It is a very nice, modern hotel with great staff, but it is way overpriced. Apparently, there is almost no competition among hotels in Algiers, so they can charge what they like. They actually charged me less when I paid the bill than the price I was quoted when I registered. It only has two lifts, which is not adequate for a hotel of this size. I think there is another one, which is being repaired.

Algiers is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to with some of the nicest people who love to find out where you come from and what you think of their city.

The hotel is a luxury hotel. It's pla ed closet to downtown and only 25 minutes from The airport. It's perfect for business men. The lobby is great and The staff is very friendly and helpful. The rooms Are big, clean and with all The facilities, wifi included. The room Service is fantastic. 3 restaurant Are at Sofitel. One for buffet, another for French cuisine and The last One for Algerian cuisine. High quality restaurants. It's very peaceful and lovely place to stay.

I stayed 3 nigths at this hotel in March '11. I had a room on the executive level, as I reserved quite late and no more standard rooms were available. As I already mentioned in earlier reviews, 5*-hotels in Algiers are very expensive. I paid 292 € per night, excluding breakfast, which is comparable to the other hotels in Algiers (Sheraton, Hilton).
My room was on the executive level, which had a separate check-in counter. Of course the guy was extremely friendly, a fresh juice was offered to me. Overall, the staff at this hotel is very helpful and friendly, as there were a couple of things they organized for me.
My room was on the 4th floor, heading to the backside of the hotel. It was not that big, which I expected for a room on the executive level, but it was very stylish and furnished with high quality materials. The bed was huge and it was super comfortable. There was a big flatscreen TV, a water boiler, coffee and tea for free, as well as 2 bottles of mineral water, that were refilled every day. The wireless internet connection was included in my rate. During peak times, it was not working very well, and they organized a cable for me, which was working better. The air conditioning was running very quietly. The only negative point was that the curtains were rather transparent. My room was heading towards an illuminated square and I couldn't darken my room reasonably.
The bathroom was very beautiful. There was a huge shower room, with a standard hand shower and an overhead shower. The toilet was optically separated by a wall. The toiletry articles were from the French brand Hermès.
I didn't have breakfast, nor did I use any of the restaurants.
The location of the hotel is not bad at all: around the hook is the famous parc "Jardin d'Essai du Hamma", the National Library and the museum "Musée National des Beaux Arts", the most important art museum in Africa. The "Musée du Moudjahid" in the famous building "Sanctuaire du Martyr" is less than 1 km away. The old city centre, with the Unesco-proteced Casbah, is 2-3 km away. The airport is around 10-15 km.
I have stayed now at all the important hotels in Algiers and overall I would prefer the Sofitel to the others. The Sheraton is very beautiful, too, but the location is not that convenient, as it is far away from the airport and not near to the city centre neither. On a next occasion I would also like to try the Hotel El-Djazaïr (former Hotel Saint-Georges), the oldest hotel in Algiers.

I have been using this hotel in recent years in Algiers. Good location in a secure compound, close to downtown and the airport. Good sized rooms with excellent amenities (flat screen tv, large comfortable beds with high end linens, quality toiletries) and everything works. The Sofitel Algiers ranks well with any high end business hotel in North Africa. Three restaurants (modern, traditional and cafe). Attentive service, in a country where this can be a rare commodity. I have tried a number of other hotels in recent years (El Djazair, Aurassi, Sheraton les Pins) and find the Sofitel a very good (but not cheap) choice. This will remain my choice when travelling to Algiers.