You’ve chosen Hurghada, Egypt. You’ve researched the developer. You’ve found a development you love.
Now comes one of the most exciting decisions:
Which apartment will be yours?
Pool view or a quieter position? Ground floor or higher up? One bedroom or two? A larger terrace, a corner apartment or perhaps a better view?
When choosing an apartment in Hurghada, consider why you’re buying, how much space you need, the apartment’s position within the development, floor, view, orientation, outdoor space, layout, privacy, proximity to facilities, price and what makes that individual apartment different.
You don’t necessarily need an apartment that’s perfect in every respect.
The aim is to understand your priorities, decide where you’re prepared to compromise and choose the apartment that ticks as many of your important boxes as possible.
At Go Investment, we believe choosing the right development is only part of the decision. Once you’ve found the development, it’s worth spending time comparing the individual apartments available within it.
What Should You Consider When Choosing an Apartment in Hurghada?
The most important things to consider are your reason for buying, apartment size, floor, position within the development, view, orientation, outdoor space, layout, privacy, proximity to facilities, total cost and how distinctive the individual apartment is.
However, those priorities won’t be the same for everybody.
The first step is deciding what matters to you.
Start With Why You Are Buying
Someone buying a holiday home can have very different priorities from an investor, a retired couple or somebody buying today for their future retirement.
Our guide to who buys property in Hurghada and why looks at these different buyer types in more detail.
Buying for Holidays
You might prioritise swimming pools, views, outdoor space and somewhere you will personally enjoy returning to.
Buying as an Investment
Price, position, apartment type, potential rental appeal and what makes the individual apartment different from competing properties may become more important.
If you’re primarily buying to rent the apartment, also try to think like your likely guest rather than simply choosing the apartment you personally prefer.
Ask what would make somebody choose your apartment when comparing it with other holiday or rental properties.
Buying for Retirement or Longer Stays
Privacy, accessibility, practical living space, outdoor areas and a quieter position could become considerably more important if you’re planning to spend months rather than weeks in the apartment.
Before choosing the apartment, decide why you’re buying it.
Be Realistic: The Perfect Apartment May Not Exist
This is worth accepting from the beginning.
You may find one apartment with the best view, another with the best layout, another with the largest terrace and another at the best price.
The perfect combination at the perfect price may not exist.
The objective should therefore be to choose the apartment that ticks as many of your important boxes as possible.
Decide What You Will and Won’t Compromise On
Before comparing apartments, separate your preferences into three groups:
Must-haves
Things you aren’t prepared to compromise on.
Strong preferences
Things you would really like but could sacrifice for a better overall apartment.
Nice-to-haves
Features that would be a bonus but shouldn’t determine the entire decision.
For example, you might decide that two bedrooms, a good-sized balcony and a pool view are essential, while a corner position and higher floor would simply be bonuses.
Another buyer may care much more about privacy and price than the view.
The best apartment is often the one that requires the fewest important compromises.
Choose the Right Apartment Size for Today and Tomorrow
Choosing between a studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom or three-bedroom apartment isn’t simply a question of budget.
Think about who will actually use the property, both now and in the future.
Will Friends and Family Stay With You?
A one-bedroom apartment might be perfect for a couple most of the year.
But will children visit?
Do you already have grandchildren, or could you have grandchildren during the years you expect to own the property?
Will friends or relatives come to stay?
If you’re buying for retirement, will family want to visit for a week or two at a time?
An additional bedroom could completely change how comfortably the apartment works when you have guests.
Don’t Only Buy for Your Life Today
This is particularly important if you expect to own the property for many years.
A couple buying in their 40s or 50s may use an apartment very differently ten or fifteen years later.
Likewise, someone purchasing before retirement may initially visit for short holidays but eventually spend several months at a time in Hurghada.
That doesn’t mean everybody should buy the largest apartment they can afford.
An additional bedroom that is rarely used also means paying for space you may not need.
The question is whether the additional space is likely to become valuable to you during the years you own the property.
Think About Bathrooms Too
Don’t compare apartments purely by bedroom count.
A two-bedroom apartment with two bathrooms can work very differently when family or friends visit than a two-bedroom apartment with one bathroom.
Consider the whole living arrangement:
Bedrooms + bathrooms + living space + storage + outdoor space + layout.
Look at the Masterplan, Not Just the Floor Plan
A floor plan tells you how the apartment works internally.
The development masterplan tells you where you’re actually buying.
You need both.
This is particularly important when buying from plans. Two apartments can have the same internal layout and size but provide very different ownership experiences because of where they sit within the development.
Find the Exact Apartment Within the Development
Before choosing, establish:
- Which building or zone is it in?
