Are there mosquitoes or bugs in Hurghada hotel rooms, and should you bring insect repellent?

The hotel has insect traps placed everywhere, which seem to work well — mosquitoes rarely bother guests.

During a 10-day stay, no mosquitoes were seen at all, but flies occasionally entered the room from outside (rarely).

Some travelers still get bitten by mosquitoes even in August, but the bites are mild and not a major issue.

Some rooms had small biting mosquitoes and cockroach-like insects on the floor — one had to be squashed, leaving a bad smell.

During a week-long stay in a bungalow, no mosquitoes were seen at all — neither indoors nor outdoors.

Local mosquitoes are very tiny, and their bites are barely noticeable and don't itch — unlike the larger mosquitoes travelers are used to back home.

News reports mentioned disease-carrying mosquitoes in Egypt, but no confirmed cases were reported among travelers — it's up to each person to decide whether to worry.