City Hostel

Pessoal simpático. Especialmente Sayed, o gerente, estava sempre de plantão para ajudar. Bom hotel de custo acessível.

A localização do hotel é no centro da cidade, o transporte é conveniente e a área circundante é um pouco confusa, mas o interior do hotel ainda é relativamente limpo. O proprietário está muito entusiasmado e há uma pessoa especial para limpar Todos os dias. Não há papel higiênico no banheiro. O café da manhã é relativamente simples, mas é suficiente. No geral, está tudo bem.

In general, it is not bad for me to stay in a single room with a common bathroom for 10 nights. Above all, I would like to express my gratitude to the staff's efforts to manage the City Hostel clean which is too old and out fashioned building. * Location & Transportation Without noise, it is the best location to stay. It is located at 2 2-minute walk distance from Attaba subway station that connects to the Ramsis Railway Station and the Egypt Museum, only 1~3 stops away, charging 6 EGP per way. Of course, you can go to both by walk in 20 minutes. It means you can also enjoy the Nile riverside which is close to the museum. And it is a 2-minute walk distance from the Attaba market which is the biggest public market in Cairo and so many locals visit to buy their livelihoods stuff at a cheap price. In addition, you can also walk to the Al Azhar Mosque and Khan El-Khalili traditional market in 30 minutes, and St. Marc Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in AL Azbakeya in 10 minutes Two problems I experienced are firstly the noi⁹sy from 8 am to 3 am outside the building due to market area and cars' horns. It took 3 days for me to adapt it. Any room in the hostel cannot escape it without changing the windows to soundproof ones. If you are sensitive to sound, it is better to find other lodges in a residential area or modernized ones. Secondly, its location on the Uber taxi map and other maps is not accurate, so drivers have some problems in finding the city hostel. I have to meet them in front of the KFC next to the Attaba subway station. The signboard of the hotel is too small to recognize it. * Building and room conditions Like many other buildings in Cairo, the hostel building is old and shabby. The interior design and facilities are also outdated. However, the staff manages it so clean, particularly a common toilet and shower room. It is quite convenient a washstand in each room. However, it is bad there is no electronic kettle to boil water in a room or a common space. I could not enjoy my tea or coffee time at any time. I have to ask for hot drink water every morning when receiving breakfast, and store it in my tumbler. It will be better to provide a tea or coffee service area in the hostel. * Cleanness & Safety Cleanness and safety are very good. I have no issue with this. * Services There is no basic service that most guesthouses provide in general: toilet paper and drink water. Wifi is too weak to use the internet. Other services like laundry are satisfied. * Others During my stay, I couldn't enjoy having an exchange time with other travelers. I think it is because there is no reason to stay in a common space where only sofas and a table are. Largely guesthouse provides a commonplace where guests enjoy better the internet or drinks including tea or coffee and foods, which makes guests meet each other naturally and structurally. In conclusion, if the hostel provides basic services like toilet paper and commonplace with drink water and electronic kettles, it will be much better. And it is necessary to change its signboard so that is more recognizable. Except issues I mentioned above, it is a very good budget lodge.

避坑！避坑！避坑！千萬不要住這裏 1.房間臨一個大型批發市場，幾乎24小時無法入睡 2.前台兩班倒，一班人完全不會英語，服務極差 3.沒有電吹風，浴室是高固定淋浴頭，洗澡太痛苦 4.早餐就是一包6小片餅乾，和一包三無果汁 這是最差的一次定房，大家一定不要住這家破地方

這間旅館啥也不是，這是我第一次遇見的不提供熱水喝的旅館，連冷水也沒有，想喝水出門自己買，前台就直接這樣和我説。

Estou escrevendo este comentário na minha segunda visita ao City Hotel e voltarei no final de maio de 2023 pela minha terceira vez. Todo mundo é muito amigável. Carlos irá ajudá-lo no que puder. Quando visito um lugar novo, é exatamente isso que procuro, muito autêntico (egípcio) em todos os sentidos. A comida de rua da região é fantástica. É o único lugar onde já estive onde você pode comer por menos de um dólar. Vou postar algumas fotos da comida do local à esquerda e na esquina ao lado da cafeteria. O café turco também fica ótimo por 35 centavos. Certifique-se de ter libras egípcias porque dólares americanos não funcionarão bem nesta área. Você terá que encontrar um banco para trocá-los. Se você está procurando um lugar que fale inglês, isso pode não ser para você. Se você estiver disposto a se esforçar, todos estarão dispostos a tentar ajudar. O Google Tradutor é seu amigo na maior parte do tempo. Durante o tempo que estive aqui, caminhei mais de 50 quilômetros pelas ruas e não vi um único turista nem encontrei alguém que falasse inglês. Me sinto muito seguro nas ruas. Olhe para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua. Todo mundo anda nas ruas e os motoristas ficam malucos. Você sempre ouvirá buzinas, mas terá que ouvir o que está acontecendo nas proximidades. Todas as buzinas significam alguma coisa, eles não são caras raivosos como os EUA e o Canadá. Se você avaliar este lugar com menos de 5 estrelas, não estará pensando em quanto pagou. Mais uma vez Carlos é ótimo.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐++.

Overall good experience and I recommend it. The staff are very respectful and helpful. The room met the expectation. The internet is good (most of the time). The lack of toilet paper was upsetting. The area around the hotel is very noisy during the day, and not very clean, but it's also right next to Attaba metro station where you can either ride Green Line 3 or Metro Line 2, it's also 10 minutes walk to Ramses train / bus station, downtown, or the Nile/Zamalik which are also accessible by metro.

They don't refund money.Incase you paid for 10 days and you stay there for 3 days your money won't be refund to you.

Retro style hotel but clean and friendly... it's located in a very lively area of downtown Cairo, lots of markets and food options in the neighborhood...wifi worked well, shared bathroom was clean too... definitely good value for money if you are not too fussy