Live Where You Learn – Comfortable Student Housing Now Available!
We currently offer fully-furnished apartments located within a 5-10 minute walk from our school.
We’re excited to announce a game-changer for our foreign students!
🌟 Now offering a fully furnished, comfortable apartment in Dokki, just steps away from our academy. Designed for your convenience, this accommodation ensures you can focus on mastering Arabic while enjoying a cozy home away from home.
Home & Academy in One Place – Your Stay in Dokki is Ready!
This cozy accommodation comes equipped with all the furniture and tools you need for a comfortable stay – from a fully stocked kitchen to a relaxing living space. Whether you’re here for a short course or a long-term program,
this apartment is your home away from home.
3 or 5 single bedrooms
Bathroom
Dining room
Sitting room
Kitchen
All apartments are spacious, well-maintained, and equipped with modern amenities. Each bedroom includes a bed, wardrobe, dresser, and side tables. The kitchens are fully equipped with essential appliances.
Accommodation Made Easy – Learn Arabic, Live Comfortably!"
Master Room
750 USD/month + 100 USD security deposit
Single Room
600 USD/month + 100 USD security deposit
Private Studio
900 USD per month + 100 USD security deposit
Other Near Place You can Stay at
International House Cairo is located in the Dokki neighborhood, which is quiet yet very central, students can find all the facilities they may need near the school.
How to Choose A Place To Live in Cairo?
If it’s your first time visiting Cairo, we recommend choosing a safe and nice neighborhood near the school, such as: Dokki, Agouza and Zamalek. If you would like to live Downtown, there are some nice, cosmopolitan and safe areas Downtown and it’s only 15-minute by car away from the school.
Recommended Neighborhoods To Live Near IH Cairo
Dokki
Dokki combines both upper class cosmopolitan areas and local Egyptian areas and local markets; it has more than 40 embassies that include the French and Russian. Dokki is surrounded by main streets that lead to other nice areas in Cairo, like Zamalek, Agouza, Mohandessin and Downtown. Dokki is surrounded by the Nile to the East and you can find some apartments for rent & hotels that have a Nile view. If it’s your first time in Cairo, we recommend choosing to live in the main streets/squares of Dokki for more safety.
Distance from IH Cairo: the school is located in Dokki, so you may take around 5 minutes by car or 15 minutes walking to reach IH Cairo.
Transportation: Dokki is accessible by “Cairo Metro”, you can find Dokki Metro Station on Tahrir street, Dokki. We recommend ordering a car using Uber/Careem mobile applications if you don’t know exactly the way.
Rooms, hotels and apartments for rent in Dokki – starting from $10 per night*
Hotels and apartments in Dokki – starting from $20 per night*
Agoza
Agouza lies between Dokki and Zamalek and it’s close to Downtown as well. It is a quiet and fine area, where the Nile Corniche lies along the east side of it. Agouza also includes many shops, supermarkets, restaurants, theatre, cultural centres and hotels. If it’s your first time in Cairo, we recommend choosing to live in the main streets/squares of Agouza for more safety.
Distance from IH Cairo: around 10 minutes by car or 20 minutes walking.
Transportation: Agouza is not accessible by “Cairo Metro” yet, however you can walk for 10-20 minutes to “Dokki Metro Station” or we recommend ordering a car using Uber/Careem mobile applications.
Rooms, hotles and apartments for rent in Agouza – starting from $15 per night*
Hotels and apartments in Agouza – starting from $11 per night*
Zamalek
Zamalek is one of the upper class areas in Cairo, it is an island surrounded by the Nile from all sides, rich in green spaces and areas suitable for running in the morning. Zamalek is such a safe area in Cairo, it includes fine restaurants, hotels, cultural hubs, coffeeshops, high quality grocery stores and supermarkets. Around the area, you have the Cairo Opera House where you can attend a variety of concerts and discover different genres of music, especially Egyptian music and art in general.
Distance from IH Cairo: around 15 minutes by car or 50 minutes walking.
Transportation: Zamalek is not accessible by “Cairo Metro” yet, so we recommend ordering a car using Uber/Careem mobile applications.
Rooms, hotels and apartments for rent in Zamalek – starting from $25 per night
Hotels and apartments in Zamalek – starting from $25 per night
Mohandessin
In Mohandessin there is a long and wide street called Gamet Al-Dewal Al-Arabia which is a cosmopolitan area where you can find international and local coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, supermarkets and sports clubs. We recommend living in this street or the area around it, such as: Lebanon, Shehab, Ahmed Orabi, Geziret El-Arab and Syria streets. There are some areas in Mohandessin that are nice and safe and you can visit them during your stay in Cairo, but we don’t recommend to stay in those areas, especially for people who have not been to Cairo before, such as: Imbaba, Ard El Lewa, Mit Akaba and Sahafieen.
Distance from IH Cairo: around 15 minutes by car & 40 minutes walking.
Transportation: Mohandessin is not accessible by “Cairo Metro” yet, so we recommend ordering a car using Uber/Careem mobile applications.
Rooms, hotels and apartments for rent in Mohandessin – starting from $10 per night*
Hotels and apartments in Mohandessin – starting from $34 per night*
Downtown
Downtown combines both upper class cosmopolitan areas and local Egyptian areas and local markets. Downtown has a unique architecture style, it was designed by prestigious French architects who were commissioned by Khedive Ismail during his visit to Paris in the 19th century. The Nile river surrounds the area from the west side. Downtown has both classical and modern restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, the area includes fancy hotels and nice hostels too. If it’s your first time in Cairo, we recommend choosing to live in the main streets/squares of Downtown for more safety.
Distance from IH Cairo: around 15 minutes by car or 40 minutes walking.
Transportation: Downtown is accessible by “Cairo Metro”, Sadat Metro Station is in the middle of Tahrir Square, where you can visit the Egyptian museum. We recommend ordering a car using Uber/Careem mobile applications if you don’t know exactly the way.
Rooms, hotels and apartments for rent in Downtown – starting from $10 per night*
Hotels and Hostels in Downtown – starting from $7 per night*
Garden City
Garden City is an upper class cosmopolitan area and it is so close to Downtown. The Nile river surrounds the area from the west side. Garden City includes fine restaurants, coffee shops, cultural hubs, fancy hotels and hostels. It is a quiet area, very safe, with tree-lined streets, beautiful gardens, and ornamental palaces, also it includes the American and British embassies which make it an attractive place for tourists.
Rooms, hotels and apartments for rent in Garden City – starting from $15 per night*
Hotels and Hostels in Garden City – starting from $20 per night*
Distance from IH Cairo: around 20 minutes by car or 40 minutes walking.
Transportation: Garden City is not accessible by “Cairo Metro” yet, so we recommend ordering a car using Uber/Careem mobile applications.
Al-Manyal, Al-Roda Island
Garden City is an upper class cosmopolitan area and it is so close to Downtown. The Nile river surrounds the area from the west side. Garden City includes fine restaurants, coffee shops, cultural hubs, fancy hotels and hostels. It is a quiet area, very safe, with tree-lined streets, beautiful gardens, and ornamental palaces, also it includes the American and British embassies which make it an attractive place for tourists.
Rooms, hotels and apartments for rent in Garden City – starting from $15 per night*
Hotels and Hostels in Garden City – starting from $20 per night*
Distance from IH Cairo: around 20 minutes by car or 40 minutes walking.
Transportation: Garden City is not accessible by “Cairo Metro” yet, so we recommend ordering a car using Uber/Careem mobile applications.
