Alexandria City Stay

Overlooking the Mediterranean Sea and across the street from a private beach, this upmarket hotel is 3 km from the Royal Jewelry Museum. The stylish rooms offer free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs and balconies. All also provide safes, minibars, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. Suites add living rooms and access to a lounge that serves breakfast. Room service is available. There are chic French, Greek and Lebanese restaurants, plus open-air dining, a cigar bar and a trendy Asian fusion restaurant/nightclub. Other amenities include a rooftop infinity pool, a spa and a fitness room. Meeting and event space is available.

Offering views of the Mediterranean, this luxury hotel is a 10-minute walk from the Royal Jewelry Museum and 9 km from the Library of Alexandria. The Lighthouse of Alexandria is 12 km away.

Across the road from the Al Mina' ash Sharqiyah harbor, this elegant hotel dating from 1929 overlooks the Corniche waterfront promenade and the Mediterranean Sea. It's a 2-minute walk from the Caesareum of Alexandria, an ancient temple, and a 4-minute walk from El Raml train station. The traditionally and warmly decorated rooms feature balconies, free Wi-Fi and flat-screens, plus tea and coffeemakers. Suites offer living rooms. Some quarters have sea views. Amenities include a refined Mediterranean restaurant, and an airy 24-hour cafe in the lobby, as well as a seasonal street cafe, a nightclub, and a bar that has regular live entertainment.