Located within 1.1 miles of Tahrir Square and 1.8 miles of Al-Azhar Mosque, Sayed Effendi - Boutique Hotel has rooms in Cairo. This 3-star hotel offers a tour desk and luggage storage space. The property provides a shared lounge, room service and currency exchange for guests.
Complete with a private bathroom equipped with a shower and free toiletries, guest rooms at the hotel have a flat-screen TV and air conditioning, and selected rooms have a terrace. All guest rooms will provide guests with a closet and an electric tea pot.
A buffet, vegetarian or halal breakfast is available at the property. At Sayed Effendi - Boutique Hotel you'll find a restaurant serving International cuisine. Vegetarian, halal and vegan options can also be requested.
Around the clock guidance is available at the reception, where staff speak Arabic, English and Spanish.
The Egyptian Museum is 1.2 miles from the accommodation, while El Hussien Mosque is 2 miles from the property. Cairo International Airport is 9.3 miles away, and the property offers a paid airport shuttle service.
"I'm not sure why this hotel gets so many recommendations. In terms of room size and cleanliness, it was the most disappointing hotel of our trip!
First, I wouldn't recommend the balcony room. It's tiny, and all you get is a balcony that overlooks a dirty, messy, enclosed alleyway, offering no view whatsoever.
Second, the room truly is small. If you're traveling with two 28-inch suitcases, opening them up is a challenge. You might be able to fit one 28-inch suitcase by the window, but the other 24-inch one would have to stay by the door. And you'd have to close them up every time you wanted to open the door to enter or exit.
Third, the bathroom drain had a really strong unpleasant smell, especially after being closed up all night. Even running the fan didn't help; it would just switch off after a short while.
The hotel is quite new, and the overall service attitude was impeccable. However, breakfast was very basic, offering just coffee and tea with very limited choices – hardly any fruit or bread! It definitely doesn't compare to another hotel we stayed at for the same price.
Also, the elevator doesn't go directly to your floor. It stops halfway between floors, so you have to climb a half-flight of stairs with your luggage."