Le Metropole Luxury Heritage

Egypt , Alexandrie-Mediterranean Coast
ALEXANDRIA, Saad Zaglol Street, Raml Station, 52
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Joseph

Excellent hotel

Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Apr 2026

Roland

Mir gefällt das Hotel immer wieder. Besonders das Frühstück im obersten Stock mit Ausblick über das Meer. Die Angestellten sind alle sehr freundlich und bemüht. Wir hatten ein Zimmer in der vierten Etage. Leider wurden auf der Frühstücksetage darüber mitten in der Nacht Tische und Stühle gerückt, was grossen Lärm machte. Das light Dinner ist eine Art Apero, wo es auch Wein gibt. Erfreulich.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2026

John

A hotel from a by-gone era.
Just like out of an Agatha Christie novel or movie. …. Of course it is since, it opened in 1902 and they’ve kept the traditions and service from that time.
Where did you last dine, where the restaurant waiters wore black tie with white gloves and your main course was delivered under a cloche.
And where chamber maids were dressed in black and white outfits .

The hotel service is excellent, restaurant superb and the rooms spacious and clean.

You’ll never forget your stay at Le Metropole.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Mar 2026

lei

Le Metropole is definitely the best hotel in Alexandria, and our best in Egypt. The minute you step in, you feel special. Loved the historical grandiose and the tentative service. View from our sea view room was great and so is the view from the rooftop restaurant. Breakfast has a great variety. We ate in the rooftop restaurant everyday and food was delicious. Pre dinner light meal was a nice touch. A slight area of improvement: services are not always consistent. For example, there was a turn down service for only 1 out of 3 nights we were there. There was not enough supply of toilet paper. Sometime there was loud music in the hallway. Food served was cold for 1 dinner and presentation and quantity was inconsistent from dinner to dinner. We were not served bread rolls for 1 out of 3 nights.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Mar 2026

Mary

The Metropole has lots of character and color. It's comfortable and the location is excellent. The staff are kind and helpful. The rooftop restaurant has a wonderful view.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Mar 2026

Raymond

The ocean view, which we paid for, was a bit lacking.

Other than that, love the place. Enjoyed breakfast, dinner, and bottle of wine on the rooftop. That more than made up for the room view. Centrally located with a few fabulous places to snack right outside the door. Super friendly staff. Would stay again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Nancy

Loved staying in this old charming hotel with a fun vintage elevator. Staff were very professional and helpful. Breakfast was very good and served in a lovely breakfast room.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Maria

Everything from entering the hotel with afternoon tea, drink, atmosphere, staff, room, dinner

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Feb 2026

Ewelina

The room was very disappointing
We have booked superior room with direct sea view but we have received a small room, on first floor consequently loud from the street and square noise, with a tv facing the opposite wall instead of the bed, no bathrobes and generally not a pleasant and comfortable space.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

joel

Historic hotel, well located, very good for the price. Good restaurant in the roof top.

Partner

2/10

Poor

14 Feb 2026

Wendy

Very noisy, staff unhelpful/unwelcoming/didnt seem to understand English. Very dated decor. Terrible location for traffic.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2026

Haissam

Very clean hotel, located very close to the Corniche. Staff was very friendly… breakfast was okay nothing to brag about.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 Feb 2026

hala

Staff was great. Room was clean but could be cleaner.... breakfast and other common areas can also be cleaner

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2026

Jennifer

The staff was very courteous. The breakfast buffet was more like a brunch and it was amazing. The pastries looked like art and they were delicious.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Christopher

Excellent overall and lots of help with arranging delivery of a train ticket. Thank you.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Adel

It’s been my favorite hotel in Alexandria. I love the roof top restaurant.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jan 2026

Nina

La vue du petit dejeuner
Les chambres vastes
La propreté
Le service
L'amabilite des employés

