Mena House Hotel, Cairo

ACC was commissioned for the restoration, renovation, and expansion of the historic 5-star luxury Mena House Hotel

ACC was commissioned for the restoration, renovation, and expansion of the historic 5-star luxury Mena House Hotel, located below the Pyramid plateau in Giza.

The original hotel contained 100 guest rooms. 400 have been added in a low-lying annex in a garden area. The present hotel complex offers a golf course, restaurant, coffee shop, nightclubs, garden café, pool and reception areas. The restored building has two wings. A three-story wing houses entrance hall, reception area, dining facilities, and entertainment and recreation facilities. A five-storey wing built higher on the sloping site houses the guest bedrooms and service facilities. The sloped site is reflected in the bedroom wing plan. The first floor is small and constricted; the upper floors extend to increased floor space.

The main entrance is located on the east side of the original building. A garden entry court lies in front of the entrance. The square entrance lobby rises to a three-story height and is surmounted by a dome. Overlooking the lobby from the second floor is a wooden mezzanine gallery decorated with elaborately carved wooden arches and balustrades. A marble clad corridor progresses through successive pointed arches to the large restaurant area which is divided by partitions pierced with arches.