Good question - often answered with little real knowledge I suspect.

It is generally understood that many hotels will allow this but many decide "on the day" and it cannot be relied on. The "fee" varies considerably - some hotels may charge as little as £2 per person per day and you access to the hotel and beach - good deal - but not many at this price - others charge more like the £5 per person per day which is still a good deal compared to Spain for example - often the hotels will not allow this to happen on busy days (no surprise really) - some hotels will offer only an expensive package inclusive of a good lunch and charge maybe £15 per person, this attracts a different kind of "customer" and is good business for the hotel at lunch time.

Some apartments even make false claims that they have an "arrangement" with a hotel to use their facilities for free, others like me have arrangements for a reduced fee use of a hotel, but even this is not likely to be certain in the long term if the hotel is full.

Public beaches also have to be paid for in some areas, some are good like the one at Arabia Beach, others no so good for facilities etc.

Depending on what you need from a beach you can pay for a TRIP out to one of the fantastic island beaches which includes lunch and diving etc for between £15 & £20, compares well to hotels with lunch, but not something for a big family every day.

One of the best hotel beaches is at the Magwish Village Hotel to the south of Hurghada.

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