LOTUS Hotel **

Description

In the mid-nineteenth century, Egypt's Khedive Ismail dreamed of building a 'Paris along the Nile.' He commissioned the finest architects of the age to erect a new city adjacent to the ancient city Cairo's new European quarter boasted elegant buildings, vast and open squares for many years the district was named 'Ismailia' in honor of the Khedive. Today it defines the center of modern downtown Cairo and the captivating atmosphere of Ismail's Cairo remains intact. At its heart is the Lotus Hotel maintains an authentic art deco ambiance that dates to the founding of the hotel in the first half of the twentieth century. Today, as then, the Lotus Hotel remains a family-run institution, providing the guest with gracious hospitality, comfort and an outstanding location from which to explore this most fascinating of cities.