Sharm El Sheikh all inclusive holiday

[handygran]

Going to Dream Vacation Hotel , Sharm El Sheikh on Thurs 25th Nov and want to know if we have to take our own Beach towels or will they provide them on all inclusive holiday?

[jaydah]

Designer beach towels are dirt cheap there, if you haggle down at half asking price.

[handygran]

Yes we wondered about buying some out there. It will just save on bagage weight and we don,t need them 2nd week because we are cruising up the Red Sea and they are provided. Thanks you 2 for you help.

[buildersmate]

Taking beach towels is the broad equivalent of taking coals to Newcastle, given that the Egyptians are well known for their high quality cotton towelling.

[cathfromsaron]

yep! we thoroughly enjoyed our time there and didn't want for anything!

you will get a card/voucher when you get your wrist band (one per person) and you must redeem a card each time you swap over and give them back in when you check out or they will charge you £15 (where i went at least)!

take pound coins for tips (suitcase carrier, waiter and pool boy etc) and never EVER notes! big box of fags are £20/22ish and pay in sterling too! (i don't smoke but everyone from work got me to buy all the ration lol!)

plus, if you can, take any old paperbacks with you because the beach traders (very poor people) can sell them on when they are finished with!

and finally ... take tissues for the airport as the "canny" local cleaners charge £2 for a few squares and don't provide any in the cubicles!

cath x

[midagetrolop]

Plenty of towels at hotels - give tips in notes not pound coins as they cannot change coins - best to give egyptian pounds. They will be v grateful. Sorry to disagree with you cathfromsaron. The egyptian lads at our hotels when we have been to Egypt asked us is we could change the pound coins into notes for them as the bank will not accept and change coinage for them.

[jaydah]

Careful on cruise - most get stomach probs. Only drink from sealed cans, no ice, eat nowt that's rinsed in local water. I lived on coke, crackers/crisps & sealed cheese from s'market & peeled fresh fruit. Buy Imodium for diorhea.

[cathfromsaron]

the hotel we stayed at they were most insistent on sterling and coins! obv local money is welcome too but that is what we were told by english speaking waiters: it's better than local money for buying what they want at competitive prices! and when you go all inc you don't need to get local money this way!

[cathfromsaron]

and have a great hol! xx