10 of the best · Cairo, Egypt
Marriott Mena House at the foot of the Pyramids, the two Four Seasons on either bank, the Ritz-Carlton by Tahrir Square, the St. Regis, the Kempinski and Fairmont on the Corniche, and the palace hotel on Gezira.
Our 10 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three places we would send a friend to first, chosen by people who know Cairo well.
At the Pyramids
The historic hotel at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza, with gardens, a pool and a spa, and the Great Pyramid in the view.
6 Pyramids Road, GizaExplore View on map
On the Corniche
The Four Seasons on the east bank in Garden City, with the Nile below its windows.
1089 Corniche El Nil, Garden City, CairoExplore View on map
A palace on Gezira
A 19th-century palace on Gezira island, with gardens running to the river.
16 Saray El Gezira Street, Zamalek, CairoExplore View on map
Our long reads on this side of Cairo.
The back story
A palace hotel at the foot of the Pyramids, two Four Seasons on either bank, the grand towers of the Corniche and a palace on Gezira: where to stay in Cairo.
The Great Pyramid in the view.
At the Pyramids
The historic hotel at the foot of the Pyramids of Giza, with gardens, a pool and a spa, and the Great Pyramid in the view.
6 Pyramids Road, GizaExplore View on map
The grand hotels of the river.
Sky Pool
Fairmont in the Nile City Towers, with a pool on the 25th floor and a Willow Stream spa.
Nile City Towers, 2005 B Corniche El Nil, Ramlet Beaulac, CairoExplore View on map
On the Corniche
The Four Seasons on the east bank in Garden City, with the Nile below its windows.
1089 Corniche El Nil, Garden City, CairoExplore View on map
On the west bank
The Four Seasons on the west bank in Giza, about 13 km from the Pyramids.
35 Giza Street, GizaExplore View on map
Garden City
A Kempinski on the river in Garden City, with a rooftop bar, The Jazz Bar and a spa.
12 Ahmed Ragheb Street, Garden City, CairoExplore View on map
By Tahrir Square
The Ritz-Carlton between the Nile and Tahrir Square, beside the Egyptian Museum.
1113 Corniche El Nil, CairoExplore View on map
On the Corniche
The St. Regis on the Nile Corniche, north of Downtown.
1189 Nile Corniche, CairoExplore View on map
The island in the Nile.
A palace on Gezira
A 19th-century palace on Gezira island, with gardens running to the river.
16 Saray El Gezira Street, Zamalek, CairoExplore View on map
The tip of Gezira
A Sofitel on the southern tip of Gezira, with the river on three sides and La Palmeraie by the water.
3 El Thawra Council Street, Zamalek, CairoExplore View on map
