Cairo Conrad v Ramses Hilton? No contest - Cairo Conrad wins easily.

Hi,

I have had 2 separate stays at the Conrad recently and it is OK, looks old and needs to be renovated but it is clean and I would return again if I am in the area.
Apparently this year the rooms will be fully refurbished but do not know exactly when, also does not help how bad is the tourist industry now.

The Ramses Hilton looked very old in my last visit(2009) and I believe that nothing has been done up to now.

The Ramses is refurbishing its 4 Top floors at the current.

Might be a chance for you to get a brand new room.

These are great news, thanks for the update moeser

How are Golds treated at the Conrad in Cairo?

As a Diamond booking a standard room, I always get an upgrade to an Exec room and lounge access. The lounge is never that busy and I expect Golds get the same treatment; not many hotels do much more/different for Diamonds.

I work in JUB and the flight times are odd and they are also typically good with late and early check-outs.

We booked an Exec suite then asked for - and received - an upgrade to one of the Royal Suites. Fantastic!

Thanks for the input.

Is the smoke smell at the hotel really bad?

What form of transportation should I take to the pyramids from the Conrad? Should I arrange private guide with car, or should I take Uber?

We used a private guide and were contend. An Uber might be cheaper though and if you don't want / need a guide ...

Has anybody used the new Conrad Cairo Airport office in Terminal 2? (Conrad Cairo opens new office at Cairo Airport | Conrad Hotels & Resorts Global Media Center) The news release suggests it's a free service.

Answering my own question here with an email from Conrad Cairo. Pretty pricey.
"We are glad to offer our " Meet & Assist " Service for your arrival with cost Per Person 80 USD In Toyota car or 120 USD In Mercedes\Van. Please be informed that a charge of 30 USD will be added Per additional Pax within any transportation “Meet & Assist" request, Service cost will be added to your room bill upon arrival, Our airport representative will be waiting before the immigrations holding a sign with your name to assist you with Visa Entry and to facilitate the arrival logistics
NB. Please advise Car Choice Mercedes\Van or Toyota, Number of arrivals and the flight details (Air Line, Flight Number, Arrival Date\Time) 24 hours before your arrival In order to proceed
Also we would like to offer our airport drop off service at cost (31 USD) For Toyota car or at cost (51 USD) For Mercedes\Van car. Please advise your departure flight details 24 Hours In advance In order to proceed, the car will be ready at the hotel ramp three hours before your departure flight take off time. It takes from 45 to 60 Minutes from Conrad Hotel to Airport
In addition, Please be informed that we would like to offer our “Departure Meet & Assist service as well at airport “Our airport representative would meet you at airport to facilitate the departure procedures at cost of 20 USD per person."

Wow.That became pricey.

We used their limousine service 3 years ago ( Mercedes E Class ),the driver picked us up before immigration,led us through,picked up the luggage,
and we paid 75$ O/W for the car,not each !

Yesd, it is, even in non smoking rooms