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Hotels in Cairo currently start at about € 24 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 61 and € 85 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 195 properties we can book here, 70% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 84% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.3/10.
Cairo is vast and the traffic is the defining constraint, so the only question that really matters is how close you are to what you came to see. Giza puts the pyramids outside your window; Zamalek and Garden City are green, calm and close to the Egyptian Museum. The two are an hour apart in traffic.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 195 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 13 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 24 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 40 |
| Typical (median) price | € 61 |
| Upper quarter | € 121 |
| Typical 3-star | € 44 |
| Typical 4-star | € 85 |
| Typical 5-star | € 211 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis; one of the seven ancient wonders of the world
12.2 km from the centreancient Egyptian monumental sculpture
12.2 km from the centrecity of ancient Egypt
10.8 km from the centresmallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
13.1 km from the centrefirst capital of Islamic Egypt, in Old Cairo
4.4 km from the centreCairo sits in Egypt at 30.0444° N, 31.2357° E. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Pyramid views from the rooftops, away from the city centre.
Island neighbourhood, leafy, embassies, restaurants, the calmest base.
Near the Egyptian Museum and Tahrir, cheapest, busiest.
Newer hotels, convenient for the main draw.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Agree every price in advance, including camel rides and 'free' guiding. Drink bottled water only.
Stable at 1.15 times between ordinary weeks. October to April is the comfortable season; the summer is extremely hot and prices soften. Ramadan changes opening hours across the city and is worth checking before booking.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Cairo stayed within a factor of 1.19, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
Giza if the pyramids are the trip and you want them from your balcony; Zamalek or Garden City if you also want the Egyptian Museum, restaurants and a calmer street. Traffic between them is heavy.
October to April. Summer is extremely hot, which is why rates are lower then. Our measurements show only 1.15 times between ordinary weeks, so the season matters more for comfort than for price.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 24 per night for two people, the typical price is € 61, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 121. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 70% of the rooms available in Cairo can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
Stable at 1.15 times between ordinary weeks. October to April is the comfortable season; the summer is extremely hot and prices soften. Ramadan changes opening hours across the city and is worth checking before booking.
The EGP (E£). Cash is still king outside hotels. Keep small notes for tips, which are constant.
Baksheesh is part of daily life: small notes for anyone who helps you.
The best-known places are Great Pyramid of Giza, Egyptian pyramids, The Great Sphinx, Heliopolis, Pyramid of Khafre. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Cairo stayed within a factor of 1.19, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.