Hurghada, the Red Sea's largest resort town, has more all-inclusive hotels than any single traveller could survey — and most of them, truthfully, are unremarkable. The Sunrise Grand Select Arabian Beach Resort, in the quieter northern stretch beyond the town, is the exception: a resort that has built a 'Grand Select' premium tier on top of a conventional all-inclusive, and in doing so lifted its own standard well above the Hurghada average.
The 'Grand Select' Difference
The Grand Select package is the resort's premium tier, and the differences are concrete: access to a dedicated à la carte restaurant (the main resort's all-inclusive is buffet-led), imported premium spirits, a private pool section with waiter service, and a reserved beach area with higher-quality loungers. The wine list in the Grand Select restaurant is genuinely considered, and the à la carte dinner — Italian, seafood, and Egyptian — is table-service rather than buffet.
The Private Lagoon
The resort's beach fronts a private lagoon, formed by a breakwater that creates a calm, shallow swimming area ideal for families and for nervous swimmers. The reef, beyond the lagoon, is accessible by a short swim or a pontoon, and is in reasonable condition for a Hurghada house reef. For divers, the resort runs daily boats to the more protected sites further north.
Hurghada's all-inclusive average is low. The Arabian Beach's Grand Select tier is how you beat it.
A Genuine Spa
The Sunrise spa, unlike the token treatment rooms of many Hurghada all-inclusives, is a proper wellness centre — a thalassotherapy circuit, a hammam, and a range of treatments that include genuine Egyptian traditions. The three-day 'Pharaoh' programme, which combines massage, hammam, and a dietary element, is the resort's most considered offering.
Why It Matters
On a coast where the all-inclusive default is mass-market, the Sunrise Grand Select Arabian Beach Resort is the model for how to do it better — not by building a different hotel, but by creating a premium tier within an existing one. For travellers who want the value of Hurghada's all-inclusive pricing with a standard closer to the Red Sea's best, the Grand Select package is the way to get it.
