Cairo: address book

Business or boutique hotels, gourmet or friendly restaurants: the essentials for preparing a trip to Cairo.
Mustafa Kemal Square, Cairo (c) Shutterstock - Tarek-Mahmoud
Mustafa Kemal Square, Cairo (c) Shutterstock - Tarek-Mahmoud

HOTELS

Semiramis InterContinental Cairo

An institution in Cairo. Located in the heart of the capital, 23 kilometres from the international airport, the Semiramis InterContinental Cairo hotel overlooks the Nile. Other assets of this 721-room establishment include 11 fully-equipped conference rooms with a capacity of up to 1,847 people, ten restaurants and a rooftop swimming pool. For incomparable views of the Egyptian capital at sunset.

Corniche El Nil Cairo 11511
Phone: +20 2 27 988 000
Email : info.semiramisic@ihg.com

St Regis Cairo

A spectacular 36-storey luxury hotel offering 362 rooms, suites and flats with panoramic views of the Nile or Old Cairo. Seven restaurants and bars are available, as well as a full range of facilities for business travellers, including ten meeting and conference rooms with a maximum capacity of 1,000 people. This a luxury Marriott establishment also has a spa, swimming pool, children's club with babysitting services and a library.

1189, Nile Corniche, Downtown, Cairo, Egypt
Tel.: +20 2 2597 9000
Internet : www.marriott.com

Steigenberger Hotel El Tahir

A good base for business travellers. Overlooking the iconic Tahrir Square and close to tourist attractions, this luxury hotel offers 295 rooms and suites and six meeting and conference rooms with a maximum capacity of 350 people. The hotel also offers a wide range of culinary delights, a fitness centre and a swimming pool.

2, Kasr El Nil Street, Ismailia
Tel: +20 2 257 50 777

Baron Hotel Heliopolis Cairo

For business travellers looking for a boutique hotel with a historic feel. This superb establishment dates back to the beginning of the 20th century.e It was once the residence of Belgian millionaire Baron Edouard Louis Joseph Empain. Rehabilitated as a hotel in the early 1980s, the establishment offers 133 standard rooms and 15 suites in the heart of Heliopolis, north-east of the centre of Cairo and on the road to the airport. A spa, three bars and restaurants, and four conference rooms with a capacity of up to 350 people complete the offer.

14 Al Baroon, El Montaza, Heliopolis
Tel.: +20 (2) 2291 5757
Email : reservation@baroncairo.com
Internet : www.baronhotels.com

Al Masa Hotel

With 123 rooms and suites, this hotel is located in a quiet and green area of Cairo, not far from the Al Azshar conference centre. It features a number of meeting rooms, including an auditorium, a fitness centre and a swimming pool.

Abdel Aziz El Shennawy Street, Nasr City, Cairo
Phone: +20 (2) 2402 3730
Email : info@almasahotel-nasrcity.com

RESTAURANTS

Taboula

A restaurant serving Lebanese and Middle Eastern cuisine with a solid reputation, including a vegetarian menu. Popular with expatriates in Cairo.
1, Latin American Street Garden City. Cairo 11511
Tel: 002027497326

Café Riche

A simple, canteen-style menu, but a very special decor for this historic restaurant founded at the beginning of the last century. A place that has long been the haunt of modern Egypt's historic political and intellectual figures.
13 El Bostan El Saeidy Passage, Qesm Abdeen, Cairo
Tel: 00201006042990

Bab El Nil

Nestling within the luxury Fairmont hotel, facing the Nile, this superb, recently renovated establishment offers a sophisticated interpretation of Middle Eastern cuisine.
Nile City Towers - 2005 B, Corniche El Nil, Ramlet Beaulac, Cairo, 2466
Tel.: 0020 22 461 9494

Zitouni

A good choice of gourmet Egyptian cuisine at this renowned restaurant in the Four Seasons hotel, open 24 hours a day.
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo, 1089 Corniche El Nil Garden City, Cairo, Egypt, 11519
Tel: 00 20227917000

The Grill

International cuisine with a leaning towards French gastronomy for this restaurant boasting one of the best views of Cairo and the Nile, as well as private lounges.
InterContinental Semiramis, Corniche El Nil, Qasr Ad Dobarah, Qasr El Nil, Cairo Governorate,
Tel: 0020227988000