Pyramids Overlook INN ( B&B) — Hotel in Giza

Pros: price, proximity to the Giza necropolis and commercial streets. The rooms are fine, especially for the price.|Cons: 1- Breakfast. Ful (made of fava beans) and Egyptian bread is not a proper breakfast for the vast majority of travelers. Where was the coffee? You can spend the same money and make people a lot happier with a more international selection. 2- The Dahshur/Saqqara guide we hired through the hotel. If you care about your guests please find a better guide. Ours didn't offer much, had limited information (I swear I felt that I knew more), but worst of all, seemed to be in a rush to get us back to Giza. In a place like Saqqara, with so much to do, the recommendation of the guide cannot be to drive back home before the place closes. Limited English too. 3- Our host came across as more interested in upselling than anything else. For example, suggesting us to hire his man (a guide) for the pyramids visit, this in order to avoid the hassle. He also said that inside the pyramids a camel ride would cost us over a hundred dollars each, so we should make arrangements before the visit. None of this was true. We found the hassle manageable, and the camel rides were going for a lot less (note that we didn't pay for a camel ride because in the glorious weather of November there is nothing better than just walking the necropolis). We also had a very small accounting issue at the end of our stay. Another story: he suggested that for our visit to Cairo we shall hire a car. Uber would be more expensive. Simply not true. We did Uber and paid less than half of what we would have spent with his driver. You get the trend.|Pro and con (you choose): we stayed two nights. During the first night we had a lot of noise: dogs barking and fighting; and the 5am call to pray. I find this type of things authentic and valuable; but at least one of the members of my group would have preferred to sleep better.|One more item: I'm not necessarily in love with the view. It's not the hotel fault, and it's true that is unobstructed and right in front of the pyramids. But what you need to know, and you can check it using Google maps, is that the foreground of the view is a bunch of rubble from buildings recently demolished. There are also plastic bottles, and other...

This place was the highlight of my trip to Egypt.||||Prior to leaving for Egypt, I was on communication with owner Adel, who helped me with questions and showed he cares about others.||||Once arriving at the Inn, I was greeted by Osama, who was to be my Chef, Friend alongside Adel's trusted an faithful Employee.||||Once up stairs I met Adel who greeted me, introduced Osama officially to me, showed me my room, the facilities and showed himself in person to be a great host and person.||||The moment you are up stairs you are RIGHT THERE, the grand pyramid only a stones throw away, also right near us was the Sphinx and behind it 3 other amazing pyramids which you can (and I did, look at all day and night).||The Inn is located right next to the light and sound show, so at least twice a night you will sit on the large balcony drinking coffee or water, eating good egyptian food (or pizza Hut or KFC you got from across the street haha) watching the sound a light show which is impressive and never gets boring.||||Osama made an amazing egyptian breakfast each morning, too much food haha which tasted amazing and really filled me up each day, he also makes a variety of coffees and is a master at each.||||Due to hurting my back prior to Giza I ended up spending the majority of my 3 days at the Inn, Chilling out with Osama, listening to Red Sea FM, listening to his humour and just staring at the pyramids (ok there was times where it was too hot so watching netflix in my air conditioned room also happened once or twice)||||For both Adel and Osama, nothing was too small, whatever you want they will help you with, Osama is a workaholic who wants the place to look great, the food to taste amazing and you to have an amazing stay, which It all did.||||With the new museum opening in Giza, this is the place to be.. out of the busy cairo city, close to major history with a fantastic host, views and atmosphere.||||Again, this became the highlight of my trip to egypt.. that says it all, and if your looking at this review, it means you have some interest in accommodation around here.. JUST BOOK IT! you will want to, but do not have to...

A room and beautiful common terrace overlooking the Sphinx and Pyramids for ~$50 a night?? Hard to believe, but that was our experience at Pyramids Overlook Inn. As a wonderful additional bonus, Adel, the owner, and his staff members were incredibly welcoming. Located on the upper floor of a building with another hotel in it, this felt more like a homestay than a hotel. The included breakfast was outstanding. We booked all three rooms for our group and spent as much time on the terrace as possible, eating, stargazing, watching the sun set behind the pyramids, listening to the music playing nearby, watching camels and donkeys being brought in in the morning, taking great pictures...We loved it!||The information on Booking.com stated that credit cards were accepted, but when we arrived, we were informed we would need to pay in cash – he had a credit card machine but it didn’t work. This impacts one’s planning for how much cash to bring. Note that foreign tourists in Egypt must pay for hotel stays in foreign currency, in our case US dollars. I also did not pay close enough attention that my booking only reserved the room and that my credit card had not already been charged. No other issues, but a caveat that the entrance is a little confusing to find at first. There is a banner with the Inn's name at street level, and you go upstairs through the White House's entrance. The bathroom is not what you would find at a Marriott, but was...