Dusit Thani LakeView Cairo

The hotel is difficult to find, many taxi drivers do not know where it is, negotiate a price before getting in a Taxi or phone the hotel to get them to pick you up. The Hotel staff is very inexperienced. At many times it feels like you are inconvenienceing them with your requests even for little things like ordering drinks at the bar or food in the restaurant.

Funny, I didn't find the location a problem (see previous reviews) - yes it is in NEW Cairo - not downtown but I was only staying one night and having been to Cairo before I didn't want the hassle of being in the chaos of downtown. If you are visiting Cairo as a tourist then this probably isn't a great location for you but for business, simply some sun or a stopover, it's fine. The hotel is brand new - still being finished so not all restaurants open yet. The rooms are beautiful - really modern, spacious and with tasteful muted decor.... more

We decided to spend a couple days in Cairo but found many of the hotels downtown looked a little run down, thus we decided to book at the Dusit Thani Lakeview Cairo. Although it says on the website that it has 3 + restaurants and everything is ready to go- this is unfortunately not the case. The hotel is set to have its grand opening in July of 2009 and I truly would not reccomend anyone go BEFORE that. The hotel itself is so beautiful- the location is not. The area- New Cairo is just that- VERY new. I know it was mentioned that... more

Do not believe what you read on the hotel's website. It is not 'ideally located', not is it 'linked by bridge to Giza and the pyramids'. It is effectively in the middle of nowhere (new Cairo - 30 miles away from Cairo itself). None of the taxi drivers in central Cairo have a clue how to get to it, meaning that it can take between one and two hours to get from or to the hotel. It is also very unpleasant to be completely lost in a taxi in the dark in Cairo on small roads. It is a pleasant hotel once there with clean well... more