Photo: Wikimedia CommonsSet in gardens at the foot of the Giza pyramids, the Mena House is one of the great hotels of the world, a former royal lodge where guests have woken to a view of the Great Pyramid for over a century. Palatial rooms, a huge pool and Indian and Egyptian restaurants complete the picture. Book a pyramid-view room and pay for the upgrade; watching the sun rise over the pyramids from your balcony is worth every pound.