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Reviews of Champollion Hostel

22 Mahmoud Bassiouny, Talat Harb Square, Qasr El Nile, 11111 Cairo, Egypt

#15 of 538 hotels in Cairo

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 154 hostel reviews

9.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.4

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.7

  • Facilities

    9.0

  • Staff

    9.9

  • Value for money

    9.3

  • Free WiFi

    7.8

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  • Reviewed: 23 May 2024

    8.0
    Good place for backpackers, youngsters and solo travelers
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The lift is a vintage one however challenge is if someone doesn’t properly close in other floors, you might have to climb up the stairs .. ground floor could have been a little cleaner

    Amazing staff and really helpful … they speak good English and willing to assist

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 May 2024

    10
    Amazing!
    • Group
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was great

    They are simply awesome. The facilities are great, very comfortable and the staff is great! I would definitely recommend this place for your stay.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    8.0
    Great staff and location, but wifi barely works
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Two things to mention. The gravest was the lack of Wifi - it was there but we could barely connect to it the whole stay there. The shower was a bit messy and leaky all over the place - hard to take a shower without water going all over.

    The staff was very helpful kind and nice. Top grade to them. The location was also great amd beds were nice.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    8.0
    Cairo accommodation is expensive - this was ok value and really nice people
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    Room was a little bit noisy - could hear interactions at reception

    Breakfast great and the staff really wanted to be helpful, very nice. The building a bit decrepit and our room was next to reception - a bit noisy at night

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    10
    Perfect Stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    I don't have anything I didn't like honestly. If you're not use to water heaters, just make sure you turn your water heater on to warm up before you need to shower, and unplug when you're gone all day. I didn't use the air conditioning because I didn't need to. So again no complaints.

    It was my first time using a hostel and I am SO GLAD I chose the perfect one. Great location, walkable to everything in Cairo and the room itself was large, bathroom great, very cool and if I was there for breakfast they had a great spread. I didn't have to use the air conditioning so I don't know about it. And the wifi was great it did it's job. The staff were super helpful with any questions and when I would leave super early they would walk out and make sure my ride was there. There was a step down in the bedroom to the bathroom, I always had to make sure I didn't miss the step lol. room was clean, place was always clean and again great location. So many hotels had mixed reviews but the hostel had consistent so glad I chose this over a hotel and I never thought I would say that as a person who has only gone to hotels. It gave the perfect mix of feeling like you were in midst of everything living there and privacy like a hotel.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    9.0
    Recommend it!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Only breakfast could be improved, in terms of quality of the bread for example. Although is has very good fruits. Tank you for that!

    The atmosphere of the guesthosue is very cosy and staff is very polite and welcoming. We were a group and tok all the place and it was nice to have it all for us. we felt like home. Location is alsogod if you want to stay downtown.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 April 2024

    8.0
    Overall good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Extra 3% will be charged if paid by card, which wasn't communicated in the booking Shower and toilet is not a separate room but more of a compartment/ section in the room so lack of privacy

    Flexibility in accepting different currencies as payment Breakfast included Friendly and helpful staff Good location close to Egyptian museum

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great antique elevator. Friendly staff, perfect location near to the Egyptian museum

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The two youthful employees at the reception desk were exceedingly friendly and chatty, offering plentiful travel advice and insights into Egypt's current environment. The hotel elevator is very interesting.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    10
    It's a great hotel, clean and in a great location - thoroughly recommended!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Not much really! It was great to stay there.

    We stayed for one night as a family and were so impressed. The location is great: only 5 minutes walk from Tahrir Square, and with many lovely eateries (and lovely bakeries!) around the corner. Staff was as kind and helpful as one can dream of. We were leaving in the late evening and they were happy not only to keep our luggage but also to let us stay in the common area until it was time to leave.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    10
    Comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room with Private External Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very kind staff, very clean place and great location really near the museum, don’t let yourself be drawn by the first impression of the first floor, good place to stay. Is located on the last floor so just take the elevator and press the last floor

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 April 2024

    9.0
    Great stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Perfect location in central Cairo, breakfast was ok, very nice and clean room, very welcoming staff (arrived in the middle of the night, no problem at all), organized airport pick-up worked very well. Common area good to meet other travelers.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    8.0
    heart of downtown, great location; reception desk is 24 hr. manned and very helpful.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    bathroom shower curtain was short, which mean the bathroom floor was wet all the time.

    in the heart of downtown, great location; Older historic Building but everything good in the apartment; Hostel is on the 7th floor; the elevator goes till 6, so you need to carry luggage up one floor; the reception desk is 24 hr. manned and very helpful.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Triple Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Perfect location, Quaint Building, very helpful and friendly staff, who helped us a day after we had checked out.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very friendly staff, clean room, everything like in the description

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 March 2024

    10
    Best location in Cairo old town
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location is perfect and the rooms are spotless clean. The staff is very friendly and makes you feel at home. Will come back for sure!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2024

    9.0
    Would stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with Private External Bathroom
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast only adequate. We had the room closest to reception and breakfast and it was a bit noisy in the mornings. So keep that in mind. However, the windows went to an internal court yard only meaning it was - very atypical for Cairo - absolutely quiet, even with the windows open!

    Excellent location in the heart of Cairo, very practical to get to all points of the compass, even by Metro if necessary. The room was spotlessly clean and practical in size. Staff seemed friendly, approachable and helpful. We paid about 52USD/night for the twin with external private bathroom, which I thought was good value for a spotless room in the center of one of the world's biggest cities. We wish them all the best for their upcoming extension in the old part of the building and wouldn't hesitate to come back anytime.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 February 2024

    9.0
    I would stay here again
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    None

    Friendly staff Clean rooms Easy access to nearby activities

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 February 2024

    10
    This is a great place to stay in Le Caire
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing !

    The Hostel is very nice, very clean and the staff very friendly. Excellent location!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2023

    10
    Highly recommended, lovely staff and great location!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hot water ran out too quickly! Not enough for 2 people to shower right after another.

    Superb location for the price, right in the centre of downtown Cairo. The staff were very friendly and helpful every step of the way. Breakfast was freshly made for you everyday by the staff and you could refill your water bottles for free as well. It was fairly quiet at night since we were on the top floor (7th) and we had no issues despite being in downtown Cairo where the honking from cars is just continuous.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2023

    9.0
    good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    The location of the hotel is very good, right at Tahrir Square. The staff was very friendly, I was on a 6am flight the next morning and he called an uber for me. the hotel was clean, just the room was a little small.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Private External Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night

    The doors are noisy. People don't respect each other late at night and early in the morning (of course it is not the hostel's fault). An earplug can be useful before midnight and after 6 am. There is a 5% extra if you pay by card.

    Kind staff, excellent location, modern and clean place to stay. You can reach the 7th floor only on steps from the 6th floor, but it isn't a big issue, it gives some extra isolation feeling. We stayed 1 night only, but I can imagine a longer stay too.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room with City View
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great place, with a wonderful staff, they are incredibly kind and willing to help at any time. The position is perfect. Recommended.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    In the heart of downtown with amazing hospitality

    Stayed in December 2023

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