Hotel Name: | The Fairmont Nile City |
Location: | Cairo |
Address: | Nile City Towers - 2005 B, Corniche El Nil, Ramlet Beaulac Cairo, Egypt 2466 |
Chain: | Fairmont Hotels and Resorts |
Opening Date: | October 6th, 2010 |
Architect: | Hirsh Bender Associates |
Operator: | Fairmont Hotels and Resorts |
Number Of Rooms: | 531 |
Number Of Restaurants: | Bal El Nil Napa Grill Saigon Restaurant & Lounge Onyx Lounge Sky Pool Champagne Bar O Bar Alabaster Bar |
Floors: | 25 |
Fairmont Nile City is a hotel located in Cairo, Egypt and is a part of the global Fairmont Hotels and Resorts brand. The hotel has 531 rooms, 8 restaurants, and 25 floors and is located alongside the Nile River.
Fairmont Nile City opened on October 6, 2010, with Nile City Investment being one of the property's main shareholders. The building is 105 meters high and was designed by architectural firm, Hirsch Bedner Associates. Since the hotel opening, it has been under continuous retouching across the property. The hotel features mainly Art Deco and contemporary design features within its overall interior decoration style. It is situated between the two towers of the Nile City Complex. It is also located about 23 km away from tourist attractions including the Giza pyramid complex, the Great Sphinx of Giza, and the Mosque of Muhammad Ali.
Fairmont Nile City has 7 food & beverage outlets on the property. These include
Fairmont Nile City has won a variety of hospitality –related awards including
The hotel has paired with a variety of other organizations including American Express, British Airways, HSBC seasonal offers, Travel Industry Association of Canada, and Visa card – Signature & Platinum. It has also hosted a variety of art projects and events including Earth Hour, a rooftop event with live acoustic music and presentations from environmental expert speakers. It also joined The Canadian Embassy and the Children's Cancer Hospital in Egypt to host the Terry Fox Run in 2010.
In 2015, Fairmont stated it would invest in two new hotels in Egypt,[4] in addition to its existing hotel located in Cairo.[5]
The hotel is home to the Willow Stream Spa, the signature Fairmont spa and one of the largest spas in Egypt. It includes a health club and various spa treatments. The hotel also has a rooftop pool and lounge, Sky Pool, at the top of the property.
The Fairmont Nile City has been location for various movie and TV shoots including Gabel El Halal, Baba, Relam, and more. Some of the hotel's famous guests include Lucy Liu, Samuel L. Jackson, and Salma Hayek.
The hotel is infamous for the 2014 Cairo hotel gang rape case, in which a young woman was gangraped by several men from wealthy families. Three of the accused were extradited from Lebanon back to Egypt for trial in September 2020.