Le Riad Hotel de Charme

Old-city riad with a roof terrace

Address: 114 Al-Muizz Li Din Allah Street, Gamaleya, Cairo

A small boutique hotel on Al-Muizz Street, the spine of medieval Islamic Cairo. By day you walk to mosques and gates from the door; by evening the roof garden looks over the city's rooftops. The rooftop restaurant is Zeeyara, with a small shisha corner.