ELShams Hotel

3.5 star property

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Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Restaurant

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Abd El-Khalik Tharwat, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
  • Talaat Harb Street
    3 min walk
  • ماكدونالدز
    2 min walk
  • Cairo Rames Station
    11 min drive
  • Cairo (CAI-Cairo Intl.)
    30 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Triple Room

  • 344 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 323 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

Junior Quadruple Room

  • 538 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Large Twin Beds

Deluxe Single Room

  • 301 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Cairo

A stay at ELShams Hotel places you in the heart of Cairo, within a 15-minute walk of Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square. .This bed & breakfast is 10.1 mi (16.2 km) from Giza Pyramid Complex and 10.4 mi (16.7 km) from Pyramid of Khufu.

What's nearby

  • Egyptian Museum - 14 min walk
  • Tahrir Square - 15 min walk
  • Khan el-Khalili - 3 min drive
  • Cairo Tower - 4 min drive
  • Saladin Citadel - 5 min drive

Getting around

  • Cairo Rames Station - 11 min drive
  • Cairo Intl. Airport (CAI) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪كوستا كوفى - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪كاريبو - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪ماكدونالدز - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪ماكدونالدز - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪قهوة بين البنكين - ‬4 min walk

About this property

ELShams Hotel

Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Tahrir Square
ELShams Hotel offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, and bidets. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature rainfall showerheads and bidets.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the bed & breakfast's coffee shop/cafe. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
ELShams Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Arabic, English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Free in-room WiFi has a 2-device limit
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • 8 steps to reach entrance
  • Elevator
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 18 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Free in-room WiFi has a 2-device limit

Property is also known as

ELShams Hotel Cairo
ELShams Hotel Bed & breakfast
ELShams Hotel Bed & breakfast Cairo

ELShams Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Fouad, Halifax

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Josiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Prashant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff. Delicious local breakfast. The front of house man was an ex tour guide and very knowledgeable about history and site seeing
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Prashant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Azza

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Mohammed

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service from the staff and easy access to all areas as well as being close to local amenities.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Yasseen

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel but noisy downstairs
Good hotel and conditions, also the location. But weak windows cannot isolate the noise from the restaurant downstairs until 03:00 a.m. or more.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Marcos

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good option at a really good location
Really good location, on a well maintained building (from both outside and inside). Staff is good, and courteous. Internet is very slow though and erratic.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Marcos

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and staff
Great location and staff is always nice and helpful. The building is well mantained, breafkast is at a nice terrace in the rooftop of the building.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Meftuhe

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
downtown location, couldn't get any sleep due to car noise and had to check out earlier than expected.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Atsushi

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

CHIHIRO

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

kashama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quarter très animé du downtown
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Amadou Oury

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hind

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

ABDUL-SALAM

Traveled with group
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

SAYURI

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
1階に美味しいケバブのお店がるほか、近くにレストランが多くあるので食事には困りません。少し歩くと露店の八百屋さんが集まっている場所があり、フルーツを安く購入することができます。
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Ginette

Ensemble correct - Hôtel bien situé
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

juan

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Okay for the price
Okay for the money. Friendly staff. No soap. Had to ask for it. Still a nice atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

MARIA

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La atencion buena, hay apoyo al turista,
La atencion buena, el hotel en buenas condiciones, la ubicacion excelente para desplazarse, hay apoyo colaboracion al turista. Lo unico fue que durante la estadia de 8 noches no realizaron el cambio de tendidos, siempre solicitamos los elementos de aseo como toallas, papel higienico, shampoo, jabon. pero fueron amables y nos atendieron las solicitudes.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Issa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

HAKIM

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hakim. Algeria
فندق ممتاز قريب من كل المرافق النظافة جيدة الصور حقيقية انصح به
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023