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title: "Swisstay Downtown Cairo, Cairo: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Swisstay Downtown Cairo in Cairo: rated 9.5 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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Guesthouse · ★★★
# Swisstay Downtown Cairo

Maarouf, Cairo, Egypt

9.5 ·  Exceptional 114 reviews ·  #1 #1 of 166 in Cairo ·  5.9 Location score
## About Swisstay Downtown Cairo

Swisstay Downtown Cairo is a guesthouse in Maarouf, Cairo, Egypt. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 9.5 out of 10 across 114 reviews. It is 7.2 km from the centre of Cairo. The nearest airport, Cairo International Airport (CAI), is 17 km away.

- **Type:** Guesthouse

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 11:00

- **Check-out until:** 13:00

- **Rooms:** 1

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 181

MAHMOUD BASSIOUNY, 26, 6TH FLOOR

## How Swisstay Downtown Cairo scores

Better rated than 100% of hotels in Cairo

-   Guest rating **9.5**
-   Location **5.9**
-   Public transport **4.9**

Cairo average

## Amenities

The partner listing does not include an amenity list for this property yet.

## Location

- **Location score:** **5.9**/10

- **Walk grade:** **96**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **24**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">El Attaba Metro Station | محطة مترو العتبة</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">1.1 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">18 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Cairo International Airport (CAI)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">17 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">38 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Cairo</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7.2 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">16 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Prince Said Halim Pacha Palace قصر الأمير سعيد حليم باشا70 m
-   قصر شمبليون120 m
-   متحف المصري بااللقاهره370 m
-   Museum of Egyptian Antiquities380 m
-   Museo380 m
-   Animal Mummy Room390 m

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## Questions about Swisstay Downtown Cairo

### How do guests rate Swisstay Downtown Cairo?

Swisstay Downtown Cairo has a guest rating of 9.5 out of 10 from 114 reviews, which is better than 100% of rated hotels in Cairo.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Swisstay Downtown Cairo?

Check-in starts at 11:00 and check-out is until 13:00.

### How far is Swisstay Downtown Cairo from the airport?

The nearest airport, Cairo International Airport (CAI), is 17 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Swisstay Downtown Cairo have?

Swisstay Downtown Cairo has 1 rooms.

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](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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