ELShams Hotel

3.5 star property

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Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets
Restaurant
Minibar, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

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
  • Talaat Harb Street
    3 min walk
  • Midan Talaat Harb
    8 min walk
  • Egyptian Museum
    14 min walk
  • Cairo (CAI-Cairo Intl.)
    30 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 this property

ELShams Hotel

Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Tahrir Square
This bed & breakfast features a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and concierge services. Free breakfast (local cuisine) and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include dry cleaning, a 24-hour front desk, and tour/ticket assistance. Change of towels is available on request.
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.

During your stay at ELShams Hotel, you're just a quick walk from Talaat Harb Street. You'll find features like free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant.
  • Free local cuisine breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi (speed: 50+ Mbps)
  • Options for a bite to eat include a coffee shop and a restaurant
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Within a 15-minute walk of Egyptian Museum and Tahrir Square
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. ELShams Hotel also features tour/ticket assistance, concierge services, and dry cleaning/laundry services.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Cairo bed & breakfast.

Guests are served free local cuisine breakfast daily from 8:00 AM to 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 public transport

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

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels (on request)
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • 8 steps to reach property
  • Thin carpet in room

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Minibar

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at ELShams Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
ELShams Hotel offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.
  • 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

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 25 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 25 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

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

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

8/10 Good

Ginette

Ensemble correct - Hôtel bien situé
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

juan

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Okay for the price
Okay for the money. Friendly staff. No soap. Had to ask for it. Still a nice atmosphere.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

MARIA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
La atencion buena, hay apoyo al turista,
La atencion buena, el hotel en buenas condiciones, la ubicacion excelente para desplazarse, hay apoyo colaboracion al turista. Lo unico fue que durante la estadia de 8 noches no realizaron el cambio de tendidos, siempre solicitamos los elementos de aseo como toallas, papel higienico, shampoo, jabon. pero fueron amables y nos atendieron las solicitudes.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Issa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

HAKIM

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hakim. Algeria
فندق ممتاز قريب من كل المرافق النظافة جيدة الصور حقيقية انصح به
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023