Carlton Hotel

We popped in for a beer and loved the old school vibe. Felt very 1950s! The team were polite and friendly. The lift was an experience and the beers reasonably priced. The decor was very retro. A place with history! The sunset from the roof bar was awesome! Definitely worth a visit.

I stayed for 5 nights here and it was fantastic. I love absolutely everything about this place - the amazing historic ambience and decoration (never change!), the super helpful and friendly staff (everyone from the front desk, elevator operator, to the rooftop servers), the delicious free Egyptian breakfast...it's all perfect. The AC works well, the bathrooms are decent, the rooms with a balcony are really nice, and despite being on a very busy corner Downtown, are still quiet to sleep. Rooms are cleaned daily as well. I will definitely come back and stay here (my room 601!) on all my future Cairo visits. Thank you again! :)

I highly recommend this place. The hotel staff is incredibly helpful and friendly. The hotel is atmospheric in an old style. On the roof there is a restaurant where, in addition to delicious food, you can smoke a water pipe, drink beer or wine and look at the bustling Cairo. An extraordinary place, wonderful people take care of the atmosphere and that the traveler feels comfortable!

Lots of old school style and charm in the hotel's public places. No wonder there was a film crew and production unit shooting a tv drama for several of the days I stayed.||The rooms themselves are a little in need of attention, though. I had two, because they showed me into a horrible little interior one at first, before providing me with my allotted classic double room, which was much bigger, brighter and outward facing. But still a little dilapidated. ||The rooftop terrace for dining was nice.||At breakfast, choose the Egyptian rather than the Continental, as you will receive a much more filling and tasty selection.

I liked this hotel. It is very retro and worn down with a nostalgic feel - but in terms of the money you pay, it’s simple enough and fit for purpose. The staff are all very friendly and courteous and the rooftop bar is great for a sundowner. The Koshary restaurant Abo Tarek is close by which is excellent - tasty meal and very cheap. ||||I rated down a star because it was very noisy (i stayed here twice) mostly from the street. It’s a market area so very busy outside. ||||And,||||I also had a negative breakfast experience. I had a tour at 7.30am, so went to breakfast at 7am and ordered. A few other people came in shortly after. I sat there for 25mins with nothing. Some of the later people were getting served breakfast. In the end, I ran out of time and walked out. It’s a very simple breakfast, so there is absolutely no reason why it should take so long. Lots of guests have early tours so they should be ready to start serving, when breakfast starts.

We had booked Deluxe King size room. Room size was good and bed size was comfortable. The bathroom was small , size was around 3 ft by 10 ft around, it was quite compact. Room includes TV, study table with chair ,big cupboard , center table with single sofa seat. Additionally towels, kettle with coffee, tea and sugar. Room lighting was not very bright, it was bit dull. Washroom had hand wash and body wash only. There are no jet sprays in bathroom. Breakfast:- There are 2 fix option for breakfast which was included in room tariff, we can choose any one of it,( picture attached for details) 1. Egyptian breakfast 2. Continental breakfast Juice included is not fresh fruit. There is no adjustments possible in breakfasts , also omelette served was not hot. Egyptian breakfast was good. Location:- Location is very convenient, just outside of hotel there is Metro station available. Lot of shopping and restaurants available. Area is quite crowded and usually during daytime it is heavy traffic. Being in downtown, there is slight noise outside.

We had a fantastic stay at the Carlton hotel. The hotel has beautiful interiors, a great roof terrace, and very helpful staff. Thanks especially to Mahmoud who arranged a day trip to Saqqara and Dahshur ! The location is also perfect for exploring Cairo.

This is a hugely quirky hotel. It’s old and has a charm peculiar to it. The room was clean and the staff were really helpful and polite. I chose downtown Cairo because I wanted to be in the middle of the hustle and bustle. The Carlton ticked that box and when it gets a bit much after a long day then the rooftop bar was a great refuge where you could get a meal or a cold beer. The menu is limited and the prices out dated. This needs updating.|It’s not really a family hotel if you have young kids, the elevators have no protecting door as you travel so the walls are moving right in front of you plus the roof bar has some plants in a planter and then it’s an eight storey drop.|You can hear everything outside and there’s some kind of auto part market and someone down there is selling novelty car horns so expect to hear the General Lee clad on going off up until about 10 pm. You can’t come to a city as densely populated as Cairo and not expect to hear noise, see rubbish and nearly get run over. I loved it, it was exactly what I wanted and I absolutely recommend this place but not to families. I would come here again. The breakfast was great and yeah the locks are quirky but that’s part of the charm.