You know they say 'you can't trust a used car salesperson' .... well the folks at Egypt beat that hands down!! You simply can't trust anything in Egypt! I might get flamed for this, but the folks everywhere are all 'smiles' but deep down, they just don't care or care only about backsheesh (tips)!.

Stayed at the LM Pyramids in July '10 for two nights - great location to the Great Pyramids and Sphinx, but that's the first of only two things that it has going for the hotel. The staff here are FIXATED on backsheesh, and would do ANYTHING to suck a tip off you. One staff who wanted to play 'tour guide' took me to my room, and started explaining where everything is eg. there is a light switch!!! I'm thinking to myself; "Hello buddy, I'm a Platinum who stays in hotels many nights a year and he wanted to show me the damn light switch?!?!" Anyway told him to 'rack off' withouth me tipping him . The second thing and last thing this hotel has going for it, is the full renovated pool area. It's spacious, loads of daybeds, cabanas, bar and dining area, also table service and with a view of the Pyramids in the background. Finally on departure, I asked for a taxi (to the Sheraton Cairo)..... and the bell boys pointed to the end of their driveway and tells me I can hail a cab from the road

I then moved to the Sheraton Cairo after hailing a dodgy cab from the roadway with the help of two policemen? who also wanted backsheesh. And then the taxi driver gave me a lecture for not tipping 5 LE each to those policemen The taxi driver gave $$$ Anyway, I played the notion that back in my country it's illegal to TIP anything!

Arrived at the Sheraton Cairo as a PLT was upgraded to a corner suite with two balconies overlooking the City and the mighty Nile River. The Club Lounge that is in question in the last few posts technically exists but adjacent to the Check-In desk - and only serves minimal food and drinks. I wouldn't get all steamed up if I didn't get access to this as it was one of the worse club lounges I have seen, ever!