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Atmospheric hotel with stunning views

Sofitel Cecil Alexandria

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5 of 5 stars
Belfire   1 contribution
London
Sep 5, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
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An atmospheric hotel with literary associations. It figures in Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet, and Somerset Maugham used to stay here. The view over the Eastern Harbour and along the Corniche is marvellous, whether from your room (best to get one on the corner so that it overlooks both the harbour and the square) or from the rooftop where you can dine or go for drinks -- you are overlooking one the most stunning scenes in history, the site where Cleopatra had her palace and entertained Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Nothing of that survives today except in your imagination and in the sea breeze and the plangent sound of the waves. But wonderful all the same! The best place to stay in Alexandria.

  • Liked — The cage lift and the rooftop views.
  • Disliked — Leaving.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay May 2007
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since September 05, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Great pool scene
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Other
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Great hotel shame about the hard beds

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3 of 5 stars
denterprised   34 contributions
Brighton, Sussex, England
Apr 3, 2007 | Trip type: Family

This hotel is located within walking distance of the Library and the city centre. It has stunning views of the bay.

The only thing that let this hotel down was the beds. I have a bad back which was aggrevated by the very hard beds so I did not sleep very well. So was glad we were only there for two nights.

  • Disliked — The beds were too hard.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay March 2007
  • Visit was for Hobbies / interest / culture
  • Traveled with Family (extended)
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since December 30, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for People with disabilities
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Lunch at the Cecil

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1 of 5 stars
Ninja1   8 contributions
Essex
Jan 29, 2007
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We visited this hotel for lunch on a day trip to Alexandria from Cairo, having read that it was highly recommended. Unfortunately the service was ridiculously slow even though they weren't at all busy and although there were four of us eating, two of our meals turned up at least five minutes after the first two. The food was pretty naff and it was a good job service was included in the cost of the meal as we would not have left a tip. Also the ladies toilet in the lobby was absolutely filthy. Don't put this hotel on your list of "things to do when visiting Egypt"!!!

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2007
  • Member since August 31, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
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Good Hotel

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4 of 5 stars
Travelbug311   4 contributions
Western Australia
Nov 28, 2006 | Trip type: Couples
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Best of a noisy bunch. Located on the very noisy corniche we switched to this hotel because we were unable to sleep because of the noise in the other hotel. The windows and doors are properly sealed which helps but it is always going to be noisy in Alexandria because of the traffic. The food at the 24 hour cafe was good and the rooms were clean and nicely refurbished. Very cute old elevator in the lobby.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay November 2006
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since November 28, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Wonderful hotel

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5 of 5 stars
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Cairns, Australia
Mar 26, 2006
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Had problems getting a reply by internet, but booking was intact - no deposit or credit card details asked for. Arrived Cairo late and rang them, so they held the rooms past 6pm. We had twin adjoining rooms, facing the corniche. Beautiful sumptuous old world style rooms, very clean. Friendly staff, good location. This is an old hotel, so don't expect modern sanitised 5 star. Only had breakfasts, which were great. Would stay there again.

  • Date of stay February 2006
  • Member since March 26, 2006
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Address: 16 Saad Zagloul Square, Alexandria 1726, Egypt