Minibar, in-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews of Om Kolthoom Hotel & Tower

4 out of 5
Om Kolthoom Hotel & Tower
5 Abu El Feda Street, Zamalek, Cairo

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 104 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 104 reviews" "

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Abrar

Travelled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The kettle in the room was broken. I asked for a replacement and never got one. They do not leave a sheet with the extension numbers you might need. I got a hold of room service and asked for a copy of the menu, never got it. It was almost like they were hoping I’d forget I asked for things. Room service apparently also stops at 4 PM. The receptionists were unusually and irrationally hostile; they also kept repeatedly asking my friend and I what rooms we were in every time they would see us, like they were suspicious or something (we did not do anything suspicious). The bathroom had no hair dryer and no toothpaste or toothbrush like most hotels would have. The bathtub design was also really physically uncomfortable and I would have to lean back to even fit my body under the shower. The water flow was very weak and sporadic, but warm so that was something. It’s a beautiful historic hotel, the aesthetics are gorgeous and location is great. Unfortunately I felt like the service quality ruined that experience.

4/10 Poor

Jose

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had a strong odor of tobacco. The carpets are old and dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Guenter

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
A decent hotel with attentive housekeeping, but some of the amenities listed (restaurant/bar, exercise room) weren’t available. But there are several restaurants and a Starbucks a short walk away.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Mohammed

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Traditional styling, located in good position on zamalek island. Room sizes were impressive. Hotel rooms had cockroaches in and we found dead ones under the beds. Hotel staff didn’t speak good English so was difficult to communicate at times.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ibrahim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

tajinder

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good location. Property is very dated. Not 4*, probably 2*
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from Sherif on 2 June 2023
We're sorry to hear of your less-than-satisfactory experience with the service and hope you will accept our sincerest apologies. Thank you for your feedback, and we hope that you will consider staying with us again in the future. Best regards

10/10 Excellent

steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hotel great location whoever the WiFi is spotty and only Arabic language TV
Stayed 5 nights in May 2023
Response from Sherif on 21 May 2023
have a nice day Sir, Thank you for your feedback,your review is very important for us to develop our Services Thank you for being our Guest.

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Sherif on 21 May 2023
have a nice day Sir, Thank you for your feedback,your review is very important for us to develop our Services Thank you for being our Guest.

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is absolutely beautiful and the staff were very friendly and helpful. However, the WiFi didn't work in the room. Very quiet for a Cairo hotel!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from General Manager on 21 Apr 2023
Thank you for being our Guest and waiting for second stay.

10/10 Excellent

Amira

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel, nice design and history. Good dining options within the hotel and around. The location is also convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from General Manager on 21 Apr 2023
Thank you for being our Guest and we are waiting for your second visit.

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel lobby is ok. Room is dusty, curtains not kept, water leaks from bath tub / shower, sink wasn’t cleaned and there is only one outlet in the room and wi-fi is spotty.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2023
Response from General Manager on 21 Apr 2023
we welcome you to be our guest after Renovation, everything changed for better.thank you

10/10 Excellent

saeed

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Giovani

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Local hotel in great area in Cairo
The overall experience was good. The hotel room is gigantic, more like an entire apartment. The building is a bit old and needs some love though. The staff is friendly and helpful. The internet is a problem as it is not strong enough to open basic apps, such as bank apps and YouTube. However, the manager (I believe his name is Mr Amed) did his best to accommodate the situation and offered a router the solve the issue. Mr Amed, the porters and night receptionist were the stars as they always had a smile to greet you at all times. The hotels feels very local, rather than touristic but it offers great experience overall in a good location and with great views to the Nile. I can happily recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Latoya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff, from front desk to housekeeping, doorman and bellhops are friendly and professional. They definitely made me feel welcomed and appreciated, and I appreciated them too. Outstanding on that matter. My unit was spacious — I was aware of the condition/age of the hotel prior to booking so to be honest my expectations were met for what it was. As a female solo traveller, I felt safe, which was very important, the bed was cozy, I had a great view of the Nile with two balconies. I took advantage of the breakfast add-on, which is next door in the cafe—highly recommend. Also I will add check in is 3pm but my flight landed at 7am and they were happy to let me check in once I cleared the airport. Lighting in the bedroom needs to be improved. Wifi in the bedroom isn’t consistent. The bathroom wasn’t cleaned thoroughly. I had two beds and the first one I was ready to crawl into had someone else’s hair in the bedding and pillowcase.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Set expectations for value, not polish
Though it’s had glory days, this old ship needs work. Rooms on the upper floors are ok and reasonable value, but the second floor carpets really need attention. The staff is friendly and helpful, but limited by the property’s age and patina. WiFi was not functioning and generally everything needs a refresh. Beds and sheets were clean and comfortable, and balcony rooms are worth the extra. The location is an ideal launching point for this city of millions. But 4 stars? Maybe two, with extra credit, again, for the helpful staff. As a global traveler who's experienced all levels, I’ve paid more for less. Keep your expectations in check for the value.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

