Cairo Marriott Hotel and Casino. The Palace on the Nile. Built as it is around a magnificent Royal Palace. Elegantly detailed and lovingly restored, its antique-adorned interior forms the core of a 1250 room grand hotel. The setting is fittingly grand amid six acres of lush and tranquil gardens on an island on the mighty River Nile, at the very hart of Cairo. Fine food and service are high on the menu. There is always to flight entertainment with fabulous dinner shows.