Thanks for the reply SLC2002. Good to know you liked the Le Meridian Pyramids. We will plan to go look at them late that first night when we arrive and spend a good part of the next day getting close.

I appreciate the feedback on the Heliopolis as I was considering it for the second night but now will not.

The feedback on the SPG thread is kind of light on the Cairo properties compared to other cities but what's out there seems consistent with your experience at the Sheraton Cairo of just being ok. Perhaps I will look into the Marriott or Hilton properties to see if there are any that are spectacular. My sister is going with me and she has status with them. I like to try and stay by the US Embassy when I am in a foreign capital but have not yet been able to figure out which hotels are near that location.