Mecca Hotel Alexandria

One of the best things about Alexandria is that almost the entire city sprawls out along the seaside (the city is 32 kilometres long, but only 3 kilometres wide) so a seafront hotel was a must.
The Mecca hotel cleverly caters for that by having *all* rooms front the Mediterranean.

Compared to other countries I have been to The Mecca is quite expensive for what it is. But then again, everything in Alexandria is expensive for what it is, and I haven’t travelled enough in Egypt to know whether or not $ 50 for a basic single room with shower and breakfast is expensive in this country, but I’m guessing it is.

The room looks shabby, the bathroom is in a very bad state, the bed is worn, the breakfast tasteless, and the view… well, yeah, the view is great! :-)
Service has always been a loose term in Egypt, and the Mecca hotel excels by having staff actually shout at you if you do something they don’t like.

So I can’t really recommend the Mecca hotel, but then again, I don’t know if any ‘budget’ hotel in Alexandria can actually be recommended.