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Home  >  Egypt • Four Seasons • Hotel Reviews  >  Review: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At Nile Plaza
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Review: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At Nile Plaza

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 18, 2023February 18, 2023 10 Comments

While the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At Nile Plaza is past its prime in certain ways, I had a lovely stay here and found it a great base for my three days in Cairo.

In This Post:
  • Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At Nile Plaza Review
    • Booking
    • Airport Pick-Up
    • Guest Room (Nile View)
    • Fitness Center
    • Pools
    • Spa + Wellness
    • Food + Drink
    • Service
    • CONCLUSION

Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At Nile Plaza Review

It’s easy to look at my photos below, especially of the guest room, and dismiss this hotel as outdated. But I do not recommend you be so quick to dismiss it. While I considered the Hyatt Regency, which is located in Giza much closer to the pyramids, I ultimately chose this hotel for its central location and for its amenities. Yes, the rooms are quite dated, but when you factor in the quality of the food, superb breakfast spread, spa, and great service I walked away very glad I chose this hotel.

Located in Garden City (a cool neighborhood of Cairo) and close to the Egyptian Museum, the hotel’s location is difficult to beat.

Booking

This was booked under American Express Fine Hotels & Resorts for about $432 per night, including taxes (which are nearly 30% once all the fees are factored in). That’s on the high side for Egypt, but it looks like the rate is even higher now and after a questionable stay at the Ramses Hilton last time in Cairo I just wanted to stay somewhere a bit nicer.

Booking with AMEX included a $100 spa credit, breakfast each morning, late checkout, and a room upgrade.

Airport Pick-Up

As I was traveling with my friend, we engaged the hotel for a meet & greet at Cairo Airport. A representative met us as we stepped off our flight, had our visas ready to go, escorted us through the immigration line and baggage claim, then out to a waiting Mercedes E-Class. The cost for this was 50USD per-person.

The hotel also offers guided tour packages and car service to anywhere in Egypt:

Guest Room (Nile View)

A courteous check-in agent was waiting for us as we arrived, likely because we used the hotel’s car service. We bypasses the front desk altogether and were taken to our rooms (credit card was swiped in the room for incidentals with a portable reader).

I was upgraded to a Nile view room, 1515, which included a terrace overlooking the Nile.

My 495-square-foot room included a king-sized bed, a work area, and a large bathroom with two sinks, a separate tub, and a water closet.

FS Nile closet
I love the attention to detail!
Mini-bar
Mini-bar

Free coffee and tea in each guest room

Let me stop here and say that smell…that smell..that smell. When you step outside in Egypt, the smell of pollution is a bit overwhelming, but you get used to it surprisingly quickly.

Bath products were from Aromatherapy Associates of London.

Toiletries in bathroom of Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
Toiletries in bathroom of Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza

Rooms feature universal power ports and USB-A ports.

Waiting in the room was an assortment of fresh fruits and delicious Egyptian sweets.

French treats too…

My balcony was large and offered seating for two with a great view of the city:

Wi-Fi was complimentary in the room and functioned well.

Fitness Center

Every morning began at the fitness center, which had a generous section of Life Fitness equipment as well as cold towels, apples, and bottled water.

Pools

Both and indoor and outdoor pool were available. The indoor pool was quite large and includes a separate whirlpool as well as plenty of seating and a skylight that allowed sunlight to stream in.

The outdoor pool is located in a restaurant area (Pool Grill). Neither were crowded during my stay.

Spa + Wellness

I mentioned that my AMEX package came with a $100 spa credit that easily covered a one-hour massage. The massage technicians were highly skilled and from Thailand…it was a very therapeutic massage.

Spa Menu at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo At Nile Plaza
Cliche craziness…

Fresh after a massage and shave.

In the spa area, there is also a wellness area that includes a whirlpool, steam room, and sauna. I used this each day as well and was always alone. It was not a hot time of year in Egypt, yet perhaps too warm for the sauna for most?

The spa also had a beauty salon…

…and a relaxation area.

Food + Drink

This hotel offers many restaurants…too many for us to try during our short stay. I’ll start with breakfast.

Zitouni

A breakfast buffet is offered in Zitouni each morning and was probably the highlight of my stay.

The staff quickly got to know me and by the second day got to work on my omelet and falafel sandwiches upon my entry. Coffee was just okay (a bit too bitter), but the fresh-squeezed juices were excellent and I appreciated the strawberries.

The buffet included an extensive assortment of baked items, a juice bar, eggs cooked to ordered, salads, and Middle Eastern and European comfort items like foul mudamas, cheese, and cold cuts.

I love capping off my morning with a heaping plate of falafel and an egg-white omelet after my workout. I love a superb breakfast buffet and the Four Seasons delivered…and it was so tranquil as well.

Tahini + honey – a surprisingly good combo on a flaky tart!

Pool Grill

After our tour of the pyramids, we wanted to relax outdoors and sat outside at the pool. Our stay was during Ramadan and the hotel offered a special Iftar dinner menu as well as its normal food. The pool are was decorated in a very festive way to mark the end of daily fasting, but food and alcohol was available throughout the day.

