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The great hotels of Egypt

2 luxury hotels in Egypt are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, Cairo Marriott Hotel, opened in 1869; the most recent, Sofitel Legend Old Cataract, in 1899. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.

Sofitel Legend Old Cataract, Aswan, Egypt
Aswan, EgyptSince 1899

Sofitel Legend Old Cataract

Built by Thomas Cook in 1899 on a granite bluff over the first cataract of the Nile, the Old Cataract is where Agatha Christie set Death on the Nile.

Cairo Marriott Hotel, Cairo, Egypt
Cairo, EgyptSince 1869

Cairo Marriott Hotel

Khedive Ismail built the Gezirah Palace in 1869 to lodge Empress Eugénie for the opening of the Suez Canal; two towers were added in 1982.