Which hotel room to request at check-in in Hurghada to avoid AC problems and upsell scams?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 15 days ago
TL;DR
Ask for a balcony room on a lower floor away from the main building — rooms there are bigger and AC works better; corner rooms on the 2nd floor tend to overheat from sun exposure, and staff may pressure you to pay extra for a 'good' room, threatening a no-balcony ground floor room otherwise.
What the community said
Room tip: avoid rooms with a shared terrace (numbers ending xx18–xx22, e.g. 6418-6422, 6318-6322) — kitchen extractor/grill noise is audible there. Rooms xx01–xx15 are farther from the grill and quieter. Request a room with an individual balcony rather than a shared terrace; higher floors have better views.
19 days ago Rooms xx01-xx15 (private balcony)
After being placed in room 838 (bungalow 47) — renovated, garden view, AC working well — guests checked first-line rooms for an upgrade but found them unrenovated and in poor condition, so they kept their original room. Takeaway: ask specifically for a recently renovated room (not necessarily first line) for reliable AC.
17 days ago Room 838, bungalow 47 (renovated, garden view)
A family of 2 adults + 2 kids was given a family room on the 2nd floor with a desert view at check-in without paying any upsell — just tipped $1 and gave an Alyonka chocolate bar to staff.
23 days ago Family room, 2nd floor, desert view
At check-in this evening staff openly demanded extra payment for a good room, threatening to put guests on the ground floor without a balcony — be ready for this pressure and don't agree right away.
29 days ago Upsell for a 'good room'
A corner room on the 2nd floor got very hot from the sun through the wall and roof — the AC worked poorly even after a technician was called; a neighboring room had better AC performance.
29 days ago Corner room, 2nd floor
A standard room 701 with a balcony on the ground floor, far from the main building — the walk to the restaurant is longer, but it's convenient for eating a lot; rooms here are smaller than in the main building.
31 days ago Room 701, balcony, ground floor