Cosmopolitan Cairo Hotel

Egypt , Cairo
CAIRO, I Ibn Tahlab Street From Kasr El Nile Cairo, 1
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50 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2026

Agata

Absolutely loved the hotel, the staff was very attentive and friendly, organised very well everything we asked for and at short notice as well. The room was very nice and spacious with lots of storage and fridge.
The breakfast was very tasty, fresh and amazing selection. The location was perfect, walking distance to Egyptian museum, the market etc, lots of shops and restaurants just on the doorstep. We had a great stay and would love to come back again.
Big thanks to all the staff to make our stay so special.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2026

hugh

Good location downtown

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2026

Mahmoud

Everything was fine. Omar at the front of the house was superb. Thanks

10/10

Exceptional

17 Apr 2026

Lucia

The place was charming from the moment I walked in. Great staff! The restaurant had a diverse breakfast buffet and lots of fresh lunch options. The location was excellent. Lots to do but not noisy at night. Great value for all that they offer. I have traveled all over the world but this was one of the best hotels I have ever stayed in!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Robert

Enjoyed my stay here in the heart of Cairo.
Staff were great and the breakfast provided was of a good standard.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Stephen

Lovely hotel. Full of character & friendly staff with good breakfast.

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2026

Isil

Hotel stay was great. Great location. Our issue was from the tour we booked to Alexandria through the hotel. Ahmed spoke great English but he does not make a good guide for Americans. His misogyny was too loud. While the history he offered seemed sound and was interesting he spent too long talking about his own opinions.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

ABDULLAH HAMED

Good in the middle of the old town

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2026

Jessica

Staff was great and room was super clean

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

James

Built in 1927 the Cosmopolitan with is old age elevator and uniformed Bell Hops bring back the eloquence of a by gone era. The reception staff is kind, professional and efficient.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Kyle

Good wifi. Nice place. Had airport shuttle.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Chatfah

The room is spotless. Breakfast is good and variety. The room is comfortable and clean.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2025

Jo-an Berzabal

Breakfast buffet was great. Location was convenient. Staff are accomodating.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2025

David

Very nice stay.

It was good overall. Just several of the staff, at the front door and restaurant were not friendly nor attentive. Rather they just were engrossed on their phones. Omar at the front desk was fantastic, really making us feel welcome and spoke very good English. Breakfast was very good, coffee decent and chef very nice. Oddly the others would just stand around chatting or on phones and offer no service. Bell boys were nice. Very nice sitting lounge.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Mar 2025

Samo

We chose this hotel based on excellent location in the heart of Cairo downtown. You can comfortably handle the whole downtown by foot, stores, restaurants, museum, etc. Area is typical Cairo-downtown and somewhat chaotic, but we found it safe day and night. Hotel has guards outside, no worries there. Hotel itself is comfortable, in interesting old style, clean with functional but somewhat small rooms. Especially unique is the elevator, a must see! It is a compromise between smaller and cheaper places (loud) in downtown that are perhaps more appropriate for younger visitors, and more upscale and expensive ones (mostly further away, you need taxi to get to center). As the idea was to explore Cairo and use hotel mostly for a good nights sleep, this turned out to be a good choice. Free buffet style breakfast is extensive, coffee not something to brag about. Room was clean and attended daily, bathroom renovated. Our room was reasonably quiet, except some dog barking. In Cairo hotels, outside noise during night is something that needs to be paid attention to as there are a lot of complaints from visitors from other hotels in downtown - but this hotel is located somehow a short stretch into a small street that is blocked by the hotel so it is not an issue. Shortly - we found this hotel to be a good choice if you are there to explore Cairo.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2025

Malcolm

Breakfast was lousy

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2025

Malcolm

The breakfast buffet had terrible coffee and flavourless food.

It also seems that many people don't know to close the doors on the older elevators, so it would not move to pick us up until a staff member went up and closed the doors

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2025

Ammar

1 or 2 star, water chocked bathrooms

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Oct 2024

jerry

I've stayed at the Cosmo before and it's a good location. It's an older hotel but well maintained. Lots of character. Barking dogs made sleeping difficult

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2024

Claudia

It’s close to everything

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

James

I stayed here for a number of days, the night with this Wotif booking and number of days with G Adventures, including booking extra days after, it being their base hotel for Cairo nights of Highlights of Egypt 14 day tour. The hotel is interesting in decor. You've got I'm guessing pith helmet era English, Spanish, French aristocrats portraits on the wall who I'm guessing explored ancient Egypt sites, otherwise odd choice in Egypt. Lift is interesting old era one. Rooms I experienced a few varied, some were better designed, especially the bathroom. But aircon works, showers are decent, beds comfortable. No pool or anything really to do other than sit on chairs in lobby or on floors near lift so just stay in your room as the hotel is a sort of safe sanctuary in this neighborhood. Area outside you get constantly hassled walking around, "where you from?" "Come see my shop," What you want to buy" "spend all your money here" or followed around wherever you go by people expecting money for doing so even though you've told them you want to walk by yourself. One guy even kicked me because I wouldn't give him any (I'd told him constantly "I'm being blunt with you I'm not giving you any money" He's like is okay I just walking with you but then wants money at the end, acting like he was my guide. Likewise places around area you buy food, credit card machine suddenly isn't working, the bill has extra items in there.

