Expert reviews
“Built in 1869 as Khedive Ismail’s hunting lodge, Mena House dazzles with intricate gold decoration and air that perpetually smells of jasmine. The grandest palace-wing rooms are borderline-kitschy Arabian Nights style, but the view of the Great Pyramid filling your window is a treat.”
“Beautiful period furniture in an authentic 19th-century setting, Oberoi service standards, and the best Indian food in town — oh, and did I mention the view of the pyramids on the Giza Plateau from your room?”
“This is the great colonial-era hotel in Cairo and has hosted almost every politician, celebrity, and member of royalty to visit Egypt, and it’s both comfortable and convenient for the pyramids. It began life in the mid-19th century as a khedivial hunting lodge, but there have been numerous expansions over the years.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
- Swimming pool
- Free Wifi
- Private parking
- Friendly staff
All you need to know
This stunning 5-star hotel, located at the base of the Great Pyramids of Giza, is a popular resort for many celebrity guests and dignitaries looking for a luxurious retreat while exploring the ancient culture of Cairo. The Marriott Mena House is an escape from the bustling city, set in 40 acres of luscious green garden, dotted with picturesque palm trees, and within walking distance of one of the wonders of the world.
Mena House offers guests an opulent and exclusive experience to explore the wondrous Great Pyramids of Giza, and the famous Sphinx, or explore the Egyptian Museum before retiring to the sanctuary of the hotel. The hotel is decorated with a sophisticated modern design, with marble floors greeting you in the lobby and light and airy guest spaces throughout the hotel. Guests can unwind by taking a swim in one of the extensive outdoor pools, surrounded by idyllic landscaped gardens with the Pyramids as a backdrop, or explore the hotel’s excellent spa facilities.
The guest rooms are minimally designed with dark handcrafted furniture and modern decor allowing guests to enjoy the picturesque views and unwind undisturbed. Guest rooms have been furnished with luxurious details to a high standard and include all the modern amenities you can expect from a 5-star hotel, These include flat-screen TVs, coffee machines, marble bathrooms, and balconies overlooking the grounds.
The Marriott Mena House is a truly unique experience offering guests the ultimate Egyptian experience with alfresco dining beneath the pyramids and direct access to Cairo’s spectacular cultural sites.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
18 November 2024
Excellent property, location, fresh decorated, wonderful staff
Perfect location if you mostly visit Pyramids and the new museum. Perfectly clean, colonial decoration, wonderful staff and service, perfect english, amazing rest with pyramid view. Actually this is the oldest british hotel in Cairo,,renewed and enlargened. Excellent
I liked everything, it is far away from the city center, but this was not a problem for us
15 November 2024
Exceptional
Pretty much everything
Access through a traffic jam
14 November 2024
A beautiful hotel with a warm team.
An unparalleled location. Truly an epic view and beautiful compound. The most incredible pool!! A spacious room with a very comfortable bed. A great buffet restaurant with fresh and delicious food, and includes Egyptian food which was a welcome change. I want to recognise Mahmoud in the restaurant for his warmth and kindness. I’d also like to recognise Ali who was the housekeeper on my floor (Room 230). He was so friendly and his attention to detail in how he serviced the room was outstanding.
The rooms are a bit dated and should have a revamp to be on par with other 5 star resorts at this price point. The majority of the team in restaurants and bar were exceptionally attentive and warm, and this means staff who aren’t really let the side down. There was one young woman in the restaurant who was rude, abrupt, and didn’t seem to enjoy the hospitality part. I did let the manager know and the manager apologised and heard my feedback. A hotel of this quality cannot afford a poor performer in customer facing role.
4 November 2024
Exceptional
The 'Garden view' room descriptor didn't make it clear that it wouldn't include a view of the main garden but of a side strip. We had to upgrade.
1 November 2024
Stunning hotel, excellent service
Location stunning, hotel, room and facilities amazing. Call out to the breakfast staff, they couldn't do enough for you, so professional and helpful. Overall really enjoyed the stay as always, thanks so much!
27 October 2024
The Best Place to Stay while in Cairo
The location, staff and food were excellent!
The room and facility were somewhat dated.
24 October 2024
Pleasant stay overall. But average response to last minute facility access changes.
View of the pyramids from the hotel was amazing. Having coffee at sunrise with a pyramid view was just magical. buffet breakfast was probably the best we had during our visit to Cairo. I’d probably consider staying here again just for the breakfast 😂. Staff are super helpful, friendly and professional. Compliments to the staff! They definitely made the stay a pleasant experience. Hotel swimming pool was open until 8pm. Bathroom was clean, water pressure was fine too.
