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Reviews of Meramees Hostel

1.5 out of 5
Meramees Hostel
32 Sabri Abou Alam, Talaat Harb Square, Cairo

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 50 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 50 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I stayed there for 3 weeks. There are at least 4 issues which make this place difficult to stay. The breakfast starts at 8:30, which is inconvenient for all the guests, as it is too late, so many of us pay for it but skip it. The cooking lady is not in rush> A after 40 minutes of waiting (I was the only guest!), I asked about their problem. She began LOUDLY, RUDELY and IN FRONT OF ME discussing me with the other staff saying nasty things about me. I said that it was unappropriated and never ate thereafter. They do not care and did not reimburse the cost of my breakfasts (I asked for this). The second issue: the front desk ladies are unprofessional: they never greet guests. Nada, the daughter of the owner of the hostel, is constantly stuck into her phone and speaks to all the guests as if they are dust under her feet. The third: a complete absence of any flexibility. Once they receive your money, you will never see them. When I arrived at the hostel, my plans changed, and I asked about moving a checking out date TWO weeks before the original termination, but the owner refused saying that he "would lose." The fourth: a bare min. is invested into maintenance, and whatever is done, is done awfully. For instance, the screws that they used for putting a bed together, are sticking out for abut 7 cm. I damaged my leg so bad, that it is healing till now, and I hope that there would be no permanent ugly scar there! No wonder, such things happen with such an attitude to the guests!
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Mohamed atta on 5 Feb 2024
Thank you for staying 3 weeks with us, we have did everything to make you happy in your stayWe are so sorry of you unhappy with some of the things that happened We hope to make you more happy in the next stay

8/10 Good

SURESH

Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Mohamed on 7 Mar 2024
Thank you dear for your support We looking to see you again

8/10 Good

SURESH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The receptionist Ahmed, a young guy, was very helpful and pleasant. Although bathroom is shared, it was always clean. Located in downtown Cairo, within walking distance of Tahrir square. Great value for the money.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Mohamed atta on 4 Jun 2023
Thank you so much dear for your comment and we always try to have the best for the guest

8/10 Good

Laura, BELLEVUE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, I had a positive experience. The staff were friendly and helpful. The room itself was clean and well maintained, which was much appreciated. If you're looking for a budget-friendly option in the area and want to be near the Museum of Egypt, this hostel is definitely worth checking out.
Response from Mohamed atta on 19 Jan 2023
Thank you dear and you are always welcome to stay again

8/10 Good

Najwa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thankyou very much Meramees hostel. Gladly we found a good place to stay. The hostel was so cool with a classic and nostalgic vibes but a little bit hard to find the hotel with no big sign n it was located in front of big road so there’s so many car at that time. But overall, the stuffs the the room the breakfast the amenities the internet is good. Keep it great til the end 👍
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Mohamed on 2 Dec 2022
Thank you dear for your comment

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Normal
Nice staff, easy check in but property needs more attention and detail in cleaning.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Mohamed on 19 Oct 2022
Thank you and we will do our best for the future

10/10 Excellent

Nidhal

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
cool hotel.
Everything is fine, there is no note. Service, cleanliness and location Is everything perfect 👍
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Mohamed on 25 Jan 2022
Thank you and we hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They were simply exceptional
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Mohamed on 6 May 2021
Thank you for your comment, you will have a home a way from your home in Cairo

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge room. Very good breakfast. Friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Mohamed atta on 17 Jan 2020
Thank you for your comment and please feel at home any time you will be back to Cairo.

