thinking of buying a studio in Hurghada

[lowryder]

Hi Helen
The area is al-ahyaa hurghada
And the development is tiba star
Thankyou
Scott

[mamasue]

I don't know where you're getting this 60+ demographic from....
I lived and worked in Hurghada for many years.... there were far more young expats than old!!

The wheelchair might be an issue.... not only because the kerbs are high.... but many of the residential roads are just sand. And the pavements on the main road are terrible!

Also.... be very wary of buying new off-plan....if it isn't built, it probably won't be!!
You have to be so wary, when buying.... so many people get ripped off....Not only by Egyptians, but by expats too.
How about renting for a year, to see if you'll really like it!
I've said a million times.....and all expats will tell you.... Living in Hurghada is nothing like just taking a holiday there!

[Helen Ellis]

Originally Posted by lowryder

Hi Helen
The area is al-ahyaa hurghada
And the development is tiba star
Thankyou
Scott

I admit to not having heard anything about Tiba group, which is often a good sign. But Al Ahyaa is not really Hurghada, it's halfway to El Gouna so non of the previous comments really apply. Will get back to you if I find out anything of interest.

[Gounie]

Walking anywhere in that area will be difficult with or without crutches with sand, stones and holes in the ground. I live in El Gouna which is the upmarket town a few kilometers to the north. Even here I often twist my ankle because of the uneven surfaces and subtle lighting. It is a nightmare watching tourists walking around in high heels. We have many visitors to El Gouna who are confined to wheelchairs and they can get around the hotel complexes OK but it is not always so easy around Downtown or Abu Tig Marina. You really need to see for yourself before commiting.

[speedwing]

Do I live in the same place as others??? Skegness!!! 63+?? don't think so!!
Scott, I live just down from the Tiba Developments and they are one of the few developments that look like being on time. I have watched from when thet first dug the foundations to what seems now the final push for completion. It can be hard from the development to the pavement but once there, taxis, buses are always going by. They are updating Hurghada, we may have high kerbs but pavements are being retiled, roads are being tarmaced, beging to look pretty good.

[hurghadapat]

Originally Posted by speedwing

Do I live in the same place as others??? Skegness!!! 63+?? don't think so!!
Scott, I live just down from the Tiba Developments and they are one of the few developments that look like being on time. I have watched from when thet first dug the foundations to what seems now the final push for completion. It can be hard from the development to the pavement but once there, taxis, buses are always going by. They are updating Hurghada, we may have high kerbs but pavements are being retiled, roads are being tarmaced, beging to look pretty good.

Up dating Hurghada they may be but i still think the Hurghada that was when i first went to live there was much better....no big supermarkets....furniture you either had to have made or go to Cairo to buy same for cars..Sherry st. was just a sand road with no lights and very few shops...virtually nothing at all between Hadaba and the Grand Hotel...all that pedestrian area up there now was just a single track road...happy days.

[Eco-Mariner]

Speedwing is right. These Tiba projects are good value and on target projects.

Are they in a touristic area? No !!
This part of Hurghada has many developments and commercial projects plannned, but this 3 km stretch will be a building site for another decade or more so you can forget about pavements and ammenities. Of course they are "cheap as chips" but that's not everything to go by.

Why not take a long holiday and rent. Choose you project carefully, think about a resort complex with every facility and consider paying that little extra. Try Sahl Haseesh or El Gouna as these are well established resorts for such as yourself.

Eco-Mariner.

[saafend]

Originally Posted by speedwing

Do I live in the same place as others??? Skegness!!! 63+?? don't think so!!
Scott, I live just down from the Tiba Developments and they are one of the few developments that look like being on time. I have watched from when thet first dug the foundations to what seems now the final push for completion. It can be hard from the development to the pavement but once there, taxis, buses are always going by. They are updating Hurghada, we may have high kerbs but pavements are being retiled, roads are being tarmaced, beging to look pretty good.

Im only saying what i heard. Sure im right though, If you asked all the people that liked this comment to give a couple of details about themselves that would give you an idea.
All to their own though so good luck if you do go. Also if you do go and do feel its a Grimsby (ish) feel to it please PM me and ill send you everything i know about Hadaba.


Saaf

[Widget]

Lowryder,

I'd go and check it ok first before you commit to anything long term, go for a month if you can afford it. On the subject of your MS, the heat of Egypt may just do it some good, dryer atmosphere etc, I'm no expert but I'm sure I heard/read somewhere that it can help.

With regards to the height of kurbs.....

Originally Posted by saafend

i dont think its easy in a wheelchair as the kurbs are about 28" high. Hadaba is a beutiful place to have a home but even they built high kurbs, maybe 25".
Saaf

OMG Saafend what are you going on about? 25" is over 2ft high (you know over half a metre), the curbs everywhere in Egypt are high, but I've yet to find one that high, try halving your guestimate.

[saafend]

Originally Posted by Widget

Lowryder,

I'd go and check it ok first before you commit to anything long term, go for a month if you can afford it. On the subject of your MS, the heat of Egypt may just do it some good, dryer atmosphere etc, I'm no expert but I'm sure I heard/read somewhere that it can help.

With regards to the height of kurbs.....



OMG Saafend what are you going on about? 25" is over 2ft high (you know over half a metre), the curbs everywhere in Egypt are high, but I've yet to find one that high, try halving your guestimate.

You are more than welcome to your opinion even if you seem to disagree with everything i say.
Maybe you use Egyptian tape measure and not UK regulated hence why your a little off the mark.

Saaf