Hotel Royal

Hotel with restaurant, near Tahrir Square

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Balcony
Balcony
Reception
Outdoor dining
Free WiFi

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Airport transfer
    Airport transfer
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry facilities
    Laundry facilities
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
Main amenities
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurants
  • Self parking
  • Room service
  • Airport pick-up service
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Air conditioning
  • Car hire on-site
  • Front desk safe
  • Laundry service
  • Self-serve laundry
Feel at home
  • Children stay free
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Television
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities

Room options

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Showing 7 of 7 rooms

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 26 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Suite

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Sofa bed
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Suite

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
LCD TV
Sofa bed
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Triple Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

Standard Twin Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 26 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Queen Beds

Single Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 King Bed

Family Quadruple Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
LCD TV
Separate bath and shower
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds
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About the area

Map
10 Elwy Street, Cairo

What's nearby

  • Tahrir Square - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • American University of Cairo - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Egyptian Museum - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Cairo Tower - 3 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Khan el-Khalili - 4 min drive - 2.4 km

Getting around

  • Cairo (CAI-Cairo Intl.) - 39 min drive
  • Giza (SPX-Sphinx Intl.) - 47 min drive
  • Cairo Rames Station - 25 min walk
  • Airport pickup service

Restaurants

  • ‪كوستا كوفى - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪ماكدونالدز - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪قهوة بين البنكين - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪كافيه قمرين - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪بيتزا هت - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Hotel Royal

When you stay at Hotel Royal, you'll be within a 15-minute walk of Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum. Free perks include breakfast and WiFi. Also, this hotel is within a short drive of City Stars.

Languages

Arabic, English, Spanish

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 15 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; check-in end time: 6 AM
  • Check-out time is 11:30 AM

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions

Special check-in instructions

  • This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
  • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Children

  • One child (6 years old and younger) stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room using existing bedding
  • No cots (infant beds)

Pets

  • Pets not allowed

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas
  • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

  • On-site self-parking (USD 10.00 per day)

Transfers

  • Airport pick-up (available 24 hours)*

Other information

  • No alcohol served on site

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast
  • Restaurant
  • Coffee/tea in a common area
  • Room service (limited hours)

Travelling with children

  • Children stay for free (see details)

What to do

  • Ecotours
  • Golfing nearby
  • Boat tours nearby

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • On-site car hire
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff

Facilities

  • Built in 1910
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • LCD television

Home comfort

  • Air conditioning

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bath and shower

Stay connected

  • Free WiFi

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of USD 15 per vehicle

Parking

  • Self-parking costs USD 10.00 per day

Policies

This property does not have lifts.
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards and cash.

Also known as

Hotel Royal Cairo
Royal Cairo
Hotel Royal Hotel
Hotel Royal Cairo
Hotel Royal Hotel Cairo

Frequently asked questions

Are pets allowed at Hotel Royal?
Sorry, pets aren't allowed.
Is parking offered on site at Hotel Royal?
Yes. Self-parking costs USD 10.00 per day.
Is an airport shuttle service offered by Hotel Royal?
Yes, a shuttle from the airport to the hotel is available. The charge is USD 15 per vehicle.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel Royal?
Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; check-in end time: 6 AM. Check-out time is 11:30 AM.
What is there to do at Hotel Royal and nearby?
Have fun with nearby activities such as boat tours and practise your swing at the nearby golf course. Additional recreation on-site includes ecotours.
Are there restaurants at or near Hotel Royal?
Yes, there's an on-site restaurant.
What's the area around Hotel Royal like?
Hotel Royal is in Downtown Cairo, a short 10-minute walk from Tahrir Square and 14 minutes' walk from Egyptian Museum.

