The difference between a four star hotel and a five star hotel is not too big. That is why, before paying for a more expensive room, you need to find out what advantages the hotel has.
General recommendations for choosing a hotel
When choosing a hotel in Egypt, first of all, you need to pay attention not to the level of service. A luxurious five-star hotel can be located next to a coral reef, that is, it will be impossible to enter the water from the shore, you will have to jump from a pontoon. Which is completely inconvenient for vacationers with small children. That is, first you need to determine what you expect from your vacation - you need a good beach, should there be a playground or a water park at the hotel, etc. This is much more important than whether there will be terry robes with slippers in the room or not.
In addition, you can see the reviews for each specific hotel. In the travel brochures, the information is standard - about the number of pools, room sizes, etc. It is impossible to find out from them whether they cook deliciously in a hotel restaurant, how high-quality products are used, whether there is a construction site next to the hotel that interferes with rest. Only visitors of various forums who are not interested in the benefits will write about this. It is there that you can not only find true information about the hotel, but also communicate with people who have recently visited it.
Four stars or five stars - what's the difference?
Hotels in Egypt are designed so that tourists will spend on their territory almost one hundred percent of the time allotted for rest. That is why hotels are trying to make them as comfortable as possible for their stay. Both four-star and five-star hotels have swimming pools, several restaurants, bars and rooms of different categories - from standard to deluxe. The difference between hotels most often lies in the little things. For example, in the all-inclusive beverage level. In five-star hotels you can find foreign-made alcoholic drinks, in four-star hotels most often only local ones, the rest - for money. Also, sometimes in five-star hotels, the price of accommodation includes the services of a massage therapist, use of saunas and spas. But in each specific case, this must be clarified in advance. In five-star hotels, the rooms usually have more bath accessories. In addition to soap, shampoo, hair balm and towels, hand cream, lotion, soft bathrobe and slippers are placed. In very expensive high-end hotels, a personal assistant is assigned to each room. At any time of the day or night, you can call him, order food in the room, ask to call a taxi, etc.
When buying a tour, it is very important to clarify what exactly is included in the cost of living. Sometimes money is taken simply for the status, in this case it makes sense to choose a hotel cheaper, but more consistent with the idea of an ideal vacation.
