Octopus Hotel Dahab الممشى السياحي — Hotel in South Sinai

One of the worst hotel experiences ever. The staff was extremely rude and imposing. We were for example not allowed to use our room or balconies for mixed-group gatherings even in the daytime; this was also not related to us politely or before booking, but by yelling and insulting (the female members of) the group. ||||At the same time, the hotel or the rooms didn't look like anything promised, but they were shabby, grimy, and of questionable hygienic standards. I had no hot water, there were cockroaches in my bathroom (just spray regularly for godsakes), my AC only half worked, and the pool that looked so nice in the photos was grimy. And the management was so not interested.||||It's not like this was a nice beautiful clean place with bad service, it was simply a sucky hotel. Goes without saying that we lasted in the hotel...

Our Egyptians friends (I am a foreigner) were treated terribly - with public accusatory shouting episodes, banging on doors, watching our every move - and even when the booking was made in my name, they insisted on talking to and negotiating with the Egyptians in the group because they knew they could pressure them much harder than me as a foreigner.||We would have left immediately were it not for the fact all of Dahab was booked up, when rooms elsewhere became available we immediately left the Octopus hotel.||||Their treatment of us ruined the whole holiday and turned a much needed break from the city into an experience that made us want to return to Cairo as soon as possible.||We will never stay there again and I would not recommend for it anyone who is not a conservative...

Don't expect anything too fancy, if you've been to Dahab before you'll know what I'm talking about. Rooms are clean, have air conditioning and a balcony. We stayed in a double room and as 2 female travellers we found this hotel to be very safe and welcoming. Front desk is very friendly and both check in and check out went very smoothly. Rooms do need slight renovation and you need to get your own towels, shampoo, soap. Good for those on a budget. You're right next to a mini market and the hotel can help you organise activities. Room has a fridge so you can store juice or fruits and quick tip: If you get coffee from the mini market there's a kitchen downstairs that has a kettle you can just ask any hotel staff member and they would...