Arabesque Hotel

2.0 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Lobby
Triple Room | Minibar, in-room safe, free WiFi
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Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

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11 Ramses Street, From Abdel Moneam Riyad Square, Cairo, 15562
  • Place, Egyptian Museum
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Talaat Harb Street
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Tahrir Square
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cairo (CAI-Cairo Intl.)
    ‪30 min drive‬

Room options

Single Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Quadruple Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Triple Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Double or Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Shared Dormitory

  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

Single Room, Shared Bathroom

  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Cairo

Located in Downtown Cairo, Arabesque Hotel is within a 10-minute walk of popular sights such as Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum. This 30-room hotel welcomes guests with conveniences like free breakfast, a coffee shop/cafe, and free in-room WiFi.

What's nearby

  • Egyptian Museum - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Talaat Harb Street - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Midan Talaat Harb - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Tahrir Square - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • American University of Cairo - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Imbaba Station - 6 min drive
  • Nasser Station - 6 min walk
  • Cairo Intl. Airport (CAI) - 38 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Executive Lounge Ramses Hilton - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Koshary Abou Tarek - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Sip - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Mazeej Balad - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪OPIA Lounge & Bar - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Arabesque Hotel

Guests of Arabesque Hotel enjoy free WiFi in public areas, a library, and express check-out. There's limited parking, and an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) for USD 10.00 per vehicle one-way. Front-desk staff can answer questions 24/7, and assist with luggage storage, securing valuables, and tours or tickets. Additional amenities include free newspapers, a terrace, and laundry facilities.
LCD TVs come with satellite channels, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Balconies or patios, minibars, and safes are also available.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Things to do

  • Library
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • This property doesn't allow pets

Children and extra beds

  • Up to 2 kids 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

These fees and deposits will be charged at check-in, check-out, or the time of service.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 10.00 per vehicle (one-way)

This list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits might not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
  • Check-in: 2 PM
  • Check-out: 1 PM
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
The front desk is open 24 hours a day, and checking out is easy with express services. For convenient arrivals and departures, you can take advantage of the airport shuttle (available 24 hours), which is offered for a fee. Driving? This property offers limited parking.

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

  • This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
  • Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
  • A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
  • Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
  • This property accepts credit cards.

Additional information about polices, regulations, and more:

  • No cribs or infant beds are available.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is free cancellation available at Arabesque Hotel?

Arabesque Hotel offers free cancellation on some room rates. To learn more, review the cancellation policy on our site.

What's there to see close to Arabesque Hotel?

This hotel is situated in Downtown Cairo within a 10-minute walk of Tahrir Square and Egyptian Museum. You'll also find Talaat Harb Street and Midan Talaat Harb less than a mile away.

Is parking available on site at Arabesque Hotel?

Yes, though parking is limited parking.

Does Arabesque Hotel have a casino at the property?

No, Arabesque Hotel doesn't have a casino.

Will I find an indoor pool at Arabesque Hotel?

No, there is no indoor pool at this hotel.

Is Arabesque Hotel a good place to stay for couples?

Couples staying at this hotel will appreciate amenities like a minibar as well as a coffee shop/cafe and a free daily breakfast.

Are there hot tubs at Arabesque Hotel?

No, this hotel doesn't have a spa tub.

Does Arabesque Hotel feature a restaurant that includes a breakfast menu?

Yes, Arabesque Hotel serves free continental breakfast each morning from its cafe.

Will Arabesque Hotel allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets aren't allowed at Arabesque Hotel.

Are there connecting rooms at Arabesque Hotel?

No, this hotel doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How far is the airport from Arabesque Hotel?

The closest major airport to Arabesque Hotel is Cairo Intl. Airport (CAI), which is 12.9 mi away (38 minutes by car). Another top airport is Giza (SPX-Sphinx Intl.), which is located 26.8 mi away (45-minute drive).

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at Arabesque Hotel?

Yes, every guestroom at Arabesque Hotel comes with a balcony/patio and some offer city views.

Arabesque Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 11 out of 38 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 38 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 38 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 38 reviews

6.0/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

3.4/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

2/10 Terrible

Zafar

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
horrible staff. lied to us about Ac. room full of mosquitoes. Had to sleep put of the room on floor
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
سيئه
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness
If price is your main concern, this is the place. They do not provide towels for guests. It is primarily a hostel, but there are private rooms available. There is no heat in the rooms so bring warm clothes to sleep in the winter as it gets chilly. You may also have to ask for toilet tissue. It is not easy for drivers to find so be sure to use Uber or GPS. You will however, get the real experience of downtown Cairo as it is in a primarily residential/auto parts distribution area. I wanted more of a local experience rather than a touristy feel, so I got that.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021
Verified

6/10 Okay

Onuche

Liked: Room comfort

Nice Hotel

The hotel is in a nice environment and location. I had to ask for almost everything before it was provided. They are friendly and very nice people in the hotel. Internet and breakfast was free. It's an good hotel generally.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fargad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel with a very friendly stuff.every time i visit Cairo i will stay in this hotel.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Saher

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Great location but rooms need improvement

This is a perfect place location-wise. Easy access and close proximity to a great range of tourist attractions. The customer service was friendly too. However, the rooms and the hotel's condition could be made better and proper maintenance of air conditioners could greatly enhance their functioning
Stayed 1 night in May 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Cheap near the eygptian museum

Friendly staff free coffee, egg and rolls in morning
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best view in all of Cairo

Thanx to arabesque staff. I had a good time and comforted staying. The room is super and lovely view. Clean bed sheet. Bathroom is always clean. I strongly recommend to everyone to stay here. It's very close to many shops and restaurants . Thanx for all your support arabesque and team work .
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place to stay.

