More photosThe Steigenberger El Tahrir is one of the best-located eco-friendly hotels in Cairo. Its central location at Tahrir Square provides guests easy and quick access to the Egyptian Museum, El Khalili Bazaar, various restaurants, and shopping centers.
The strategic location makes it one of the ideal spots to host large travel groups for maximum efficiency.
The hotel has a practical and modern decor style perfect for hosting business meetings and social events for international guests. It also supports various accommodation options for small and large families with children. However, pets aren’t allowed.
Amenities and facilities available at the hotel include one fine dining restaurant, two bars, six conference rooms, a swimming pool, a gym, a sauna, a gift shop, and more. It also provides disabled access rooms and toilets and a doctor on-call 24/7.
The Steigenberger El Tahrir follows the Travel Sustainable program for sustainable hotels and has an ETIC Silver Certification.
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Expert reviews
“This sophisticated customer has been shaking up the Downtown hotel scene since it opened in early 2017. From the vast, modern minimalist lobby with casual bar to the spacious, contemporary styled rooms, the Steigenberger is a soothing oasis right in the heart of the city.”
“The efficient staff is eager to please at this hotel, which sits on a corner across from the Egyptian Museum. Street noise in this busy location is an issue, but it’s a small price to pay in exchange for the great location, service, and overall value for money.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Friendly staff
- Swimming pool
- Comfortable beds
- Free Wifi
Location
Recent guest reviews
9 June 2026
Cairo Comfort in the City Center
Perfectly located at the heart of Cairo (with the Egyptian Museum across the street), this is a well-run hotel where everything fits together quite nicely. The staff is very friendly, the breakfast selection is large, with a lot of fresh choices, omelettes made to order, and so forth. I very much enjoyed my stay.
For some reason the Internet dropped out on my phone a lot, causing me to accumulate roaming charges. Also, the room was extremely cold, refrigerated down to 18 degrees, and as the thermostat did not respond when I entered a higher temperature, the only solution was to switch off the AC altogether.
9 June 2026
We enjoyed our stay , the breakfast has good variety
Comfortable and friendly staff
200 egp for one water from the minibar
9 June 2026
Fabulous
Friendly and helpful staff, who provide high quality service without waiting for the tips; clean room.
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8 June 2026
Fabulous
The location is in the middle of the town. Staff was very professional
Nothing
7 June 2026
Excellent - will come back InShaAllah
Service was really good - all the staff looked after us and especially Riham and Rabie from guest relations team were excellent
Everything was great
7 June 2026
Exceptional
Amazing breakfast.
Bit scary in the surrounding areas of the hotel, but inside was absolutely amazing.
6 June 2026
Excellent stay in Cairo
Perfect location in the old town part of Cairo
The pool was a little smaller than expected but is still lovely
5 June 2026
Bring your ear plugs
Location
The windows are not sound proof, so get ready for some long nights filled with traffic noise. Egyptians love to use the horn….
5 June 2026
Perfect Location
Great location. Rooms well appointed. Great selection for breakfast. Safe, clean & inviting
4 June 2026
Surety I will come back again
Location, professional stuff
Windows because they are locked, can’t be opened
4 June 2026
Clean and central.
Loved our stay here very clean and lovely staff. Very central close to everything we needed.
2 June 2026
Overall my stay was fantastic and most importantly I felt comfortable
The friendliness and professionalism of all staffs. The food was amazing.
The prices for the Massages is a little expensive and I found some prices for some of the drinks were a little high.
2 June 2026
Relaxing and peaceful.
Staff was so attentive, helpful when it was needed. Breakfast was plentiful.
Pool area had plenty of sunlounges, tables and chairs and umbrella for shade. You can’t see the city from the pool area, but l do not see that as a negative.
