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Steigenberger Cecil HotelvsHotel Acropole
Both Steigenberger Cecil Hotel and Hotel Acropole are rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Steigenberger Cecil Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Hotel Acropole. Steigenberger Cecil Hotel comes in at 92 with accolades from 6 sources like Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
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
Hotel Acropole Rough Guide
1 Gamal el deen Yassin, Alexandria 21415, Egypt
From $12/night
- Restaurant
- Free Parking
- 24-hour front desk
Rough Guide "Very central, but within earshot of trams, this shabby 1940s pension has side-seaview rooms with washbasins, grungy shared bathrooms and free wi-fi... B&B."
