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What common hotel room issues (AC smell, bathroom flooding, unexpected upgrades) should I expect in Sharm el Sheikh?

Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 13 days ago

TL;DR

In some Sharm el Sheikh hotels, turning on the AC in the evening can produce a bad smell, and bathrooms without a shower cabin may flood the floor due to slow drainage; guests sometimes also get a surprise room upgrade at check-in.

What the community said

Detail on the bathroom drying line: near the shower there's a metal peg at shoulder height — pull the cord from it and hook it onto a matching peg on the opposite wall. If intact, it holds a swimsuit, a tunic, a pair of socks and a pair of underwear.

15 days ago How to use the drying line

Booking a standard double room can sometimes result in a free upgrade to a large family two-room suite, likely due to available room categories. Downside: the shower has no cabin, so water spreads across the whole bathroom floor because drainage is slow.

23 days ago Free upgrade to family suite

Guests staying in different buildings of the same resort noticed a bad smell when turning on the AC in the evening — this wasn't isolated to one room but occurred across multiple buildings.

25 days ago AC smell in the evening

The hotel bathroom had a drying line, but due to high humidity clothes wouldn't dry properly — had to finish drying them on chairs on the room's terrace instead.

28 days ago Bathroom drying line