OK to get highly spirited again at the Cairo Hyatt but only at the top
Alcohol is once again being served at Cairo’s five-star Grand Hyatt hotel, but only at the hotel’s 41st floor rotating restaurant.
Back in May, US chain owner Abdel Aziz Ibrahim, a member of the Saudi royal family, poured about 2,500 bottles of alcohol worth $US300,000 down the drain after unilaterally deciding to ban spirits in the establishment. Egypt authorities, highly protective of the tourism industry, then threatened to downgrade the Grand Hyatt’s rating to two stars in line with national tourism guidelines.
Both parties agreed to a compromise whereby alcohol is served at the hotel’s top floor. It remains banned at the hotel’s other 11 restaurants as well as in the 716 minibars in rooms and suites, although it can be ordered via room service.
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