What's the difference between 'standard garden view' and 'bungalow' room categories at Red Sea resorts in Egypt?

In September 2026 a traveler comparing package tours listed the options she saw: plain standard, standard with garden view, standard with inner-courtyard view, and a superior room that is actually smaller in floor area than the standard. In other words, the category name does not always tell you the room size — check the area in the hotel description.

The same guest said that a bungalow can usually be requested at check-in with a tip of 10 US dollars or more. Among other categories they listed Pool view, Sea view and Family — standard rooms with several bedrooms. Renovated rooms, they said, exist both in the main building and among the bungalows, as the hotel is gradually renovating. The participant personally likes the sea-view bungalows numbered from 6 and 7.

According to a guest discussing a specific hotel in August 2026, Standard garden view can turn out to be either a standard room in the main building or a standard bungalow facing the garden — the hotel gives either, depending on occupancy. When you book a package tour, the bungalow is not listed separately; the description simply says “standard”.

Another participant in the same discussion described the categories differently: Standard garden view rooms have one small window onto the outside street, while bungalows are a separate category — several rows of single-storey units, each with its own entrance. Opinions differ, so before the trip it is worth asking the hotel or tour operator what exactly your category includes.