- Which floor is it on?
- Which direction does it face?
- What is directly in front of it?
- What is behind it?
- How close is it to the swimming pool?
- Is it close to a restaurant, reception, lift, entrance or children’s area?
- Is it in one of the quieter parts of the development?
- What other buildings or future phases surround it?
Two apartments with exactly the same floor plan can provide completely different ownership experiences because of their positions within the development.
Which Floor Should You Choose?
There isn’t a universally “best” floor.
Ground Floor Apartments
Ground-floor apartments can offer convenient access and, depending on the development, larger terraces or garden areas.
For some retirement or family buyers, accessibility can be particularly attractive.
Privacy and proximity to people walking through communal areas should also be considered.
Middle Floors
Middle floors can provide a balance between accessibility, privacy and outlook.
Higher Floors
Higher floors may provide wider views, greater privacy and less pedestrian activity immediately outside the apartment.
But think about lift dependency and how practical that will be for you over the long term.
Higher doesn’t automatically mean better.
Think Carefully About the View
The view can be one of the biggest differences between otherwise similar apartments.
Depending on the development, you might be comparing:
- Pool views
- Lagoon views
- Garden views
- Sea views
- Internal resort views
- External views
But there is another question buyers sometimes overlook:
Could that view change?
Pool Views and Greater Certainty Over the Outlook
One advantage of a genuine pool-facing apartment is that the swimming pool and landscaped communal area form part of the development itself.
That can provide greater certainty about what will remain immediately in front of your apartment compared with an outlook across land outside the development.
From Go Investment’s experience helping buyers compare apartments in Hurghada, pool-facing positions are consistently among the options buyers ask us about when choosing between individual apartments within resort developments.
An external-facing apartment can require more investigation.
An empty plot of land might provide an open view today, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will remain empty forever.
Ask what exists beyond the development and whether future construction could potentially change the outlook.
Beachfront and Premium Sea Views
Genuine beachfront developments can be different.
Within beachfront developments, outward-facing apartments with direct or particularly strong Red Sea views can carry some of the highest price premiums within that particular development, especially where the waterfront position provides a particularly desirable outlook.
That doesn’t automatically make them the right choice.
One buyer might prefer to pay less for an internal pool view, while another considers the premium for a direct sea view completely worthwhile.
Ask four questions:
What am I looking at today?
How likely is that outlook to change?
How much extra am I paying for it?
Is that view worth the premium to me?
Think About Sun, Shade and Orientation
The direction the apartment and balcony face can affect how you use them throughout the day.
Some buyers may prefer morning sun, others afternoon sun, while somebody planning longer stays may place greater value on having some shade.
Don’t choose orientation based on a compass direction alone.
Consider the position of the building, surrounding structures, balcony and how you actually expect to use the outdoor space.
Don’t Underestimate the Balcony, Terrace or Garden
Outdoor space can make a major difference to how an apartment feels.
A slightly smaller apartment with an excellent terrace could suit some buyers better than a larger apartment with a balcony they rarely use.
Consider:
- Size
- Shape
- Privacy
- View
- Orientation
- Space for furniture
- How it connects to the living area
Don’t simply ask:
“Does it have a balcony?”
Ask:
“Will I actually enjoy using this balcony?”
Don’t Judge an Apartment by Square Metres Alone
A bigger apartment isn’t necessarily a better apartment.
Two properties with similar total areas can feel completely different because of how the space is designed.
Look at corridor space, bedroom proportions, living-room shape, kitchen position, storage, door locations, windows and realistic furniture placement.
A well-designed smaller apartment can sometimes provide more useful living space than a larger apartment with a less efficient layout.
Our guide to smart layout choices for Hurghada apartments goes deeper into how floor plans, usable space, windows, storage and furniture placement can affect how an apartment actually works.
When comparing advertised sizes, also make sure you understand exactly what the stated area represents so you are comparing like with like.
Are Corner Apartments Worth Considering?
Yes, particularly if privacy is important to you.
Depending on the building design, a corner apartment may have:
- Fewer adjoining neighbours
- Fewer shared walls
- Additional windows
- More natural light
- Different views
- Greater privacy
- A less common layout
These benefits won’t apply to every corner apartment, so always check the exact building and floor plan.
But when they do apply, a corner position can make an apartment noticeably different from many other units within the development.
How Close Do You Want to Be to the Facilities?
The apartment closest to the main swimming pool isn’t automatically the best.
For a family spending a week in Hurghada, being close to the pool could be ideal.
Someone planning to spend three months there might prefer to be slightly further away in a quieter position.
Think about restaurants, children’s areas, reception, entrances, lifts, gyms and other communal facilities in the same way.
