Cairo Moon Hotel - Hostel

I really feel truly blessed for finding this hotel, I was backpacking the middle east solo but felt at home among friends the very first night I checked in. Mohamed is a very involved owner and will make sure your experience is as perfect as he can make it, always helpful, always friendly. ASK FOR "RAAOF" AS A DRIVER! I went all over the middle east and out of the dozen or so drivers I had, Raaof in Cairo was definitely the best! Bright young man, very good english, studied tourism and history in college so he can give you a lot of insight both past and present into Egypt. In addition to showing me all over Cairo, making sure my experience at the pyramids was amazing, and spending entire days with me, he also went above and beyond by picking me up at the airport even though I arrived at midnight, and dropping me off when I left at 4AM. Very trustworthy. He truly made my experience in Cairo epic but most importantly SAFE. He's much more then a driver, he's a guide (a very good one) and now a friend. There are nicer more expensive places to stay but given the overall experience if you consider yourself a "traveler" more then a "tourist" you really need to stay here and spend a couple days with Mohamed and Raaof, let them show you Cairo with a locals perspective. They are both very professional and likeable guys. Before coming I read comments about the building being old and breakfast being bland, which I guess I can understand, but for the $ I was actually very surprised by how nice and comfortable this place was, yeah its old, but very clean and everything worked. Remember this is in downtown Cairo! Thats the best part, and you can't beat the price. If you're used to staying in most hostels like me this place will feel like a luxury hotel :) I obviously had a great time in Egypt, and a lot of that had to do with staying here.