Downtown Cairo Sweet Home vs Wake UP Cairo Hostel
Both are in Cairo, 180 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
ApartmentMaarouf
Downtown Cairo Sweet Home
- Guest rating
- 7.3 Good
- Location score
- 5.9
- Score by category
- 0 of 3
HostelMaarouf
Wake UP Cairo Hostel
- Guest rating
- 8.6 Very good
- Location score
- 5.7
- Score by category
- 1 of 3
The short answer
Too close to call
Neither hotel has a clear edge on the facts we have. Your priorities decide. 180 m apart.
Choose Downtown Cairo Sweet Home if you want
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 1 / 10)
Choose Wake UP Cairo Hostel if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (8.6 / 7.3)
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 10 / 1)
Why is Downtown Cairo Sweet Home better than Wake UP Cairo Hostel?
- 1Earlier check-in (9:00 vs 12:00)−3h
Why is Wake UP Cairo Hostel better than Downtown Cairo Sweet Home?
- 1Higher guest rating (8.6 vs 7.3)+1.3
- 2More guest reviews (194 vs 20), so the rating is more reliable×9.7
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Downtown Cairo Sweet Home vs Wake UP Cairo Hostel: which hotel is better? | Downtown Cairo Sweet Home | Wake UP Cairo Hostel |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 7.3 | 8.6 +1.3 |
| Location | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| Facilities | – | 4.2 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 0.0 |
| Public transport | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 7.7 | 8.5 +0.8 |
| Guest rating | 7.3 | 8.6 +1.3 |
| Number of reviews | 20 | 194 +174 |
| Rank in Cairo | top 72% | top 15% +57% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 5.9 +0.2 | 5.7 |
| Distance to Maarouf centre | 210 m | 140 m |
| To public transport | 1.1 km | 1.1 km |
| To the airport | 17 km | 17 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 116 +17 | 99 |
| To the nearest food shop | 590 m −170 m | 750 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 8 | 6 |
| Sights within 1 km | 26 +3 | 23 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 1 | 10 |
| Listed amenities | 8 | 13 +5 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 9:00 −3h | 12:00 |
| Check-out until | 11:00 | 11:00 |
| Amenities | ||
| Concierge | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laundry | ✓ | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | – |
| Hot tub | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Free Wi-Fi | – | ✓ |
| Parking | – | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | – | ✓ |
| Room service | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Kitchen | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| Blackout curtains | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Couples | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | – | ✓ |
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Location
180 m apart
Downtown Cairo Sweet Home: city centre: 520 m, nearest station El Attaba Metro Station | محطة مترو العتبة: 1.1 km, Cairo International Airport (CAI): 17 km, 116 places to eat within 500 m, 26 sights within 1 km.
Wake UP Cairo Hostel: city centre: 680 m, nearest station El Attaba Metro Station | محطة مترو العتبة: 1.1 km, Cairo International Airport (CAI): 17 km, 99 places to eat within 500 m, 23 sights within 1 km.
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Downtown Cairo Sweet Home or Wake UP Cairo Hostel: common questions
Which is better, Downtown Cairo Sweet Home or Wake UP Cairo Hostel?
Wake UP Cairo Hostel leads in 1 of 3 categories, including guest rating.
Which is cheaper, Downtown Cairo Sweet Home or Wake UP Cairo Hostel?
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How far apart are Downtown Cairo Sweet Home and Wake UP Cairo Hostel?
The two hotels are 180 m apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score