Convenience and privacy can involve a compromise.
Choose the balance that suits how you’ll actually use the property.
What Makes This Particular Apartment Different?
This is one of the most useful questions you can ask.
Imagine there are twenty similar one-bedroom apartments in the development.
Why would you choose this particular one?
It might have:
- A corner position
- Larger terrace
- Better view
- Additional windows
- More privacy
- Different layout
- Larger garden
- Particularly good position
- A combination of features that relatively few apartments have
Those differences can matter while you own the property and potentially if you eventually decide to sell it.
Think About Resale Before You Buy
You may have absolutely no intention of selling your apartment today.
It can still be worth asking:
“If I wanted to sell this apartment in the future, why would somebody choose mine?”
Imagine several similar apartments within the same development were available for resale at the same time.
What would distinguish yours?
A corner position, exceptional view, larger terrace, additional windows or particularly good location within the development could help an apartment stand out from competing properties.
This doesn’t guarantee a faster sale or higher resale price.
It simply means differentiation is worth considering before you buy rather than only when you eventually want to sell.
Buying Early Can Give You a Wider Choice of Apartments
One of the overlooked advantages of buying off-plan property in Hurghada early in a new development isn’t simply the price or payment plan.
It’s choice.
When a development launches and much of the inventory remains available, buyers can potentially compare a much wider selection of:
- Apartment numbers
- Floors
- Views
- Orientations
- Corner positions
- Layouts
- Balcony and terrace sizes
- Zones within the development
- Prices
That gives you more opportunity to find an apartment that ticks a greater number of your priority boxes.
A Wider Choice Can Mean Fewer Compromises
Imagine you have identified five things that matter most to you.
With a large selection of suitable apartments available, you may have a better opportunity to find one that ticks four or even all five boxes.
When only a handful of suitable apartments remain, you may have to compromise on several.
This can be particularly relevant to an investment buyer who wants to be selective about the exact unit they purchase.
Completed and Resale Property Can Mean Less Choice, but More Certainty
Completed property has an important advantage.
You can experience the actual apartment.
You can see the real view, natural light, balcony, privacy, surroundings and distance from the facilities rather than interpreting them entirely from plans and visualisations.
However, the individual choice may be smaller because many apartments within the development have already been sold.
Likewise, on the resale market, you can only choose from the apartments owners have actually decided to sell at that particular time.
There is therefore a genuine trade-off:
Buying earlier can provide greater choice. Buying completed can provide greater certainty about the individual apartment.
Neither is automatically better.
Buying off-plan also requires consideration of factors such as the developer’s track record, construction timescale and contractual terms. Our Hurghada off-plan buying guide explains what happens from reservation through construction to completion in more detail. You can also read our Hurghada new-build red flags guide for the warning signs worth checking before committing to a property.
Is the Better Apartment Worth Paying More For?
Once you’ve narrowed the choice down, you may find that the apartment you prefer costs more.
Don’t immediately dismiss it, but don’t automatically pay the premium either.
Ask:
What am I actually getting for the additional money?
If the difference buys a substantially larger terrace, corner position or significantly better view, you might consider that worthwhile over many years of ownership.
If the apartments are almost identical, the cheaper one may offer better value.
Compare the difference in apartment, not simply the difference in price.
Compare the Ready-to-Use Cost Too
Don’t compare headline purchase prices without checking what is actually included.
Depending on the individual property or development, consider whether the apartment is furnished or unfurnished, what kitchen or air-conditioning provision is included, applicable maintenance charges and any other costs required before you can use the property as intended.
A lower headline price does not necessarily mean a lower overall cost.
Compare like with like.
Compare Three Things Together Before Choosing
Before making the final decision, put three pieces of information side by side.
1. The Floor Plan
This tells you how the internal space works.
2. The Development Masterplan
This tells you exactly where the apartment is positioned.
3. The Current Availability List
This tells you what alternatives are actually available and how their prices compare.
Together, the floor plan, masterplan and current availability list can tell you far more about an individual apartment than its bedroom count and price alone.
This is also how Go Investment approaches many individual apartment comparisons. Rather than looking only at a property type, we can compare specific apartment numbers against their position, layout and the alternatives still available within the development.
The Best Apartment Is the One That Ticks Your Important Boxes
There usually isn’t a single apartment that is objectively better than every other apartment.
The right choice depends on you.
Start with your reason for buying.
Decide your must-haves.
Think about how your circumstances could change.
Consider your family.
Study the floor plan and masterplan.
Compare the view, floor, outdoor space, position and price.
Think about what makes the apartment different.
And be prepared to compromise on things that don’t really matter to you.
