Sofitel Nile El Gezirah, Cairo
Expert reviews
“The circular tower has been gracing the Cairo skyline for well over two decades, but the interiors here have been brought up to date, and the hotel has reemerged as a must-visit place among expats and visitors for its bars and restaurants. Contemporary luxury and understated style are the watchwords for the public areas. Rooms are decorated with cool neutral shades and pale pastels.”
“Tired from long travels? Rest up here in a room with superb views and let the staff look after you. This hotel, on the tip of Gezira island, is delightfully quiet, but it can be hard to get a cab out.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Swimming pool
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
- Private parking
All you need to know
The Sofitel hotels are known for their Parisian glamor and high-end luxury, and the Sofitel Cairo is no exception. Located in the center of Cairo, the Sofitel hotel is the epitome of opulence with vast chandeliers gleaming in the lobby and art deco features, designed by Pierre-Yves Rochon, welcoming you on your arrival.
Guests at the Sofitel Cairo can relax within this urban oasis, which is situated on the southern tip of Gezirah Island. The hotel has its own private promenade where guests can take a luxurious stroll along the riverside, leading to many exclusive shops and restaurants. For guests looking for the ultimate Egyptian retreat, they can take a dip in the idyllic infinity pool overlooking the River Nile, or enjoy a cold glass of bubbles while melting away in the whirlpool bath at the Sofitel Spa.
The Sofitel Cairo hotel is also excellently located for those wishing to explore the city and its many cultural delights. The hotel is conveniently located opposite the Cairo Opera House, and very close to the Egyptian Museum and Khan El Khalili. The hotel is also very close to Cairo’s business and commercial district Zamalek and is the ideal base for anyone visiting the city on business.
The accommodation at the hotel is superb with modern design aesthetics, combining French elegance and Oriental details, with stunning views across the River Nile. Guest rooms are spacious with all the modern amenities that are to be expected from a luxurious 5-star hotel, and the suites are extensive with separate living rooms, private balconies, and butler services allowing guests to truly unwind.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
26 October 2025
Exceptional
love the location food all services were very well thanks for all the team 👍🏻 😀
26 October 2025
Fabulous
Shoutout to Sami from reception and Amr from the outdoors restaurant. They both were very professional and extra helpful. I also liked coming back at night to see a beautiful red rose in the toilet ( the little things make all the difference ).
Workers should not ask us boldly to scan a code and recommend their names. If I want, it should happen voluntarily. Have some vegan options in the menu or mark the available vegan options with VG.
21 October 2025
So perfect
Everything was perfect, especially the view
19 October 2025
Our stay was pleasant, but we had expected the rooms to be newer and more recently renovated.
We really liked the hotel’s location, view, and facilities.
We were disappointed that the rooms we were given were old and not renovated, which affected the quality of our stay.
19 October 2025
Fabulous
everything
9 October 2025
Gorgeous stay
I love everything and was enjoying every moment
Nothing
2 October 2025
Fabulous
Friendly staff, great pool, good food.
The nosie off the boats on the nile play music till 2am. The balcony doors were closed and it still was loud.
30 September 2025
Exceptional
The stay was excellent .room very clean and staff are very friendly Special thanks for the reception staff
28 September 2025
Excellent hotel, great staff, amazing food, all around ‘10’!
Amazzzzzzing! Breakfast in the Nile! Wow! Do not miss this hotel.
I do not like that this hotel does not exist in every city I ever visit! It’s a wonderful place.
25 September 2025
Exceptional
We loved everything about our stay at the Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah. The location is absolutely exceptional, right on the Nile River. Evenings spent on the river terrace, watching life along the Nile go by, were truly magical. The service throughout the hotel was flawless – attentive, professional, and welcoming. The Sofitel felt like a sanctuary, a calm retreat from the vibrant energy of Cairo city. It’s also conveniently located, not far from the Pyramids and the new Grand Egyptian Museum. A perfect choice for anyone visiting Cairo – highly recommended!
That we couldn't stay longer.
22 September 2025
Exceptional
The location, and Room Panoramic view, Breakfast at Le Sud, and dining at Palmaire Restaurant
21 September 2025
Beautiful 2 days with my wife on the river Nile
A truly five star hotel. The best location on the river Nile. The staff and the hotel are 7 stars. Your breakfast are just metres away from the river. Beautiful views and relaxing
None to complain about.
