Palm Hills Developments Chalets

The season opens at EGP 6.9 million for the smallest home in Hacienda West, EGP 8.68 million at Hacienda Waters and EGP 11.736 million for a 65 sqm chalet in Hacienda Ras El Hekma, while Hacienda Blue in El Dabaa sits between EGP 20.594 million and EGP 31.136 million as the walk to the water shortens.

Sizes begin at 65 sqm at Hacienda Waters and 116 sqm at Hacienda Heneish, and reach chalets of 143 to 360 sqm inside the Hacienda Bay resort. Terms differ just as sharply: 10% down over as long as 5.5 years at Hacienda Bay, 5% down over eight years at Ras El Hekma and Heneish, and 2.5% down across 12.5 years at Waters.

Ask for the row number first. A chalet in the front row facing the sea or sitting on the lagoon edge is priced on a different level from the same area five rows back inside the same resort, and that gap never shows in the written size — only in the walk to the water.

Then choose your stretch of coast. Sidi Abdel Rahman is settled, its services running for years across Hacienda Bay, White and Red; the Ras El Hekma area is newer and a little further out, holding Waters and West beside the project that carries its name; El Dabaa at Hacienda Blue sits in between; and Sokhna suits anyone who prefers a two-hour drive and a longer season.

Compare the length of the plan, which varies here more than in any other category: 10% down over 5.5 years at Hacienda Bay, 5% down over eight years at Ras El Hekma and Heneish, and 2.5% down over 12 and 12.5 years at Blue and Waters. The distance between two plans can be worth a third of the monthly instalment.

Before reserving, ask in writing for the finish and furnishing, the terrace or garden area stated separately from the indoor space, the annual maintenance charge, the pool and beach usage rights, and the handover date in the contract. Those lines decide whether the home is ready for next summer.