Non-shifting keeps your same hotel (more comfort, higher cost). Shifting moves you for الحج days (less comfort, lower cost).
الحج Non-shifting keeps your same hotel (more comfort, higher cost). Shifting moves you for الحج days (less comfort, lower cost).
Non-shifting packages mean you stay in the same central مكة hotel throughout, commuting to ritual sites. You can return to your room to shower, change, and enjoy hotel amenities between rituals. This is 30 to 50% more expensive but significantly more comfortable.
Shifting packages require checking out before the 8th of ذو الحجة and moving to more basic accommodation in Aziziyah or منى tents. After الحج days, you return to your original or different hotel. This is more affordable and keeps you closer to ritual sites.
For elderly الحجاج or those with health conditions, non-shifting is generally مستحب. For budget-conscious, healthy adults, shifting offers genuine value with the tradeoff of less comfort during ritual days.