Our favourite hotels near Bent Pyramid

Pyramids Hostel Cairo

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Guest rating: Impressive, 3.0

Maadi Hotel Cairo

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a health club, and a sauna. The...

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Sofitel Cairo Maadi Towers

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool, a health club, a sauna, and a fitness...

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Pyramids Inn Motel Cairo

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Pyramisa Suites Hotel & Casino - Cairo

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Safir Hotel Cairo

An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club, a...

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Grand Nile Tower Cairo

An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include...

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Four Seasons Hotel Cairo Nile Plaza

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with an indoor pool. In addition to a children's pool,...

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Guest rating: Outstanding, 4.5

Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah

The heated outdoor pool has an infinity edge that seems to overflow into the Nile. There are also...

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Guest rating: Perfect, 5.0

Kempinski Nile Hotel Cairo

Kempinski Nile Hotel features a luxurious Kempinski The Spa, outdoor pool and Fully equipped Fitness...

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King Hotel Cairo

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Cairo Palace Hostel

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Intercontinental Cairo Semiramis

The hotel has a 26-square-metre free-form outdoor pool and sundeck. The health club includes a...

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Guest rating: Fantastic, 4.0

Novotel Cairo El Borg

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My Hotel Cairo

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The Pharaoh Snefru was a busy man who oversaw the start of two pyramids, with the completion of one of these in his life time. The Bent Pyramid is considered a major ancient world blunder by some and a simple honest mistake by others. It is believed that the Bent Pyramid with its characteristic and name sake bend was supposed to be the first smooth pyramid. As construction continued either an error in calculation or a cut in budget resulted in the slopes to take a drastic angle change resulting in a bend. The pyramid was completed even though Snefru was not buried here.

For being such an early pyramid, the Bent Pyramid is in surprisingly good condition with most of the outer surface still intact. As an example of early planning and procedure the Bent Pyramid provides a great chance to see the evolution of the building and planning process. The Bent Pyramid is located near Snefru’s other achievement, the Red Pyramid and is accessible through Cairo.