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2026

Valentine

Beautiful historic hotel. A real oasis in a busy dirty city. Restaurant on the roof had a beautiful outlook and fabulous food. Staff all tried very hard to provide good service, but with a definite Egyptian slant. Complimentary \"early dinner\" snacks a real bonus much appreciated. Multiple little incidents make me grade this 4 rather than 5 stars especially given the very high price.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jan 2026

Sharizad

No towels at all when we got to our room and had to wait for housekeeping to bring our towels. Check in process was a nightmare - too long waiting time. Suggest you redo your process. Our time is precious, more than 30 minutes to check in is a bit too much. We rather not to be e

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2025

Andrew

As others have said, expect faded glory, the luxury. A fun Step back in time.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Dec 2025

Yigao

The building is from the colonial era and quite nice. Guest room is spacious but the immediate environment is not desirable, especially for our room which has a so-called partial seaview. Service is too slow, from check-in to fixing any problem, the latter may be related to an old and slow elevator. The restaurant on the top is upper scale and offers a sweeping view of the harbor.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2025

janett

Good location and great service

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2025

Afshin

Good customer service. Good location and nice breakfast

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2025

Thomas

The staff were very nice. It’s in a good location.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Georgios

Customer service is simply outstanding. Everyone at the reception, including Yousef did an amazing job. Great location and superb hospitality.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

02 Dec 2025

Caleb

Old-fashioned hotel that you makes you feel luxurious. Great location near the Mediterreanean. Check-in and check-out processes can be frustratingly slow, as is the elevator. But overall, a solid hotel when in Alexandria.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Afson

Gorgeous old hotel with modern luxuries.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

William

The room was gorgeous and the staff was attentive and helpful. The location was phenomenal!

The only downside was weak water pressure in the shower. It was not enough for me to be anything but happy with our stay and would stay there again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2025

Ina

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2025

Kamilia

The property is well kept and the staff provides a good customer service.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Ali

The property is beautiful and well kept. The management is very responsive to issues and took corrective action promptly. The area is within easy walk to landmarks in Alexandria. Noise from street is acceptable.

I will visit again.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2025

Amira

Great decor , excellent friendly staff ,
Beautiful roof top view & good food

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jul 2025

Amira

Very nice decor , great staff & a great roof top view .

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jun 2025

Casey

We had a wonderful stay during our visit to Alexandria. The hotel staff were amazing and very helpful! The room was spacious and very comfortable as well! Make sure to visit the Skyview Restaurant during your stay! The food and staff were exceptional!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

Michael

Old world charm. Rooms were very nice. We could see Mediterranean from balcony!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 May 2025

Verified traveler

Time Travel in a great location

Elegant old hotel, that feels frozen in time. The views of the sunset and the sea from oceanfront rooms are magnificent. Easy walk to the Greco-Roman museum and other sites. Fun to stroll the Corniche or take a quick taxi ride to seafood restaurants by the citadel. Where I stay when I'm in Alexandria.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Youhanna

It was beautiful

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2025

Christopher

A charming old hotel with luxurious rooms and classic service. Lovely rooftop breakfast.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2025

Vincent

A older property with a great vibe…
The lift… you have to see… brilliant

Staff friendly, exception was the food waiter at dinner… 2/10

Would stay here again.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2025

Shelley

Beautiful heritage property right in the middle of Alexandria - loved the suite!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Apr 2025

Susan

Turn of the century European elegance describes this best; I expected Agatha Christie to walk down the hallway! Slightly faded, but kept in excellent condition. I was sat down with a fancy tea tray of goodies and cool Hibiscus tea while the front desk checked me in. My room was lovely. The bathroom was very luxurious (although more counter space would've been nice -- but it is a hundred plus year old hotel). Paid extra for ocean view and it was worth every penny. At dinner, the hosts wore white gloves and an Italian solo singer entertained. The stay was worth it just to use the ancient quaint elevator. And because Egyptian prices are lower than USA, I could actually afford something that in Europe would've been way beyond my price range. Loved every minute.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2025

