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Kempinski Nile Hotel
Cairo, Egypt · Kempinski · Core Luxury
Kempinski Nile Hotel — designed and furnished throughout by Pierre-Yves Rochon in a single commission — opened in 2010 in Garden City, the Edwardian quarter that houses the British and American embassies along the Nile's east bank. Its 191 rooms are distributed around a two-storey atrium, and the building delivers one of the most compact luxury footprints on the Cairo Corniche: 137 rooms and 54 suites at an address the Michelin Guide has recognised, with a rooftop pool that looks across the water toward Gezira Island.
- 191 rooms
- Opened 2010
- Neighborhood: Garden City
- Rooms from 355 sq ft (33 m²)
- Architect: Pierre-Yves Rochon
- Interiors: Pierre-Yves Rochon
About Kempinski Nile Hotel
- Pierre-Yves Rochon, the Paris-based designer best known for the Four Seasons George V in Paris, served as both architect and interior designer for the entire property — an unusually unified creative authorship for a luxury hotel.
- Garden City, where the hotel stands, was Cairo's first planned residential neighbourhood and was designed using English garden-city principles in the early 1900s; its curving roads were engineered to prevent cavalry charges, making it the neighbourhood literally built against military control.
- Entry-level rooms start at 355 sq ft (33 m²).
History
Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo opened in 2010 under the Kempinski brand. The property is in Garden City on the Nile and is designed with Egyptian influences and European grandeur, with a stately two-story atrium at its core, according to the MICHELIN Guide. Kempinski’s own materials describe it as a 5-star luxury hotel in downtown Cairo with 137 rooms and 54 suites, while the MICHELIN Guide lists 191 rooms, reflecting differing source counts. Its signature appeal is the combination of riverfront views, a rooftop pool, a lavish spa, and a strong dining lineup anchored by Osmanly, Blue, Jazz Bar, The Rooftop, and The Chocolate Lounge.
The setting
Kempinski Nile Hotel stands at 12 Ahmed Ragheb Street in Garden City, an early-20th-century quarter conceived on the English garden-city model, whose curving boulevards and belle époque facades line the Nile's east bank south of Tahrir Square. The neighbourhood hosts the British and American embassies and lies amid a cluster of landmark luxury properties along this same Corniche stretch. The Egyptian Museum is 19 minutes on foot; the Hanging Church in Coptic Cairo 21 minutes by transit; the Saladin Citadel 26 minutes. Diplomatic proximity, Nile frontage, and refined historic character make Garden City Cairo's most enduring prestige address.
Restaurants and bars
- Osmanly — Restaurant
- Blue — Restaurant · Italian
- Jazz Bar — Bar
- The Rooftop — Restaurant
- The Chocolate Lounge — Café
Experiences
- Resense Spa – The European Spa — Spa over 300 sq m with male and female wellness areas, private spa suite, 4 treatment rooms, whirlpool, sauna and steam room.
- Rooftop pool — Rooftop pool of 215 sq m with pool bar.
- Fitness center — Fitness centre of 100 sq m.
- Blue Restaurant & Grill — Mediterranean and Italian-inspired cuisine, served all day.
- Golf Experience at Madinaty Golf Club — Exceptional rates at Madinaty Golf Club, with a Robert Trent Jones Jr. 18-hole course and a 9-hole footgolf course.
Amenities
- Rooftop pool with Nile views
- Leisure spa
- Private balconies in select suites
- 137 rooms and 54 suites on official site
- Family Suite option with connected Deluxe suite plus twin room
- Nile-view and city-view room categories
- Two-story atrium
- Proximity to Egyptian Museum and Grand Egyptian Museum
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Rooftop bar
- Butler service
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