Named after Egypt’s greatest singer and built on the site of her former home, the hotel has a reconstruction of her living room - complete with old-style gramophone - just off the foyer. All bedrooms have a brass plate on the door with the title of one of her songs. Rooms at the front overlook a tranquil branch of the Nile and its houseboats; those at the back have large, sunny balconies.
Zamalek (near 15th May bridge); Tel: 02 736 8444
Just back from a week here. It's noisy at night but fun, and there are two decent cafes out the front.