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Property: Hilton Cairo Grand Nile
Room booked: King Guest
Status: Diamond
Rate: 30K points (x3 nights)
Received: King 1Bed Suite with Nile View
Amenity: fruit bowl & Egyptian snacks
Breakfast: Full hot including espresso coffee
Lounge: Snacks and non-alcoholic beverages
Con: Dry hotel

Over the top diamond recognition. Pretty much had the entire executive team lined up in a row to shake my hand including the manager who personally welcomed me and thanked me for my loyalty to Hilton.

Service at the hotel is top notch, it is an old school luxury hotel with a soft product that can’t be faulted although it’s getting a little dated (not really in the rooms though).

Suite has an unadvertised pyramids view which was a nice surprise. Only con (and I didn’t even notice until the second day) it’s a dry hotel, but concierge sent me over to the Four Seasons next door where I had the opportunity to pay A$30 for a single G&T. No pork on the menu either.

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Interesting! When I used to stay at the Conrad, it wasn't dry.... in either the EL or the restaurants.

 

[justinbrett]

Interesting! When I used to stay at the Conrad, it wasn't dry.... in either the EL or the restaurants.

I get the impression Cairo has gone rapidly downhill. The Egyptian pound is practically worthless - a decade ago it was worth 20c Aus, now it’s 3c.

Conrad is long gone, I saw a Crockfords yesterday which I don’t remember seeing on the Hilton app, but it’s unrelated to Hilton (I was thinking of Crockfords in Vegas - they are related but through Genting the casino business, not Hilton).

Apparently Hilton Ramases has a bar but their executive lounge is dry. I think it’s just a case of alcohol being really expensive in Egypt.

I’ve not seen many westerners in the hotel, mostly wealthy Arabs.