What are common issues at budget 3-star hotels in Egypt (drinking water, beach sunbeds)?
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Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 8 days ago
TL;DR
3-star hotels typically provide just one 1.5L water bottle per room per day, with only tap water in paper cups at the restaurant; beach sunbeds get claimed early morning and are almost impossible to find after lunch.
The bottled water at the hotel has an iodine aftertaste — some guests boil and cool it themselves, or drink the chilled water served at the bars, which tastes better.
In some buildings (e.g., building 5), the shower water can completely cut out if a neighboring room is showering at the same time — water pressure seems shared/limited to one room at a time.
Sunbeds get claimed with towels early in the morning — arriving later or leaving and coming back means almost no free spots, especially after lunch.
The restaurant at this hotel tier is basically just "average" — food and drinks are fine but nothing special, matching the 3-star category.
At 3-star hotel restaurants, bottled water is often not available at all — only tap water dispensed into a paper cup.
Rooms usually get just one 1.5-liter bottle of drinking water per day — this may not be enough, so it's worth buying extra water separately.
Some hotels split their grounds into two buildings connected by a bridge on the fifth floor level — not always convenient, though the beach is close, about a 3-minute walk.