17 September 2025
Fantastic place to stay.
The staff could not do more for you. From the time of arrival to departure, we were treated like royalty. We received a complimentary room upgrade to junior suite which had a view to Nile. The bed was very, very comfortable. Breakfast was first class. We ate dinner at two of the restaurants and again, superb service and delicious food. Staff were never far from you and always checked to ensure everything was okay. On leaving, staff double checked to ensure that our stay was good. Cannot praise reception, wait staff, baggage handlers and all other staff enough for a most pleasurable stay.
13 September 2025
Elegance and view
Staff, service, location
8 September 2025
Jewel on the Nile
Absolute 10 out of 10. 6 Stars service from the Lobby to the concierge to all the fabulous restaurants and cafes to the Famous doorman Youssef, a gentleman of Egypt. We had an absolute ball in Egypt and it was set from our experience at the Sofitel. Definitely will be in our preferred list.
Casino only takes US$
7 September 2025
Exceptional
Location. It’s right on the Nile and gives an amazing view during the night time. Special mention to Ahmed Younes (Restaurant Manager) for his amazing hospitality.
Nothing
5 September 2025
Fabulous
Great Nile view!
1 September 2025
Overall if you have minor disabilities ie walking stick you can manage with support from staff.
Loved the Nile view . Staff are amazing extremely helpful and friendly, clean professional.
The swimming pool access was not suitable for disability. However the bar area after speaking to management allowed us access which had less steps. There are no ramps at pool area. I did discuss this with management. The staff were more than happy to support you up the steps as their are no hand rails near the access from the bar
31 August 2025
Very clean hotel, with an oustand view all the staff starting from the reception up to the VIP Lunch are professional a
Outstanding ( reception is outstanding, view more than excellent)
31 August 2025
Exceptional
Everything was perfect Special thanks to Mr. Adel and Ms Sarah from the hotel reception
30 August 2025
Amazing stay and very lovely view
Amazing view and location
One or two from staff on breakfast
24 August 2025
Exceptional
I want to thank Shonodah and Zeyad for the amazing welcome and the free upgrade. I usually stay in this hotel since I was young, and it would be difficult to change it because of their quality of service, history of the hotel and the amazing staff. The is a very family hotel.
22 August 2025
Fabulous
Vintage
14 August 2025
Wonderful
NA
14 August 2025
Special thanks to Shenouda in the reception for his warm welcome and hospitality
Clean, professional and organised
Nothing
12 August 2025
Wonderful
Staff, food and location
6 August 2025
Exceptional experience!
Friendly staff. Great location.
2 August 2025
A Must Stay
We were a group of girls who absolutely loved the hotel, staff, and every amenity. The suit was huge and clean and overlooked the lovely Nile. The lovely Natalie at reception gave us an exceptional service and checked on us all the time. It was a work trip so we spent some time at the buisness centre on the 16th floor and they had snacks, light meals, smoking/non-smoking areas and Duaa was beyond amazing and hospitable. The stars of the place though were: Samuel, Amir, and Jamal at the restaurant/bar by the lobby. Not only did they provide amazing food and drinks, but they also helped us with our itinerary and helped us book an amazing Nile trip that was the highlight of our stay. Everyone went above and beyond for us and we left feeling like we were part of their family. I would absolutely back here again and again with my family, friends, and for business trips 💜
Nothing. We had a blast!
31 July 2025
Extraordinary Hotel in heart of Cairo city centre
The hotel is located in heart of Cairo city centre right on Nile river , very well maintained , very nice outside space with excellent staff. The 16th floor VIP business centre Butlers Mr Mohammed, Mr Yaser were wonderful and helpful. Good beauty hair salon available in the hotel. Highly recommend, hotel duty manager Mr Mahmoud very knowledgeable as well as concierge team!
28 July 2025
Exceptional
Best breakfast I had in a hotel. My favourite was the homemade pomegranade juice. Make sure to to there early, bc it gets busy.
