Where to buy beer and alcohol in Hurghada, including near Seagull Beach Resort?

From messages by 5 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 36 days ago

TL;DR

In September 2026 guests of the Seagull hotel in Hurghada were pointed to a duty-free shop behind the Albatros hotel on Mamsha. One participant advised buying alcohol at your departure airport, saying that in Egypt you pay about US$13 extra in alcohol tax per bottle. The Drinkies liquor store is mentioned as a place travelers order alcohol delivery to their hotel from.

What the community said

In September 2026 one participant wrote that buying alcohol in Egypt means paying about US$13 extra in tax per bottle, so it is better to stock up at your own airport on departure. This is one traveler's view; compare the final price yourself.

37 days ago about US$13 tax per bottle

The Drinkies liquor store in Hurghada comes up in the discussion as a shop travelers order alcohol delivery from: in September 2026 tourists asked how to place such an order to their hotel. Check with the store whether it delivers to your particular hotel.

41 days ago Drinkies

In September 2026 a participant clarified that the duty-free shop is behind the Albatros hotel on Mamsha rather than right at Seagull, and that this was the shop recommended earlier in the discussion; according to them, it also sells cigarettes. For Seagull guests it is the nearest option named in the discussion, but it is a walk away.

51 days ago Duty free behind Albatros hotel, Mamsha