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Steigenberger Cecil HotelvsHilton Alexandria Green Plaza
Steigenberger Cecil Hotel and Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza are both rated very highly by those who travel for a living. Overall, Steigenberger Cecil Hotel ranks significantly better than Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza. Steigenberger Cecil Hotel comes in at 92 with endorsements from 6 reviewers like Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness and Rough Guide.
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
"The glamour has long gone, but it remains an atmospheric and romantic place with good service. The comfortable rooms boast sweeping bay views."
"The setting for much of the Alexandria Quartet novels, with many rooms overlooking the Mediterranean Sea." Full review
"Alexandria’s most famous hotel gained its fame in the 1930s–40s when it was one of the city’s glitziest social venues."
"An Alexandrian institution: dead central, and with wonderful views of the Eastern Harbour."
"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
Top 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
Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza
Rough Guide
14th of May Bridge Road, Smouha, Alexandria 21615, Egypt
From $110/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
"With its five-star amenities and the Green Plaza Mall on its doorstep, who cares if you’re beside a motorway on the city’s edge. B&B $140."