I spent a couple of nights at the Holiday Inn Al Maadi, on the 14th and 15th of January. Staffs are friendly, helpful and joyful. The bed was one of the most comfortable ones I've ever slept in. The pillows are very fluffy. I slept like a baby. The room is clean and spacious and most of all, in the morning, I had a nice view of the Nile. The 1st day, I could even see the 3 pyramids from a far. The breakfast offered a wide variety. As for the dinner buffet, I would have preferred a widest choice of international cuisine. But the best experience was the night I was waiting to leave. I enjoyed their happy hour: not only they offered to all of us a free beverage of our choice and many small canapés to taste, but we had the wonderful chance to enjoy music as a young lady was playing Harp! Good location to explore Cairo, not too far from the pyramids, the mommies museum or the Al khalili souks for instance, I definitely recommend the Holiday Inn Al Maadi if you're seeking a simple and practical place.