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Catherine Plaza Hotel

4.0 of 5
Wadi El Raha St, Saint Catherine, Egypt
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Stargatebabe
VA
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115 reviews
27 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed November 21, 2011

There are few choices up there and this one is the best of the lot. It is immaculately clean if a little worn at the edges. The beds are the usual twins with hard mattresses found all over Egypt. The food was wholesome and tasty if basic but there was plenty of it. The pool was lovely. The rooms are... More

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ReginaCH
West Perth, Australia
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40 reviews
17 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed June 21, 2011

We had a well organised private tour and generally very nice hotels. However this one was really something I would have preferred to avoid. Not sure if there are no other hotels around or all the same basic standard. Camping would have been better..... Dinner was ok, but again the one with the lowest standard on our whole tour. More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed February 27, 2011
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Where to start with this place? I usually take hotel/trip reviews with a grain of salt. Someone could have different standards, different ideas of what constitutes "luxury," etc. However, every terrible review of this hotel is spot-on. First, the rooms. Yes, many hotels (even "four star" hotels) in Egypt are basic. This place takes basic to a whole new low.... More

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abercrb
Sussex UK
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27 reviews
21 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 31, 2010
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This hotel is in a great position to go up mount Moses/Sinai and in reality we went up during the night so only slept for a few hours anyway but being honest its not a great hotel. When we arrived we checked in and sat down at the pool which is past its best days. We tried to get a... More

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HugoHobbs
Bellevue, Nebraska
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48 reviews
38 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 19, 2010
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person found this review helpful

The only thing good about this hotel is that it is close to the St. Catherine monestary and Mt. Siani. After reading the other reviews of this hotel on trip advisor prior to our trip, I was forwarned but I hoped that the reviews were exagerated. They weren't. This is the only hotel in town, otherwise no group would ever... More

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Wulfrunian
Prague
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13 reviews
22 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 23, 2010
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Can't comment on bedrooms as we were fortunate enough not to have to spend the night there... Our two visits were evening and morning stop-offs either side of the ascent of Mt. Sinai as part of a guided tour . If your tour involves an overnight at this hotel then either expect the worst or cancel.. It was filthy, the... More

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tiger666run
derby
1 review
1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed September 14, 2010
1
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we only vivted this hotel for half an hour thankfully, we had climed mount sinai at 2pm that morning, and the trip had breakfast included at this hotel, as you can imagine we were all starving, as we had not eaten since the night before. From the outside it looked ok, but when we entered the restaurant it was completely... More

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olovelyy
Cairo, Egypt
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed July 20, 2010

Unaccompanied women are always expected to have a troubled trip through Egypt. Arab men have been trained to sexually harass ladies. At Catherine Plaza, keep away from all waiters and other staff members. They're all Bedouins even if the hotel looks like a 4 star. I've seen waiters masturbating in front of female customers and asking them for more money... More

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ansraja
Hyderabad
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10 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed June 7, 2010
1
person found this review helpful

Simple hotel situated right near to Mt. Sinai. In a Group of around 70 people we were on a tour to the 'Holy Land' and stayed in this hotel. A nice place to rest. Did not get to explore or use the facilities of this hotel much as we were travelling and sigh-seeing the whole day and got in just... More

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kheath
Oakville,ON
1 review
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 15, 2010
2
people found this review helpful

I just returned from a 12 day HolyLand Tour through Italy, Egypt and Israel. Though excited to visit Mt.Sinai, I have to say this was the definite low point of our tour. I had read the reviews before we left, so was prepared for this hotel,...or so I thought. We arrived after dark, and after a 7 hour drive, via... More

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