Accommodations in Hotels

Susna Hotel (tel. 44 66 47), on the street parallel to An-Nasr way to the west. The only affordable hotel with A/C. Clean rooms and baths down dim’ halls, bright airy reception/sitting area. All rooms with bath and breakfast- Singles LEI 2. doubles LE25, triples LE30. A/C LE5 extra.

The cheapest place to camp is on the beach, although you’ll have to trek quite a way from town in either direction to find a secluded spot. You must first acquire a permission request form from the small Security Office behind the large mosque opposite ZAS Air. Then offer yotir passport, the form, a prayer, and LEI .30 in stamps at another Security Office on An-Nasr Way, this time across the street from the large mosque.
(Offices open daily 8am-noon and 8-9pm.) Persistence and LE5 per person may buy campers a bureaucracy-free site behind the Geisum Restaurant, with shower available; the owners have made a modestly successful effort to sequester campers from the noisy eatery uphill. In general, the beaches along the Red Sea coast are risky for campers. The military takes a dim view of unofficial crashers and; more importantly, some beaches may still harbor land mines.