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Historical Hotels in Egypt
By: Jimmy Dunn
Egypt has been frequented by tourists much
longer then tourism as an industry has existed. The Romans came
here for holidays in order to see the mystic antiquities even as
they ruled the country after the Greeks.
So it is not surprising that Egypt can boast of
some of the most historic hotels in the World. They come in
two flavors. First, there are the former royal palaces and
lodges which have been converted into hotels. Then, there
are the facilities which began as hotels constructed by the like
of people such as Thomas Cook and others and built over a century
ago, often to accommodate rich European and North American
tourists.
In this four part series, we will explore most all
of the historical hotels we know of. We began last month with the well known
five star Mena House and the less known, three star Windsor
Hotel. Both of these are located in Cairo. This month
we explore the (Old) Winter Palace and the (Old) Cataract Hotel.
Both of these hotels are operated by Sofitel, really
a leading luxury hotel operator throughout Egypt,
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