Dahab HostelvsGarden City House
Dahab Hostel and Garden City House are both praised by writers. Overall, Dahab Hostel is the choice of most reviewers compared to Garden City House. Dahab Hostel ranks #17 in Cairo with accolades from 2 sources such as Lonely Planet, Rough Guide.
Dahab Hostel
 Lonely Planet
 Rough Guide
26 Muhammad Bassiyuny, Cairo, Egypt
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- Free Internet
 - Shuttle Bus
 - Laundry Service
 - Multilingual
 - Baggage storage
 - 24-hour front desk
 
 "Perhaps one of the oddest lodgings in Cairo, this small hotel is really a series of very ordinary small rooms built around the rim of the rooftop of a Downtown building, fashioned to..." Full review
 Star
 "A very laidback hostel that’s like a beach camp from the Red Sea backpacker resort of Dahab transported – surprisingly convincingly – to the roof of a building in downtown Cairo." 
Garden City House
 Lonely Planet
 DK Eyewitness
 Rough Guide
26 Kamal Al-Din Salah, Cairo, Egypt
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 "This pension is untouched by time – not great in some ways (rooms could use a fresh coat of paint), but a boon in others, such as the gentlemanly staff." Full review
 "A little run-down (although clean), this remains one of Cairo’s best budget options thanks to its friendly and helpful staff." 
 "1930s pension on the edge of the Garden City, behind the Semiramis and popular with impecunious Egyptologists."