I tried a mixed grill with salad, which was perfectly acceptable (though not the most succulent meat I’ve had).

The Bar

We visited the hotel’s art-deco-themed bar on two nights. The first night we dealt with a very drunk woman, which I will detail in a separate installment. The bartender was superb, though, and you often can strike up great conversations if you just sit at the bar and chat with the bartender. The bar itself is dark wood paneled and a smoking area, so expect a lot of cigarette smoke. There’s also a sushi menu at the bar, which I was not adventurous enough to explore. Note: alcohol is quite expensive in Egypt (primarily due to heavy taxes).

Mint mojito at FS Cairo Nile Plaza

La Galerie

The very French-inspired lobby lounge includes coffee and tea, an assortment of sweets, a light menu of food, and a bar menu as well. Coffee and fresh-squeezed orange juice was superb here and there is live entertainment each evening (piano, violin, guitar, bass, or saxaphone…it depends upon the day).

Room Service

One night I ordered in and felt like some “comfort food” so I ordered a filet mignon with mashed potatoes. It was beautifully presented, cooked medium-rare as specified, and quite delicious.

Other hotel restaurants I did not get to try during my stay included:

  • 8 (Chinese)
  • Bullona (Mediterranean fusion)
  • Riviera (Italian)
  • Upper Deck Lounge (tapas + cocktails)

Service

Finally, let me briefly add that one thing that made this hotel great was the superb service and kind attitude of every employee I encountered. It does matter and this, perhaps more than anything else, it what sets a good hotel apart from a great hotel.

CONCLUSION

I enjoyed a lovely three days here and would return again. I hear other Four Seasons (Cairo at The First Residence) is also nice so maybe I will try that next time to compare them. But yes, the rooms and some of the common areas are quite tired looking, yet I really liked this hotel.

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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10 Comments

  1. Malik on Wall Street Reply
    February 18, 2023 at 12:10 pm

    Great hotel review. Stayed there a few years back and it was pretty good.

  2. Bob Reply
    February 18, 2023 at 2:56 pm

    I second Malik.
    I stayed there two on several week-ends when I was working in Alexandria. It is very good compared to other hotels in the area.

    “I hear other Four Seasons (Cairo at The First Residence) is also nice so maybe I will try that next time to compare them.”
    I stayed once in this one, but definitively the Nile one has much better character and is nicer. I am not sure I will invite you to try it.

    All your pictures remind me good memories of those week-ends in Cairo I spent in 2006.

    Does the Turkish department store attached to the hotel still exist?
    It had not expensive and very good quality of clothes, that I still wear in 2023.

    Thanks for this review I was delighted to find tonight on your blog.

  3. Bob Reply
    February 18, 2023 at 3:17 pm

    “It’s easy to look at my photos below, especially of the guest room, and dismiss this hotel as outdated. But I do not recommend it.”… I think you mean you do recommend it.

    Also… the gym has bottled water not boiled water.

  4. Aaron Reply
    February 18, 2023 at 5:04 pm

    “the rooms and some of the common areas are quite tired looking”

    I think out-dated is a more apt description. Everything is well maintained, comfortable, and functional. So while it might not be to everyone’s style and taste, at least it is still a pleasant experience.

  5. John Dogas Reply
    February 19, 2023 at 1:22 am

    Matthew: are you on the spectrum? The picture in the mirror made that thought pop into my mind and it would explain a lot of the peculiar things like wanting to go to Kiev in the near future.

    • AJ Reply
      February 19, 2023 at 1:36 am

      While I agree with some of your points on other articles, I am not sure how this mirror pic equates to being on the spectrum. Furthermore, as my mother said, we’re all a little bit on the spectrum. Lastly, I am not sure it’s appropriate to ask at all: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-ok-to-ask-someone-if-they-are-autistic

      • John Dogas Reply
        February 19, 2023 at 3:45 am

        It would help readers to understand him. Elon came out and acknowledged it which helped the public recognize why he is hyper focused on some things compared to Trump who is hyper focused on certain things but is not an autist and who probably has a personality disorder. I agree with both Elon and D’s policies more than not but knowing what each has is helpful to explain why certain things stick in their craw more than it logically should.

        I agree with your points about UKR. It really must be bad in the West when the Russians make more sense, are more honorable, and actually stick up for traditional Christian values when they still have a Soviet fetish while degeneracy eats away at the West.

  6. AJ Reply
    February 19, 2023 at 1:37 am

    Impressive. I think your nickname should be Lucky.

  7. Mick Reply
    February 19, 2023 at 5:45 am

    Very nice review. Room is outdated but crisp nice bed makes it look comfortable. For me the price isn’t worth it in somewhere like Cairo.

  8. Ethan Reply
    February 19, 2023 at 10:55 am

    Room looks like Sheraton from 20 years ago and $432 per night…… Considering Regency is a C2 hotel built in 2020, no service and food will move me from HR to FS.

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