Egg, how can you defend Hurghada when you havent been there, dont even know if the town exists? You were at Oberoi. Any luxury hotel would be nice in any location. ( For example, I went to Mauritius and spent 10 lovely days at a luxury resort, if I hadnt also travelled around the island I would have said it was paradise, as it is, I have seen Mauritius and it truly is far from paradise.) I have been to Hurghada, I spent three weeks camping in Egypt, and had a break from the tent existence staying at a B&B in Hurghada for maybe £5 per night (lol) and I have seen the town. I have travelled a lot, Asia, the middle east and north africa, and Hurghada will probably come up trumps as the most dreadful place visited. Egyptian friendlyness takes on a different shade when outside the resorts, when poor people fight for your attention and will most likely have a letter in YOUR language (doesnt matter where you are from, it is there in his pocket for sure) that you just have to translate as the coincidence that he has a letter in YOUR language is so great, and do you have 5 egyptian bakhsheesh please.
Glad the OP is going to Taba! LOL!
Have fun climbing mt Sinai, it is fantastic! We started our ascent 2 am, we just got up for sunrise, it is one of the most memorable experiences ever! When you get to the top, it is most likely extremely crowded, with stalls and people selling hot chocolate and what not, but we stopped 15 minutes away from the top, strayed from the path a little, and saw the sunrise in solitude, magnificent! The mountains were coloured yellow, apricot, pink by the early morning sun.