Jun 4, 2021, 1:39 pm
Conrad Cairo {EGY}
Mar 7, 2018, 2:38 pm
#77
Join Date: Dec 2006
Programs: LH SEN, FB Plat., HH D.
Posts: 5,050
I had also a couple of stays last year. The first time there was not smell at all but on the second stay there was some smell, but not sufficient to change rooms.
Jul 25, 2018, 11:24 am
#78
Suspended
Join Date: Apr 2017
Programs: BA
Posts: 609
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."
"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."
Aug 4, 2018, 7:05 am
#79
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,487
Is the Conrad worth an extra $20 over the Ramses (booking normal rooms) plus the extra on taxi fares to places like the Egyptian Museum and the Medieval Islamic Cairo area ?
Just doing one night on my own.
Am Gold, might be Diamond by then.
Just doing one night on my own.
Am Gold, might be Diamond by then.
Aug 4, 2018, 9:32 am
#80
Join Date: May 2003
Location: DEL
Programs: Mucci du Miel d'Or
Posts: 2,373
It's a personal choice, but for me it definitely would be worth the extra $20. It is a much nicer hotel: cleaner, newer, calmer. The Ramses is beyond tired and often feels overrun by tour groups. Taxis in Cairo are cheap. The Conrad will help with taxis, although Uber is best. But note than when I stayed at the Ramses they refused to help with taxis and insisted upon using their own (overpriced) hotel cars.
Aug 4, 2018, 6:37 pm
#81
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 1,716
It's a personal choice, but for me it definitely would be worth the extra $20. It is a much nicer hotel: cleaner, newer, calmer. The Ramses is beyond tired and often feels overrun by tour groups. Taxis in Cairo are cheap. The Conrad will help with taxis, although Uber is best. But note than when I stayed at the Ramses they refused to help with taxis and insisted upon using their own (overpriced) hotel cars.
Aug 6, 2018, 4:19 pm
#83
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Great Britain
Programs: Air: QR Silver. BA Silver Emirates, Hotels: CC Gold, IHG Spire AMB, Hilton Diamond.
Posts: 1,487
Thanks very much guys.
Quidco just threw a spanner in the works; 15% cashback on IHG IC hotels.
IC Cairo (Semiramis) would be under $100.
Have Platinum IHG
Have Gold Hilton (Expecting to be Diamond before this stay though).
Grrrr..... was about to bite at $135 for the Conrad. The IC would now be quite a lot cheaper at the end of a pricey holiday.
How does the IC Semiramis compare to the Conrad ??
Quidco just threw a spanner in the works; 15% cashback on IHG IC hotels.
IC Cairo (Semiramis) would be under $100.
Have Platinum IHG
Have Gold Hilton (Expecting to be Diamond before this stay though).
Grrrr..... was about to bite at $135 for the Conrad. The IC would now be quite a lot cheaper at the end of a pricey holiday.
How does the IC Semiramis compare to the Conrad ??
Jan 15, 2019, 1:36 pm
#84
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 198
Certain parts of the Conrad site state that it's a "smoke free hotel". This is very much in conflict with reports in this thread so either it's a copy-and-paste issue from some other Hilton property, or Conrad has changed to a smoke free policy. I'll ask the hotel, but I'm hoping someone here with experience can tell us what they smelled recently.
Jan 15, 2019, 1:39 pm
#85
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NYC
Programs: AA PLT 2MM
Posts: 395
Stayed at the Conrad Cairo 2 weeks ago. Definitely NOT a smoke free hotel. There's a smoking area at breakfast, though not in the Executive Lounge. Egypt is one of the few places I've been to recently where smoking in restaurants seems to be the norm.
Jan 19, 2019, 2:01 am
#89
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Montréal, Canada
Posts: 1,610
Just completed a very satisfying stay. A couple of hiccups were resolved with aplomb and the chief concierge is absolutely first class. Regarding the bears, I was told the property used to offer a stuffed camel. The manager has been petitioned to resume the tradition.
Jan 20, 2019, 7:40 pm
#90
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 198