Other amenities/services: Rooms with radio and satellite TV. Some rooms with balcony, 31 Suites. Coffee Shop, Disco, Laundry. Conference room capacity: up to 1500 persons. Built on site of former Shepheardandapos;s British Hotel (dating from 1841). Opened: 1957. Renovations: 1990.
The hotel is situated on the banks of the Nile close to the commercial centre.