N?rmal

It was great, perhaps it needs a better buffet breakfast selection

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2025

LESLIE

There is a lot of traffic noise but I don’t think you can avoid that. A magnificent period hotel well worth a visit

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Daniel

Ono of the best hotels, itis great, sends you backin time and in comfort!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2025

Jennifer

Beautiful historic hotel in a convenient location. Rooftop restaurant was very good. The staff was extremely attentive. Unfortunately the heat in our room did not function. They tried to fix it three times to no avail. We were okay with an extra blanket at this time of year, but it was chilly. Also, the hot water was just barely above warm, not hot enough. As the building is over 100 years old this is not entirely surprising, and the French colonial style decor was lovely.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2024

Kelly

The hotel was so beautiful! The hotel was staff was also very friendly and helpful. We spent time walking, shopping, and checking out the Mediterranean which was outside our back door!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Gilles

Métropole Luxury Hotel

Personnel attentionné, disponible, bienveillant et très souriant.
Terrasse et restaurant impeccables avec vue exceptionnelle.
Très grande propreté avec décoration soignée.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Dec 2024

Thomas

It's a fun vintage hotel. They have a cage elevator like in an Agatha Christie novel (lt runs incredibly quiet without any chatter). Rooms are nice with high ceilings, beautiful sheets and very clean. The top floor offers a lovely breakfast with a view and the location is very convenient to getting around the city with the tram to the library, jewelry museum just outside the door. It's extremely close to the Roman Greco museum and opera house. Service in the hotel is very very friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2024

Kamilia

Nice French 18 century style

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Nov 2024

Michael

The location is excellent very walkable to many different places. Get off the beaten path take a walk up to the Catacombs it’s an eye opener to see how the people of Alexandria really live. Eat at one of the local restaurants not the tourist spots. Had a great lunch at Gad they have many locations throughout Egypt.

8/10

Excellent

18 Oct 2024

Verified traveler

Strange old hotel - interesting experience!

A weird experience to be honest. It literally feels like you are stepping back 100 years when you walk in..

Very odd, old scented smell throughout the whole place (not sure if it’s on purpose or hiding something) which was a bit overpowering.

Staff on reception, especially the girls, are really friendly and helpful.

Only had breakfast once, but it was not impressive - by the time I got there - circa 8:30am there was just scraps of food left with no sign of replenishment.

I ate twice at the restaurant on the roof. View is tremendous and food was decent at a reasonable price.
The resident old crooner they have singing is not to my taste… and perhaps suits the majority French residents more.

First meal, they brought my starter and hot main course out within just a few minutes of each other, while I was less than half way through the starter.

Second meal, I sat waiting for my desert at an empty table for 15 minutes until I chased.

I think I enjoyed the experience (though definitely weird).. The hotel is old and run down in places, but this adds to the quirky character.

I would stay again, but would prioritise the Cecil Hotel from what I have seen of them both.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2024

Souheil

The staff was very accommodating and professional. The rooftop restaurant was amazing with incredible views and live singing. The atmosphere was wonderful, you feel you are transformed to the elegant twenties. The housekeeping staff were amazing, I had forgotten my ship boarding card and few hundred Euros and I was amazed to receive a text message from the hotel informing me that they found my missing card and cash and I was able to retrieve them at the front desk. Really appreciate the front desk staff (Rana and Basant) and specifically the housekeeping ladies (Shaimaa and Doha). Will definitely stay there on my next trip to Alexandria,

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2024

Roberto

Amazing

Old fashioned hotel with a great rooftop view and food

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2024

Nadika

Lovely colonial building and loved every corner of the hotel. Bathroom is quite large and very clean. Bedroom is nicely set similar to Victorian style.

