Mena House Oberoi

... is located in Giza, about a 45 minute drive from the Cairo airport.  A former royal palace and hunting lodge, the Mena House Oberoi is a gorgeous property located in the shadow of the pyramids.  This afternoon we go on a camel ride ...

... .30am. Negotiating a taxi – we started with one guy at 150egp, then the next at 120egp and finally got one for 80 egp to Mena House Oberoi. It took us an hour to get there, so we paid him 100egp and arranged for him to pick us up at 5.30am tomorrow ...

... -in to the hotel at 1:00 am, we had been traveling for more than 26 hours.  Tonight we are staying at the Mena House Oberoi.  When it is daylight, we should be able to see the pyramids.  It was originally a hunting lodge of King Khedive ...

Mena House ...

... interesting than Khafra. Following our time at the pyramids, we had planned to take my family to lunch at the Mena House Oberoi – a classic hotel overlooking the pyramids that has been around since 1869 and hosted a variety of royals, presidents, ...

... room and had a close look at the Sphinx.  As I said, a full day. For dinner, we went to the Christo near the Mena House.  I was trying to save some money, but it was very nearly as expensive as the Oberoi.  The food was fine but not ...

... he has already a customer right now. Where do you want to go? Let me help you." Ruth had told me that the pasha architecture of the Mena House was the grandest hotel in all of Cairo and Giza and she insisted that I have a cup of coffee there. "FDR and ...

... echo in the distance.  We got to the hotel after 1 ½ hours of traffic congestion from the airport, and arrived at the Mena House Oberi only 700meters from the The Great Pyramid Of Giza.  Checked into our room, opened the Balcony doors and the ...

... ; The trip to the Mena House took more than an hour, but it was worth it.  I’ve wanted to stay in the Mena House ever since I learned about it on our first trip to Egypt in 1988.  This old and famous luxury hotel has seen many interesting ...

... old, whether or not they actually are. Everything in Cairo looks like its been painted in mud. We're spending the night at Mena House, an Oberoi hotel that used to be a hunting lodge a hundred years ago. One last splurge before we leave Egypt. We get an ...

... traffic lights are there "only for decoration!". Our hotel is magnificent. We are staying at the base of the Pyramids, in the Mena House which was established in 1895.It is five star and the staff are very attentive. All regret that there are very few ...

... to whatever was originally agreed. That wasn’t going to happen to me. I got a driver sent by the hotel, a very nice hotel, The Mena House in Giza, the view from my room above speaks for itself. No, I thought I’d be lucky, and get a decent ...

... for bucksheesh.  Ask directions, more Bucksheesh.  We arrived in Cairo and proceeded to our hotel, The Oberi Mena House.  Excellent hotel with wonderful service and intense security.  Each time we enterer the premises mirrors we used ...

... Mena House. She found it online, and although I researched and checked out many more hotels before officially deciding, we stuck with Mena House in Cairo.  I love that it is so old...and how could I ever beat seeing the ancient Pyramids of Giza from ...