7/10
Got a pick up from our tour company to the airport. Carried our gourd in hand. Flight passengers from Kenya had an unusual perspective on flight etiquette. I had kids crawling all over me and a large Masai woman elbowing me repeatedly in the ribs. We arrived safely in Cairo but our ride wasn’t there. So we called him and he sent a driver. $20 later we had completed the long drive from the airport to Giza.
Our guest house didn’t have the room we reserved. They offered us a crowded closet with four beds. It was a tense negotiation, but I recognized it as such. In the end we got two rooms one with a queen and one double for a little bit more money. I was happy and they were overjoyed. The rooms are on the roof deck and the view is amazing! We are upfront and center for viewing the sphinx and the pyramids.
The service here at the sphinx guest house is also great. The young attendant walked us to a falafel restaurant, ordered our food for us, then paid for it. He refused to accept my money. I think they felt bad about the room situation.
On our way back, we were enticed into a papyrus demonstration and then Marina bought an awesome one that actually glows in the dark.
Dinner was food to go at the same restaurant. I had a spicy eggplant dish, Benji had a meatball sandwich, Marina had a penne pasta, and Ilana had livers and falafel. We ate while watching the sound and light show from our balcony. It was amazing seeing the pyramids lit up and the faces of the pharaohs projected onto the sphinx.
I’m very happy with this hotel choice.
Got a pick up from our tour company to the airport. Carried our gourd in hand. Flight passengers from Kenya had an unusual perspective on flight etiquette. I had kids crawling all over me and a large Masai woman elbowing me repeatedly in the ribs. We arrived safely in Cairo but our ride wasn’t there. So we called him and he sent a driver. $20 later we had completed the long drive from the airport to Giza.
Our guest house didn’t have the room we reserved. They offered us a crowded closet with four beds. It was a tense negotiation, but I recognized it as such. In the end we got two rooms one with a queen and one double for a little bit more money. I was happy and they were overjoyed. The rooms are on the roof deck and the view is amazing! We are upfront and center for viewing the sphinx and the pyramids.The service here at the sphinx guest house is also great. The young attendant walked us to a falafel restaurant, ordered our food for us, then paid for it. He refused to accept my money. I think they felt bad about the room situation.
On our way back, we were enticed into a papyrus demonstration and then Marina bought an awesome one that actually glows in the dark.
Dinner was food to go at the same restaurant. I had a spicy eggplant dish, Benji had a meatball sandwich, Marina had a penne pasta, and Ilana had livers and falafel. We ate while watching the sound and light show from our balcony. It was amazing seeing the pyramids lit up and the faces of the pharaohs projected onto the sphinx.I’m very happy with this hotel choice.
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