Nice and clean hotel to stay. Very friendly and helpfull Staff.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Really dirty hotel

When I saw inside the hotels room I got shocked because of the wall and dump it had dust all over the room and I cleaned it all by myself I can send you the pictures of the wall of my room you can see cats opening the rubbish bag and eating it in the corridoor.
Stayed 17 nights in Dec 2017
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Old horror movies Hotel.

That you get what you paid for couldn't be more accurate for this Hotel, doors that wouldn't close, wind is on the verge of falling apart, air conditioning units that don't work. Eventhough we booked en suite rooms, towels weren't provided, we had to wake the receptionist up and almost beg him for our breakfast. The room seemed to not have been cleaned in a few days, my children room wouldn't close so the resort to block the door with a fridge. As for the positive points it's close to many atractions and Restaurants. I wouldn't recommend this Hotel if you're traveling with children however if you are backpacking your way through Egypt this is a good place to stay and save some money in the process, just lower your expectations to a minimum.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Equipe bem educada e prestativa. As instalações do hotel são bem simples (trata se de um prédio antigo). Não há qualquer tipo de lazer. É mais um hostel do que um hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Hossam

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very bad hotel

VERY BAD HOTEL, DON'T GO THERE! I booked room for three persons for one week. The room was very dirty and all the furniture of the room of three dosn't work and broken (door is broken, tv not working, airco not working, no satelliet). After I talked with the staff, they give us room of two, two of us slept in one bed. For one week no one cleaned up the room, all furniture of the hotel are very very old and most are broken. Every day we got the breakfast later than what written on Expedia, almost all days was no internet, no shampoo, towels never changed or cleaned up, windwos are broken and can't be closed, not comfortable at night because of the cars sounds outside the hotel. IT IS JUST A TERRIBLE HOTEL!
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2017
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nasty abandoned place offered as a hotel.

Attention! These pictures are fake. This place is actually an abandoned building with rooms full of mold, nothing is clean and the covers of the beds are brown-dirty, never been washed. Bed sheets stained. Also, during the night the rooms are cold in December and noisy at all times. Check the pictures I took if you don't believe me.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

SangHyeon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

가성비 좋았습니다.

싱글룸이었는데, 방이 커서 생활하기 편했습니다. 그리고 이집트 박물관이 바로 앞에 있으며, 5분만 걸으면 카이로 시내이기 때문에 구경하기도, 맛집을 가는 것도 어렵지 않았습니다.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Eduardo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Didn’t answer the door, had to stay elsewhere

We arrived at Cairo airport at 2:45 am Thursday and our taxi driver drove around for 45 minutes just to find the place. Once finally found the door was not answered and we had to find another hotel. We want our money refunded.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Juan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place, great value

Great place, service and value. Better than other options, amd ideally located in center of town.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2017
Verified

4/10 Poor

Airton

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Suportável

Fica no sexto andar de um edifício assustador, porém com boa localização, próximo ao museu do Cairo. O quarto era razoável. Nunca vi o café da manhã, que, provavelmente, era feito em uma cozinha horrível que fica junto à recepção. Não é um hotel para família, mas é suportável para mochileiros.
Stayed 11 nights in Oct 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect for Cairo visit

Great location hotel and good value for money. Staff really make this place special though. Mohammed on the desk downstairs is the hotel trip advisor. He was brilliant. So helpful and friendly he made me feel so welcome. It is the staff that make this place. If you want day trips to Giza, Alexandria etc then Mohammed will sort it for you. Ask for Helmey to drive you. This guy is amazing, so genuine and honest. By the time I left Cairo I felt like part of his family. A real gentleman. He doesn't get paid much but still gives away his money to beggars in the street. 'It is Allah's will' he will tell you. If only the world had more Helmeys it would be a wonderful place. BOOK THIS HOTEL and BOOK HELMEY as your driver
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Muhammad

Nice hotel at downtown of Cairo.

Hotel is nice, easy access all places from here for business and tourist places
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2017
Verified

2/10 Terrible

ching yi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

千萬別再騙人了。勿入。切記。

照片是騙人的,入住無法上下樓梯,太可笑了。 快比青旅還爛。 黑心飯店,會給炕人的包車價(還騙是tour,司機也是騙子) 勿入。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

terrible hotel

it was not pleasant. hotel was NOT clean, rooms were dirty, my BED BROKE down- and when i asked to change the room, the manager came and simply 'fixed' the broken bed by rearranging the wooden ribs underneath. Blankets fell on the floor during this.. anyways, i dont think i will be able to sleep in a room in this hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

親切なRadwa

金曜日の到着で銀行が開いてなく両替に困っていたところ、女性オーナーのRadwaが良心的なレートで両替してくれた。また、ウェルカムドリンクではコーヒーか紅茶を選ぶところ、小学生の子どもにわざわざパックジュースを用意してくれた。最終日のチェックアウト後もスーツケースを預かってくれ、市内観光を身軽にできた。
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017
Verified

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Don't bother.

Cockroach in bathroom. Incompetent and unhelpful receptionist. Took over 30 minutes to find a key
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Jackie & Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Scary till we tried it then fine.

When we got to Cairo we had requested a pickup but ezpedia mail was having problems getting a response back. We waited for our free pickup about 30 minutes then took a cab. The area was so so but we were scared as there was sign outside but one inside. But to get to hotel you had to call fhem but our phones didn't work. Finally a guest leaving that spoke English called for us. Lobby kinda dirty but room was great, spotless, and cold air, great location & staff. We could walk to Egy. Museum in a few minutes. Down side only 1 towel for 2 guests but lots of hot water.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017