This modern high-rise went up in 1987 and was, for many years, the center of the city's hotel life. A renovation completed in 2000 spruced up the rooms and produced an excellent new health club, but the hotel as a whole still looks its age—or older. Most of the suites are not worth the extra money, but the panoramic views from the Presidential Suite are breathtaking, taking in the Citadel on one side and the Nile and a sliver of the pyramids on the other. Even in a standard room, the views above the 20th floor are memorable.
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