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Steigenberger Cecil HotelvsFouad Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by expert reviewers. On balance, Steigenberger Cecil Hotel scores significantly better than Fouad Hotel. Steigenberger Cecil Hotel comes in at #1 in Alexandria with praise from 6 sources including Travel + Leisure, Rough Guide and Lonely Planet.
Steigenberger Cecil Hotel
Insight Guides
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
16 Saad Zagloul Square, Alexandria 1726, Egypt
From $55/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Insight Guides "The glamour has long gone, but it remains an atmospheric and romantic place with good service. The comfortable rooms boast sweeping bay views."
Travel + Leisure "The setting for much of the Alexandria Quartet novels, with many rooms overlooking the Mediterranean Sea." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Alexandria’s most famous hotel gained its fame in the 1930s–40s when it was one of the city’s glitziest social venues."
Rough Guide "An Alexandrian institution: dead central, and with wonderful views of the Eastern Harbour."
Fodor's "With the Cecil, you're paying for history more than creature comforts, but if atmosphere is what you want you'll find it here in spades." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The historic Cecil Hotel, an Alexandria legend, has been refitted several times over the last couple of decades, sometimes for the better." Full review
Fouad Hotel Rough Guide
15 El Shohadaa St. Raml Station, Alexandria, Egypt
From $19/night
Rough Guide "One floor below the Egypt, its lobby and rooms are less elegant, but come with TV, fans and fridges; some also have bathrooms, and seaview balconies."
