Red Carpet Inn - accommodation in Cairo

We were just there for one night, to enjoy dinner and attend a concert, but enjoyed our stay. We will certainly stay there when we have time to return to explore Blennerhasset Island. We ate dinner and breakfast in the restaurant and found the servers to be excellent both times. The food was also generous and delicious. We would only suggest that the she crab soup have the expected chunks of crabmeat rather than crabmeat that seemed to have been ground up.

The rooms were dirty. The wonderful woman behind the counter did her best and moved me to several different rooms. She was very patient and understanding. I saw on Expedia it had an 8.2 rating and some good reviews, so I thought it would be acceptable. Corporate needs to put some effort into this place. Not only the inside, but the American Flag flying out front is torn and tattered.

We came back to our hotel room around 8:00 pm. My husband deadbolt the door and opened the doorstop because we were in for the night. At about 9:00 pm, without knocking or prior notice, a front desk employee opens the door to our room. He had a step in the doorway with his shoulders and head into the room before he noticed us. He said a quick “sorry” then shut the door again. My husband went into the hallway to investigate. The employee stated that “usually there are not guests in that room” and that he was looking for a hair dryer. When my husband went to speak with the general manager about the incident, we were blamed for not securing the room properly. We examined the door more closely and discovered two things. First, the deadbolt was not aligned with the door frame and although we thought we heard it click to lock, we were actually hearing the deadbolt being pushed into the side of the door frame. Secondly, the door stop hinge was so loose that the door could still slide through, despite us opening the clip. My husband attempted to explain both door flaws to the general manager but he refused to view the door while we were there. After ongoing discussions with the general manager, eventually he said he could provide a $20 discount from our total bill, but that we had to request the reimbursement through the third party booking company ourselves and he would approve the release of funds. We will not return.