What to do if someone claims your sunbed at a Sharm El Sheikh hotel beach?
Based on 2 discussions with 3 participants · Last activity: 11 days ago
TL;DR
Take a photo of your sunbed/umbrella number with a visible timestamp on the day you claim it — this instantly settles disputes with people trying to take your spot. Marking your towel with pen also works.
What the community said
A similar dispute happened when two women and a man claimed the sunbeds were theirs. The guest didn't argue, just showed a timestamped photo of the umbrella/sunbed number taken earlier that day — the group left immediately. Tip: photograph your spot with date/time visible, or mark your towel with pen. Also noted that Movenpick has better snorkeling than Novotel, whose reef is weaker.
14 days ago Movenpick — better reef than Novotel
A similar situation happened at Regency Park hotel with a pushy couple claiming someone else's sunbeds — one guest's husband had to firmly confront them to get the spot back.
19 days ago Regency Park
One traveler noticed the same people at different times but in the same beach spot — likely the same group repeatedly trying to claim other guests' sunbeds.
33 days ago