Nothing
1 June 2026
Exceptional
Hotel staff are outstanding , daily breakfast it is 5 *hotel , thank you for your hospitality
1 June 2026
Exceptional
Amazing stay as usual, 2nd time here and it was as expected, top notch service, thanks to Yousef & Farida
Everything was just right
1 June 2026
Exceptional
Kindness
Nothing
1 June 2026
Exceptional
Clean and really good staff. Near to everything
31 May 2026
Really amazing
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31 May 2026
Indeed it was a good stay
Good location
Not much food options and not many restaurants near by
31 May 2026
It was excellent
The staff members were nice and the rooms were very clean
The room was a little small
30 May 2026
Exceptional
The staff are so friendly and helpful. Monica and Yousef were super helpful as they advised us where to go and gave us plenty of advices.
Clean and professional. Perfect location
30 May 2026
It was a very good experience to stay here.
The location, the staff and service
The food and drinks were a bit overpriced and the pool was very small compared to the size of the hotel.
30 May 2026
Exceptional
Everything was good
30 May 2026
Exceptional
The hotel is very clean and in city center so perfect location
The staff are very friendly and helpful
Special thanks to Muhammed and Riham at the reception
29 May 2026
Recommended hotel
The cleanliness and locatuon
28 May 2026
Exceptional
It was enjoyable,memorable stay in this luxury hotel.Prime location,well equipped rooms,nice attentive staff.Fabulous breakfast. Highly recommend for future stays
28 May 2026
Was my first time Cairo, hotel was great safe and welcoming. Great location and the service, view and facilities were 10
Everything
Staff, service, clean and welcoming.
Nothing I didn’t like
26 May 2026
Very good
The breakfast is incredible
Bedroom could be more modern
26 May 2026
Great hotel for central Cairo stay
Lovely friendly staff, central Cairo, clean and great food.
Nothing
25 May 2026
Fabulous
The location of the hotel is excellent and very convenient for exploring Cairo. The breakfast was diverse and enjoyable, the security standards were very good, and the gym was clean and well equipped.
The room size was smaller than expected, especially considering the price. Overall, the hotel felt a bit overpriced for the room experience.
25 May 2026
Exceptional
good experience in general
the welcome snacks on the room table could have been covered with plastic membrane to avoid any contamination. we didn't touch them of course.
24 May 2026
Nice hotel, nice staff.
Clean, well run.
Being asked to rate everything. Every restaurant meal and the managers upon checking out. In the restaurant, two servers attempted to get a review, interrupting our meal.
24 May 2026
Extraordinary experience in this hotel
The staff were friendly , location perfect 👌 great value of money
Strong flower smell ( jasmine ) aroma
24 May 2026
Exceptional
Fantastic hotel. Location, 24 restaurant and wonderful facilities
Nothing
23 May 2026
Convenient and central
Kindness of staff location and cleanliness
Pool
Too cold!
23 May 2026
Nice !
I like the location , and the staff is great !!
It was different than the steigenberger from Luxor .more business related
23 May 2026
Thanks
Relaxation and place was very clean and comfy
Breakfast was amazing
Nothing
22 May 2026
Good value and good staff and good location
Great location
22 May 2026
Very conveniently located next the museum and Tahir square and there are mosque around the area if you are looking for o
The location and it was quiet at night
21 May 2026
Exceptional
Good location, Clean, helpful staff.
Breakfast spread was also good
21 May 2026
Exceptional
Brilliant stay and great staff. Super helpful and everything was great.
19 May 2026
Wonderdul
Everything was excellent: the staff service, the room, and the breakfast was wonderful.
I liked everything.
18 May 2026
Prrfection!
Everything was spectacular. From the welcome to the checkin proces, the facilities, the food, everything was top class.What makes the hotel so special is not only the luxury, but the attention for every single detail and the staff attitude.
There is nothing to dislike
18 May 2026
Great hotel in Cairo center
Everything and specially the location in the center of Cairo
Nothing
18 May 2026
Comfortable
Food
Nothing
17 May 2026
Definitely would recommend it
Central Great staff. Excellent food. Extremely friendly
The pool area. Enclosed
17 May 2026
Our stay was beyond our expectations
Very clean and very good services
15 May 2026
Exceptional
15 May 2026
Exceptional
None
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Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Fruits (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Heating
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna
- - Fitness centre
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Evening entertainment
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Live music/performance
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Outdoors
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Raised toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
Pool and wellness
- - Heated pool
- - Pool bar
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Breakfast takeaway containers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
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