139 pavilion was closed during our visit which was actually part of the reasons we decided upon staying at the hotel - they only informed us last minute like 2 days before our departure which was quite unprofessional as we couldn’t even make a cancellation and make changes to our plan at that time. They were doing construction throughout the entire evening past 10p.m. making a lot of noise we could hear from our rooms. The shelf next to the table had dust collections.
19 October 2024
A great stay but ... bad timing ?
incredible place, everything is just magnificent. Food and service were also excellent !
unfortunately there were some constructions ongoing that spoiled part of the pyramid view and we were informed very late of this. Sad that a private event can ruin it for everyone for so many days ... not sure Marriott should be part of this and all the clients to pay for it indirectly. not fair especially at this price.
9 October 2024
Completely blown away by this location. Great way to start my trip in Egypt
The location the ambience the staff. All of it was perfect
2 October 2024
Fabulous
The breakfast was nice and the location was excellent. The view of the pyramid could not be better. The security of the hotel perimeter was assuring.
30 September 2024
Exceptional
Everyone was kind and helpful. Excellent service.
29 September 2024
Exceptional
This is the best Hotel I have ever stayed at. The breakfast is the best breakfast I have ever eaten at a hotel, the variety of options are endless and it tasted incredible. The staff are the most friendly staff I have come across in a hotel. The best part is obviously the view I felt like I was in a dream. Wow, mind blown this is a must if you are coming to Cairo.
Nothing at all!
23 September 2024
Excellent Pyramid View!
The pyramid view from our room was excellent. Worth having if you are in Giza for a short time. The pool was also beautiful and grounds well maintained. There is also a high level of security as you come in.
We went for a walk past the original part of Mena House and were ushered into the construction site which seemed odd by a staff member and then taken into a surprise jewellery/ tourist gift shop in the middle of the construction site. Interesting by Western standards this would not be allowed without a safety induction to be let into a construction site. Like everywhere in Egypt tourists seem to be ushered away into a tourist store and pressured to spend USD, despite being told ‘there is no pressure’ to spend.
19 September 2024
Simply the most beautiful place to stay in Giza
What is there not to like. From the guarded entrance to the memorising pyramids welcoming you in. Service was 5* 10/10 with nothing to complain about. The food the drinks the massages were all beyond reasonable pricing! The pool area was so quiet and spacious with amazing staff and services. If you want to stay in Giza and have a true authentic experience this is the only place to be at. We had the pyramid view room and simply breathtaking. Can’t wait to come back asap.
15 September 2024
Breathtaking View and Good Breakfast
The view is breathtaking, the location is little annoying due o ongoing works in the streets, but in general location is amazing because of pyramids view, breakfast is very good, hotel is clean and the staff very helpful, the cost is high but considering the view and the services could be fair to limits.
The cost and the traffics, also the entrance for taxi's could be improved to find easier way to pick-up and drop-off the visitors.
14 September 2024
The only place to stay in Cairo!
Fantastic views, unbeatable location, and the staff are incredible! This is a MUST stop when visiting Cairo!
Could not fault anything about the property, however the sandwiches and burgers at their restaurant 139 Pavilion weren’t the best, however the seafood pasta was one of the best I’ve ever had so it more than makes up for it! And the view is worth 10 stars alone!
14 September 2024
Exceptional
Location and view
Nothing
13 September 2024
Very good
Great, but little over-rated.
not much value for price.
13 September 2024
The place to be for a pyramid experience.
The location was spectaculair! Breakfast or dinner with the pyramids in the background. And walking distance, 10 minutes, from the pyramids.
The room we had was a bit older. It was perfect clean but the shower was in de bathtub and really small and low.
5 September 2024
Would stay here over Cairo if there for pyramids and museums
Fantastic location with great views of the pyramids Great pool and great staff around the pool A real oasis amongst the hustle of Cairo and Giza
Hotel was a little tired and a few wait staff a bit inexperienced
2 September 2024
Exceptional
View was amazing
1 September 2024
The staff were so friendly, accommodating, helpful, polite, the best hotel I have ever stayed in. Didn’t want to leave!!
The most fantastic/beautiful/breathtaking accommodation I have ever stayed in. The view from the hotel will leave you speechless!!!