10/10 Excellent

Bahadrienne, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were very satisfied with the staff. They were very helpful and met our needs. Location was excellent and the breakfast was good.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Mohamed on 15 Dec 2019
Thank you and you more then welcome any time, Meramees is your home a way from your home

6/10 Okay

William

Simple & underwhelming
Location was good for downtown Cairo. But hard to find at first. The hostel was on the fifth floor of a building, and the sign on the street was not very obvious at first. The room was big and seemed clean. The bathroom, down the hall was sub-par, but it worked. I asked for some clothes to be washed; when I got them back there was still an unpleasant smell...they didn’t seem too clean. The WiFi was pretty bad and the “included breakfast” was below average too. It was fine for 1 night, but nothing was to rave about.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Response from Mohamed on 30 Oct 2019
Thank you for your comment, we will try our best to make the service better next time

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Huge & amazing breakfast, the people working there are extremely helpful.
Stayed 12 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Mohamed on 12 Jul 2019
Thank you so much for your comment, we are very happy to hear from you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Fast internet, good breakfast, big room, good location, easy staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Mohamed atta on 22 May 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good budget Hostel
This hostel was small and somewhat tucked away and in an older, somewhat dirty building but overall for the money the room and the service was very good and I would stay there again
Stayed 1 night in May 2019
Response from Mohamed atta on 21 May 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in downtown Cairo – we had a room in the wing opposite the reception and it was quieter than the other side. A lot of shops and great, not expensive local restaurants in the area, close to metro stations, short walk to Egyptian Museum. The room was clean, spacious and bright. The breakfast was very good – a mix of continental and local (I prefer the latter), and the coffee was BIG :) The staff was super helpful and kind. On the first night we were placed in a different room than we actually booked (worse one), but on the next day moved to a proper room. That's a detail, but I wish we could stay in our room straight away – it would make our experience perfect. It's a good quality for the money, although for that price you can choose from many options in downtown Cairo. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would come back to Meramees Hostel again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Mohamed atta on 21 Mar 2019
Dear Guest,, Thank you so much for your comment, we try our best to make the people feel home, and no one is 100% perfect, so we learn from very guest he stay at our hostel new things. again thank you for your stay and we hope that you feel home any time to stay at Meramees Hostel once you are in Cairo again, all the Best.

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It's located in the near the national museum and all walking distance to most of major attractions. Egptyion breakfast was delicious and shower water pressure is really good. Highly recommend for budget travellers.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Mohamed on 31 Dec 2018
Thank you so much for your greet comment, always you are the best

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from mohamed atta on 3 Dec 2018
Thank you for your feedback

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Mohamed atta on 28 Feb 2018
thank you

8/10 Good

Roma

Liked: Staff & service
Recommendable
Affordable yet accomodating staff and comfortable rooms. Staff can speak english. The location is great as its near the metro, the Egyptian museum and easy to find a taxi. They also arrange tours.
Response from Mohamed Abdallah on 13 Feb 2017
Thank you and you more then welcome any time to come back to the hostel..

8/10 Good

Sandy, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good budget hostel/hotel in downtown Cairo
The staff is very friendly, helpful and fun. They recommended some things for us to do and helped us arrange a tour to the pyramids and a Nile dinner cruise. The hostel is right in busy downtown Cairo and very close to many tourist destinations and cafes as well as some big shopping streets. Our room was basic and clean with a small balcony and a city view. They serve a nice continental breakfast in the morning. This is a great place to stay for budget travellers looking to be in the heart of the city.

4/10 Poor

Karyn

Disliked: Staff & service
Can't recommend
On arrival at accommodation said they did not yet have our booking confirmation as we had only booked a couple of hours before. They asked us what room we had booked. We told them a room with a private bathroom. After sometime and a couple of calls the guy on reception said we had only booked a double room with shared bathroom. Without our own confirmation we could not show him otherwise. Instead of a room with a double bed, private bathroom, and balcony, we were given a room with 4 single beds, shared bathroom and a window. We received a copy of our booking confirmation later that day and presumed the accommodation did as well. Instead of changing our room the guy on reception asked my husband to pay him a tip for giving us a room with a view, meaning it had a window. The room we had been given was huge in size so from that point of view was comfortable. The air-conditioner worked well but the only control was on or off. The shared bathrooms were reasonably clean and the shower pressure was ok. One of the toilets was broken and the other had a cistern that took ages to fill so it often wasn't flushed. The free wi-fi was hit and miss and worked 2 out if the 3 days we were there. The included breakfast was pretty ordinary and was the same every day. The common area was a great place to meet other travelers but was close to reception that always seemed full of locals who were very loud and did not seem to be guests staying at the accommodation. ,

