My husband and I arrived late at night to the international airport, and our free pickup was there as planned. Unfortunately that night they had overbooked (apparently quite common), and we were given the option of sharing a room with another couple, or we could have it to ourselves. We happily shared (imagining that it could have been us that didn't get a room late at night!), and we were given the room for half price for that night.

The staff were very friendly and gave great information about local eateries (very good one with cheap local food, and you dont get ripped off - just turn right outside the door, first right, and only a few shops up!). They were very apologetic about the overbooking as well.

We returned for one night when we came back to Cairo before flying out, and again the room was clean, decent sizes, and not too noisy (which is very good for Cairo!). The beds were comfy and clean but the pillows were very hard! Clean shared showers, and a decent breakfast in the morning.

I agree with the previous comments that the 'guest kitchen' wouldn't be usable, but food is so cheap here that we didn't bother (despite being on a very tight budget).

There is free wifi too.

I stayed at the Australian Hostel for 3 nights & thought it was great value for money. The room was clean, the service was great & I would definitely stay there again. I met alot of other travellers of all age groups & nationalities in the common room & have stayed in touch with most of them. The Hostel is situated in a very good area & I would recommend it to anyone who would like a decent budget stay.

I stayed this hostel on my first and last day in Egypt.

Booked by internet would be cheaper than walking in. I stayed private room with common bathroom. The room was spacious with lovely balcony overlook the downtown of cairo. Bathroom was reasonably clean and I did not find any issues. Could get hot shower.

Simple breakfast was included, and free wifi, even they have 2 desktop computers for guests. Hostel staff was very helpful and funny. When I stayed, there were lots of interesting travelers and meeting them at common room was really fun.

There was subway about 10 mins walking distance, tons of shops and restaurants near by, the location was perfect.

Overall, I satisfied this hotel and will go back to them if I will go to Cairo as budget traveller.

Myself and four friends stayed at the Australian hostel for four nights during our trip to Cairo in September. On first impressions, the hostel was dirty with stray cats and blood stained stairs. My friends had a room with a private bathroom that they found good value for money however the rest of us shared a triple with shared facilities which were dirty and unhygenic. The staff, although accommodating, we later found out were overcharging for local tours by around 200 pounds (AUS$40) on average. We also booked as we are Australian however the hostel wasn't at all Australia-esque and we were overall very disappointed with the cleanliness and sleep quality - hard beds and pillows. We recommend this hostel to those on a budget for an overnight stay if nothing else is available.