| The Windsor Hotel | |
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فندق وندسور Hôtel Windsor | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Address | 19 Alfi Bey Street |
| Coordinates | 30°03′11″N 31°14′42″E / 30.053°N 31.245°E |
| Inaugurated | 1893 |
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| Official website | |
The Windsor Hotel (فندق وندسور in Arabic, Hôtel Windsor in French) is a historic hotel in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Constructed in 1893, it is located near Opera Square and across Alfi Bey Street from the site of the former Shepheard's Hotel, of which it once served as an annex.[1] During the First World War, it served as a British Officers Club, and much of its interior and furnishings date to this period.[2] It has been called "an unrestored ode to the days of British colonial travel."[3]
After suffering damage from Metro line construction, it closed for repairs in September 2019; as of February 2020[update], it has not yet re-opened.[4][5]
- ^ Humphreys, Andrew (2011). Grand Hotels of Egypt in the Golden Age of Travel. Cairo: AUC Press. p. 159. ISBN 9789774164965.
- ^ Humphreys, Andrew (2011). Grand Hotels of Egypt in the Golden Age of Travel. Cairo: AUC Press. p. 165. ISBN 9789774164965.
- ^ The Metropolis of Miracles, Susan Hack, Condé Nast Traveler, January 2008.
- ^ "More sad news from the Windsor", Egypt in the Golden Age of Travel February 12, 2020
- ^ "“في انتظار التقرير”.. القصة الكاملة لإغلاق فندق وندسور التاريخي بعد تصدعه", منطقي (Mantiqi print and digital magazine), December 26, 2019