Giza Palace Hotel & Spa

Even the entry level rooms start at 53 square metres, larger than many suites elsewhere in the city. All 560 rooms and suites, 65 of them suites, share the same design language: fine Egyptian cotton linens, marble bathrooms with a separate bathtub and walk in shower, double sinks, smart televisions and warm, classical detailing. Higher categories add balconies or terraces, lounge access, butler service and, at the very top, a private pool.

Rooms at Giza Palace Hotel Cairo

The suites

Few hotels in Egypt have opened with a dining line up this ambitious: seven restaurants, bars and lounges, with a Michelin starred chef overseeing the lot and a globally famous steakhouse on site.

B&B and half board at Giza Palace Hotel Cairo

We sell this hotel on bed and breakfast or half board. Breakfast is served in Arola Brasserie from 6.30am to 11am and it is a lavish spread; early guest feedback singles it out again and again. On half board you take dinner at the hotel too, normally in Arola Brasserie, while the signature venues such as Beefbar and ONU are à la carte restaurants where charges apply. We confirm the exact dinner arrangement with your quote. Drinks are not included on either basis, and the hotel is fully licensed, so cocktails at The Palace Bar are very much an option.

The restaurants

Bars and lounges

• The Palace Bar: cocktails from expert mixologists with Latin American inspired snacks
• Luna: rooftop shisha terrace with house blends and city views
• Pool Bar: cocktails, wines, mocktails and light bites by the water
• Lobby Lounge: open 24 hours with an international menu

The outdoor pool is open year round and sits within landscaped gardens, ringed by a generous sun terrace with the Pool Bar sending over cold drinks and light bites. Cairo is a genuine winter sun destination, with sunshine and daytime temperatures around the low twenties from December to February, and the pool terrace is at its calm best then. The mood here is relaxed and grown up rather than lively.

Palace Spa, one of Cairo’s largest

At 1,900 square metres, the Palace Spa ranks among the most expansive hotel spas in the city. Inside you will find a traditional hammam, sauna, steam room and whirlpool, along with a couples massage suite and a private VIP treatment room. Treatments run from authentic hammam rituals to contemporary massages and facials, and the spa is open daily from 10am to 8pm. We suggest booking treatments a day or two ahead, as it is popular with Cairo residents as well as hotel guests.

Gym, padel and keeping active

The 270 square metre health club is kitted out with Technogym equipment and open around the clock, with yoga classes and personal training available. Up on the roof there is a padel court with open city views, a genuinely unusual feature for Cairo and an excellent way to work off a Beefbar dinner.

• Year round outdoor pool with sun terrace and Pool Bar
• 1,900 m² Palace Spa with hammam, sauna, steam room and whirlpool
• Couples suite and VIP treatment room
• 24 hour Technogym health club with yoga and personal training
• Rooftop padel court

Sheikh Zayed City puts you on the right side of Cairo for ancient Egypt: the Giza plateau, Saqqara and the Grand Egyptian Museum are all reached without ever crossing the congested city centre. None of the sights are walkable from the hotel, so build your days around a car and driver, which we arrange as guided excursions with qualified Egyptologist guides.

The Pyramids and the Sphinx

The Great Pyramids and the Sphinx sit around 25 to 30 minutes away by road. Go for opening time to enjoy the plateau before the coaches and the midday heat arrive, and allow a good half day to take in the Great Pyramid, the panoramic viewpoint and the Sphinx below. Seeing the last surviving wonder of the ancient world in the morning and being back on a sun lounger by early afternoon never stops feeling surreal.

The Grand Egyptian Museum

Around 25 minutes from the hotel, the Grand Egyptian Museum is one of the largest museums on earth and the new home of the complete Tutankhamun collection, displayed together for the first time. Entry works on timed tickets, so book in advance; we can include a guided GEM visit in your itinerary, and in our view a guide transforms it.

Saqqara, Memphis and Dahshur

Roughly 40 minutes south lie Saqqara and the Step Pyramid of Djoser, the world’s earliest monumental stone building, with the open air museum at Memphis and the Bent and Red Pyramids of Dahshur close by. Far quieter than Giza, this makes a superb full day with a driver and guide, and many of our customers tell us it was their favourite day in Cairo.

Downtown and Islamic Cairo

Allow 45 minutes to an hour or more for the city centre, where the Egyptian Museum on Tahrir Square, the medieval lanes of the Khan el-Khalili bazaar, the Citadel of Saladin and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali reward a full guided day. Traffic is part of Cairo life, so let a driver take the strain while you watch the city go by.

Sheikh Zayed City is Cairo’s smart, planned western district: wide boulevards, greenery, upscale residential compounds and some of the city’s best shopping and dining. The hotel stands on the 26th July Corridor, the fast road that runs straight towards Giza and the city, which is exactly why sightseeing from here is so painless. Arkan Plaza, a stylish open air complex of restaurants, cafes and boutiques, is a few minutes away by car for evenings out beyond the hotel.

It is worth being clear about what this location is and is not. You are not next door to the Pyramids and there are no ancient sights within walking distance; you are in a calm, affluent neighbourhood where the hotel itself is the destination and everything else is an easy drive. For most of our customers that balance, peace at night and speed by day, is exactly right.

How far is Giza Palace Hotel Cairo from everything?

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