The very best luxury hotels in Hurghada, Egypt: from family resorts to adults-only stays
Year-round sunshine awaits by the Red Sea.
We’ve already shared our picks for the best luxury hotels in Egypt and the most eco-friendly hotels in Egypt. But where do you go if you’re looking for a seaside escape? Beloved by both locals and tourists, Hurghada–with its 40km of Red Sea coastline–has long been a hotspot for fun under the sun. Take a look at our picks for the best luxury hotels in Hurghada.
P.S. If you want to travel a little further north on the coast, you might enjoy reading about the best luxury hotels in El Gouna too.
All the best luxury hotels in Hurghada, Egypt
1. Kempinski Soma Bay
Kempinski is well-known for its outstanding luxe properties, and its Soma Bay hotel raises the bar even higher. The sprawling resort (main image) is surrounded by the Red Sea on three sides and is designed so you’ll never need to leave. It contains a professional dive centre, a championship golf course, a spa, and multiple bars and restaurants.
The rooms and suites are elegantly designed in white and wood, with Arabic touches like striking archways and patterned rugs. All have large beds, flat-screen TVs, and luxurious bathrooms, while many have sea views, private balconies, and access to the hotel’s Laguna Club.
For relaxation, Thalasso spa, which isn’t part of the hotel but is available for use by guests, is reportedly one of the best in Egypt, with more than 7,500 sq-m of pools and treatment rooms. There’s a seawater pool, aquatonic pool, and hydrotherapy, and the menu includes seaweed wraps and underwater massages.
Afterwards, choose from the six bars and restaurants for your evening meal – our picks are Bamboo Shoot for East Asian dishes, The View for international cuisine overlooking the resort, and Sultan Bar for a nightcap.
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2. Sunrise Tucana Grand Select
Sitting right in the heart of Makadi Bay, Sunrise Tucana Grand Select is the perfect example of a ‘something for everyone’ luxury resort. There are stunning rooms and suites, restaurants serving eleven different cuisines, multiple bars, and a wellness centre.
The rooms are housed in beautiful Mediterranean-esque white buildings and are decorated with light wood, traditional patterns and macrame hangings. Inside, you’ll find arches, dining rooms and warmly lit bedrooms, with some suites having an in-room jacuzzi. Larger suites are either swim-up or have their very own private pool, perfectly shaded and complete with sun loungers- these are available by joining the ‘Posh Club’, which includes private transfers and a butler service.
The spa is the perfect spot for recharging, with treatment rooms, a sauna, steam room, a hammam and hydro-pool, but there are multiple main pools to enjoy, a private beach and an aquapark for little ones. Let’s not forget the fourteen bars and restaurants, including a unique Bedouin Village and EOS Bar overlooking the water.
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3. Jaz Aquaviva
Jaz Aquaviva is easily one of the best luxury hotels in Hurghada for families, thanks to its range of amenities, most notably the Makadi WaterWorld Aqua Park, which is ideal for kids. For adults, the championship golf course, spa, restaurants, nightlife venues, and entertainment will keep you plenty occupied.
There are 487 rooms with balconies or pool views and marble bathrooms, while certain rooms have swim-up pool access and separate living rooms. As for what to do? There are hot and cold pools, a tennis court, a water sports centre, beach, and a golf course, plus the spa for a wide range of treatments and the gym.
The resort’s wider location of Madinat Makadi also has a souk, dive centre, lively nightclub La Locca, and of course, the huge water park. That’s enough to wipe anyone out for the day, but there are four spots to refuel, from international cuisine at Araya to Egyptian at Felfela.
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4. Serry Beach Resort
One of the most picturesque resorts in Hurghada, Serry Beach Resort sits right on the Red Sea and blends traditional Arabic design with modern concepts. It’s a big resort with 453 rooms, which range from spacious deluxe options to chalets and suites. Each has a minimalist style kitted out in sleek white and grey with views over the pool or ocean, which you can enjoy from the private balcony. All rooms have king-sized beds, rain showers, and butler service, while larger rooms like the signature suite also have private plunge pools.
