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Cairo Marriott Hotel
Cairo, Egypt · Marriott · Accessible Luxury
Sleep in the palace Khedive Ismail built to impress Empress Eugénie for the 1869 opening of the Suez Canal. The surviving Gezira Palace, with Carl von Diebitsch's cast-iron arcades and rooms dressed in European and Islamic motifs, now forms the heart of the Cairo Marriott, while twin towers hold the guestrooms. It has lived several lives along the way, from the Ghezireh Palace Hotel and a wartime Australian hospital to the Omar Khayyam Hotel before Marriott reopened it in 1982.
- Opened 1982
- Neighborhood: Zamalek
- Rooms from 344 sq ft (32 m²)
- Architect: Julius Franz and De Curel Del Rosso
- Interiors: Carl von Diebitsch
About Cairo Marriott Hotel
- During the First World War, the former palace hotel became No. 2 Australian General Hospital and treated casualties from the Gallipoli campaign.
- Khedive Ismail used the palace for the simultaneous marriages of three sons, a celebration that continued for forty days.
- Most guests sleep in the modern twin towers; the preserved palace contains the grand reception rooms, lounges, ballrooms, and hotel entrance.
History
Khedive Ismail commissioned the Gezira Palace for the celebrations around the 1869 Suez Canal inauguration. It became the Ghezireh Palace Hotel in 1894, served as an Australian military hospital during the First World War, returned to private use in 1919, and later became the state-run Omar Khayyam Hotel. Marriott restored the surviving palace and reopened the complex with twin guestroom towers in 1982.
The setting
The hotel occupies 16 Saray El Gezira Street on Zamalek's Gezira Island, west of downtown Cairo. The palace once stood amid a much larger royal estate whose grounds included sporting fields and formal gardens.
Amenities
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Non-smoking rooms
- Fitness center
- Spa and wellness center
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Family rooms
- Facilities for disabled guests
- Bar
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