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Paradise Inn Le Metropole HotelvsSteigenberger Cecil Hotel
Both properties are recommended by writers. Overall, Steigenberger Cecil Hotel scores slightly better than Paradise Inn Le Metropole Hotel. Steigenberger Cecil Hotel ranks #1 in Alexandria with recommendations from 6 reviewers like Travel + Leisure, Rough Guide and DK Eyewitness.
Paradise Inn Le Metropole Hotel
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
52 Saad Zaghloul St., Raml Station, Alexandria, Egypt
From $53/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
DK Eyewitness "Clumsy makeovers have obscured some of the period detail, but the rooms are large and many have views over the central square and the attractive Eastern Harbour."
Rough Guide Star
"Situated just off Ramleh with most rooms facing Midan Sa’ad Zaghloul or the sea, this renovated 1900s four-star has bags of character."
Fodor's "The best value in Alexandria, the turn-of-the-20th-century Le Metropole has an elegance few others can match." Full review
Lonely Planet "Location, location, location! The Metropole sits right in the thick of things, with most rooms overlooking Midan Saad Zaghloul and the sea." 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
