Efficient reception and porterage, extensive buffet breakfast all morning. Large, clean rooms with balcony overlooking the Nile. Room service reasonably priced and good quality. Metro within 10 minute walk. Busy road below generates some noise but this is Cairo. more

It is a great hotel in a perfect location that can not be beaten. It is not brand new or modern, but you get great value for money. The room that we got was very big, clean and nice, the only downside was that it was not facing the Nile, being on the oposite side and facing the back yard,... more

Just got back from our Egypt trip in mid-Oct 2008 and stayed at the Shepheard Hotel for 3 nights. Pros: Good location, within walking distance to shopping areas (Midan Tahrir, Midan Talaat Harb and connecting streets) . Good breakfast buffet, made-to-order omelets, nice view of the Corniche and Nile. Rooms are old in a somewhat charming way and have an... more

We have just completed a tour of Egypt and Jordan. This hotel was by far the best we stayed in. Excellent location. Friendly staff. Restaurant good. Clean rooms. Not up to Far Eastern standards but far better than some of the other hotels we stayed in. You could eat safely in this hotel. The only criticism was lack of tea... more

Just stayed in this hotel for 3 nights as part of a tour and found it to be of good standard and location. It is an old hotel, that has been added to and rebuilt over the years. Situated next to the Nile and its floating restaurants and a 10 minute walk to the Egyptian Museum which is fantastic. There... more

We stayed in Shepheard hotel one night and that was enough. It was build in 1840s and is very poorly maintained. We had a problem with the ATM machine inside the hotel and the hotel management was unable to provide any assistance. Then our door key got stuck in the door and we could not get in our room for... more

Cairo: Shepherd Hotel, Garden City. "Excellent location". Date October 7-10, 2008 Trip member. Yorkshire England. We have recently returned from a visit to Egypt which where we included a few days in Cairo. We booked the room independently before reading any reviews. Prior to travel we decided to seek out reviews of the hotel and became rather worried following some... more

We were two of us from India stayed in Hotel Shepheard, Cairo and were extremely satisfied. We were in Cairo from 6th Sep to 11th Sep i.e. we stayed in the hotel for 5 nights and were very impressed with the hospitality of this hotel. We were given the 8th floor and had asked for a non-smoking floor with a... more

I stayed here for 4 days in September 2008 and paid around £50 a night. Although the hotel location is good for sightseeing it is poor for atmosphere as it sits surrounded by traffic and concrete. Yes the Nile is outside the window but it separated from you by a race track. Maybe it was a 4 star hotel once... more