Name: Carlton Downtown Cairo
Address: 21 26 July St, Cairo, Cairo, Cairo, 11511, Egypt
Rating: 7.3

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Carlton Downtown Cairo

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.

Loved roof top restaurant and bar. Staff amazing. Great location for sightseeing

Extremely comfortable and stylish hotel with 1930s charm   Great downtown location for walking through the city. Clean and well equipped rooms and WiFi throughout, including in bedrooms! Comfortable beds and excellent lighting.  Friendly and charming staff. Roof top terrace with bar. Good Egyptian breakfast.  Good value and highly recommended. I look forward to returning.

This is truly a historical hotel that has preserved its beautiful atmosphere since 1935. The building, rooms and elevator may be a bit rickety, but his only adds to the atmosphere. Apart from the beautiful decorations (including historical photographs on every floor!) the roofgarden terrace is its biggest asset, with wonderful views of Cairo and a great place to enjoy a delicious Egyptian breakfast in the sun and drinks/dinner in a hip ambiance with great music in evenings.

We didn’t stay here, but visit a few time during our stay in Cairo. 
It’s a central place and the rooftop offers a lovely space and oasis of calm in the hustle and bustle of Cairo. 
150 Egyptian pounds for a nice draft beer, albeit served in a paper cup. Nice snacks. 
The staff were very attentive and helpful. 
If you are looking for a calm tie out and view if the centre, we would highly recommend.

Hello there this is my experience to stay at this such a comfortable hotel. Really really a recommended it.

This historic property takes you back in time to how people lived a peacfull life, and easy going.

Great location (metro, shops, stalls, bakery and cafes/restaurants nearby), nice and clean rooms, friendly staff, good breakfast served from 7am at the roof terrace and Wifi in the room. Good value for money! 

Such a great hotel, the breakfast on the rooftop was the best part with Amr Gaber as the manager providing good service! Excellent location and great value for money. Would recommend to anyone staying in Downtown Cairo. 

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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.

Great ambience and character

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.

There is nowhere in the world like the Carlton.

Loved it!

Gorgeous historical hotel with amazing rooftop bar

Very good location one block from Nasser Metro so very easy to reach most points of interest. Hotel fixtures are not up to date--old style room keys required a bit of patience. But room was perfectly fine, and rooftop lounge was a pleasant place for breakfast. All staff very comfortable. If modern western fixtures aren't critical to you, Carleton offers very good value

Hotel with a character, I liked the old fashioned vibe it feels like you are traveling back in time. It’s a good place to stay a night or two to get the city vibe. Surroundings are not touristic at all and very hectic, but that’s part of the experience. We have used Uber to get around and went out in the evening for a meal. There are some good coffee  places in the area. 
The main negative is a cigarette smell, it’s not very strong in the room but you definitely feel it in the corridors. 
Stuff is friendly and always trying to help, there is no hair dryer in the room but I was provided with one after I asked.  
They also have a nice terrace upstairs.

Hotel with a character

Great place of calm to enjoy central Cairo with a drink and view.

If you want to sample real Egypt and a hotel from yesteryear then this is it .it certainly isn’t a ritz , Hilton or Sheraton and if you are looking for pristine, swimming pool, overpriced drinks and food then don’t chose this place
Yes it’s rough around the edges. It’s an old hotel that is crumbling in places but that’s what oozes character. 
The roof bar has been open since 1935 and feels like you’ve stepped back in time. Spent a great evening with my 15 year old son playing pool and challenging the manager and staff to an international game .clean, great priced beer and an atmosphere we enjoyed .
The hotel is right in the centre if Cairo. You really are in the heart of the city. Shops and stalls everywhere. Not just for the tourist but where the Egyptians shop. You can find everything
It’s also only a 15 minute walk to the Egyptian museum 
Beds nice and firm. Again not a £300 a night Hilton standard but comfortable enough. And I am fussy!
There is more noise from outside being in the bustle of Cairo than in a sealed off hotel room but bar the morning call to prayer we sound it fine. The air conditioning noise is loud but I like white noise and that drowns out any outside bustle 
We didn’t have the room serviced. Not sure if that is standard here. We were there for 3 nights. But on asking for things they were quick and helpful. There was no bathroom gel/shampoo but again, if you want to pay for that then this isn’t that type of hotel.
What was great was a large fridge in the room. Enough to store lots of water and snacks from the shops just outside. There’s a great bakery 20 yards from the entry. Though the included Egyptian breakfast on the roof terrace was substantial enough to keep you going until lunchtime .

Only gripes. The shower was pathetic with water flow very slow and change I temperature hard to regulate. A small thing against the value and experience though.

Paying by card they charged a 10% surcharge over Egyptian for the room. Which was bizarre as all other places we ate or night things in, even where the spend was small (most places below £5 even!) took visa without issue. And bizarre you could pay without surcharge on their roof terrace. So take USD  cash and pay with that if you want to avoid this for the room

All in all a throughly great experience. Recommended for feeling like you’ve visited Cairo over yet another boxed tourist hotel experience.

It’s not a ten in rating for the hotel
Itself but deserves it as a gem of life almost gone . An experience to remember

Staff extremely friendly and helpful!

A step back in time

This place isn't for everyone but we loved it. If you are brave enough to be in the thick of all things Cairo then it's just beyond the hotel doors! Just wander round the lanes and side streets. Location wise you are right next to Nasser Metro. There is a kiosk shop right on the corner which sells water and soft drinks at actual Egyptian prices (not always the case) and there is an alcohol shop just a few doors down on July 26th Street. You can find a bakery, market stalls with fruit all within the adjacent back streets. The vintage style of the hotel is great and to be honest they take pretty good care of the place (this Cairo after all so lower your expectations). Our room on floor 6 didn't have a view or balcony but this didn't bother us as the roof terrace and indoor lounge on floor 8 have views. We didn't have issues with noise, the room and linen were very clean. Only issue was the bathroom - the door jammed so we couldn't close it, not enough towels and the loo didn't flush very well; this is an old building afterall. The sliding lock on the room door was also a bit tight. Take USD and LE cash just incase. We had to use card and there was a 10% transaction fee to pay in LE (booking.com bill in USD) which frankly confused me and the rate used wasn't great. Comms need patience as no one has great English. Roof terrace prices for alcohol are about average for Cairo. They also do Shisha. We had breakfast included and it was good. There is a choice of continental or Egyptian. The fool, falafel and Omelette were really good and better than a 5* we stayed in. General Tip: just go with things, try not to stress but keep your wits about you; Cairo is a great place to explore.

For a real slice of Cairo 

Always stay in this hotel staff are very friendly and helpful and welcoming the maid service is spot on rooms are basic but for me that's fine needed to change room due to the building work out side of the hotel the manager said no problem and gave me a different room on the other side of the building will always come back to this hotel keep up the good work

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