ELShams Hotel

3.5 star property

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1 bedroom, minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
1 bedroom, minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
1 bedroom, minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Restaurant
Front of property

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Abd El-Khalik Tharwat, Cairo, Cairo Governorate
  • Egyptian Museum
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Tahrir Square
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Khan el-Khalili
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Cairo (CAI-Cairo Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Triple Room

  • 32 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Large Twin Beds

Junior Quadruple Room

  • 50 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Large Twin Beds

Deluxe Single Room

  • 28 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Cairo

A stay at ELShams Hotel places you in the heart of Cairo, within a 15-minute walk of Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square. .This bed & breakfast is 10.1 mi (16.2 km) from Giza Pyramid Complex and 1.4 mi (2.3 km) from Khan el-Khalili.

What's nearby

  • Egyptian Museum - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Tahrir Square - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Khan el-Khalili - 2 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Cairo Tower - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Cairo Citadel - 4 min drive - 3.8 km

Getting around

  • Imbaba Station - 7 min drive
  • Attaba Station - 8 min walk
  • Cairo Intl. Airport (CAI) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪كوستا كوفى - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪كاريبو - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪ماكدونالدز - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪ماكدونالدز - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪قهوة بين البنكين - ‬4 min walk

About this property

ELShams Hotel

Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Tahrir Square
ELShams Hotel offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars. 32-inch LCD televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, and bidets. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 50+ Mbps). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature rainfall showerheads and bidets.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the bed & breakfast's coffee shop/cafe. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
ELShams Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

Arabic, English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Free in-room WiFi has a 2-device limit
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • 8 steps to reach entrance
  • Lift
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Bidet
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 18 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 3)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Free in-room WiFi has a 2-device limit

Property is also known as

ELShams Hotel Cairo
ELShams Hotel Bed & breakfast
ELShams Hotel Bed & breakfast Cairo

ELShams Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 36 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Daryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed here a few days before in an awesome room on 6th floor. This time we were on 1st floor above the take out restaurant on ground floor. Ramadan was still going on as it was before. Not a good experience with all the noise right outside below our windows.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Elshams help us have a great time

The service here is really good! They arranged airport pick up and drop off for us, had local suggestions for food and tours. Their English was good and they were very friendly. The morning breakfast was very good, we are two active brothers and it filled us up, which is not easy to do. All the staff were very honest and helpful. The room to clean and comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shemaiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 11 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Felix

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Internet connection horrible !!! Never clean room and never changes towels and bed sheets
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cherrelle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Decent hotel for the price, good location, let us check in much earlier than we expected
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fouad, Halifax

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was very friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Josiah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Prashant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff. Delicious local breakfast. The front of house man was an ex tour guide and very knowledgeable about history and site seeing
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Prashant

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Azza

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Mohammed

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service from the staff and easy access to all areas as well as being close to local amenities.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Yasseen

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good hotel but noisy downstairs

Good hotel and conditions, also the location. But weak windows cannot isolate the noise from the restaurant downstairs until 03:00 a.m. or more.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Marcos

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good option at a really good location

Really good location, on a well maintained building (from both outside and inside). Staff is good, and courteous. Internet is very slow though and erratic.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Marcos

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location and staff

Great location and staff is always nice and helpful. The building is well mantained, breafkast is at a nice terrace in the rooftop of the building.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Meftuhe

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
downtown location, couldn't get any sleep due to car noise and had to check out earlier than expected.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Miku

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
チェックイン時に、本ホテルではなく、系列のアミンホテルに連れて行かれました。 10分ほど歩く必要がありました。 ツアーの迎えを本ホテルに設定していたため、無断で場所を変更され、本当に腹が立ちました。 朝食も8時からで、早起きの旅行者には向いてないと思います。 部屋に入った時にはトイレの床が濡れていてとても嫌な気持ちになりました。 シャワーに関しても、最初はお湯が出ますが、使ううちにぬるくなってしまいます。水捌けも悪いです。 バスタオルはなく、小さなタオルが人数分しかありませんでした。 夜も車のクラクションがうるさく寝つきが悪かったです。 窓の鍵が閉まらず、防犯面で不安でした。 全てのドアの建て付けも悪く、鍵の開け閉めが難しかったです。 エレベーターも中々来ず、5分ほど待ちました。 全てが最悪でした。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

malika

Notre séjour a l hotel al shams c est très bien passer hotel propre un peu bruyant la nuit car situer en plein centre personne ne parle français que arabe
Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Atsushi

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

CHIHIRO

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

kashama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quarter très animé du downtown
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Amadou Oury

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hind

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

ABDUL-SALAM

Travelled with group
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

SAYURI

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
1階に美味しいケバブのお店がるほか、近くにレストランが多くあるので食事には困りません。少し歩くと露店の八百屋さんが集まっている場所があり、フルーツを安く購入することができます。
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024