Marriott Mena House, Cairo

Really amazing spot and amazing service. We had a room with Pyramid View. Amazing!!The only change I would ask Management to make is to add some accessibility handles on the shower walls to enable safe entry and exit for older people. We did not have a problem but it was a bit scary for my 83 year old husband who is not entirely steady on his feet. The breakfast buffet was superb. We ate dinner at all 3 restaurants at the restaurant and they were all delicious. The golf cart service to the Pyramids is fantastic. Beware the last return is 14:00. The swimming pool is huge. We didn’t try it because weather was quite chilly.

I thought I was going to love this hotel due to the fact that it was highly raved about. The whole experience started sour at check in with Ibrahim. He overcharged me for the room I booked. When I questioned why we still owe that cash amount, he was not clear & just said "check your email booking." After a long flight, I did not feel like going back and forth so decided to grab lunch at their restaurant 139 Pavilion and look at my email there to see what happened. After sitting, it took 15-20 minutes for the server to come over to take out order (after we flagged them down) No greeting or nothing. For the price you pay to stay here, it was giving low budget service. Food was not good at all. Milkshake was liquidy and pretty much was milk with a dash of ice cream. On top of that you have crows flying constantly around you trying to pick up food. While they are pooping all over the cushions. Not very a luxurious experience. 139 had great views of the pyramid, but after the experience I had, we never went back to dine there or sit down at the table cause it was horrendous. After looking through my email, low and behold, my email showed a lower cash amount owed than what we were charged. So, whoever plans to stay there, make sure you don't get overcharged. They offered to just deduct the difference from the bill at the end of the stay. Also, if you charge anything to the room. There is 1% city fee to the bill. I have never seen any other hotels in any other countries do this. Absolutely absurd. So if you go to the spa, the bar, or the restaurants, settle your tabs there as soon as possible. We were not aware of this fee until we charged everything to the room. For paying $1,100 USD a night for a pyramid view room that was on the 1st floor. It was not worth it. The views are stunning and their service to drive to the pyramids is nice. But I definitely would not stay here again or recommend my friends to stay for the price.

Amazing experience and service. Walid Sobhy was amzing greeting me with breakfast every day. Service, location, food were simply amazing. Definitely coming back

Beautiful resort with lovely grounds and exceptional location for touring the pyramids and GEM. Im a Titanium elite member and I was upgraded to a nice ground level garden view room although a pyramid facing suite would have been a dream come true. The staff are amazing and work hard to make your stay memorable. I appreciated access to the M Club and the abundant complimentary buffet breakfast . Overall a memorable stay I felt truly blessed to have had the opportunity to stay here. Thanks to management and staff.

Beautiful historic hotel in Giza (just across the the Nile River from Cairo.) The Mena House was initially a hunting lodge; a two-story hut nicknamed the "Mud Hut" built in 1869 for the Egyptian Khedive. Lots of famous people have stayed here, including Prince Albert, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Winston Churchill and even King Farouk. The hotel and grounds are very well kept and a nice reprieve from dusty Cairo and surrounding sites. They have a great breakfast buffet and a wonderful Indian restaurant on site, along with a good gym, outdoor pool and easy access to the pyramids and GEM (both are must-sees for your visit. The staff were very helpful and Mohamed was an excellent housekeeper. Kudos also to Mahmoud, breakfast waitstaff. The only slight negative, which may be more an issue with Cairo is that this hotel is not well suited for those that like to walk around (although you may not want to at any of the hotels in Cairo/Giza.) Uber is available and very inexpensive ($15 for transport to and from Cairo Airport, a 40 min ride...would be $100 in the US!)