Even the windows are soundproof, it was not easy to get few hours of sleep on Friday night. Shared the concern with the hotel management. Maybe rooms facing the Main Street needs more strong sound proofing system.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

30 Aug 2024

NASSER

I had the most terrible stay ever in my life. The hotel staff are not friendly , services are terrible , Aircon, break down frequently, they start painting the walls and the rooms adjacent to my room in the afternoon and when I came back to hotel in the evening I smelled the paints vapors from a distance . I could hardly stay in my room , my eyes kept tearing and burning all night long. Over all I do not recommend this hotel at all

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jul 2024

luisa

It was a wonderful location, and the hotel offers afternoon tea /snack. Having breakfast on the rooftop was so great. A experience.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2024

Marwa

Excellent facility and staff. The area around the hotel is downtown Alexandria. It’s crowded and a bit noisy during the summer season but definitely walkable and close to many landmarks.
If you would like a nice facility with great breakfast, I highly recommend Metropole!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2024

Susan

Funky hotel with some charm and friendly staff.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2024

Jill

This hotel is a beautiful old building from 1902. It has been well preserved and was a wonderful place to stay. We loved the old escalator, the rooftop terrace restaurant and having booked a ‘direct sea view’ room we had a fabulous view from our hotel window of the sea and the historic Fort Qaitbay. Service was top notch from the moment we stepped through the front door and the food was excellent, too. We highly recommend this hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2024

Chris

I like the well preserved period atmosphere at Le Metropole. The public areas and my room were clean and well furnished in period style. The hotel is well located with easy and safe access to the sea front as well as the city.

All the staff were helpful and polite. The rooftop resultant was great and a nice place to eat and drink with great views of the eastern harbour. I will stay again and have no hesitation recommend it as a good place to stay in Alexandria……..

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2023

Ahmed

Welcome and check-in process was delightful. Historic building with authentic room's decoration. Very friendly and helpful staff. Amazing location and view. The food quality was superior.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2023

Tess

Incredible hotel

This is an incredible hotel with interesting history, amazing complimentary amuse-bouche, roof top restaurant and great location in the heart of Alexandria by the beach promenade.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2023

Ahmed

It is a great view and nice area, luxurious old school furniture

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2023

Carmen

Excellent

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2023

Ghida

A unique experience. Everything about this place is picturesque. The staff is friendly and helpful as well. I highly recommend it!

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2023

LEILA

Best hotel in Alexandria

Amazing hotel, all staffs were wonderful, helpful and polite. I can't have enough to say good things about all staffs. Really kind and patient.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2023

Tarek

This hotel was super cute and the customer service was the best from all the hotels I said in Egypt!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2023

Essam

Great location, Excellent customer service , clean and nicely restored

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2023

Bernardina

We had a lovely stay at this hotel. Definitely something different than all the similar chain hotels. The city was a bit disappointing, I was expecting a bit more Mediterranean vibe. The streets were full of garbage, that is cleaned the next morning, but it is very overwhelming if you are not used to that.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

07 May 2023

Cynthia

Beautiful old building with a magnificent view, but impossible to rest because of the street noise. The Internet didn't work half the time. The staff is nice, but don't know how to deal with things.Often no one answers the phone. I didn't mind the charming ancient elevator, but for anyone who has difficulty climbing the stairs, it would be a problem. Good breakfast. amazing romantic rooftop restaurant with spotty service.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2023

Paul

Beautiful hotel

Magnificent building maintaining its old world charm. Superb food in the Sky View restaurant.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2023

Andrew

Staff were simply wonderful. Attentive service. Nothing was too much trouble. Atmospheric heritage property nicely blending old and modern. Both the dining room and restaurant were unique. You have to stay.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Feb 2023

Brandon

The hotel itself is really great. Old world luxury vibes. The elevator is great. Best breakfast I had in Egypt, although not saying much! The little balcony is cool, with the perfect view of the water. Staff is excellent, super helpful, well trained and courteous although the \"security\" is hilarious because the metal detector goes off on everyone and they just waive them through, myself included.

