Where can you break large US dollar bills into smaller notes in Hurghada, and which bill sizes are easiest to use?

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TL;DR

In Hurghada, $100 bills can be hard to break into smaller cash, especially if you need $1–$5 notes. Travelers report it’s much easier to carry $10 and $20 bills, and some hotel-area shops may exchange a $100 bill into two $50 notes.

What the community said

For machines and small payments in Hurghada, $10 and $20 bills work best: larger notes are often rejected and may be returned.

$10, $20

Breaking a $100 bill into smaller cash at a hotel can be difficult, but a small shop on the hotel grounds may agree to swap it for two $50 bills.

$100 → 2×$50

If you need very small cash such as $1 bills, it may be hard to get change locally, so it’s better to prepare those notes before your trip.

Travelers staying near Empire (Impire) Hotel asked where to break a $100 bill into smaller notes, suggesting that this service is not always readily available directly at the hotel.

Empire / Impire Hotel