Opinion

A polished and luxurious option offering a wide array of amenities and a well-presented pool area. A varied choice of 10 eating venues including Italian, Lebanese, seafood and Japanese will please most palates. The adjacent shopping mall which boasts over 500 outlets will keep shopaholics happy. The rather isolated location is reasonably convenient for the airport but well-removed from the city's downtown attractions and the pyramids at Giza. Attracts many corporate clients. Some suite accommodation with kitchens available.

Exterior

Two modern beige connected towers of 17 & 14-storeys adjoinng a colossal complex which includes a private apartment block, casino and a western-style shopping mall with cinema complex. 3-storey accommodation blocks line the pool area.

Property type: Hotel

Built Year: 2004

Interior

The vast modern interior has a huge lobby decorated in soft sand tones with a sphynx waterfeature, tall columns, plush lounge areas and a long bar fronting a sleek airy restaurant; a smart cocktail bar has live music and there is a classy Italian eatery. On the lower ground floor are a traditionally decorated Lebanese and Japanese options.

Rooms: 790

Grounds

A spacious pool terrace has a smart outdoor lounge bar under billowing cloth,with a nightly dj, a coffeeshop and a bar/snack/bar. A sizeable pool with a swim-up bar, bridges and cascades surrounds a pyramid-shaped building housing the health club

Location

Area Type: In the residential suburb of Heliopolis in a developing area of apartment blocks. Downtown 15 miles, airport 5 miles.