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Property Amenities
This high-rise luxury hotel features contemporary French and Asian style and has a private promenade along the Nile River. The Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah offers 10 top-notch restaurants, including the trendy Buddha Bar, El Kebabgy with traditional barbeque, La Palmeraie with authentic Moroccan cuisine, and Le Deck floating lounge and restaurant. Entertainment is provided in the lobby several nights a week.
The outdoor pool has an infinity edge overlooking the Nile. Guests can also take advantage of a hammam, 2 spa tubs, a fitness center, and spa services. Meeting facilities can accommodate up to 500 guests. An Internet point is available, and wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel.
Onsite parking at Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah is available for a surcharge; valet service is offered at no additional fee. A roundtrip airport shuttle is also offered 24 hours a day for a surcharge (advance notice required).
Rooms
The 433 guestrooms and suites in the Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah's 27-story cylindrical tower have balconies and double-paned windows with views of the Nile. Rooms feature LCD TVs with satellite channels, free movies, free wireless and broadband Internet access, free newspapers, and signature MyBed®.
Room Amenities
Dining
Buddha Bar - Asian fusion dishes and sushi bar signature cocktails, and a terrace that overlooks the Nile.
El Kebabgy - Traditional barbecue in an Asian-themed setting located on the banks of the Nile. Live entertainment.
La Palmeraie - Authentic Moroccan cuisine, live entertainment, and shisha with traditional mint tea. Located on the promenade by the Nile.
Le Deck - Floating lounge and restaurant serving international cuisine. Latino band every Sunday and Tuesday, 8 PM – 11 PM.
Vendome - French brasserie with international wine list and cigar selections.
Window on the Nile - Parisian tea lounge with art books, pastries, and afternoon tea.
Sud - 24-hour a la carte dining in a contemporary setting with views of the Nile. Mediterranean buffet for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service is available 24 hours.
Recreation
The heated outdoor pool has an infinity edge that seems to overflow into the Nile. There are also sun loungers, a fitness center, and 2 spa tubs.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Spa
Sofitel's own Le Spa features treatment rooms that overlook the Nile and include iPod docking stations and scented candles. Signature treatments include a massage that incorporates seashells. Other amenities include a Turkish bath and an indoor relaxation pool with infinity edge.
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“Super Sofitel”
The hotel was fantastic. Food was great. We ate in 3 of the restaurants. The Budda Bar was really fun & a great atmosphere. Tuna tartar was wonderful! Very friendly staff with great service. Pool was lovely & the water was heated which was fabulous as the evenings were cool (we went in November.) The spa was great too! Prices for meals are not cheap - around £50 head, but worth it as we didn't get ill & everything was beautifully prepared. We would highly recomend this hotel.
“AMAZING HOTEL BEST IVE EVER STAYED IN”
WHAT A HOTEL ON THE NILE POOL IS AMAZING VIEW AMAZING RESTAURENTS ON THE EDGE AMAZING WISH I COULD HAVE STAYED LONGER ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT YOU REALLY CANT WANDER OUTSIDE AS THERE IS NOTHING THERE CLOSE HOWEVER THE HOTEL IS FABULOUS
“An amazing city and and even more amazing hotel.”
Cairo is amazing. The Pyramids are breath-taking, and so was our hotel. The Sofitel is a true 5 star hotel. It's expensive, but has an amazing design, the staff are polite and friendly, the pool has a amazing view over the Nile, as do the rooms. The room are surprisingly spacious and well designed - a mix between classical and contemporary styles completed with taste. The location is great: it's relatively near to most sights, is in the beautiful 'Garden City' area, but is made by it's perfect Nile location. It has five varied restaurants, which all sit on a perfectly located boardwalk surrounding the hotel... all in all, excellent!
“Wonderful view”
I would recommend this hotel to anyone who wants a view and a nice easy atmosphere.
“Excellent, Amazing!!”
Great acomodations, excellent service, beautiful scenery. Love the diferent restaurants by the Nile River. Would love to go back. Only thing that needs work is the Internet, access was limited, and the only place to use it was at the Business Center.
“An Oasis in the middle of Chaos”
We spent 3 days in Cairo to visit the Egyptian Museum, Giza, Saqqara and Memphis before flying off to dive the Red Sea. Cairo was as crazy as all the reviews said, and we chose this hotel because it had been described as a refuge from the chaos of the city. IT IS. From the moment of arrival - after a hectic 2 hours in the airport trying to fill out forms for our missing luggage and haggling over a taxi fare and then being harassed to pay an EXIT FEE from the airport terminal etc. etc. - we arrived at our hotel to find exceptional SERVICE, exceptional ELEGANCE and the best FOOD we had in Cairo (though I must say it has a price tag to match). The concierge was outstanding and helped us so much, as did the business center as we tried for nearly 3 days to get our luggage from AlItalia's Cairo office. The view of the Nile was stunning, and our hotel was a true oasis in a sea of sand, noise, chaos and heat. The pool was OUT of this WORLD. The restaurants were ALL fantastic and we felt so safe and cared for. Will go back to Egypt - SO much to see - and would stay at this hotel anytime we have to go through Cairo. Go 5-star in this city if you can. You will be glad you did.
“Great Place!”
Hotel was fantastic the Spa was great, wouldn't really recommend the restaurant, Way over-priced, not that good actually sick from it. Venture out to the restaurants in town. Cheaper and much better!
“the best hotel in zamalek..”
Although usually the Sofitel hotels are not considered the top hotels,this particular Sofitel(Sofitel Gezirah,Zamalek),can be described as one of the best places to be if you want to be in a classy hotel in Cairo..It's located in the best area of Cairo,Zamalek..which is an actual island in the heart of Cairo..a lot quiter ,cleaner and more european than the rest of the city..Secondly because of the round shape of the hotel every room has a magnificent view(even if you don't choose the really expensive ones..great atmosphere,great decoration,1 really good restaurant(kebabgy),great breakfast...watch out for the taxi services and the tours the hotel may organize(CRAZY EXPENSIVE)..You better have go out in the street and loook for one of the white cabs with the meter..if not for that,you're gonna get ripped off..best hotels in Cairo:-Sofitel , -marriot omar cayam really warm and traditional building,amazing places and restaurants inside ,not that good a view, -and Semiramis..the four seasons are overrated and too expensive
“One of Egypt's Best Hotels”
Staff and facilities were excellent! No problems!
“Excellent hotel”
Excellent experience at Sofitel Cairo. Services were at very high level, good range of restaurant options, excellent Spa, beautiful swimming pool and very comfortable room. I definitely recommend this hotel. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same about Sofitel Luxor, which is VERY bad (terrible services and horrible rooms). Given this huge difference between two hotels of the same brand I'm NOT likely to book at Sofitel again, cause I don't want to have the poor experience I had with them at Luxor
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The preferred airport for Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah is Cairo (CAI-Cairo Intl.) - 19.9 km / 12.3 mi.
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