This is a great hotel if you want a base for exploring cairo. Its near sadat metro station, historic tahrir square and the egyptian museum. Theres a nice shawarma place downstairs and convenient store. Near banks and vodafone outlets. Breakfast was pretty decent - though we missed 2 because had to leave early. There's free wifi in the rooms and... More

Cairo Downtown Hotel was a warm, friendly, and comfortable stay. The staff was engaging and very helpful especially with over land travel arrangements. They went above and beyond to make sure we reached the correct bus station, one of the employees took the train and dropped us off in person. The atmosphere of the hotel is great and the balconies... More

If you're looking for the economically priced hotel experience in Cairo, look no further. A stones throw from tahrir square, housed in an old picturesque building, this hostel is clean, provides free breakfast, great staff, well priced, and awesome location right in downtown by tahrir.

I stayed with my family in Downtown Cairo for almost 2 weeks and we felt like visiting with friends the whole time. The hotel occupies a corner of the third floor of an amazing, although unkept, old building. The staircase reminded us of views of sunken Titanic - it must have been glorious in its hey day, covered in carpets... More

A great value budget hotel only a stones throw away from Tahrir square. The hotel has lots of character and the price is excellent. The owner Wallid is very hospitable, and is a great souce of information about the city Overall, a good budget choice in Cairo

Cairo Downtown Hotel was a amazing experience, his staff help me every day with all the informations. I'am Journalist and Producer and my experience here was over average. The Hotel is very clean, in the middle of action in Cairo, the internet for my work work rally fast and secure. We have a full and lovely breakfast each morning, and... More

Cairo Down Town Hotel – extraordinary friendly hotel in a very beautiful old building two minutes from Tahrir square (including views from the balcony), big rooms with high ceilings, comfortable beds, very clean, including breakfast and wireless. Staff and owner make you feel at home in no time. They are always there to give you any information you need, organise... More

I came to Cairo to film for a documentary in Tahrir Square, and discovered this place was highly recommended by other journalists. Unlike the other over-priced hotels on the square, this place is affordable, and has character. The ceilings are very very high which gives each room a spacious feeling. From my balcony I could see the square. The staff... More

This is a very good 3 star hotel. The staff is incredibly friendly, the rooms are very clean and spacious, and it's a safe, restful place to relax from the chaos of Cairo. We stayed here for 4 nights for the cost of what you'd pay for 1 night at many tourist hotels in Cairo, especially all the hotels in... More