I Have Five Days In Egypt - What Do I Do?

[Sprucegoose]

Really only need to speak the local lingo if you go somewhere where tourists aren't normally found - and even then google translate or finding a picture of what you are looking for using google images will usually get you through. Trying to find what you want over there can be a very frustrating and time consuming thing - hardware stores are usually no bigger than about 4 x 5 metres - so you have to visit about a dozen different ones just to gather the things you need for even a small project - you lose hours and hours of time trying to find things - and once you find a store that has something you mark it on your google maps so as you can find it again next time.

From my observations, something like a hardware store would be a booming business....Everything looked well-worn at best.

I changed hotels from the Intercontinental to the new Sofitel (old Conrad), which was the difference between night and day.

 

[RSD]

From my observations, something like a hardware store would be a booming business....Everything looked well-worn at best.

I changed hotels from the Intercontinental to the new Sofitel (old Conrad), which was the difference between night and day.

I keep muttering that Bunnings need to expand to Egypt - my life would be so much easier!

There are some really worn out hotels in downtown Cairo - now that the government has moved out of downtown to New Cairo there are plans to convert a few of the various ministry office buildings into hotels which will widen the choices a bit.

 

[RooFlyer]

I changed hotels from the Intercontinental to the new Sofitel (old Conrad), which was the difference between night and day.

That's where I stayed when it was the Conrad, Dec '22. I didn't think it was much chop (for the price). I wonder if Hilton were on the way out at that stage?

 

[p--and--t]

I keep muttering that Bunnings need to expand to Egypt - my life would be so much easier!

There are some really worn out hotels in downtown Cairo - now that the government has moved out of downtown to New Cairo there are plans to convert a few of the various ministry office buildings into hotels which will widen the choices a bit.

When we were in Cairo late 2022 the Movenpick Media City was marvelous, the Radisson Blu Heliopolis was absolutely dreadful.