PALATIAL IS AN APT WORD TO DESCRIBE THE EXQUISITE CAIRO MARRIOTT PALACE, BUILT AS IT IS AROUND A MAGNIFICENT ROYAL RESIDENCE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED, AND WITH NO EXPENSE SPARED, ON THE ORDERS OF THE KHEDIVE ISMAIL, TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL IN 1869. ELEGANTLY DETAILED AND LOVINGLY RESTORED, ITS ANTIQUE ADORNED INTERIOR FORMS THE CORE OF A GRAND HOTEL WHICH MARRIES TRADITIONAL GRACE WITH THE CONTEMPORARY PANACHE OF DRAMATIC TWIN TOWERS OFFERING THE FINEST OF MODERN ACCOMMODATIONS. THE SETTING IS FITTINGLY GRAND AMID SIX ACRES OF LUSH AND TRANQUIL GARDENS ON AN ISLAND OF THE MIGHTY RIVER NILE, AT THE VERY HEART OF CAIRO. THE CAIRO MARRIOTT HOTEL AND CASINO BRINGS A WHOLE NEW DIMENSION TO THE ART OF GOOD LIVING. TWELVE HIGH SPEED LIFTS WHISK GUESTS TO THE COSSETING COMFORT OF 1,250 LUXURY ROOMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE AND CORPORATE SUITES, IN ADDITION TO SEVEN PRESIDENTIAL SUITES ALL TASTEFULLY FURNISHED AND EQUIPPED TO THE MOST DEMANDING INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.