Conferences of up to 450 seated guests, banquets of 280 and weddings by the Nile can be organized at Sofitel Cairo Nile El Gezirah, a five-star hotel on El Gezirah island in Cairo, in the Zamalek district. Fifteen function spaces, from a ballroom of 525 square meters to boardrooms for 14, share the building with the bedrooms and several restaurants, cafés and bars.
Seminars and company events
The meeting floor is built around Le Grand, a ballroom of 525 square meters with a 3.6-meter ceiling. Used whole, it seats 450 theater-style or 180 in a classroom layout. Split in two, Le Grand 1 seats 180 theater-style and Le Grand 2 seats 220. Le Vendome, 341 square meters under a 4.8-meter ceiling, takes 220 theater-style or 120 in a classroom and works as a second plenary room or as the lunch room for a large conference. Le Grand Foyer, 120 square meters, handles registration and coffee breaks.
Breakout rooms are named after Paris landmarks. Champs-Elysees 1 and 2 combine into 96 square meters for 70 theater-style, or split into two rooms of 20. Madeleine, 54 square meters, takes 30 theater-style or 20 in a U-shape. Etoile and Eiffel are boardrooms for 15 and 14, and Concorde, a small Salon and a meeting foyer complete the floor.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel holds weddings in its function rooms and in its restaurants. Le Grand is the main room for a large reception, with up to 280 guests at banquet tables, and Le Vendome seats 160. Le Grand Terrace, 180 square meters in the open air, takes banquets of up to 100 for a smaller dinner or a pre-dinner cocktail.
Rooms and capacities
Banquet figures by room: Le Grand 1 and 2 combined, 280; Le Vendome, 160; Le Grand 2, 150; Le Grand 1, 130; Le Grand Terrace, 100; Madeleine, 15. Boardroom layouts run from 80 in the full Le Grand and 70 in Le Vendome down to 14 in Eiffel, and U-shapes reach 90 in Le Vendome. Most breakout rooms have a 2.8-meter ceiling.
Accommodation
Bedrooms start with the Premium, Luxury and Magnifique categories, all of 32 square meters. Suites run from 64 square meters up to 150 square meters for the Imperial and Family Suites, which can serve as hospitality suites for an executive team or a wedding family.
Catering
Banquets are prepared by the hotel kitchens. For dinners outside the function rooms, the hotel has La Palmeraie, a Moroccan restaurant, Kebabgy, an Oriental grill, Le Sud, and La Madeleine, a café near the lobby. Drinks are served at Sunny Bar by the pool, at Window on the Nile, a lounge and bar, and at Atelier Lounge.
Getting there
The address is 3 El Thawra Council Street, Zamalek. The hotel describes El Gezirah island as quiet, with Cairo's business district a few steps away. Cairo International Airport serves the city, and transfer times depend on traffic.
