Is Talisman Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Talisman Hotel?

As of 16 Jan 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Talisman Hotel on 16 Feb 2026 start from HK$562.49, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Talisman Hotel?

Check-in start time: 1 PM; check-in end time: anytime.

Where is Talisman Hotel located?

Located in Islamic Cairo, this hotel is within 2 miles (3 km) of Ain Shams University, Bab al-Futuh and El Kharazaty. Egyptian National Railways Museum and Mosque of Sayyidna al-Hussein are also within 2 miles (3 km). Abdou Pasha Station is 8 minutes by foot and El Geish Station is 15 minutes.

Talisman Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

8/10 Good

Ilan

10 Oct 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Don't take credit card though it is stated on the reservation confirmation that it is an option?! Breakfast is pretty basic. The location is great, clean and nicely decorated. Staff is friendly and kind (but depends who is attending).

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mark

31 Jul 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel Talisman Cairo - friendly and unique

The hotel staff were so friendly and helpful and the public rooms were furnished with fab Egyptian historical pieces throughout. Breakfast lovely and particularly cool was the fact we were only in our room for about 1 minute when a knock on the door revealed the waiter with welcoming fresh fruit drinks. You will though need to arrive by taxi as not easy at all to find. In small sidestreet with no obvious signage.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

30 Nov 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent for a feel if Cairo

Charming as the name indicates. Down an alley off Talit Harb St. Old fashioned open cage elevator. Hotel is on fifth floor. Great for travellers who like the local flavor rather than the "Hilton" feel. Staff speaks English and were very helpful and accomidating. In a typical bustling Cairo neighborhood in downtown Cairo. Walk to Tahrir Square, Egyptian Museum and the Nile. Highly reccomended.

4/10 Poor

Dwight

7 Dec 2022

Liked: Amenities

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Please be advised, the building in which this hostel is located is a semi-abandon building. There was a man sleeping in the hallway entrance of the place and another one in another floor since this hostel is on the 5th floor. The building is in terrible shape, and very sketchy. Once in the “hotel” the electricity went off. My partner and I decided to leave the next night and stayed somewhere else, although we were supposed to stay there another night. (Still haven’t gotten my money back for the 2nd day cancellation) Due yourselves and love ones a favor and do not book here.

6/10 Okay

Nikta

23 Dec 2023

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Not happy with location, payment, breakfast

Location : It is extraordinary difficult to find the entrance especially over the weekend as it is crazy crowded near the entrance. We had to drag our luggages and go through the crowd to enter the main building. In the building it was not easy to find the main door, and we had to go up and down multiple time with a no so safe elevator. Payment: I had to pay the fee at the hotel and wanted to pay in Egyptian pound, but I was told I can only pay in $, or the equal amount in Egyptian pounds but with THE BLACK market exchange rate, which was almost double of what I exchanged my $. (1$=31 EGP, vs 50EGP in black market) Breakfast: it was way below expectations, very simple, not much variety, it took them almost 10 min to give us bread.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

25 Dec 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

We loved this meticulously restored to its 1800s splendor--think Haussmann Parisian high ceilings and large French windows--with exquisite Egyptian antiques yet all modern conveniences (en suite bathrooms, air conditioning etc). Atmosphere is completed by being met each morning by elderly woman maitre d' in flawless French. High on 5th floor down a pedestrianized side street, no Cairo traffic noise to disturb you. Walkable to Egyptian Museum and old Cairo but in an Egyptian medium/high shopping neighborhood so no hassle and lots of good local (ie not tourist) food options. As others have said, dont be put off by rather run down ground floor covered courtyard from which you get lift to 5th floor. This hotel is the antidote to bland, impersonal, 5 star hotels and grotty noisy backpacker hotels. Plus, instead of trying to sell you tours or overpriced transport, here they told us about Uber which was a fraction of the price, very reliable and had seatbelts, and local restaurants from which they got no commission! Character, cleanliness, convenience. You could not do better.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

11 Jul 2025

good once you find it, and bring cash!

Nice people and rooms, but awful breakfast and virtually impossible to find. through an unmarked doorway on a side street of the street named in the address, with no signage externally.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Françoise

31 Jan 2023

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

En positif : lit confortable , eau très chaude et puissante pour la douche. En négatif ; hôtel au 5 éme étage et parties communes absolument dégoûtantes - voire immondes !! Petit dej très médiocre … et thé / café ds les gobelets de carton. Rideaux et décoration très poussiéreux … et tentative pour nous facturer les bouteilles d’eau habituellement offertes !!

