Mercure Cairo Le Sphinx Hotel, Al Haram

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the service was so so and the locks didn't work on the doors (ironic since there is a metal detector and armed guards at the entrance). having said all that, the location was fabulous and was very reasonabily priced.

The Alexandria restaurant served good selection of food. Unfortunately the waiting staff were not really interested and often the table was not laid properly. The room was small for amount of people. The hotel had little to do and no real shopping, the coffee shop was the only place to eat when open at lunch time. The pool area was chocked by noise and fumes from cars.The evening live entertainment was good as was room service. Not 5*

The food tasted like rats and believe me i know what rats taste like i spent a year in New Jersey, but the service was great their employee John Paul gives a great lower back massage. However the walls are really thin and i didn't get much sleep if you know what i mean. The locks are easy to pick and i got in on the best foursome of my life with two guests and John Paul. So it wasn't all bad.

This hotel is the exact opposite of the Mena House where we first stayed. And I guess I appreciate this one more than I might have bacause of our first experience. The staff we met were very helpful, friendly and spoke excellent English. The food was excellent. Our room did look out on an alley but the view of families living in abandoned tour busses made me appreciate what we have here at home. We did also enjoy the several weddings that took place on their grand staircase.

Convenient location if you are interested in being close to the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Also, rooms where you can see the Pyramids from are of low standard - equivalent to a 3* hotel. However, refurbished rooms in the hotel are of a very good standard, albeit slightly small. The rooms and bathroom is very kept, and to a very high standard. Some rooms you are shown, your view is a rubbish alley, select rooms on the ground floor so your view is the garden area, with easier access to the swimming pool. Comfortable beds and the decor is very nice in the refurbished rooms. The food I had at the hotel was excellent. Entrance and exterior is under construction - tired looking. Security is not as tight as other places. AC is very good and is everywhere in the hotel, the public toilets are also of a very good standard. I would rate staff hospitality no more than 3*, they are not well trained and some of them do not speak English. There are 3 shops in the hotel, the internet cafe is very expensive - internet is slow and the computers are slow and the room is incredibly small. The other shops are also stupidly expensive. Shops outside the hotel are difficult to get to, you have to cross dangerous roads. Also, beyond the walls of where the swimming pool lies, is a busy bus stop. The amenities around the outlying area are O.K. Food - excellent. Massive choice for all meals, and the buffet for breakfast was excellent. Room service took me 15 minutes to bring water, and 30 minutes to bring food.

check in and check out smooth and painless, great location, great pool after long day being tourist, our room had a poor view (into back alley) but enjoyed sitting on the balcony at night.

I have stayed at this hotel at least four times. I don't have any complaints. The location of the hotel is ideal due to the fact that the pyramids are visible from the hotel. I am scheduled to return to Egypt again in June 2007 and again I will be staying at this hotel.