We book across a list of 5-star and palace properties in Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada — including the Marriott Mena House at the foot of the Giza plateau, the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract in Aswan, the Sofitel Winter Palace in Luxor and both Four Seasons properties in Egypt. Which one is right depends less on the star rating than on where in the city it sits.
Cairo is large and the choice of district changes the trip more than the hotel does. Giza puts you at the plateau — the Marriott Mena House is at the entrance gate, with rooms facing the Great Pyramid directly — but it is 45 minutes from the museums and the old city in traffic. Garden City and Zamalek sit on the Nile in the centre, close to the Egyptian Museum, Islamic Cairo and Coptic Cairo; the Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza is in Garden City. New Cairo and the road to the Grand Egyptian Museum suit a short stay built entirely around Giza. If your trip is mostly pyramids, stay in Giza. If it is mostly city, stay on the Nile.
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In Luxor, the east bank keeps you walking distance from Luxor Temple and a short drive from Karnak; the Sofitel Winter Palace has been on that bank since 1907. The west bank is quieter and closer to the Valley of the Kings, at the cost of a ferry or a bridge every time you want dinner. In Aswan the decision is simpler: the Nile-facing properties above the First Cataract are the reason to be in Aswan at all, and the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract, open since 1899, is the one people come for.
Whether you dream of staying in a historic palace hotel, a luxurious Nile-side retreat, or an exclusive five-star resort, our travel specialists will create the perfect accommodation experience tailored to your preferences. Hotels can be booked on their own, or as part of a private tour or a tailor-made itinerary — in which case the transfers between them are already handled.
It began as a 19th-century royal hunting lodge and stands at the entrance to the Giza plateau, with rooms facing the Great Pyramid directly. It hosted the 1943 Cairo Conference between Roosevelt, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek.
Yes. The hotel sits beside the Giza plateau’s entrance gate — a walk of a few minutes from the grounds. Reaching the Great Pyramid itself is further, and the plateau is large and exposed, so most visitors continue by car or with a guide.
Two: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, on the Nile in Garden City, and Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh on the Red Sea. Both can be arranged as part of a private Egypt itinerary.
Several of Egypt’s grandest hotels are converted royal or colonial-era buildings — the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract in Aswan, opened in 1899 above the First Cataract, and the Sofitel Winter Palace in Luxor, opened in 1907 beside the Nile. Both still operate as luxury hotels.
Marriott Mena House is the classic choice — a former royal hunting lodge at the entrance to the Giza plateau, with rooms facing the Great Pyramid directly. Ask for a Pyramid View room specifically, as the hotel also has garden-facing rooms at a lower rate.
