Egypt Pyramids Luxury Mena House

 ou like a view of this pyramid, or a view of this one?" This was the first time I ever heard a staff member of any resort in the world ask such a question. At the Mena House Oberoi, the question is a valid and equally baffling one. Here’s my account of staying at this magnificent property, Cairo’s most impressive historical property that rests right at the foot of the Great Pyramids of Giza.

No other place: When there’s just one spot on Earth where one can find just a certain something, I know I’ve found a spot to satiate my soul and delight me to no end. Egypt is the one place to find the world’s most impressive array of pyramids, and the Mena House Oberoi is the only resort on the planet that makes the pyramids its bold backdrop, even from its golf course. Bold is an understatement. From the gold dipped lobby to the armchair of my spacious balcony, the Great Pyramids of Giza appear painted in front me from every view, so luminously framed by the cloud speckled sky and the lush gardens of the resort. It was only after my guest and I touched the walls of the pyramids and entered one of the tombs just outside of the resort’s gates that I heard myself say, “oh, so these ARE real.” A few of the staff members of the resort admitted that most guests never get over the magnitude of pyramids, often caught beaming up at the timeless prisms from the tea garden or lavish dining rooms. I was one such guest.