A beautiful building with 4 museums, many artefacts and places to sit and admire the palace, BUT your entrance fee does not allow you to see the inside as shown on their website! Only 4 stars as you can't go inside the actual Palace without a pre-arranged tour operator, which is not run frequently. So I was disappointed as the palace inside looks breathtakingly opulent.

We had a private visit with 35 participants followed by an exquisite lunch as part of our recent river cruise. Incredible beauty, and the stories are amazing! I envy the statesmen and stateswomen that are welcomed here.

The ticket buying process was an absolute joke. They have several tiers of purchase available, including student. However, if you're a mature age student with all proof they need to see you're a student, they won't allow you to go through as a student. The ticket booth man was rude and inhospitable and threw the tickets at us. Further, we know Egypt is struggling to get tourists at this time due to travel advisory warnings so they are hellbent on fleecing the few who do come, charging a photo fee too. So beware. The museum was interesting enough, but the staff followed us around like we were criminals, showing us into every room. Gave it 3 stars for the museum display and zero stars for the staff. Will not return.