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Four Seasons Hotel AlexandriavsSteigenberger Cecil Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria and Steigenberger Cecil Hotel are both highly recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Steigenberger Cecil Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria. Steigenberger Cecil Hotel is ranked #1 in Alexandria with recommendations from 6 publications such as DK Eyewitness, Travel + Leisure and Insight Guides.
Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria
Concierge
Travel + Leisure
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Lonely Planet
399 El Geish Road, Alexandria, Egypt
From $184/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Concierge "The first luxury hotel to open in Egypt's second city since the Belle Epoque, the Four Seasons occupies the former site of the colonial-era Hotel San Stefano."
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Avoid mid-June to mid-September, when half of Cairo and the Persian Gulf descend on the city, congesting its beaches.
Travel + Leisure "118 Pierre-Yves Rochon–designed rooms (Neoclassical furniture; Roman-style baths) in a crescent-shaped tower on the Corniche." Full review
DK Eyewitness "A luxurious hotel, the Four Seasons has its own beach and marina, a spa and a circular infinity pool on a fourth-floor terrace. All rooms have sea views."
Rough Guide Star
"Setting new standards for luxury in Alex, this marbled five-star behemoth (20min by taxi from the centre) has balconies, CD players, LCD screens and deep tubs in all its rooms."
Condé Nast Traveler "The first luxury hotel to open in Egypt’s second city since the Belle Epoque, the Four Seasons occupies the former site of the colonial-era Hotel San Stefano." Full review
Lonely Planet "The much-loved old Casino San Stefano made way for this grand edifice, whose gleaming towers dwarf neighbouring buildings." Full review
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