Hotel Royal Reviews

Reviews

5.6

5.6/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Poor

6-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

I arrived early morning for check in but the room was not available until 1 pm. They took good care of me, welcomed me with breakfast and allowed me to leave my luggage while I went out. When I arrived the room was not still available and since I was extremely exhausted they arranged me to go to another hotel (Capital Hotel) part of their properties and they were very nice and welcoming too. Thank you for going the extra mile and taking care of me the last day of my amazing vacation in Egypt
Fabiola, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

5-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

the receptionist eli was a very bad host never again
4-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Not too bad!
2-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Really good hotel for the price. Is in the center of downtown. The staff is awesome people. They make you feel like family. The outside is not much to look at but considering the price you pay, you get more for your money. Not only do they provide breakfast but as a courtesy they cooked dinner for my boyfriend and I our last night there. BEBO was a wonderful host.
5-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

The hotel was so unexpected! We didn't even get the room we booked online, it didn't exist! Some of the staff were nice and welcoming, but the hotel is so old and dirty, everything was falling apart, the closets, the ceiling, the bathroom, even the windows were firmly closed except the one in the bathroom, where we could see the terrible view of garbage underneath us in the void between the two blocks. They even hung the washed towels over the window facing the garbage. The internet was terrible and there was no signal for our phones, the staff took 3 days to change a lightbulb so we had to open our flashlights to see (night and day).
4-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

Not satisfied
I came here at the middle of the night and they said they don't have a room and they would transfer me to a different hotel nearby.
2-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

4/10 Fair

No towel racks, No TP refills, No Hangers
We booked our hotel online for the Hotel Royal, but when our airport transfer picked us up from Cairo International, he told us that the owners just opened a new hotel, Capital Hotel and that our room had been changed to the new hotel (very close to the old). No problem, but we booked a suite and were only given a standard room. The hotel staff was nice, however. Onto the bad: There are no towel racks in the room. You are given only bath towels, we had to ask for an additional towel for the bathroom. You cannot hang your towel anywhere to dry (again, no towel racks). Internet only worked ~75% of the time Toilet would flush and then make loud, screeching noises for about 2 minutes. We "saved flushes" whenever appropriate. The hotel is not on Google Maps, so good luck with your Uber request or trying to find your way around. Luckily, it has a red & white awning that is quite distinctive, so you can usually find your way back, but nobody knows the hotel exists. Had to extend 1 night and the price changed from $20 to $30 per night. Sucks.
Megan, 6-night trip
Verified Orbitz guest review

6/10 Good

In a good location but nothing else is great
We stayed here only for a day so it was not that big problem but it was a bit disappointing. It is great to walk to different places in downtown but the hotel itself is in a deserted alley where cars can't go. The view from the balcony was of the same deserted alley and nothing to write home about. Towels and linen were damp and the bathroom door wouldn't close. The staff though was helpful and they did what they could given the circumstances.
Sam, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Geoffrey, 4-night trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

2/10 Poor

Horrible experience
The rooms are nothing like they post on the internet. The A.C. was not working the rooms were dirty. Every thing was a fake. I will never never reserve with them again. Horrible service.
monica, 7-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

8/10 Very good

Staff were all very friendly and helpful. The young lady who serves breakfast is especially nice. Room big and comfortable with a lively warm shower.
Bronwen, 4-night romance trip
Verified Hotels.com guest review

4/10 Fair

No facilities provided as mention on internet.
Very bad experience. No transportation provided as promised. We were Forced to use public transport from airport to hotel and hotel to airport. An additional money were asked for devices. In breakfast we have to buy our own eggs. We stayed 4 days but room was never cleans neither bad sheet or trowel changed. We need to get our ow toilet tissue from facilities. We left with no choice but to stay once full payments were done. Internet service was very bad, there was weak coverage in side the room, to use WiFi we need to sit out side the room in lobby. It was not advisable for our females. You need to investigate before listing such type of hotels, its not a low rate, its about not fulfilling commitment as mention online booking such as: WiFi, decent breakfast or shetter sevice. It was noticed that other people were disappointed due to the same. It will damage Expedia image and trust. I am sure you will do the needful. Thank you for asking.
Abdul Mirza, 4-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Good for 10 usd
The room Is ok, needs More cleaning, bath dirty. staff helpfully Outside very ugly and scary Air conditioning ok Breakfast simple ok The bath courtine was broken and dirty sheets Not cleaning, but for 10 usd Is ok Close to Cairo museum and Quiet zone
ok for 10 usd, 2-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