The range of amenities is what makes Serry truly stand out from the crowd of luxury hotels in Hurghada. There’s a three-storey souk for shopping, a kids club, an entertainment programme, and an aquapark, making it ideal for families, plus there’s a world-class spa offering everything from beach yoga and Red Sea workouts to sound healing, and acoustic massages.
You can also head off scuba diving, snorkelling, or parasailing in the sparkling waters nearby before checking out the dining options, which include the locally-inspired Food Hall, Keif Fusion Gastro Bar, and Sokar Seafood Restaurant.
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5. The Boutique Hotel Hurghada Marina
Ideally located overlooking Hurghada Marina, The Boutique Hotel is within hopping distance of the area’s best shopping and entertainment, although you may not need it with the facilities on offer here.
The beautiful rooms and suites all come with queen beds and a fun, simple design aesthetic featuring bright artwork and quirky furniture, plus TVs, spacious bathrooms, and either a balcony or sea view.
You’ll have direct access to the beach at Hurghada Marina, where you can unwind under a palm-frond umbrella or paddle in the clear waters, but the hotel also has a large pool and activities such as kayaking and diving. There are two restaurants which double as bars: Olie’s, which serves an international a la carte menu, and our favourite, Mino’s, an Italian bistro on the roof with breathtaking sea vistas.
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6. Premier La Reve Hotel & Spa Sahl Hasheesh
This luxury adults-only resort is a true Egyptian escape located in Sahl Hasheesh on Egypt’s Red Sea coast. It’s a huge property and everything is designed with opulence in mind – think columns, plush furnishings, and lots of gold.
The rooms and suites are all spacious with big beds and pools, but the best are the Jacuzzi or Steam Suites, which include large glass bathrooms with separate steam showers and jacuzzis.
You’ll find four stunning pools on the grounds, including a glass-domed Sky Pool, plus a private beach with a house reef, and an Aqua Centre offering scuba-diving and snorkelling. This is not to mention Ruma Spa, which is home to a sauna, steam rooms, Turkish bath, jacuzzi, and ten massage rooms for any treatment that might come to mind.
Dining choices at the hotel are almost too vast to cover but include most world cuisines; two of the best are Mediterranean-themed Ossiano and Miyako, where you can watch a Japanese teppanyaki display.
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7. Pickalbatros Aqua Blu
Another extremely family-friendly resort, Pickalbatros Aqua Blu is just a few steps from the Red Sea and has multiple pools, beautifully manicured gardens, and an aquapark to enjoy. The rooms are spacious and delightfully designed, in simple colours but with traditional Arabian motifs and patterns, plus garden or pool views and large ensuite bathrooms.
Entertainment is the focus here, whether you take to the tennis courts for a match or the Red Sea for some watersports. The spa has hot tubs, steam rooms, and an extensive treatment menu, which you can enjoy while the kids are in the water park, which has sixteen different slides.
There are eight jaw-dropping restaurants and bars, plus a shisha lounge, all serving worldwide cuisine no matter what you feel like. Start with some live music at Melody Bar, enjoy an Italian dinner at La Saporita and have a sundowner at the Sky Bar.
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8. Zen Resort Sahl Hasheesh by TBH Hotels
Sitting in a prime location right by the water, Zen Resort in Sahl Hasheesh is just the spot for ultimate relaxation, surrounded by palm trees under the warm Egyptian sun. The rooms and suites are bright and airy, with pops of colour and mountain or sea views. The suites are particularly lovely, coming with a separate living space, a large marble bathroom, and a balcony big enough to dine on.
The focal point of the hotel is the beautiful infinity pool where you can order drinks on tap from the pool bar and curl up under an umbrella, although the beach is not far away and offers more active options, such as diving, snorkelling, and windsurfing. Aura is the main restaurant serving international dishes for breakfast and lunch, but for dinner, head outside to Zaytuna for delicious Lebanese cooking.
