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Sheraton
Royal Gardens, Cairo By Jimmy Dunn
The Sheraton Royal Gardens in Cairo, just off Pyramids Road, is
not for everyone for the same reason that it will perfectly fit
the requirements of other tourists.
The Royal Gardens is not really a hotel for independent travel,
and of course is certainly not a budget hotel, as it is too far
from most sight seeing in Cairo to walk and is not really
centrally located enough for cheap taxi fare. It is the
perfect hotel for western travelers who will be on organized tours
and wish to return to a very westernized environment at the end of
the day.
Turning off of Pyramids Road, the first thing that flashes
through ones mind as they travel down a narrow street is that
there cannot be a large hotel located here. Then the fortress-like
outer walls of the hotel come into view, and the next thought is,
"where is the entrance?".
The Sheraton Royal Gardens is, in fact, a western style oasis
situated on a remote side street in Cairo, with all the amenities
one would expect of a western style hotel, and perhaps, even
more.
The whole of the hotel faces inwards, to a very pleasantly
designed garden and swimming pool area and is actually built
around a restored historical villa, the former residence of the
late actor, Mr. Youssef Wahby "Bey", one of the founders
of modern Egyptian Theater.
Craving a little Tex-Mex? One of the four
main restaurants, Senor Pico serves, well, not Tex-Mex, but more
Mexican-Californian cuisine. Then there is Trader Vic's,
well known in the North Eastern US for their Pacific Rim food,
with a cocktail deck featuring live Caribbean music.
Inaka-Ya is the Japanese restaurant specializing in Teppanyaky
Food, while the Le Trianon serves Danish pastries and is open 24
ours a day. Add to these a Lebanese Restaurant, a Cigar Bar and Al
Capone Night Club and Bar, and by the end of the night, one is
likely to forget exactly where one is vacationing.
The hotel is fully loaded with health facilities
featuring massages, vapor treatment, a sauna and Jacuzzi, two
swimming pools with fountains, water lounges and jets.
Meeting rooms are available, as well as a shopping arcade, a fully
equipped business center and an executive lounge.
Guest rooms also have all the usual amenities, and
I must say, one of the most comfortable beds I have ever sleep in
while visiting Egypt. There are nonsmoking rooms, and all
rooms have individually controlled air conditioning, large,
furnished balconies, private baths with both bath and shower,
satellite color TVs, radio, hair dryers, a mini bar, voice mail,
safe deposit box and direct dial telephones with voice mail and
data ports.
The Sheraton Royal Gardens, Cairo
is really a very unique hotel, with a uniquely specific target
market. If you have ever wanted to travel to Egypt to see
the worlds oldest monuments to civilization, but are not really
keen on the cultural aspects involved with such a trip, then there
is no finer hotel in Egypt to hang one's hat.
Sheraton
Royal Gardens, Cairo
Helmeiat Al-Ahram Street
P. O. Box 22 Al Ahram
Giza, Egypt
Phone: (202) 781-2211 or (202) 781-3311
Fax: (202) 781-1441
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