All of this said - I can still hear the sound of car horns honking a week later. From 430 am to at least 1 am every day. Super, super loud car horns. They need to do a better job of soundproofing the rooms.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jan 2023

mohamed

The hotel is worn out with no updates, water heater is not function which not a good thing in winter ... staff on the other hand are very polite.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2022

Edouard

Excellent service, problem with wifi

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2022

Sherif

Amazing Stay at Metropole Hotel

The location is Amazing, the service is excellent, the staff is so friendly.

it is a recommended stay for all people visiting Alex fog joy and pleasant stay

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2022

Magdi

Perfect place to stay

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2022

Ahmed

Overall good

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2022

Wahib

Beautiful hotel and centrally located. Sky view restaurant was excellent!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2022

Ben

The uniqueness of the hotel

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2022

Roger

A one off charmer

This hotel is a real slice of history, a step back into the messy past of the city. OK its not exactly all mod cons but if you want charm right at the heart of the city, this is for you. its a noisy place, steps from the waterfront, steps from the local bazaars and market places. Whats not to love? And of course the rooftop restaurant is your own slice of a travel glossy. the stand out thing though was the friendliness of the staff.... Don't expect western style luxury but enjoy something really rather unique. A one off.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2022

Larissa

Very welcoming and friendly staff that took very good care of us and helped us with whatever we needed. The hotel is quite cute and quaint, our room was overlooking the Sea. However, it was a bit disappointing to have the view of a bit of a dirty park in between the hotel and the Sea. Overall experience was good, but the mattress was very soft and not firm at all..it was NOT good at all for someone with back pain. The rooftop restaurant was so nice!! Great view. We had the buffet breakfast up there..it was so peaceful and just beautiful set up. Food was good. Coffee was average.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2022

Christopher

Beautiful, historic and well located building with very comfortable rooms and great service. I really recommend it!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2021

Adel

It’s a classic. I go there for nostalgia and it has great staff and a wonderful view and location.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2021

Julie

The location of this hotel is its biggest attribute. The restaurant on the rooftop is great, food was very good and service excellent.

As for the room, it was clean but we were disappointed to get 2 single beds as opposed to 1 double. As it often happens with Expedia reservation, the hotel didn't seem ready for our arrival, struggling to find the booking and then a room. This showed when we arrived to the room and the water was running brown. Unsure if this room had been used for some time. The water ran clear after a few minutes.
The beds were clean and comfortable and the bathroom was very clean and a good space.

Overall it's a pleasing hotel for its location and restaurant.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2021

Bahaa

Good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Oct 2021

John

We got the rooms we asked for and Reda, the concierge was excellent and helpful

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2021

James Thomas

Our room wasn’t booked by Expedia so we had to pay the first night until the lovely staff sorted it out the following morning,

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

24 Nov 2019

Mohamed

Amazing view and a great location - easy access. The service is not optimal and cleanliness is terrible. However a lot of refurbishment in progress with a very unique in location sky lounge, yet service especially in breakfast is not ideal and quality of food is below average.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2019

Bahaa

Location is very unique.
Classic old design of the hotel is amazing

Leisure

4/10

Poor

17 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

I liked the roof and the view, hated the condition on the room, it’s over priced for its conditions

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Such a cute hotel!!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Quite place, in the heart of the city, and the unique French background music all the time

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Sep 2019

Maged

I prefer this hotel more the others it's my first choice as it has historical character which I love,In general most of staff is helpful specially miss Basent the receptionist she is excellent,I booked one junior sweet room and one double room ,received the key of the room at 1400 but till 1545 didn't receive it first problem for my sweet the plumbing the water spread on the bathroom ground and Aircodation wz high sound and noisy second one my room the plumbing so bad water always spread in the bathroom till 2300 and pressure of water is weak I think that the bathrooms in need of renew but the best thing Fouad this year the roof is fantastic really it's great design to change the breakfast from first floor to the roof it's more than great.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2019

Magy

An amazing hotel

It was amazing as the hotel is very good and the staff are very friendly also the skyroof is very exciting and the entertainment is very nice

Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2019

Verified traveler