you will never find friendlier more helpful staff
Wasn't sure at first but then really settled in. The hotel is located in a pretty good location for shopping or site seeing trips. Sitting back a bit from the main streets made this a much quieter location. The staff was very friendly and helpful. You will never feel more welcome anywhere. Met some very nice fellow travellers and enjoyed sitting around in the morning sharing information about home life, other countries travelled or just the days plans. We had a wonderful Utime and will miss the staff and friendly travellers we met each day forward
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

Verified Hotels.com guest review

6/10 Good

Cairo Hotel
not too bad
Verified Hotels.com guest review

8/10 Very good

Verified Hotels.com guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Friendly and helpful staff
We had a really nice time staying at the Royal Hotel. We really appreciated the friendly and helpful staff, as well as the tours that they helped us book. The room was clean and comfortable and the breakfast was good.
Verified Expedia guest review

2/10 Poor

Not nice
The room is bad ! Shower is very bad ! Booked a room with balcony and when I got there they said it is not available , couldn't sleep becouse of the noise of the cars
Verified Expedia guest review

6/10 Good

Good location
The hotel is in a good downtown location. The rooms are clean and hotel staff very friendly. Breakfast could do with improving, it's very basic. The biggest problem with the hotel is noise. Half of the rooms are entered directly of the reception area, the noise from the hotel night staff is a problem.
Verified Expedia guest review

4/10 Fair

Good Effort but Fell Incredibly Short
My boyfriend and I spent some time in Egypt and decided to stay at Hotel Royal in downtown. We opted to stay somewhere a bit cheaper as we'd plan on doing so many activities outside the hotel. Basically, you get what you pay for. Firstly, the beds are uncomfortable with springs stabbing you in your back but hopefully you will do enough activities, you'll be so exhausted, you'll sleep through the discomfort. There's no fitted sheet, just a low quality top sheet over the mattress that moved around the entire night annoyingly and a comforter. There also isn't a window, just shutters with a locking door so be prepared for the mosquitos. More importantly, the entrance isn't well secure or managed. The front door is always open which leads to the staircase to the individual rooms. Three seperate occassions I had a vendor follow me into the hotel trying to sale merchandise, which isn't safe at all. Theres no cafe or restaurant. The staff were kind and helpful to an extent. They make arrangements for tours but failed to provide us with an itinerary despite us asking numerous times or notify us of the additional fees for the types, which total roughly $200/pp. The last couple days we decided to take the Nile Cruise from Aswan to Luxor. We were charged a fee and despite our intakes, never received an itinerary or any kind of info. We didn't know the name of the boat, company for our tour guides, what time and where the tours where going on what day. Pay the extra money for elsewhere.
Verified Orbitz guest review

8/10 Very good

Awesome staff
I had a rough time in Cairo because I lost my papers and was stuck there for several days. I was lucky to have stayed in this hotel though. The staff were so kind and helpful. Said, the hotel owner, himself took me to the airport and helped me with the paperwork I had to go through, and Sam, the tour guide, even lent me cash when I was penniless, took me shopping, etc. I remember them fondly. Everyone was super nice and the breakfast was solid. Location-wise it's also great, right in the middle of downtown Cairo, and very affordable. It's the ideal place if you're on a budget, want to be in the heart of Cairo, and want to meet nice and friendly Egyptian folks.
Verified Orbitz guest review

8/10 Very good

It was an amazing hotel and the people are amazing
The hotel was so close to shopping and all the great sites. I would totally stay there again. The people are so nice and have a great personality. They made my stay very good even though I was alittle wildly crazy. But overall an amazing time. Thank you to the staff and the amazing 25 days.
Verified Expedia guest review