The hotel is incredibly hard to find, with only a banner and 6 flights of steps to reach the “lobby”, which is the roof of the building.
The couple running the hotel are the nicest you could ask for, and the location is unbeatable. That’s where it stops for me.
I did not get the three bed with balcony that I booked. What I got was a small one bed room, that was alleyway attached to the building. Down six flights of stairs, through some abandoned rooms, past not one but two metal gates.
After more than one hour, I am shown to my room, only to find no towels. This became less of an issue when I realized I also had no running water. This was fixed in one hour.
Again, the location is top notch, and I then spent the evening on the roof watching the light show on the pyramids, twice.
Now, having been in Cairo 6 hours, after 20 hours of overnight travel, I head back to my room for some rest. Mind you, it is 9 pm.
I am first turned away by a worker, who will not allow me to my room. His boss corrected him after some discussion, and I was allowed to pass. I get in and for the next 4 hours, there is tile cutting and jackhammering literally next to my room.
At 12:30 am, I go out and have a very frank discussion with the boss, and he says they will stop for the night, and they do stop working, but not speaking loudly and banging tools around.
4 hours sleep, cold breakfast, extra charge for coffee, I was happy to leave.
