One of the most beautiful international and Egypti...

One of the most beautiful international and Egyptian hotels has a wonderful view of the Nile Cairo and combines the fragrant history and modernity in amazing harmony
Wikipedia says that the Cairo Marriott Hotel is a historic hotel in Cairo, a large five-star hotel located in the area of Zamalek in the land of the island on the Nile River in Cairo in Egypt, this hotel was originally known as the Palace of the island built by Khedive Ismail to receive guests celebrations opening of the Suez Canal .
The palace was built by Khedive Ismail in 1869 to be the official residence of the guests of the celebrations of the opening of the Suez Canal, especially the guest of honor, Empress Eugenie, wife of Emperor Napoleon III. Decorations and accessories from Paris and Berlin at the time. This cost three quarters of a million pounds.
In 1879, the palace was sold to the Egyptian Hotels Company to repay part of Khedive Ismail's debts and was transferred to the Al-Jazira Palace Hotel. After the collapse of the tourist movement in Egypt during the First World War, the royal company decided to sell the palace in 1919 to one of the Lebanese princes, Prince Habib Lotfallah, who turned him around. In 1962, the palace was nationalized and converted into a hotel called Omar Khayyam Hotel. In the early 1970s, Marriott International took over the management of the hotel.
At the beginning of the seventies, the palace witnessed a fundamental transformation in its history by taking over the management of Marriott International.The palace and gardens were renovated with two towers on both sides built to accommodate 1,250 luxurious rooms and suites while retaining the original palace as a reception, restaurants, meeting rooms and celebration halls.The hotel opened in 1982. The hotel consists of three buildings, the first building is the palace building, which consists of 5 floors with hotel halls, restaurants, shopping shops, main hall and reception, and the second building Zamalek Tower building, and the third tower island between these buildings there is a swimming pool, restaurants and club. It is located on an area of six acres and the buildings of the towers of the hotel 20 floors.