The location of the hotel is magnificent. We stayed 3 nights in a room with a pyramid view - it was worth paying the extra. The view of the Great Pyramid was very special both during the day and when it was lit up at night. This is one of the nicest hotels we have ever stayed in.

The restaurants were outstanding as was the service. There is a large refurbishment project taking place, much of which has already been done and included the room in which we stayed. There appeared to be a problem with the swimming pool which had been emptied but this was no inconvenience to us.

You can walk to the pyramids easliy - about 400 metres but we hired a guide from the hotel who took us to the 3 closest pyramids, sphinx and int Cairo the the Museum. This was well worth it. We also hired a taxi for the day for £20 which took us into and around Cairo and was an excellent day. The Citadel is a must to visit and amongst other things has excellent panoranic views of Cairo.

We stayed here for 3 nights before a cruise on the Nile.

The best thing about this hotel is the position. We had a stunning room in the new garden wing overlooking the pyramid. It is a breathtaking view, literally with the pyramids on the doorstep. Please pay the extra for the view, it is so worth it!

The room (and en suite) was clean, modern, big, beautiful, elegant, peaceful.
The hotel is exquisite, the various public rooms stunningly decorated with a wonderful atmosphere of authentic, fashionable charm.

Breakfast, evening meal, room service could not be faulted!

The grounds are vast, the pool area wonderful (although the pool was actually closed on our visit).

Staff were efficient and friendly. Security was high.

We used the in-house travel agent to book an hour's camel ride (£15) which was amazing, down a dubiously fascinating alley full of locals to the camel stable, then on a ride into the Sahara with a fantastic view of the pyramids. Do it as the sunsets!
We also took advice from "wendycairo" from Tripadvisor and booked (before we went) a guide to take us on a morning tour of Islamic Cairo; The Sultan Hassan Mosque, the Ibn Toulon Mosque and the Gayer Anderson Museum. Amazing. Ibn Toulon is a must....don't miss it for the world.
Another guide took us around the pyramids and to the Cairo Museum - brilliant.
I cannot imagine doing Cairo without a guide. They are so cheap, arrange the transport and, in our experience, were excellent.

Take antiseptic hand wash with you at all times!

the mena house is indeed a historical place to stay. despite some difficulties in making a reservation via e-mail and telephone (maybe caused in technical changes in the reservation area) everything was perfectly organized, when we arrived. the reception staff was very friendly and told us, that we were upgraded from the booked suite to a deluxe suite, which contained three huge rooms, a nice atmospheric bathroom and a guest toilet. the view from the four balconies was phenomenal. the pyramids were as close as you can get from any room in the hotel. all the staff was very attentive and dinner in the moghul room (indian restaurant) was very nice. as a dessert we enjoyed a tasty big chocolatetart in our room. it was the perfect choice to spend a special day in this unique place.

One of the best travel tip we’ve received was to stay at the Mena House while in Egypt and get a room with the view of the pyramids (when you reserved a room with the view, don’t settle for a balcony with a view, which was what they tried to put us in at first). Looking right at the pyramids from our bed was quite an experience. Our room was simple and tastefully decorated however our focus never left the balcony, where the day view of the pyramids turned into glowing structures in the dark.

The two most memorable features of the hotel for us were the long and beautifully decorated corridor and the impressive grounds. The hotel takes you back to the glory days of British Colonial days. You can almost hear the chatters coming from Winston Churchill’s entourage. The rifles used for hunting by likes of President Roosevelt are still hanging on wall in The Sultan Bar, where the beautiful antique looking Egyptian gilded wood carving shows off its bar, arches and ceiling. We also had the best Indian meal in For a Taste of India, watch out for the vindaloo dishes, it’s not made for the faint hearted. It was unfortunate that the chilly weather kept all the outdoor dinning areas from opening but we walked all over the well kept grounds.