Novotel Cairo

... so far. After breakfast at Cilantro, which serves expensive, but excellent coffee, we put ourselves up in the comfortable Novotel, located close to the Opera House in the Gezira neighborhood. In the afternoon, we took the metro to Islamic Cairo, the ...

... me it was just the Egyptian way. Next, we had some traditional Egyptian food for lunch, drove/walked around the old "Islamic Cairo" and saw some famous mosques, and finally visited an old market called "Hana Khalili" where we drank tea in the oldest Cafe ...

... large number of locals could be seen at the streets, sipping Arabic tea or having shisha. We were transferred to Novotel El Borg, a lovely hotel in downtown Cairo, just next to the Nile. Our room was not yet ready but thankfully the hotel had an internet ...

... , but given we needed to pay for a tourist visa to get into the country in my book that counts! So very little to report on Cairo. Lauren commented on the way in it would be nice to see the Pyramids on the way in (or out for that matter) but my comment ...

... .  So, we went to the Marriott, which of course, didn't have any rooms either.   We went online, booked the Novotel down the block, and then headed that way.  By this time, it was dark.  Even though the cab caller was suggesting we ...

... ;s hope he does so, and fast. Trip Summary:   The noise and smoke over the last few days in Cairo drove us to make a move to the Novotel Hotel for our last full day and night, just minutes from the Cairo International Airport. We spent our last ...

... for God knows how long. The 18 of us on the bus all had our own destinations. The first batch was dropped off at Novotel, the hotel across from the airport famous for their high water pressure showers, rumor has it that our teachers like to take multiple ...

... shift while we were in Tanzania. Had a pretty good sleep last night, got to bed at 1.30am or was it 12.30? Novotel was really good, coffee making facilities, complimentary water, free internet, and close to the airport. Apart from the fact that they ...

... , maybe we puzzled them, as we weren’t Caucasians and by holding Australian passports, we roused their suspicions. Our hotel Novotel Cairo El Borg in the Zamalek area, was interesting. We passed though , high security entrance, before we could check ...

... cheap, the hot water got fixed, we have internet access and the area has better shops and restaurants than the five-star Novotel, no bed-bugs and a ‘surprise’ breakfast each morning. Surprise – because we don’t quite know ...

... years and know these things !) What a crazy, crazy city. We're loving it! Day 1: Arrived mid afternoon and checked into the Novotel, right on the bank of the river Nile – First impressions were a nice, well equipped hotel. We were tired and as many ...

... room which was unexpected and the next morning it was great to open the curtains and look out over the river and the buildings of Cairo.  The hotel like much of Cairo seems to have quite obvious security.  Our hotel has guards on the gate and ...

... sticking to one lane. It's amazing how close the cars are packed in together so tightly. I think what drives me crazy about Cairo is how everyone presses their car horns it seems every 5 seconds. Some cars are really old here and let out the loudest and ...

... convents but they have all been nice, clean and spacious. The most crowded quarters we experienced were in the hotel chain Novotel. But, though their locations weren’t always the greatest, these hotels are also very clean and well kept. In Morocco ...

... day: guitar lessons and updated blog.  Met up with the guys from Boston to see if I can stay with them at their hotel Novotel.  Success, i'm in.  But, the taxi ride there was interesting.  We didn't actually make it all the way there.  We were pulled ...

We had to leave this cute city of Abu Simbel and head north back to Cairo.  Tomorrow, we will leave Egypt for Jordan for a short 6-day trip and then return back to Egypt. The flight was at 12:20pm.  The Nubian House owner said that we can see ...