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San Giovanni HotelvsSteigenberger Cecil Hotel
Both San Giovanni Hotel and Steigenberger Cecil Hotel are rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Steigenberger Cecil Hotel is the choice of most writers compared to San Giovanni Hotel. Steigenberger Cecil Hotel scores 92 with accolades from 6 reviews like Fodor's, Lonely Planet and Insight Guides.
San Giovanni Hotel
Frommer's
205 El Gueish Avenue, Stanly Bay, Alexandria, Egypt
From $49/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's "This is a nice enough small hotel with some character, a pleasant staff, and a not-so-great location. A few years ago, it had a great location between the road and the sea, but then the..." 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
