My wife and I stayed there last year (2011) on our way to and from Saudi Arabia via Egypt. I can say I am willing to stay there again, but since I have a residence in Cairo, I doubt I will be staying there very often. The first positive experience started at Cairo Airport where I found someone waiting for us as soon as we departed the plane. He took our passports and cleared the immigration work, helped us get the luggage and clear the Customs. This service, I was told, is offered to foreign visitors only and since we are dual citizens, we benefited from this service. A shuttle was waiting for us to take us back to the hotel with 2 bottles of cold water. At the hotel, the staff was friendly and got us to the room in no time. Although it expected in Egypt that you tip hotel workers, they were still smiling when I told them I have not exchanged money or had change yet. The room was nice and I agree, some things could be updated but overall, it was nice. We had breakfast there, which was nice with a lot to choose from. It had the typical Egyptian beans (Foul Medammes) with my favorite lemon juice and cumin, eggs, sausages, cheeses, fruits, juices, etc. Breakfast was included with the room. There is free Wi-Fi in the lobby, but not in the room. I think the room had wired Internet service for a fee. There are souvenir stores in the hotel, a currency-exchange and an ATM.

I was scheduled to stay in the Ramses Hilton but, because of the trouble and traffic disruption in Tahir Square, moved out of the city centre to Le Meridien in Heliopolis. It was excellent in every respect with the only niggle being that the traffic noise was disturbing if, like me, one was in a room facing the road to the airport

We just came back from the Meridien Heliopolis hotel after attending a wedding last night. We were very impressed about the courtesy of all staff, the cleanliness, the food quality and the location venue. The wedding banquet was wonderful and our stay overnight was a great experience. Dr. Ahmed and Dr. Kadreya AbouSayed

Renovation is needed besides this the hotel location is good for the business traveller. It is located close to the airport.