How strict is hotel security at Egyptian resorts (ID checks at the gate)?
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Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 5 days ago
TL;DR
At large Egyptian resorts, security guards stop guests at the outer gate and again at the building entrance, asking for room number and surname — a wristband alone is often not enough, and checks can happen twice per trip.
After a fire broke out in one wing, guests were evacuated overnight to pool loungers without passports or documents; no one was injured (some jumped from the 2nd floor). In the morning the smell of smoke lingered in that section's hallways, while the opposite wing of the same U-shaped building wasn't evacuated at all and stayed calm — worth asking about room location at check-in.
When leaving the hotel grounds through the outer gate, security asked for the room number and surname, and repeated the same check when guests returned. A wristband alone wasn't enough to get through.
Guests were stopped for checks repeatedly — sometimes twice in a row: first at the main gate, then again at the building's door, to confirm they were actually staying at that hotel.