We were scheduled to stay here on two separate nights as a part of our tour package with a local tour company. The reception staff was very helpful and attentive. The hotel is located in a lively part of downtown Giza. At night, the streets are full of locals and the shops and restaurants are open until late at night as well. The hotel seems secure as your bags are scanned at the entrance. My complaints are these: 1. The bathroom in both our rooms were not clean. Especially the tub/shower. It doesn't seem like bleach or a cleaning agent is used between guests. We showered with our flip-flops on in the tub. 2. The hotel did not provide washcloths. I suggest you pack your own if you must stay here. 3. When we were leaving our room to check out on our last night, we were approached by a suspicious man. He had ran up the stairs, dressed in a uniform. He was repeating our room number asked for our room key. We had already had someone to come to our room to retrieve our luggage for us so his request was strange. He also was not a housekeeper. He grabbed the key out of my husbands hand and walked towards our room. My husband made the man give the room key back and told him "No, we are checking out". We then went down stairs to the reception desk. **If your tour company schedules a stay here for you, please be aware and plan accordingly.**

I recently spent four nights here and really enjoyed the location (close to the Pyramids at Giza, to Fustat (the ancient capital) and the Ben Ezra Synagogue, Cairo Geniza and Hanging Church, and also convenient for shops and restaurants. The room was spacious and comfortable, the service typically warm and friendly, and the food was great. And for those like me who need it, the shower was excellent! There are plenty of spaces to sit and relax, the staff can't do enough for you and the rates are reasonable. If I had to find fault, it would only be the noise of the night traffic which is ubiquitous and hardly avoidable anywhere in Cairo. I warmly recommend it to families and travellers who don't want to spend top rates, but still want comfort and a little luxury.

We stayed at Barcelo for five nights in January. The hotel is well appointed, rooms and beds very comfortable. The sleep quality is ok, but the street noise may disturb light sleepers, but I’m not sure any hotel can block that out in Cairo. Close to the Giza pyramids which can be viewed from the roof top bar or some rooms on level 9, the only let down is the restaurants which, despite offering an excellent breakfasts, all other meals were quite poor and I’d recommend going elsewhere for lunch and dinner.