Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First ResidencevsSelect Hotel
Both Select Hotel and Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence are recommended by travel writers. On balance, Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence scores slightly higher than Select Hotel. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence has a TripExpert Score of 72 with positive reviews from 5 reviews like Travel + Leisure, Fodor's and Condé Nast Traveler.
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence
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35 Giza Street, Cairo, Giza 12311, Egypt
From $128/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Designed to emulate the feel of a luxurious private apartment building, with none of the lobby cacophony typical of Cairo's grand hotels, the Four Seasons has an updated neoclassical elegance."
"Great Pyramid views over ancient botanical gardens, plus six worldly eateries." Full review
"Glass tower with Egyptian and Neoclassical design influences, overlooking the Pyramids, Botanical Gardens and the Nile." Full review
"In a word, this hotel is superb, offering luxury amenities and rooms in a serene setting." Full review
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Be sure to request a room with a balcony.
"This neoclassical property proclaims its regal stance in its name, and follows up by sitting at the base of one of the most famous royal sites in history." Full review
"Located between the Giza Zoo and the Nile in one of the city's tonier, greener suburbs." Full review
"You might expect Cairo, a city with a demonstrated taste for grandeur, to be chock full of first-class luxury hotels. For the most part, you’d be wrong. But there are exceptions, some of..." Full review
Bib Gourmand
"The rooms are massive and extremely well-appointed, without the sterility that often accompanies the high end of luxury. Bathrooms, clad in marble and granite, feature deep soaking tubs" Full review
"As you'd expect from the luxury brand, this hotel is superb, with a serene setting, white-glove service, and beautifully appointed guest rooms with marble baths. The best rooms face west..." Full review
4 Stars
"Rising on the western bank of the Nile, Four Seasons Hotel
Cairo at The First Residence stands tall as the luxury brand’s first foray into
Egypt. Though the property may have been built..." Full review
Select Hotel
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19 Adly, Cairo 12411, Egypt
From $20/night
- Laundry Service
- Fax / photocopying
- Baggage storage
- 24-hour front desk
- Safe
- Car hire
"On a breezy upper floor with a wraparound balcony, the Select has great views across Downtown - particularly from one of the corner doubles or triples." Full review
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Note there are no private singles... just one four-bed dorm-style room.
"A bright little place, homely, friendly and recently refurbished, in a 1930s building with one or two period touches."