The aim isn’t to find an apartment that ticks every possible box. It’s to find the one that ticks as many of your important boxes as possible.
Choosing your apartment should be exciting.
Once you understand your priorities, comparing the available options can become considerably easier and you can concentrate on finding the one that feels right for you.
How Go Investment Helps Buyers Choose Individual Apartments
Go Investment has specialised in property for sale in Hurghada since 2009. Go Investment is a UK-based real estate agency specialising in property for sale in Hurghada, Egypt. Since 2009, we have helped international buyers compare and purchase apartments directly from established Egyptian property developers.
Over that time, helping buyers choose a property has often involved more than comparing a studio with a one-bedroom or a one-bedroom with a two-bedroom. The individual apartment number can matter because its floor, outlook, orientation, outdoor space and exact position within a development can make it quite different from another apartment with the same number of bedrooms.
We don’t aim to market every development available. By focusing on a carefully selected portfolio, we can build much more detailed knowledge of the developments and individual apartments we represent.
When a buyer is comparing options, that can mean discussing specific apartment numbers rather than simply saying that a one-bedroom or two-bedroom apartment is available.
Depending on the development and information available, buyers can compare floor plans, masterplan positions, views, floors, apartment sizes, outdoor spaces, prices, current availability and payment options.
For buyers considering a property during construction, our construction progress pages also provide a record of selected developments progressing from construction towards completion.
We believe buyers should understand why one apartment may suit them better than another, rather than simply being presented with a price list.
Our objective isn’t to give buyers the most apartments to look at.
It’s to help them make a better-informed choice from the apartments available.
If you’re still researching the wider buying process, our Hurghada property buying guides cover everything from buying off-plan and contracts to areas, investment and ownership.
Frequently Asked Questions About Choosing an Apartment in Hurghada
What Should I Consider When Choosing an Apartment in Hurghada?
Consider why you’re buying, how much space you need, the apartment’s floor, position, layout, view, orientation, outdoor space, privacy, proximity to facilities, total cost and what makes the individual apartment different.
Your priorities should reflect how you actually intend to use the property.
Should I Buy a One, Two or Three-Bedroom Apartment in Hurghada?
Consider how you will use the property now and in the future. Think about children, grandchildren, friends or relatives who may stay with you, how long you expect to own the property and whether your circumstances could change.
A larger apartment provides more space but also costs more, so additional bedrooms should serve a realistic purpose.
Is a Pool-View Apartment Better in Hurghada?
A pool view can be attractive because the outlook faces a feature within the development, providing greater certainty about what will remain immediately in front of the apartment compared with an outlook across land outside the development.
Whether it is worth paying a premium depends on the development, individual apartment and your priorities.
Is a Sea-View Apartment Worth Paying More For?
That depends on the quality and position of the view and how important it is to you.
Within genuine beachfront developments, particularly strong outward-facing Red Sea views can carry significant price premiums. Buyers should compare the premium with alternative apartments and decide whether the view justifies the additional cost for their intended use.
Are Corner Apartments Better?
Not automatically.
Depending on the building design, a corner apartment may have fewer adjoining neighbours, additional windows, more natural light, greater privacy or a different outlook.
Check the exact floor plan and building position before deciding.
Is a Higher-Floor Apartment Better?
Not necessarily.
Higher floors can offer greater privacy and potentially better views, while lower floors may provide easier access or larger outdoor spaces.
The right floor depends on the development and how you intend to use the apartment.
Why Can Buying Early in a Development Give Me More Choice?
When more apartments remain available, buyers can potentially compare a wider selection of floors, views, layouts, orientations, corner units and positions.
As apartments sell, the selection naturally reduces. A wider choice can make it easier to find an apartment that ticks more of your priority boxes.
Is Buying a Completed Apartment Better Than Buying Off-Plan?
Neither is automatically better.
Buying earlier in an off-plan development may provide a wider choice of individual apartments, while a completed apartment allows you to see and experience the exact property, view and surroundings before buying.
Buyers should consider which advantage matters more to them alongside the other differences between completed and off-plan property.
Should I Consider Resale When Choosing My Apartment?
It can be useful to consider what distinguishes your apartment from similar properties within the same development.
Features such as a particularly good view, corner position, larger terrace or unusual layout may help differentiate it if you eventually decide to sell, although they do not guarantee a higher price or faster sale.
How Does Go Investment Help Buyers Compare Apartments?
Go Investment helps buyers understand the differences between individual apartments within the developments we market.
Depending on the information available, this can include comparing apartment numbers, floor plans, masterplan positions, floors, views, sizes, outdoor areas, prices, current availability and payment options.
