My husband and I spent five nights at the New President Hotel and we couldn't have been happier with our stay. The room was spotless and comfortable, and the shower spacious. The location is perfect, in a quiet neighborhood of Zamalek that ensured a good night's sleep, yet only a five minute walk to a main street bustling with shops and restaurants. (And only a few doors down from Cavo, a tiny coffee house that offers great cappuccinos...) We walked from our hotel to the Egyptian Museum and other sites --- it was about a half hour walk --- but we also took Uber whenever we didn't feel like walking anywhere because it's incredibly inexpensive --- our forty-five minute ride out to the Pyramids at Giza was around $10, and anything within Cairo itself never cost more than a couple of dollars.
While clean and comfortable rooms and a great location go a long way, it is the people that always make a place memorable. Ahmed, the manager, was incredibly helpful and kind. One night when we returned from a full day visit to the Pyramids and my husband was feeling a bit weak from dehydration, (something he's prone to), I rushed off to buy a big bottle of water from the little market a couple of doors from the hotel. Ahmed insisted on riding up in the elevator with my husband to make sure he made it to our room safely. He made sure we had his card with us whenever we left the hotel in case we needed any assistance, and he even taught me phrases in Arabic when I asked. FABULOUS!