marianne's travel recommendations

Generally speaking I don’t like international hotel chains. Nothing shows in which country I am. I could have been anywhere. I only stayed in Novotel Cairo Airport because it’s 5 minutes (on foot) to the airport, or even less by the hotel's shuttle bus, which leaves on the hour and on the half hour. There is round the clock food and drink. But we have decided not to have breakfast as this would mean getting up even earlier. This Novotel is very comfortable, round the clock food and drink and enough opportunity to spend my last Egyptian pounds either on food or on souvenir. The swimmingpool looked attractive with its sun lounges and brightly green and white striped bath towels. We did not make a reservation and I was slightly worried that the hotel might be full. No way! There are four floors each with 58 rooms. Central Cairo is 22 kilometres and Giza Pyramids is 40 kilometres

Address: Salah Salem Highway, Heliopolis Cairo Al Qåhirah Egypt Phone: + 202.291.8520 Price: mid range