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Hotel CrillonvsUnion Hotel
Hotel Crillon and Union Hotel are both rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, Union Hotel is preferred by most writers compared to Hotel Crillon. Union Hotel comes in at 88 with praise from 5 publications like Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness and Rough Guide.
Hotel Crillon
Frommer's
Insight Guides
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
5 Sharia Adib Ishaq, Alexandria, Egypt
From $0/night
- Laundry Service
Frommer's "This is probably the most charming of the Corniche pensions, and with a pleasant and efficient staff, it represents excellent value for money in both comfort and location." Full review
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Rooms on the sixth floor should be avoided -- they are windowless and reserved for overflow.
Insight Guides "With a central location, lashings of old-fashioned character, friendly and attentive staff, spick-and-span rooms at great prices (some with harbour views), the Crillon is the best budget bet in town."
DK Eyewitness "After the Union the Crillon is Alexandria’s next best budget hotel."
Rough Guide "A time-warped prewar pension on the Corniche, with a lobby full of stuffed birds and faded Art Deco rooms with seaview balconies and clean shared bathrooms on the third floor."
Lonely Planet "Smack-dab on the Corniche, this place has oodles of character but is a little rough around the edges." Full review
Union Hotel Frommer's DK Eyewitness Rough Guide
Fodor's Lonely Planet
164 Sharia 26th, Alexandria, Egypt
From $0/night
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Air Conditioning
- Breakfast included
- Private balcony
Frommer's "Long favored by archaeologists working on the North Coast and expats looking for a break from Cairo, it's on the fifth floor of an old building on the seafront." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The best of Alexandria’s budget options, the Union is on the Corniche facing the sea, although not many rooms actually enjoy the view."
Rough Guide "Not as well run as it used to be, but still popular for its pleasant en-suite rooms."
Fodor's "Don't be misled by the dingy entrance and modest common area: this is the best inexpensive hotel in the city." Full review
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But it is the balconies, which appear to hang over the Mediterranean, that make the place feel like such a steal at this price—be sure to request one.
Lonely Planet "Book a seafront room and princely views of the Med from the balcony are yours for a pauper's budget." Full review
