5 mins walk to Egyptian museum. Ok breakfast. Good value. Noisy room Initially but changed to quiet one on next night without issues. Clean spacious rooms. Friendly staff but tarred by trying to decieve us on leaving by mis-informing us about our delayed transport and offering alternative means to take business away from initial company.

Having stayed there for 3 nights, I found City View Hotel literally money value. Friendly and helpful staff, abundant breakfast and well-equipped room are of reasons which make me love staying here again should I have a chance to revisit Cairo.

However, the best of City View Hotel is its excellent location. Exactly like its name, my room balcony was simply opposite the city view where Cairo Museum and Tahrir Square could be seen with ease. Plus, from the hotel, I could reach other places of interest in walking distance, such as, shisha cafes, bars & restaurants and a very long shopping street nearby.

Highly recommend for those searching for a really comfortable bed in Cairo center

It is one of the cleanest 3 stars hotels in Cairo. Clean rooms, W.C. Nice view to Tahrir squar, and very helpful friendly staff.
The breakfast is a bit poor.
Internet wifi is speed (not like in Europe but you can watch youtube videos )
Most of taxi drivers do not know this hotel, so you should tell them to take El Bustan Street and stop 20 meters before the intersection between El Bustan Street and Tahrir Squar.

I was very pleased with this budget-priced stay. The entrance is a bit hard to find, but even in Cairo all the taxis can find Tahrir Square, and the rooms (all with private balcony) overlook the square, Cairo Museum, and Nile, which is a great view and a great convenience in a place where a driver can rarely get where you are going without asking several times for directions. It is right at #1 Al Boustan street, a major street with many cafes, restaurants, and shops near by of all kinds and prices. Tahrir square has traffic 24/7, which creates a bit of noise, but my experience was that everywhere in old Cairo has traffic 24/7.

The hotel is on the 5th floor, so don't be disconcerted by the lobby. The staff were very friendly and very helpful, often making recommendations that saved me time and money during my stay - even when this meant NOT selling me an overpriced car or some such service. Laundry service was quick and reasonably priced, room had satellite TV, AC, mosquito repellent, and a mini fridge. The room was clean, bathroom was comfortable, and furniture was comfortable though certainly not opulent.

Importantly for me, the hotel had free WiFi, and actually had three access points operating so that in any room or the restaurant you could always find a decent signal.

The restaurant "Ali Baba" provides breakfast each morning, and the staff even called me when I overslept to ask if i would like it brought to my room before it was cleared away. That courtesy made my first jet-lagged morning livable. The restaurant serves beer (many hotels and restaurants in Cairo do not!) 24 HOURS, and at very reasonable prices, not hotel prices. While I mostly ate at local restaurants the quality of food and prices were comparable at the restaurant, and they had a surprisingly good Spaghetti Bolognese. The restaurant staff were also incredibly friendly, accommodating, and helpful: I mentioned that I like fresh fruit for breakfast and the next day fruit salad in hibiscus juice was on the buffet.

I very highly recommend this hotel in this price range, and frankly I think most travellers will have a better experience here for $60 a night then at the nearby international hotels at 4x the price, with worse service. I was in Cairo for a conference at the JW Mariott Mirage, where the service was terrible, the internet expensive, and the food and drink ridiculously overpriced, and which was virtually an open air prison because of the vast distances to anything worth seeing or doing; for the privilege, the inmates paid $300 a night.

I hope my review saves you making their mistake!