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InterContinental Cairo Semiramis
Cairo, Egypt · InterContinental · Core Luxury
The Semiramis name on the Nile Corniche dates to 1907, when the original grande dame hosted the 1921 Cairo Conference and served as a British Army headquarters in both World Wars. Cairo's first hotel with elevators fell in 1974; the current InterContinental tower rose on the same Garden City site in 1987 with more than 720 rooms overlooking the Nile.
- 199 rooms
- Opened 1907
- Neighborhood: Nile Corniche
About InterContinental Cairo Semiramis
- The original Semiramis Hotel opened in 1907 opposite what is now the Egyptian Museum and hosted the 1921 Cairo Conference.
- It was the first hotel in Cairo to install elevators and opened a European-style nightclub; it served as a British Army headquarters and hospital in both World Wars.
- The old hotel was demolished in 1974; a modernist tower completed in 1987 reclaimed the Semiramis name with more than 720 rooms.
- The property was the target of a 1993 terrorist attack during its history as a downtown Cairo landmark.
History
The Semiramis name on the Nile Corniche dates back to 1907, when a Swiss hotelier opened the original Semiramis Hotel opposite what is now the Egyptian Museum. A winter-season grande dame famed for its Louis XVI décor, grand staircase and chandeliers, it hosted royalty, aristocrats and diplomats, served as a British Army headquarters and hospital during both World Wars, hosted the 1921 Cairo Conference, and was the first hotel in Cairo to install elevators and open a European-style nightclub. The old hotel was demolished in 1974.
On the same revered site, a modernist tower was completed in 1987 as the Semiramis InterContinental. Rising over 28–32 floors with more than 720 rooms and suites, restaurants, bars, ballrooms and Nile-view terraces, it reclaimed the Semiramis legacy as one of Cairo's premier hotels. The property, in Garden City on the Corniche El Nil, was renovated around 2019–2020 and continues as an InterContinental flagship in the heart of downtown Cairo.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pool
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
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