El Gouna, Red Sea
Cozy stays, by
friends who care.
We manage a hand-picked collection of apartments and villas. You book direct with us, we answer within 30 minutes, and someone local is always ten minutes away.
Pick your dates, choose a home, and we confirm availability within 30 minutes.
- Fresh linens, towels and a full clean before you arrive
- Someone local on call for the whole stay, day or night
- Check-in at the door, keys handed over in person
- Airport pickup, groceries and boat trips arranged on request
Booking with us takes three steps
- Choose your dates and a home
Browse the collection and send us the dates you want. Nothing is charged and nothing is committed at this point.
- We confirm within 30 minutes
We check the dates against the owner's calendar and come straight back to you by WhatsApp or email — usually much sooner.
- Pay and you're booked
We send a payment link and your arrival details. From there we handle keys, cleaning and anything you need during the stay.
Homes we look after
Every home is visited, photographed and checked by us before it goes on this page.
Everything else, handled
Your stay includes the essentials. Anything beyond that, just ask — most of it we arrange at cost, and none of it carries a booking fee.
Met at arrivals in Hurghada and driven to the door, at any hour. Arranged before you land.
Send us a list and the fridge is stocked when you walk in. Useful with kids or a late flight.
A full clean before arrival, and mid-stay cleans or a linen change whenever you'd like one.
Snorkelling at Tawila, sunset sails, quad trips into the desert. Booked with operators we actually use.
Gouna runs on tuk-tuks. Message us and one comes to the door, day or night.
Where to eat, what's worth it and what isn't. We live here, so the advice is honest.
Who you're booking with
Friendly Places is a Gouna company that looks after homes for the people who own them. We visit every property, photograph it ourselves and keep it to a standard we'd be happy to arrive at on holiday.
For guests, that means no surprises. What you see on the page is what you walk into, the keys are handed to you in person, and if something isn't right during your stay you message one number and a real person fixes it.
For owners, it means the whole job is off your hands. Cleaning, guests, maintenance, pricing and payments — all of it ours to worry about.
Own a place in Gouna?
Tell us you'd like to rent it out and we'll be in touch within 24 hours to arrange a visit. If it's right for the collection, everything after that is ours to handle — and you keep the income.
- Photography, listing and pricing, done for you
- Guest vetting, messaging and check-in
- Cleaning, laundry and restocking between stays
- Maintenance handled and reported, never guessed at
- One clear statement each month