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9. Rixos Premium Magawish Suites & Villas
Rixos hotels always promise a luxury experience and their Magawish Suites & Villas, perched right on the beach overlooking impossibly blue waters, is one of their most impressive properties. It’s one of the loveliest all-inclusive hotels in the area, with its own surf and diving club to take advantage of the beautiful Red Sea.
The amenities on offer are astounding: ten bars, five restaurants, a kids club, and a spa, plus multiple pools. The rooms are dreamy, immediately giving off that beachside, tranquil vibe with bright wooden designs, blue furnishings, and sliding doors leading to your private balcony. Many rooms have separate living spaces, while villas are perfect for families and have swim-up pool access and ocean views.
In your spare time, choose from six pools, the beach, tennis court, or a spa treatment, after which you can get pampered for dinner at the salon. It’s hard to choose just one drinking spot, as there’s everything from a traditional English Pub to a gorgeous panorama bar. For dinner, La Churrascaria serves brilliant Brazilian dishes or try traditional Turkish at Lalezar, after which you can see what’s going on by the pool – there’s usually a dance show, live music or a DJ.
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10. Desert Rose Resort
Surrounded by some of the area’s best shopping, restaurants, and bars, and just a stone’s throw from the beach, Desert Rose Resort is a good choice for anyone keen on an all-inclusive, fun-filled holiday. Rooms are elegantly designed in white and navy blue, although we really love the beachfront villas, which have high ceilings, atriums, three bedrooms, living and dining areas, a kitchen, a terrace, and private gardens for the ultimate secluded escape.
During the day, there’s a house reef nearby, which you can explore through their dive centre or simply chill out at the beach. Alternatively, on the grounds, you can try everything from archery to tennis, and there’s a pool, spa, fitness classes, and a meditation terrace, or you can organise local experiences like belly dancing and archaeological visits.
The five restaurants offer buffets, Italian, seafood, Mexican and Middle Eastern cuisine before stopping by one of the ten bars to finish the evening or The Dance Club for partying the night away.
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11. Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh
We haven’t yet come across an Oberoi we didn’t love; the Oberoi Sahl Hasheesh is a resplendent property voted one of the best in the world on numerous occasions. The hotel is teeming with stunning Arabian designs, such as high domed ceilings, columns, lanterns and eight-pointed stars, which translate beautifully into the spacious suites.
The rooms are plush and cosy, with traditional furnishings and ocean views. The most luxe are the Grand Suites with Private Pools, which have a fun striped exterior, a pop of orange on the deck chairs, and their own pool, plus a big marble bathtub with Oberoi toiletries.
The experiences at the Oberoi blow most others out of the water, no pun intended. You can go scuba-diving, enjoy a private dinner or boat cruise, go camel riding, on a desert safari, wine tasting or star-gazing, to name just a few.
Meanwhile, the restaurants are lavishly designed, from international cuisine at The Restaurant, adorned with dozens of dimly-lit archways, to spectacular dining overlooking the water at The Pergola, followed by a Cuban cigar at The Bar.
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12. Steigenberger Resort Ras Soma
Steigenberger Resort is a sleek, stylish resort that doesn’t skimp on luxury, from the eye-catching infinity pools to the modern rooms, restaurants, and spa which you can get stuck into after your complimentary limousine ride from the airport.
Each room here is designed with warm wooden floors and furniture, French doors, and brightly coloured furnishings with either a pool or sea view. There’s also a king-sized bed, rain shower, dressing room and the essentials: fluffy bath and beach robes, while villas also get private butler service.
Onsite, the Mividaspa is all ocean breezes and palm fronds, offering total relaxation beachside, with sensory showers, jacuzzis and steam baths, plus a whole menu of treatments. There are two Olympic-sized pools, a private beach, kids club, shopping arcade, and a shisha lounge, and it doesn’t even stop there, as you can also make use of their dive centre, yoga, and aerobics classes and a range of water sports.
The multiple restaurants, each with a unique, stunning design, include the ultra-modern, wood-themed Benisuma Japanese, laid-back Cabana Pool Restaurant and tranquil Arabesque, which serves traditional dishes from the Levant.
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