28 July 2025
Exceptional
Perfect
Nothing
27 July 2025
A great place for relaxing
Every thing was perfect
Nothing
22 July 2025
In summary, the hotel has great potential and the facilities are excellent. We truly enjoyed our sta
I stayed at this hotel during my visit to Cairo, and overall, the experience was very good. The location is perfect ideal for getting around the city and visiting the main tourist spots. The pool was also a real highlight: very clean, peaceful, and with a great atmosphere. We also loved the room and the view both were amazing and made our stay even more enjoyable.
the customer service and communication weren’t the best . At check-in, the receptionist told us that breakfast was not included, which was not true I had specifically booked the option with breakfast on Booking. I had to show him a screenshot to prove it, and only after he took a photo of it did he agree to include breakfast. Later on, we added an extra night to our stay, but the same receptionist forgot to activate our key cards for the additional day. When we returned to our room, the cards didn’t work, and no one answered the phone in the hallway. I had to go down 10 floors in person to get new keys. The next morning, when we went down for breakfast, we were told it was not included for that last night. This was confusing, as we had told the receptionist we wanted the same conditions as the previous days obviously included breakfast. In the end, we had to pay for it separately, and it was expensive for the quality and variety offered.
18 July 2025
Exceptional
Really nice place , near to everything The best location and atmosphere
14 July 2025
Amazing place to stay with the most beautiful view of the Nile!
The location,the view and the excellent staff that was so helpful and kind
Nothing
11 July 2025
Exceptional
Everything was 5 star quality
Nothing
10 July 2025
Nice
Location is good Busy Plenty of restaurants Clean Nile view You have gym , beauty saloon and swimming pool Well staffed
Some staff are slow and not willing to help especially the room service staff
8 July 2025
Enjoyable
Friendly staff and very responsive
8 July 2025
Very good
The Nile View Staff is friendly The Pool has a genius spot overlooking the Nile for taking pics .
-My room had a panoramic view of the Nile, but balcony has no soundproof glass , There is an outdoor night club next to the hotel play music every night until 3 or 4 am , if you come for bussiness and need to sleep early ,, stay away from the Nile View rooms ! - Bed mattress is slightly hard - Pool is small - Lobbies and restaurants prices are extremely high if you pay in EGP.
7 July 2025
Exceptional
The view, breakfast, spa, service were fantastic
The room was not up to sofitels usual standard. Nice but not as good, comparatively.
6 July 2025
Wonderful hotel, we will come back
Fantastic Hotel at the beach front of the Nile Great restaurants inside, unbeatable hospitability, incredible breakfast and super friendly staff.
Nothing
28 June 2025
If I go back to Cairo, there is nowhere else I would stay. It was exceptional.
The hotel is beautiful, the view over the Nile while eating breakfast is incredible and the service was exceptional. The swimming pool and spa area was a perfect place to relax. There was a live pianist in the foyer which added beautiful ambience. The food at both restaurants I tried was delicious with excellent vegetarian options.
The only thing I could possibly fault would be the water pressure and temperature control of the showers - I stayed on the 19th floor - which were slightly less than perfect.
25 June 2025
Exceptional
Amazing view , lovely breakfast!
The staff are lovely
25 June 2025
Enjoying The Capital Cairo 🌹
Location 👌 staff so gentle : Mario at reception , shireen & Mahmoud at Sud restaurant, Overall everything was so perfect: services , safety Very nice atmosphere Recommend to couples 👍
Lowest floors little bit noisy coz nile cruses are so crowded
14 June 2025
The panoramic room has fantastic view
Very goo location Excellent staff
Expensive food
10 June 2025
The proper place to be
Everything
Nothing
8 June 2025
Exceptional
Everything about this hotel was exceptional
4 June 2025
Very good
View, outdoor areas
Room - outdated furniture Small, outdated bathroom Locked balcony, had to sign a waiver to have it open
3 June 2025
Amazing hotel with great view and service
Character, location, great service
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Kid meals (additional charge)
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Minimarket on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out (additional charge)
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Casino
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi (additional charge)
- - Hammam
- - Evening entertainment
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Foot bath
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Yoga classes
- - Personal trainer
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Themed dinner nights (additional charge)
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
- - Live sport events (broadcast)
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Lower bathroom sink
Pool and wellness
- - Infinity pool
- - Pool bar
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Kids' pool
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Face masks for guests available

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30 October 2025
Highly Recommended