8/10 Good

Russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Meramees--great location; inexpensive; great staff
Stayed a few days at Meramees. Great location; very helpful and informative staff; sandstorm added to the experience; would stay there again

10/10 Excellent

Evan, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved our stay
First things first... You are staying in Cairo, Egypt. My ratings are relevant to WHERE you are in the world. We loved our stay here... Ahmed (the manager) was very helpful booking train tickets, drivers (taxi) and tours; whatever we needed. The price was right, the atmosphere was friendly and the location was fantastic... Only a 5-7 minute walk to the Egyptian Museum. I have nothing but great things to say about this place. In our room, the A/C was good (almost too good, I woke up freezing) and it was clean... Breakfast was simple but sufficient. The wifi was a bit frustrating, but that is a common occurrence in Cairo. If you book with these guys, you won't regret it.

4/10 Poor

Tharum, London, UK

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointment at Meramees
Arrived Tues. 9/10/12 at 21:00, met at airport and driven to Hotel. Room with 3 beds no hanging space except 3 beds. Showered , no hot water, complained to desk, said it would seen to- did not happen for duration of stay. Offered tours, learnt later taxi from hotel priced well above normal taxi hailed from street. Directed to stores with prices well above " market" prices- obviously kick back involved e.g. shirts from recommended dealers 50 pounds after bargaining, 20 pounds from market same quality. All in all a disappointing stay!

6/10 Okay

Josee

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Mohamed atta on 11 Dec 2023
Thank you and we will work more for better experience next time

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Meramees hotel or Hostel
The location is prime close to the tahrir square and the Egyptian Museum. Many local restaurants in the block behind the hotel. If you want to try local cuisine there is plenty to choose from. The Reception staff was helpful and provided great service. The Hotel/Hostel is on the 5 and 6th floor in a building that feels strange walking into. Entry floor of the building is dark and dusty with a bench that makes you wonder where you arrived. 1st floor looked deserted with a door with arabic letters and an open window overviewing a broken house facade, 2nd floor news tv channel, 3rd floor investment in touristic real estate, 4th floor Sinai hotel and dive center, 5th floor is reception of the Meramees hotel. Walking the steps up the building there is many question if you are at the correct location. The room was great, I had the double bed room with en-suite bathroom. Great room for the price! Solid breakfast with falafel and omelette The only drawback is the elevatorshaft outside the window. in the hallway there is two toilets for the dorms and rooms without toilet and unfortunately during my visit one was broken and continues flushing all night.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023
Response from Mohamed atta on 7 Mar 2023
Thanks for you so much for your words, next trip we will try our best to make you more comfortable, meramees is your home a way from your home.

10/10 Excellent

laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bien.
Très bien , lit super confortable. Les gens super sympa petit dej très bon ( et pas malade après ) Bien situé au cœur du centre ville .
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Response from Mohamed on 6 Feb 2023
Thank you so much for your review and we hope to see you again

8/10 Good

Serge

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Mohamed on 15 Dec 2022
Thank you dear

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very friendly, everything was clean and we had a nice breakfast. Just the bed and the pillow were a little bit hard. We felt very comfortable in the area. Overall we had some nice days.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022
Response from Mohamed on 16 Jun 2022
Thank you so much for your comment, the pillow was new and that’s why it was hard, we happy that you feel comfortable and safe,

8/10 Good

Margareta

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Vieles zu Fuß erreichbar, gute Anbindung an den ÖPNV. Die Leute waren freundlich hilfsbereit. Das Zimmer war einfach aber sauber. Der Abfluss der Dusche war verstopft, das wurde behoben. Hilfreich wären Haken oder Halterunen für Handtücher etc. im Bad gewesen. Insgesamt gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. All in all good value for money.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022
Response from Mohamed on 12 May 2022
Thank you for your comment and we will do our best to make the hostel better

6/10 Okay

Adrián

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Response from Mohamed on 13 Jan 2022
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Хороший небольшой хостел с удобным расположением. В целом остались довольны.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from Mohamed on 5 Oct 2021
Thank you so much

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
受付で、余計な税を払うことになりかけた。エクスペディアでしっかり税を払っていたのにも関わらず。他の予約者にも同じようにお金を別で取っているのかもしれない。 また、ここに泊まって個室のUS50ドルが机からなくなっていた。
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Mohamed. on 18 Feb 2020
Dear Guest, thanks for your comment, the room have one key and you have it all your stay and didn’t leave it to the front desk, so how come you lost money from the room ? Also we didn’t ask you about any extra money, the problem is your English is very bad and we don’t speak Japanese ( so it was misunderstood between all of us ).

