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Grand HotelvsInterContinental Cairo Semiramis, an IHG Hotel
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. Overall, InterContinental Cairo Semiramis scores significantly better than Grand Hotel. InterContinental Cairo Semiramis has a TripExpert Score of 80 with praise from 6 sources such as Rough Guide, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler.
Grand Hotel
DK Eyewitness
Rough Guide
Lonely Planet
17, Sitta-W Ashrin Yulyu, Cairo, Egypt
From $24/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Family Friendly
- Dry Cleaning
DK Eyewitness "Built in 1939, the Grand is situated in the bustling heart of Downtown. The rooms are clean and its marbled bath rooms are divine, but most period fixtures have gone."
Rough Guide "Art Deco edifice featuring original lifts and furniture, a fountain, coffee shop and old-fashioned, homely rooms with immaculately varnished wooden floors."
Lonely Planet "Retro-tastic." Full review
InterContinental Cairo Semiramis, an IHG Hotel
Fodor's DK Eyewitness Rough Guide
Star Service
Condé Nast Traveler Lonely Planet
Corniche El Nil, PO Box 60, Cairo 11511, Egypt
From $62/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Fodor's "This modern high-rise was, for many years, the center of the city's hotel life." Full review
DK Eyewitness "This is possibly the bestlocated hotel in town – it is on the river, just south of Midan Tahrir."
Rough Guide "Spacious, elegant rooms, plus a gym, a pool, the Haroun al-Rashid nightclub... and seven restaurants offering cuisine from around the world."
Star Service "As one of the original Nile riverfront properties, the Semiramis is one of the city's grande dames." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler90.0
"Named for the Assyrian queen Semiramis, this "excellent high-rise" with hanging gardens is in "a great location" facing the Nile and near the Egyptian Museum and Cairo Opera House." Full review
Lonely Planet "The elegant foyer at the Semiramis InterContinental is a popular Cairo meeting place, and its 1st-floor restaurants are among the best in the city." Full review
