What should you do if you get robbed at a hotel in Hurghada?

Make noise immediately: go to the reception desk in a busy area of the hotel in the evening and demand police be called. Public attention hurts the hotel's reputation and speeds up their response.

Besides calling the police, post about the theft in the hotel's guest chat and leave a review on Booking.com to warn other travelers.

Real case: even US citizenship didn't speed things up — police accepted the report but said to wait for results, since theft cases aren't solved in a couple of days anywhere.

Package tourists are at a disadvantage from the start — they usually fly home before the case makes any progress, so don't count on actually getting stolen items back.

Ask for specifics about the theft (what was taken and from where) — without details it's hard to tell if hotel staff were involved or if it was just other guests.