Accommodations -Youth Hostel (HI), 135 Malaak Abd al-Aziz as-Saud St., Roda Island (tel. 84 07 29, fax 98 41 07). Take metro to Sayyida Zeinab. Exit to the right, and walk straight to the Nile. Cross the Sayala Bridge, and continue straight across Roda island to the main channel of the Nile. Turn left just before the bridge; the hostel is on the left after 10m. Bunk beds are crammed into spartan but clean rooms. Crowded from November to May; call ahead. Lockers in every room; padlocks available around the corner for LE2. Bring toilet paper and HI card. Lockout 10am-2pm. 1 lpm curfew. LE6.60, nonmembers LE7.60. Breakfast LEI .50.