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

6 Dec 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Location is perfect @ down town Caïro. Best spot to witness local life of the inhabitants of Caïro.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

26 Jun 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Die inneneinrichtungtung desd Hotels ist einzigartig, seh wertvoll.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

5 Dec 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Totally unique for Cairo, a real sanctuary right in a downtown area full of wonderful 1930s French architecture. I visit Cairo a lot and usually stay in one of the 4 or 5 star chains. All so far are dull, large concrete buildings with no soul. The staff were wonderful and everything worked perfectly. We stayed 3 nights. It may not be everyone's ideal but for those who want to experience old Cairo, rather than an anonymous bunker, this is a real sanctuary. One review said breakfast was 'basic' but there was a good range of options, the fresh guavas were my highlight. Don't miss a visit to Cage Riche 5-10 mins walk away, another institution.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Christian, Paris

21 Nov 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Décoration soignée style années 50 , MAIS HOTEL TRÈS DIFFICILE À TROUVER INCONNU DE SES VOISINS... au cinquième étage d’un immeuble dont l’entree n’est pas dans la rue principale où se trouve l’adresse officielle des guides mais dans une rue perpendiculaire ... avec une enseigne de 80cmx40 perdue parmi dix autres ...

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nora, O

6 Nov 2016

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hübsches historisches Hotel

Hervorragend, historisch und chic in jedem Detail

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

4 May 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

20 Jan 2012

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Piccolo hotel di charme

L'hotel si trova in zona centrale, ma vi si accede da una traversa un po' sporca e polverosa. E' al quinto piano di un palazzo fatiscente e malandato ma, superata la porta dell'hotel, l'esperienza e' davvero piacevole.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

10 Jan 2012

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

perfecte kennismaking met Cairo!

Mooie centrale plek en stijlvol ingericht hotel. Ook de touroperator waar het hotel mee samenwerkt is een aanrader ('Adventure in Egypt').

6/10 Okay

Giosue, Milan , Italy

22 Aug 2011

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Cleanliness

Charming but...... The old building is dirty behond decency; the rooms have poor bathrooms and dirty floors; breakfast is a bit depressing and the downtown traffic and noise quite disturbing. Staff very kind , nice furnishing, large rooms.

2/10 Terrible

Celia, Sydney

13 Aug 2011

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL!!! THERE ARE THIEVES!!

The hotel was fine, I was happy until the last day when I realised that someone has stolen all the precious stones, jeweleries, and cash from the safe box inside the room. If you stay at this hotel do not leave anything valuable in the safe box as advised. I did just that, and even with my own individual code they open the safebox and stole everything that was valuable. Do not stay at this Hotel!!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

27 Jul 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cairo Haven

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in Cairo. The transport from the airport was an issue and consideration should be given for airport pick up which would assist in the frenetic conditions of the arrival section of the airport. Hotel arranged transport to airport when we left which made life easier. Best wishes to all at the Hotel Talisman.

8/10 Good

Alex, London

26 Apr 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A quiet refuge in the heart of Cairo

The Talisman Hotel is the perfect place to stay in the heart of Cairo if you are looking for a friendly boutique hotel that is well-run and has easy access to the Egyptian Museum at a reasonable price.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

19 Apr 2011

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Hotel Talisman Le Caire

Rapport qualité prix nul. Pas d'info pour trouver l'hôtel dans la rue, ni à l'intérieur de l'immeuble. La honte : servir du nescafé au pdj, pour ce prix on peut proposer du café...

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

7 Jan 2011

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely

As previously stated the entrance to the hotel might leave you a bit wary, but once you get to the fifth floor it feels completely different. Our Egyptian guides were unaware of it, since the hotel does little/no publicity within the country, but even they were impressed when they dropped us off or picked us up. The fact that there is complimentary breakfast and wireless is very rare and speaks to how homey the hotel is. Everyone at the front desk was helpful and gave us great directions on how to get around Cairo on foot and on the metro. I wholeheartedly recommend this place.

8/10 Good

Abhishek, New Delhi

8 Dec 2010

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Talisman

The Hotel was a great experience and we were wowed by the decor and the thoughtful design of the place- though finding it could be a slight challenge a better map (in English) and instructions with bookings could do the trick. The stay was very comfortable and the room was clean, well stocked and with all the comforts expected from a hotel at this price range (though in Egypt the expected cannot be taken for granted) The Breakfast was a good spread and the staff was very helpful and polite. On the whole a very warm and charming experience.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

5 Dec 2010

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

talisman hotel le caire

Accueil très sympa - tout était parfait -

10/10 Excellent

Anel, Pretoria - South Africa

23 Nov 2010

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Best thing about Cairo is the Talisman...

The Talisman Hotel has been a pleasant surprise in a not so friendly city. We stayed for two nights, in two different rooms and both were very nicely decorated. We had some issues on our first night with the bathroom, and then asked to be moved, without any hassle. The hotel is absolutely beautiful in terms of decor and atmoshpere. Breakfast was very basic. MacDonalds just accross the street! Try to avoid the hotel's Inhouse tour operator, sitting at the reception, till you know what you want to do and where do you want to go. We almost got bombarderd into booking a very expensive taxi ride to the Pyramids. We ended up booking a taxi, to take us around for the day, at a fifth of the price. Just make sure, that both parties agree on the price. This taxi can take you straight to the pyramids, don't fall for the donkey car ride, and that you can't go any further with a car. I will definitley recommend this hotel, as it is great value for money, and looks even better than on the pictures. It has great atmosphere and is very clean!

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