N/A
30 August 2024
Stunning pyramid views
Wow the hotel was walking distance from the pyramid and had an amazing view
28 August 2024
Amazing 2 nights at an historic hotel
Beautiful hotel. Comfortable well appointed rooms, fantastic breakfast selection and brilliant staff within 5 mins walk of the Pyramid complex entrance. Premium Pyramid view room. Cannot recommend this hotel highly enough
No negatives
12 August 2024
Exceptional
Everything was fab - staff, room, food, pool
9 August 2024
Exceptional
The location and staff. The pyramids view.
9 August 2024
legendary
legendary hotel, the location can’t get better. everything was brilliant and exceeded our expectations. upon checking in, the very friendly Donia offered us a free upgrade with a partial view of the Pyramid, which was wonderful. the room itself is spacious, clean, comfortable and cold enough in the hot Cairo weather of July. the pool is clean and well maintained and the changing rooms were clean. we also tried the Indian restaurant: The Moghul Room which was nicely decorated, food and service were brilliant. finally: to the highlight of the visit: the breakfast buffet: lovely staff, amazing selection, fresh and delicious bakeries and desserts and the view was just wonderful. thank you to the staff that made our visit wonderful, specially to Donia. gladly again
5 August 2024
Excellent stay!
Location cum layout!
Room bathrooms weared out: to be renovated!
4 August 2024
Beautiful I would stay again with a different view
Everything was excellent, I did not have the view from my room I would have liked but was very accessible to all the views, the view of the pyramids from the patio of the restaurant was beautiful, I was very happy with the hotel and staff everyone was exceptionally pleasant and professional
There is nothing I can say I did not like
3 August 2024
Comfortable and memorable stay with amazing views
Nada and sandy in reception and nada from house keeping went above and beyond to make us feel as welcomed and comfortable as possible. The view and history of the place was absolutely majestic. Would definitely recommend to couples and families
1 August 2024
Best stay ever
Best location with a clear view of the pyramids at breakfast every morning
Nothing
1 August 2024
Exceptional.
Exceptional location and history.
None.
31 July 2024
Extraordinaryly memorable
The location was unbeatable! With a view of the pyramids from nearly every angle within the grounds of Marriot Mena House. The staff were very friendly and worked hard to deliver excellent service and cleanliness throughout the hotel.
I would have loved if Marriott Mena had a convenience store where we could easily pick up things like sun block ect.
29 July 2024
Fabulous
The facility
The price
26 July 2024
Beautiful hotel at the base of the Pyramids!
Amazing property to stay in Cairo- 10/10.
Nothing it was exceptional.
26 July 2024
Very good
Close to the pyramids
Far the the center of Cairo
21 July 2024
Breathtaking views on the piramides
The view was breathtaking! Even though the hotel is old, it still has a lot of charm.
19 July 2024
Exceptional
The Front Desk Team is absolutely exceptional and I could not have been happier!!
16 July 2024
Exceptional
Very helpful staff who tries to make your stay exceptionally enjoyable. The location is perfect for amazing photos. The food was very delicious.
Nothing to mention.
10 July 2024
Great
The location and the staff were amazing i would come back again
You need to pay for the parking
10 July 2024
Excellent hotel for a Cairo trip.
Excellent location and great food.
Some renovations to the grounds and parts of the hotel, but would love to come back to see them finished.
2 July 2024
Vaccination
Location and facilities
28 June 2024
Exceptional
Everything about the Mena house is stunning. From the staff, rooms, restaurants and gardens.
26 June 2024
Very good
Beautiful grounds and close the pyramids
Area around is not the best far away from the city and downtown
23 June 2024
My stay was excellent and remarkable
The location and friendly staff
22 June 2024
Perfect stay
The hotel is very very good. Excellent location next to the pyramids and the staff is incredible, always ready to help. Breakfast is amazing
The property is slightly outdated, the rooms need a bit of update but nothing too much.
21 June 2024
Fabulous
Staff is amazing as usual. authenticity of the hotel, and prime location and view to pyramids.
Nothing major
20 June 2024
A fabulous hotel, great location and very beautiful
Excellent location for walking to the Pyramids
18 June 2024
Best place to stay in Egypt!
Absolutely stunning place with exceptional staff
N/A - place was perfect!
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Snack bar
- - Kid-friendly buffet
- - Wine/champagne
- - Fruits
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Packed lunches
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shared lounge/TV area
- - Minimarket on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Fax/photocopying (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Sauna (additional charge)
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Light therapy
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Fitness/spa locker rooms
- - Bicycle rental
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Trouser press (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level 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
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Delivered food is securely covered
27 November 2024
Exceptional