Staff at Hotel Cosmopolitan though are great.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2024

Dr. Ahmed

Ein schönes, nettes historisches Hotel mitten von Kairo

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2024

Eric

Very nice hotel, and friendly staff. The area was nice and close to the museum.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2024

Ahmed

Good hotel

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

10 Apr 2024

Keith

Area was not nice. Front desk were young guys that were unable/ difficult to help with attractions or transportation. Hotel is old and needs to be renovated. I used Uber, but they try to scam you. I used Viator for attractions. They pick up and drop you off at your hotel. I moved in the middle of my stay to Ritz Carlton… an expense that I did not plan for, but had to.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2024

MILIND

A boutique hotel since 1927 , rooms have been refurbrished , staff is friendly and helpful.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

13 Mar 2024

Viviane

Ok for short stay

Wonderful staff especially the S. Sudanese bellboys. This hotel has nice Egyptian decor but needs major renovation.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2024

Kaung

The location is good. The room is quite spacious (booked the junior suit) but the bathroom is very small, the shower sink is not working properly (water drain very slowly). The furniture, carpet (in/out) are very old. The staff are ok (not very friendly). The price is not bad (not a peak season). Overall, 5/10.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Feb 2024

massood

Building is old and needs renovations. Shower in our room was a disaster

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2024

Stewart

The only neverive is that the hotel forgot to have us picked up at the airport. 5 hours later and $500 poorer and we arrived at the hotel. From that time on, the hotel was very nice. The housekeeping staff was excellent. The beds were comfortable and the location right in the downtown area. Very opulent looking lobby.

Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2024

Shamim

Sub Standard

The quality of the hotel rooms is significantly below standard. The buffet breakfast was satisfactory, but not impressive. Additionally, there was a noticeable damp smell emanating from the rooms, while the reception area was heavily filled with smoke. However, it is worth mentioning that the hotel is situated in a pleasant area. Despite the appealing pictures displayed on the website, considering the amount I paid, I would not choose to stay at this hotel again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2024

Gregory

Fantastic for the price

This historic hotel is a beautiful structure with an elegant art deco elevator. Marble floors beautiful details.good location. My bathroom was a bit outdated but very clean..staff is fantastic and very polite and helpful..my house keeper Said was fantastic and would create animal sculptures daily. Each one better than the next..a good choice at an excellent price..

Business

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2023

Andrew

What a nice hotel- very clean safe and staff was wonderful Especially Kahlid who works security. They made me and my girlfriend so happy and comfortable. Certainly would come back if I was in Cairo.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2023

Mohammed

Average property. Cleaning service not that good

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2023

marco a

They wouldn’t check me in or let me dine without cash payment
I used the laundry services and besides taking two days, they lost my expensive shirt and some other items
But I would stay there agsin

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2023

Hafiz Faisal

They should provide hair brush, iron qnd other basic things. The shower wasn't working either.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

14 Nov 2023

MAHMOUD

everything was fine. thanks

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2023

Ismed

Walking distance to not only museum but also restaurants

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2023

Mark

The staff at the Cosmopolitan work assiduously to provide the best service for their guests. The rooms are clean The breakfast buffet is excellent. The hotel is strategically located near the Egyptian Museum, the Nile River and the railway/subway metro. This hotel is a great value for the money and has an "old" school charm.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

10 Oct 2023

Gamal

Everything was good , just I had a mistake when I observed.
I had a previous reservation from 10-1 to 10 4
In the new reservation I put 3:5 instead 4:6
I tried many times with them to conceive them I already pay them 6 days but they refused and charged me cash for extra day that I didn’t get the service
I need your help to get my money back
Thank you

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2023

Jan

The hotel is an old-fashioned decorated hotel, very nice. The only "minor" is the main elevator, also "old-fashioned". It needs to be closed manually, which some customers seem to forget. Location is also good.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Aug 2023

Sharon

Historic hotel, friendly helpful staff. I love the location convenient for shopping and dining.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Aug 2023

Sharon

Historical hotel, unique.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jul 2023

Fazle Abbas

Really good location but in desperate need of refurbishment, it is far too old

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 Jul 2023

Dawn

The check in staff were not really that great but the other staff were wonderful!! The hotel itself is nice but need a little TLC. I would stay here again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2023

Waqar

Nice hotel for the price. Staff was friendly and the breakfast included was also good.

Shower didn't have hot water with was a little inconvenient.

Overall, if you are looking for an affordable spot near downtown Cairo, this is a good one.

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

02 May 2023

Abdul

Old Hotel but they did the renovations. Quite busy area. Everything almost available close by . Staff is not very helpful.Should improve the level of service.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Mar 2023

Addam

A few small changes could bring big improvements

This hotel has a great location in Downtown Cairo, with easy walking distance of Tahrir Square.The lobby looks really fancy in a vintage way, and the elevator gives off a big vibe of retro glam. All of this doesn't feel like it has been looked after very well though, and could do with a bit of TLC.
Staff provide a mixed bag, with some being very engaged and helpful, but others looking bored, and annoyed by requests. On arrival, we were offered an "upgrade" from the junior suite we had booked, although this turned out to be to a smaller, worse room, and thankfully we were able to keep the room we had originally booked.
We left early for the airport on the last day, and had requested a breakfast box. Unfortunately on check-out, this hadn't been prepared. The guy on the desk didn't really seem to care, and nothing was offered to compensate for the extra expense we'd incur because of this.
The room was spacious and comfortable, the breakfast on the first day was plentiful, if not outstanding.
Feel like with a couple of small changes and improvements in customer service, this could be even better.

Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Mar 2023

Anar

Dirty hotel

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2023

Andrew

Great location of main arterial street. Value for money, friendly helpful staff.