Should you tip at hotel check-in in Egypt to get a better room?

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TL;DR

A small tip at check-in can sometimes help: travelers mentioned about $5 or a small gift like chocolate, and had good experiences with rooms 8280 and 8289. But others say the safest approach is to book the room category you actually want instead of hoping for a free upgrade.

What the community said

One recent tip was to offer around $5 or a small gift such as chocolate at check-in. In that case, the traveler reported getting good rooms 8280 and 8289, with everything working properly.

$5, rooms 8280 and 8289

Another practical approach is not to rely on luck at reception, but to book the exact room category you want from the start. Based on this experience, there were no room issues even without trying to negotiate an upgrade.

Preferred room category

In an earlier report, both assigned rooms were good, even without extra details about paying more. The only downside was that one room was hard to reach, so at check-in it is worth asking not only about room quality but also about its location within the building.

Room location convenience