to the pyramids but far from the airport. Not ideal if you are a light sleeper, as we had loud music from a nearby nightclup till 1am 2 out of 4 nights on weekdays, and a Mosque very close with very loud prayer calls. Helpful staff .

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Good hotel for the money you pay, it is about what you would expect. Breakfast was good and if you're only in the city for a short while it is close to the pyramids. But is pretty far from the airport.

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The staff of the hotel was very good special cleaners always cleaned our room very good. Surroundings of the hotel was terrible, loud noise and mess. I was disappointed with the staff of the hotel restaurant because we have to serve ourselves even we was the only guests. The hotel offered us the trips, but the prices were different both on reception […] and in the agency directly. But the guide was still with us. The breakfast buffet was very good. So i can say the price of the hotel correspond to services. Read more

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good but resturant manger was not kind dealing wth gustes

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good and clean area close to giza pyramids, it is very nice hotel and ahmed and mustafa and amr the driver allare just too good. will definately recommend people to come and stay here.

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The staff were very good with us and very helpful, especially a member of staff called Ahmed.

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Over all very good staff very friendly and heplful

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The Husa Hotel has been the best hotel thus far on our trip from Israel to Egypt. The staff was perfectly attentive and the value could not be beat. We would recommend using the hotel service to arrange transportation to the Pyramids or the Museum as the streets can be very crowded and confusing. The price for these services were cheaper than if we […] had just gotten a taxi ourselves. We have been recommending this hotel to other travelers that we have met along the way. Read more

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I wouldn't clasify this hotel as 4 stars on European standards but it was a good value for money (pay 2 nights and take the 3rd for free). Room was spacious and reasonable. good side view on Pyramides. However, road is extremely congested and busy 24/7!! Breakfast is very poor quality but can't compalin much as was included in the room price. Room was […] cleaned daily to a good standard. Surrouding area is very poor, only reason to be there is to visit pyramids otherwise you will need a taxi everytime you need to go to see the Nile or downtown (costs around £3-4 and takes around 30 min journey). Internet access was available in lounge and you might get a weak signal in your room depends which floor you are in. ALL IN ALL it was a good value for money for no more than 3 days Read more

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The location is good, a big marked is nearby and is very close to Haram. Easy access to every where in Cairo and other cities and very good staff.

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We had a wonderful time at this hotel. We stayed in one of the suites with a view to the pyramids. The breakfast was ok, but nothing special. The rooftop restaurant has a spectacular view. One warning: The management wants to entrap you in their own tourist trap, and does so in a way we felt was sleazy and deceitful.

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The double glazing wasn't very effective. the traffic was quite noisy. The food wasn't very good it appeared to have sand in it quite often and it made it gritty.

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Hotel 4 star but should only be 2 . Location noisy and dirty. Breakfast terrible no variety same everyday. Two elevators scarry old narrow does not open sometimes to go down. Reception attentive to requests but ref assigned to room made everything into ice no thermostat. TV small so blurred with only 2 English channels BBC super blurred and old movies. […] Lucky room was always cleaned by efficient gentleman housekeeper. Read more

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Quite good for the price...not luxurious, but reasonable comfort and location...taxis are cheap when using meter, so location is OK. Good view of pyramids on a clear day...only 1k away, but invisible on smoggy mornings. Bkfst was only passable..bit boring after a few days. No real gripes...staff were quite accomodating.

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A disappointing stay. This is the only hotel I have EVER stayed in where I was hassled for "Taxi" whilst standing at the Reception INSIDE the hotel. This was despite there being security guys standing next to the hassling taxi driver. Sorry, that was too much for me. We expect this on the street but not inside your hotel. The hotel also needs clean […] ing. Read more

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For your money this is a very good location (close to the pyramids etc) and a clean hotel. I have stayed here with my family (2 teens husband and wife) and we enjoyed it. Breakfast is normal Egyptian type: cheeses,eggs, breads, pastries, tea/cofee. Although our hotel was in a busy business area (shopping, pharmacy, etc) we did have to go through some […] poor areas of town, Some people may not like this aspect, but I thought it showed my 15 and 18 year old daughters to be greatful for their blessings in life. For those who come from countries where smoking is limited to certain areas, I must warn you the men at the doors, manning the detectors, smoke. This is the only drawback to this hotel...but understood since most Egyptians smoke. Read more

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We had a great time here, the staff is very friendly and helpful. The hotel it self is nice enough, and kept in a decently clean state, its not north European standards, but I had no discomfort at all. The food in the hotel, is acceptable, when their week-time chef is in, it is really pretty good, tip decently and talk to these friendly people and they […] will make your stay a great one. And the restaurant on the top floor have a great view of the pyramids, so did our room. I read a comment on the tour packages that can be booked in the hotel, and i disagree that it is a rip off, as anything else in Cairo, do negotiate, but here is how my experience was: 2 People spending a full day 9-17 going to pyramids etc, He asked for 950 EL and we negotiated down to 800 EL, i thought that was a bit expensive but agreed. In the end this was with entrance fees totaling 400-450EL + a meal + car and driver, and a guide that spoke good English. So in reality 350EL=45€ for guide and driver/car for a full day. Come on.... If you are in Cairo to see things and not only lay around the hotel, this is a great bargain. Taxis to anywhere in town should be around 30EL=4€ There is a metro a walk away, and that cost 1 EL=0,15c Read more

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The hotel is located near Pyramids (about 5 min drive) & you can see then from the roof restaurant. The service is great: the personnel is very keen to help and usefull. However, the view from our room was 2 m from the wall, so it was really unpleasant.

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Carpets filthy, walls dirty, skirting boards never been cleaned, pulled out the bed and was thick with dust. Sink blocked with hairs. bedding and towels were clean. paid for 3 nights, left after one. it is worth paying the extra for cleanliness. Staff lovely, reception staff helpful and professional.

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Excellent value, great customer service, view of pyramids.

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