Marriott Mena House

Giza, Egypt. Located on the Giza plateau at the foot of the Pyramids, just outside Cairo.

Marriott Mena HouseGiza, Egypt

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Seven restaurants and bars, among them the 139 Pavilion, Alfredo (Italian) and The Moghul Room (Indian), plus a lobby lounge and pool bar.
Outdoor pool with whirlpool, Saray Spa, fitness centre and meeting and event spaces.
A wing still bears the name of Field Marshal Montgomery, one of the many statesmen and celebrities who stayed here.
Located on the Giza plateau at the foot of the Pyramids, just outside Cairo.

12 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1869
A two-storey hunting lodge, nicknamed the “Mud Hut”, is built for Khedive Isma’il Pasha.
1883
Isma’il sells the lodge to Frederick and Jessie Head, who discovered it on honeymoon and enlarge it as a private home.
1886
Having bought the property in 1885, Ethel and Hugh Locke King open it as a hotel, named after Mena (Menes), founder of Egypt’s first dynasty.
1890
The hotel opens Egypt’s first swimming pool and announces that it will now stay open all year round.
1894
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stays with his wife; the future George V and Queen Mary attend a banquet here in 1909.
World War I
The hotel is requisitioned by Australian troops; they return in 1939 and it later serves as a hospital for wounded Australian soldiers.
1972
The Oberoi Group takes over management and renames it The Mena House Oberoi; a major renovation follows, completed in 1975.
December 1977
Egyptian and Israeli delegations meet at the hotel; the Mena House Conference paves the way for the Camp David Accords.
1978
A 200-room garden wing is built.
1 January 2013
With the Oberoi contract expired, the hotel becomes the Mena House Hotel, run by the Egyptian General Company for Tourism & Hotels.
1 February 2018
Under Marriott management since 2015, the garden wing is renamed Marriott Mena House Cairo; the historic Palace wing closes for renovation.
20 December 2023
Icon Company, part of Talaat Moustafa Group, acquires 51% of Legacy Hotels Company, the hotel’s owner.