Conrad

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

8/10 Good

SILVIA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well located, beautiful view if u get a such room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

riyad

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

2/10 Terrible

Mohammed

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Suha

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is a classic. Beautiful view of the Nile. And the staff is nice.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

graham

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was nice and helpful
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Tylor

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Little run down and not very clean but charming
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ramzy

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

basel

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unclean, dusty rooms
This hotel is 2 stars, 2.5 at best. The hotel in general is not clean, very dusty. I saw three different rooms, hoping I could make this hotel work but all were similar. The sheets were stained. I stayed 24 hours then booked another hotel even though I could not get a refund. If you’re staying in Cairo for a short time and on a budget, this hotel may suffice.
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a lovely old place, but it’s old, tired and overpriced. It’s not 4 star anymore. There isn’t wifi on the top floors, the bathroom in my room was grungy, water wasn’t provided, there wasn’t a kettle in the room, and the pool was closed The balcony in my room which looked over the Nile was amazing, I hope they invest some money into the building before it is run down beyond repair.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Ahmed

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Good place
No food and very old tv but the room looks good
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ahmed

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Nice location with no room service
No room service!!
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is right on the Nile with a lively cafe that serves until late. If you want a decent place in Zamalek this is a good choice.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Emad Mehrez on 28 Nov 2021
Dear Mr Jonathan It was a real pleasure to have you at Om Kolthoom Hotel and wish to see you soon. Thank you for choosing Om kolthoom Hotel

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Not worth it
The room did not have a bottle of water. I paid an additional 20 dollars for breakfast for two and received two boiled eggs and some cheese with a lot of bread. I asked the front desk where I could get a covid test and they wanted me to pay 2500 LE for each person. Once I told them I wanted just information and would do it myself, they stopped helping me. They simply wanted to make more money by overcharging for something that costs 1400 LE per person.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Emil on 13 Nov 2021
Dear Guest please be informed that the hotel doest not collect any payment for getting a covid test, we only give information of the places that make that test. Thank you for choosing Om kolthoom Hotel

10/10 Excellent

Vincent craig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
10 out of 10
great location - super helpful staff - fantastic gym - huge clean room - great blackout curtains - breakfast..OK... pool nice and sunny - and great price - this hotel is pretty much perfect
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Ramzy

Travelled with family
Liked: Room comfort
Yyyyyyyyyy
Was oak
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nothing like the pictures i checked in and left my room right away , i went to the Marriott ,
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place, many thanks for the management and all the staff. Really I am proud that we have his hotel in Egypt.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room smelt like cigarette, well there was draft of smoke coming in our room. Otherwise its just not very clean and maintain, but its representes the city. But the staff is helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Hisham

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

AGNIESZKA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Prime location. Amazingly friendly staff. Reception, security, cleaners.. Everyone was so smiley and made you feel so welcome. Ramadan on the night shift was even kind enough to buy me a bottle of water from the convienence store when i asked for some.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Tarek

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Ali

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel for staying good view I would recommend it
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cleanliness , it is very bad , I had to buy my own cups and water as the glasses were dirty and the sheets could not sleep on , I had to put my towel to sleep on bed
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

JAAFAR

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Rosanna

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel has a nice and convenient location. Lots of restaurants and stores in the area.The hotel needs improvement in the upkeep of rooms. Comfortable beds and even the couch. It was also convenient to have a kitchenette with the rooms we got.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

4/10 Poor

Michael, Santiago

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Main issue was the cleaningles. Breackfast provided was dissapointing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Lugre, Panama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A bit old hotel, well located and excellent staff
The hotel is located in a good neighborhood with restaurants nearby. The hotel is a bit old and really needs some maintenance, but it was clean and had a good view of the Nile and the city. The staff was excellent and very helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Extremely dirty hotel
Extremely dirty hotel. Bathroom broken and worst than a junk yard. I am a frequent traveler and never stayed this much bad hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018