Hotel is nice enough.Just make sure to book or upgrade to high floor nile view room.Sunset is fantastic,with giza and sakkarah pyramids in distance.Staff in Pullman bar friendly and good fun.Try Fish Market by the nile for great food.There is a supermarket to right of hotel ,as you leave reception,supplies most things.Taxi to airport about £15 max,try to avoid rush... more

on nile. pool is fine. you do get good sunsets at pool and can see pyramids in very far distance. room was spacious, darkly decorated, comfy bed, nice enough bathroom and toiletries with no nile view. basic breakfast. didn't see many guests at hotel more

I stayed in the hotel for over two months in a basic Nile view room then got upgraded to a suite. I am a memeber of A-Club and gained many credits there. Basically the hotel is tired and OK for a few nights but is not geared up for extensive stays like mine. It is no way like any other... more

Last December I was to stay in Cairo for a night on my way to Morocco. When I looked up Sofitel on the net I didn't realise that there were two in Cairo and so I ended up booking the in Maadi instead of the more upmarket El Gezireh. What a huge dissapointment. The service was very basic as is... more

we have stayed at this hotel 5 times and on each occasion have been looked after really well, the hotel is well maintained and very clean,the staff are lovely,we used their shuttle bus every day and when it wasnt available one day the hotel paid for a taxi to take just two of us into the centre of cairo as... more

I have been to Cairo 4 times in the last 2 years and for convenience more than anything I stayed at the Sofitel Maadi. This Sofitel is NOT the world class Sofitel Hotels that you would expect. The 5 star rating is way over rated; it is at best a 3 star hotel. It is well located on the Nile... more

I stayed at the Sofitel Cairo for 3 nights as part of a 10 day tour of Egypt. My first night was unpleasant as they put us in a smoking room and did not have any available nonsmoking rooms. The hotel is definitely old and needs remodeling. The bathroom trash had not even been emptied. The sheets were rough and... more

Hi i went to cairo for 10 days by myself and i am female..I stayed at the sofitel maadi towers the staff were friendly and very helpfull..The hotel was spotless and the staff came to the room twice a day and at night time placed a choc on the pillow..there is a huge amount of people in cairo and lots... more

This hotel is my wife and I's home away from home. The staff is wonderful. We have stayed in this hotel 5 times in the past 2 years. The staff always is very kind and helpful and they remembered us. WE had gotten married there and they done an extremely wonderful job on preparing everything for us. The hotel is... more