Le Metropole Hotel Alexandria
Three Diamonds
As one of Alexandria's most storied boutique hotels, Le Metropole has been a landmark at the center of the city's geography and modern history since 1902. Located in the heart of central Alexandria overlooking Saad Zaghloul Square and the Mediterranean Sea, it stands on the very site where Cleopatra's Needle — a 3,500-year-old pharaonic obelisk now in New York's Central Park — once stood. The legendary Greek poet Constantine Cavafy, a native Alexandrian, lived in the hotel for over two decades and wrote many of his most famous poems here. Staying at Le Metropole is like stepping back in time to an era when visiting aristocrats came to Alexandria to mingle with the city's creative and artistic elite.
Key Highlights
- Historic boutique hotel built in 1902
- Site of Cleopatra's Needle, now in New York's Central Park
- Home to poet Constantine Cavafy for over two decades
- Overlooks Saad Zaghloul Square and the Mediterranean
- Time capsule of early 20th-century Alexandrian elegance