Barcelo Barceló Cairo Pyramids

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About the property

Property Location Located in Giza (Al-'Umraniyah), Barcelo Cairo Pyramid is within a 10-minute drive of Great Sphinx of Giza and Giza Pyramid Complex. This 4-star hotel is 6.8 mi (10.9 km) from The Hanging Church and 7.5 mi (12 km) from Cairo Tower. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 236 air-conditioned rooms featuring fireplaces and LCD televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets, and all rooms are furnished with sofa beds. Complimentary wired Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as laptop-compatible safes and desks. Amenities Treat yourself with massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a nightclub, a health club, and an outdoor pool. Additional features at this Art Deco hotel include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a hair salon. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge). Dining Grab a bite at Nefertari, one of the hotel's 3 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the 24-hour room service. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 10 AM for a fee. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and limo/town car service. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.

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Main services

Housekeeping

Laundry service

Free Internet

Multilingual staff

Beauty salon

Spa centre

Smoking area

Safe

Outdoor heated pool

Shop

Elevator

Business centre

Meeting room

Cloakroom

Air conditioned

Spa

Restaurant

Parking

Hairdryer

Conference room

Nightclub

24-hour reception

Bar

* Some services may carry an extra charge.

Information about the area

Gizeh, Egypt

The oldest of the wonders, and, curiously, the only one that has reached us, is the monumental set of pyramids of Giza in Egypt. We have all heard of them and know their appearance, just as we know they were the tombs of the Pharaohs. But let's get closer, and find out some interesting details. The Egyptians began building pyramids a long time ago, throughout their Old Empire: The oldest are about FIVE THOUSAND years old! In fact, the oldest known is the stepped pyramid of Sakkara, tomb of Pharaoh Djoser, dating from 2750 BC. The architect inventor of the pyramid was the great Visir, and famous sage, Inhotep. After this first example, the Egyptians continued to build pyramids well into the Middle Kingdom, where they used the underground tomb instead of the pyramids. Nevertheless, of the Old Empire we have remained no less than eighty of these, distributed by Lower Egypt. Let us now imagine that we are present in the burial suite of Pharaoh Khufu. A light boat transports us on the Nile from the ancient capital, Memphis, to the necropolis of its suburbs, on the vast plain of Giza. There burial constructions abound, because it is the cemetery where all the inhabitants of the capital, nobles or villains go. Our boat stops: a group of priests awaits us on the shore. Behind, awaits the temple built especially for our pharaoh, where he will worship as a god (is he not of a divine nature?). This is where the pharaoh's body is conveniently prepared and introduced into the sarcophagus. Afterwards, a delegation takes him along a funeral path to his grave. We already see the pyramids. Its impressive mole stands out over the horizon of the plain, leaving us open-mouthed. All that is stone! Uncommonly heavy blocks of granite, one meter high, form the rows so tightly that it is not possible to introduce a knife between them. The rows of stones are painted, forming bands of different colors; The tip is golden. All the pyramids, absolutely all, have the same alignment: they are oriented to the north with total accuracy. The sides of the pyramid have an impressive slope of 51 degrees, which when we get closer we get the feeling that the pyramid "falls" on top of us. In the surroundings, there are the smaller pyramids and the (rectangular buildings of inclined walls) for the high officials.

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Getting around

giza, el giza station, eg - 3.05 km
giza, omm el-misryeen cairo train station, eg - 2.93 km
cairo, ramses railway station, eg - 9.77 km
(CAI) Cairo, Cairo Intl, EG - 25.91 km
(SPX) Giza, Sphinx International Airport, EG - 29.77 km