El Helal Cultural Center, 55555 Hurghada, Egypt
#4 of 15 B&Bs and Inns in Hurghada
Guests' ChoiceBased on 70 hotel reviews
8.2Cleanliness
8.7
Comfort
8.3
Location
7.8
Facilities
8.1
Staff
9.0
Value for money
8.9
Free WiFi
7.5
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Reviewed: 4 November 2024
Catherine
New CaledoniaAfter some initial confusion over the booking everything was fine
Very clean,, newly furnished room, confortable beds, in a quiet little street with trees!
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 1 September 2024
Ashraf
Saudi ArabiaGood
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 13 August 2024
Mahmoud
Saudi ArabiaThe bathroom was shared, and there was no room with a bath within. But it was OK, the bathroom was clean and one could use it anytime with the same feeling of privacy.
The location was very good, a quiet area with no noise, although it was not close to the shopping centers but this is what I was looking for, the staff was exceptionally friendly, you would feel at home with friends.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 25 June 2024
Laloum
FranceA bit far from donwtown by walk....but if you dive or want to chill this location is perfect
Paola & Karim are very kind and welcome and can help you for many things ! They can do breakfast for you the morning. This is a very good price for this service in Hurghada. I recomand this place, very close to the sea and dive pear. Room is simple and bath is clean. They also have superior room for more more place, family for exemple.
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 20 April 2024
Petra
AustriaThe only thing is that it is about 15 walking to reach the next hotspot. We didn´t mind, shops are easily to be found and we had relaxing and silet nights.
The hotel very familiar and in a quiet area. Ali at the reception is very kind and helpful if you need any information. At the roof there is a big terrace for relaxing. We liked it very much to stay there and are looking forward to come again :)
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 8 March 2024
Andreonidas
GermanyThe location is a bit off from everything. Also there's not really a sea view. At the moment there's some building going on, but it'll be finished soon.
Cozy guesthouse with a nice roof terrace. The area is quiet. The owner is very nice and helpful. He let us use the kitchen and the spices etc.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 1 March 2024
Tom
United Kingdomit didn’t matter to us, but it’s a bit of a way out of town. There’s a very reasonable supermarket nearby.
clean and bright, fridge and cooking facilities available
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 24 January 2024
Darragh
United Arab EmiratesFor the price I couldn't complain.
Very basic but fine,
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 18 January 2024
Tracy
United KingdomI have nothing bad to say. I have been here a few times and I’m planning to keep coming.
Very quiet area, close to beach. Not busy, big size rooms and very very clean and so is the toilet. Lovely breakfast. Supposed to learn that they also have another hotel in Luxor which is easy to transfer to. They can arrange all of this for you.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 30 December 2023
Marius
United KingdomThe outside of the building is not like in the booking.com photos. Also the sign of the hotel was removed from the building and kept on the floor in the courtyard, making difficult to find it. Also host not very responsive on whatsapp.
Good for a transit hotel for flying to Cairo.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 15 June 2023
David
Colombiawas not what we agreed, we knew the same day that we were moved to an apartaments and we didnt have the breakfast, we stayed completely alone in a different part.
comfortable
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 6 January 2023
Troy
GermanyBed was not too comfortable. Toilet seat would always fall down. Was sometimes loud when we had to go to bed early. We had expected a private bathroom but ended up sharing with everyone (might have been our mistake)
Very friendly hosts. Helped us book diving. Made us feel welcome. Breakfast was very good. Big common area on the ground floor. Felt like a part of their family. They also invited us to dinner once but we already had plans
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 19 November 2022
Tracy
United Kingdomlovely staff, nice location clean , good size room. very clean toilets and room. lovely breakfast, would use again
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 8 November 2022
José
PortugalThe staff is unbelievable nice and always ready to help. Everything is super clean and the breakfast is great.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 11 October 2022
H
EgyptNothing
The location, staff and cleaning of the room
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 7 August 2022
Julian
Malaysia- some kilometers away from city center
- personal contact and good conversations with the Apartment owner's - cheap beach close to apartment
Stayed in August 2022
Reviewed: 3 August 2022
Mathias
BelgiumPaola went really out of her way to make my trip to Hugharda as enjoyable as possible. Initially I just planned to go diving for a week. But Paola has a lot of knowledge and recommendations about local trips and possibilities as well as how to handle getting around. This was really helpful, actually priceless and so I went to Luxor, which was a great 2 day short trip, went into the local city centre where tourists are barely seen and overall exceeding my own expectations about my trip. I saw far more than "just" aquarium fishes and I am happy for it.
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 22 July 2022
Idris
United KingdomGood service
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 15 July 2022
Floor
NetherlandsThe staff was really friendly and helped us so much. The house was kept really clean and looked nice. He helped us arrange the taxi and beaches, and with everything else. He really tried to make us feel welcome and home. Breakfast and the bites we got were really tasty. The staff was really friendly and helped us by arranging arranging breakfast and bites along the day. The hotel is a bit further away from the center so you have to use the taxi, but it’s really cheap, and there is no noice.
Stayed in July 2022
Reviewed: 15 June 2022
Amy
Finland- It's a bit farther away from center of Hurghada do if you want to be doing lots of excursions etc.. so just be prepared to take an Uber, but that's really easy.
- Paola and her staff are excellent! We felt like family, from the great breakfast, to the help with organizing excursionsand giving travel tips, we were taken great care of! - She helped us organize a late night airport pickup as well as check-in making our trip even easier. -The bed was comfortable and room a decent size. - The bathroom although shared, never gave us any trouble with needing to wait for another guest. - It's only a short walk to the Egyptian Bazaars (not the touristy ones) and of was really cool to see the fruit market!
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 2 June 2022
Christopher
United KingdomThe property was fine. I especially liked the giant living room shared with Omar and Sara the kids and all the team. Of course it could have had a swimming pool like its sister hostel in Luxor, but what great value for money!
I had an airbnb cancel on me at 2 days notice and was really lucky to land on Villamar for my 8 day break. The manager and all the staff were really helpful and made all the arrangements for the trip which involved a boat trip for snorkeling and dolphins and sightseeing at Hurgada, bus to Cairo and a trip to the Pyramids and the National Museum of Egyptian Culture (recommended), followed by train to Luxor and guided trips there (Luxor, Karnak, Valley of Kings, boating on the Nile) and drive back to Hurgada with more snorkeling. Paula - the most friendly manageress you could wish for - said she was treating me like a little Pharoah - making sure I was passed without worry from hand to hand, so that everywhere I went I felt that the team was looking after me. Apart from the hostel team the best thing was the friendliness of the Egyptians, especially the kids. I'd recommend the nearby Family Resort beach and Da Vinci diving school beach for snorkelling. I only met Egyptians on the whole trip, and they were invariably friendly, even when trying to persuade you to go one further!
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 28 March 2022
Anilkumar
IndiaVery friendly staff, good cleaning
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 17 February 2022
Melissa
NetherlandsThe family is super nice, breakfast is great and everything is super clean.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 26 December 2021
Mihai
RomaniaThe whole room smelled really bad. We arrived late and just wanted to get some rest but the sheets were dirty, the bed was full of hair and really uncomfortable. Based upon the reviews it 's known as a really clean place but maybe they need to pay a little bit more attention. It doesn't mean that if some customers book for 1 night they need to receive used sheets.
The staff is really friendly and the neighbourhood is nice and without the hustle of the city.
Stayed in December 2021
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