8/10 Good

Junho

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
깨끗하고 친절한데 밤에 잘때 좀 춥고 침대가 높습니다. 잘때 견디지 못할만큼 추운건 아닌데 으슬으슬하네요. 그리고 잘때 예민한 분들은 추천하지 않습니다. 바깥이 조금 시끄러워서 그런지 자다 몇번 깼네요.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Mohamed. on 15 Feb 2020
Thank you and we will do our best to make you have better stay

8/10 Good

Huisheng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Mohamed atta on 21 Nov 2019
Thank you for visiting meramees

10/10 Excellent

LAURA Fernández

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente relación calidad-precio
La ubicación es buena y no se oye el constante ruido de laa pitas de lis coches. Está decorado con gusto y rwnovado. La entrada al edificio también está limpia. .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019
Response from mohamed atta on 1 Aug 2019
Thank you and Meramees Hostel is a home a way from home

8/10 Good

hadj said

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019
Response from Mohamed on 12 Jun 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
방이 크나 살짝 추운감이 있고 도로변이라 시끄럽다. 이집트 박물관이랑 번화가랑 가깝다. 조식이 기대보다 괜찮았고 체크아웃후 몇일 지나서 급하게 인터넷 쓸일이 있어서 가서 도움을 요청했는데 인터넷 사용하게 해주었다.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Mohamed atta on 22 May 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

aa7890

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
직원들은 매우 친절했으며 손님들을 매우 친근하게 대했습니다. 조식은 매우 청결하고 성의있는 음식이었고 호텔의 위치는 중심부에서 가까워 매우 편리했습니다 다시 카이로에 간다면 또 방문하고 싶어요!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Mohamed on 11 Dec 2018
Thank you for your comment, we work hard to make the guest feel home, we home to see you again at the hostel

10/10 Excellent

I'LBEBACK, 日本

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
清潔で快適に過ごせました。ホテルのスタッフも親切で丁寧。食事も美味しい。重い荷物を6階から道路まで運んでもらい,タクシー料金を交渉してくれました。それでもチップを受け取ろうとしませんでした。繰り返し感謝の気持ちだから受け取ってくれ、と言ったらやっと受け取ってくれました。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
とにかく清潔。朝ご飯も美味しかった。立地も最高。スーパー、酒屋、美味しい飲食店(フェルフェラ等)も近い。スタッフもみんな親切だし、英語が通じる。また、タクシーの交渉もやってくれるし、荷物も運んでくれる。バクシーシ(チップ)を受け取ろうとしない態度も、あまりにも他のエジプト人と違うので感動した。「本当に感謝しているので受け取ってくれ」と言い、やっと受け取ってくれた。本当に気持ち良く過ごせた。
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super hôtel tres bien placé dans le centre ville et proche de la gare et des sites touristiques. Tres bon rapport qualité prix , chambres propres et correctes , personnel accueillant, chaleureux et serviable, Wi-Fi de qualité. Je recommande
Response from Mohamed atta on 28 Feb 2018
Thanks you so much

6/10 Okay

Juan, Balears, España

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Muy céntrico y económico
Muy céntrico, junto a estación de metro naguib, junto a plaza talaat harb y calle talaat harb para tus compras y a un minuto de plaza tahrir. Agua caliente todo el tiempo, etc.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

daisuke, Tokyo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
sooo good!!!
Thank you so much!!! I had a so good time in Meramees!! I'll be back!! From Daisuke

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Recommended
Very good location, spacious rooms, nice and considerate staff