Hani Al Tabei

"The Popular Hotel" is an Egyptian drama series from 2012. Written by Anwar Mohamed Anwar and directed by Hatem Salah El Din, who also stars in the show alongside a selection of prominent actors, the series unfolds within a bustling popular hotel located in a vibrant working-class neighborhood. The plot intricately weaves together the diverse stories of both the hotel's guests and its employees, offering viewers a rich blend of social comedy and realistic drama.

The events of the film revolve around an unfortunate family that arrives at the Al-Gharib palace, and the joy of the couple and their three sons in their new home soon dissipates after the house gradually begins to absorb them one by one into a terrifying world full of old crimes that occurred between its walls, or that the ill-fated walls were behind those crimes.