Six stories tall, the Le Meridien Cairo Pyramids Hotel – which is built with its own unique pyramid design – sits on the Giza plateau within walking distance of the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx in Egypt. It is a 45 minute drive from the hotel to the Cairo International Airport and a 15 minute drive into the heart of the city. With a circular driveway, a sophisticated atmosphere and the best view of the Pyramids themselves, the Cairo Pyramids Hotel is the one you want to stay at when you visit Egypt.
The hotel has a two storey lobby complete with atrium waterfall, flowers, and seating areas made up of furniture decorated in the flavour of the region complete with Oriental rugs. The entire building wraps around one of the country’s largest free form heated swimming pools with its own waterfalls and swim up bar. There is a health club with sauna, whirlpool, shock showers, and tennis court available for an additional fee, and the recently revamped spa offers a variety of pampering series that are perfect for the tour weary guest. There is also a beauty salon on site.
There are many tour groups and meetings held through the Le Meriden Cairo Pyramids Hotel so individual guests may feel a bit overwhelmed when they are there. The hotel’s meeting facilities is 1,100 square metres of exhibit space and 800 square metres of meeting space. There are three meetings that can be opened up into one large reception hall for up to 1,000 people and a theatre for up to 300.
The hotel is expected to undergo renovations sometime in 2009 which will make construction work part of the overall ambience guests will have to face.
The hotel has the largest number of guest rooms in the entire Giza area – 523 rooms – with the Presidential Suite being the crème de la crème. It has a private reception area, lounge, bedroom, two bathrooms, Jacuzzi, kitchenette with fridge, living area, and dining area for six.
All of the rooms are decorated in regional Egyptian themes with Pharaonic stone reliefs and other adornments on the furniture. All of the rooms come with duvet covers, plump pillows and comfortable beds, with the older and larger rooms being used for larger families and groups. Each of the rooms come equipped standard with: air conditioning; televisions; robes; slippers; hairdryer; welcome fruit basket; fresh flowers; in room safe; telephones; minibar; fridge; high speed Internet for a fee; safes; minibars; alarm clock; and pyramid views. There are some rooms that are handicap accessible.
One thing visitors to the Le Meridien Cairo Pyramids Hotel do not have to worry about is what they want to eat. The hotel has six selections to choose from. The lobby bar is the Harris Café and it offers guests cakes, pastries, and breads. Al Shams is the coffee shop on the premises and it is open 24 hours a day seven days a week. It offers visitors a buffet featuring Middle Eastern and European cuisines. The Shisha Café offers guests a traditional Egyptian evening and offers drinks and speciality flavoured water pipes – or shishas.
The Laredo is an actual Texas-style steak house that serves their Tex-Mex food in a very relaxed setting. The Med serves Mediterranean cuisine and the restaurant is decorated with hand-painted murals. It is well known in Cairo for its top notch service. Finally the outdoor-indoor Nubian Village offers Oriental, Middle East, and Lebanese dishes.
Being so close to the Pyramids and the historic areas of Cairo, the Le Meridien Cairo Pyramids Hotel offers visitors the best of both worlds. It is located near the Pyramids and the Sphinx as well as being close to the Egyptian Museum, the Cairo Conference Centre, Gezirah Tower, Sakkara Pyramids, Opera House and Citadel. All of these places can be seen by oneself or through booking a tour in order to get the most out of your visit to Egypt.
Additionally, the resort itself has a beautiful swimming pool complete with waterfalls and massage jets, a kiddie pool, and tennis courts that have floodlights for evening play. There is a golf course nearby for the golf enthusiast as well as a shopping arcade in the hotel. Guests can relax and enjoy the on site spa or simply sit by the pool and take in the view of the Pyramids in the distance.
Location: The hotel is located approximately a kilometre from the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx and is a 15 minute drive from the heart of Cairo. The Cairo International Airport is close to 45 minutes away.
General Facilities:
Rooms for the physically disabled
Wireless High Speed Internet Access in Meeting/Event Facilities by Request (Charge)
Meeting and Event Facilities
Outdoor Function Space
Outdoor Heated Pool (Seasonal)
Children's Pool
Playground
Spa
Beauty Salon
Sauna
Jewellery Shop
Whirlpool
Gymnasium
Gift shop
Florist
Tanning Beds
Two floodlit tennis courts
Jacuzzi
Massage
Shock shower
Room Facilities:
Individual Climate Control
Satellite or cable television
Refrigerator
High Speed Internet Access in All Guest Rooms (Charge)
Hairdryer
Fruit Basket
Mini Bar
In-Room Safe
Connecting Rooms Available
Handicap Accessible Room
Outlet Adaptors
Activities:
Activities at the Le Meridien Cairo Pyramids Hotel include tours of Cairo and its many attractions, sports, and leisure activities at the hotel itself.
Services:
24-hour room service
Complimentary newspapers
Laundry service
24-Hour Concierge Service
Internet Service Provided in Business Centre (Charge)
Secretarial Service
Laundry Service
Dry Cleaning Service
Cellular Telephone Rental
Computer Rental
Babysitting Service
Personalised Wake-Up Service
Car Rental Service
Shoe Shine Service Available
Limousine Service
24-Hour Security
Medical Services Available
Babysitting/Child Care
