Hilton International's first presence in the City of Alexandria was with the opening of the 225-room Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza in the downtown area of Smouha.
Hilton International will be managing the hotel on behalf of its owner, Mohamed Abdel Fattah Ragab, president of Ragab Group. The hotel is 10 minutes away from Al Nozha International Airport, 15 minutes from the main railway station and accessible by the Cairo/Alexandria desert road. The hotel offers 225 rooms including eight suites and four rooms for the handicapped. Superior room facilities include a coffee-making machine, in-room safe, hairdryer, TV satellite channels and working table with Internet access. The hotel forms part of the Green Plaza Complex that features a movie complex with six screens, 360 shops and fast food outlets, a mega supermarket and a fun town for kids. Ragab said: "We are opening Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza to coincide with the grand opening of Alexandria Library."