Pickalbatros Palace Resort - Hurghada in Hurghada
✅ Friendly and attentive staff praised in many reviews, including reception and housekeeping teams ✅ Large, clean, and beautifully landscaped grounds with multiple pools and a private beach ✅ Diverse dining options with generally good food quality and several themed restaurants ✅ Free access to the neighboring Beach Albatros Resort’s water park with numerous slides ✅ Evening entertainment including live music, shows, and sports activities ✅ Spacious and comfortable rooms with daily housekeeping ❌ Several reviews mention that pools can be very cold outside peak season, with only one heated pool available ❌ Some guests report that the beach access requires walking on a pontoon and that the beach itself is less attractive than neighboring resorts ❌ The seafood restaurant received criticism for cold starters and an unfriendly atmosphere ❌ A few comments highlight dated bathroom facilities and occasional maintenance issues like water leakage ❌ Reports of inconsistent service quality, including alleged discrimination and disappointing spa experiences ❌ Alcoholic beverages were noted as having very low or no alcohol content
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Description
Pickalbatros Palace Resort - Hurghada is a large 5-star family hotel built in 2008 and renovated in 2020, located directly on the Red Sea coast. Its expansive 72,000 m² property includes three open pools (one heated in winter), a Jacuzzi pool, and access to a water park with 18 adult and 5 children’s slides at the neighboring Beach Albatros Resort. The resort offers 621 rooms across a 3-story building with eight elevators, including several room types such as Deluxe Double rooms with garden, pool, or sea views and family suites. Dining options are diverse, featuring a Mediterranean main restaurant, multiple a la carte venues including Moroccan and seafood specialties, and several bars. Facilities include a private sandy beach with a pontoon, kids’ pools and clubs, fitness center, tennis courts, and a spa. Guests appreciate the friendliness of staff and cleanliness, with some noting that the pools can be cold outside summer months. The hotel suits families and water-activity lovers seeking a beachfront location with extensive amenities.
Location
The resort is situated on Safaga Road in Hurghada, Egypt, approximately 8 km from Hurghada International Airport and 17 km from the city center. It occupies a beachfront position with a 200 m sandy beach strip, featuring a pontoon extending 150 m into the sea. Nearby dining options include Banana Bar (257 m), Salsa Mexican (319 m), and Si Omar Restaurant (319 m). While the hotel’s own beach is accessible, some guests prefer the adjacent Beach Albatros Resort’s facilities just 360 m away, where they can use the water park and tennis courts. The quiet, well-maintained surroundings provide a seaside atmosphere with easy airport transfers via a 15-minute bus ride.
Tips
- Bring special footwear for the rocky entry points on the beach to avoid discomfort.
- Reserve a pool-view room in advance if you want a view other than the back view, as standard rooms only have back views.
- To avoid disappointment, consider visiting the seafood restaurant with caution due to mixed reviews.
- If traveling in cooler months, expect only one heated pool to be usable.
- Keep your beach towels in your room and do not leave them on loungers to avoid fines.
Policies and conditions
- Child policies: Children can stay in some rooms of this hotel. Additional fees may be charged for children using existing beds. Add the number of children to get a more accurate price.
- Cribs and Extra Beds: For all room types, extra beds cannot be added. Crib policies vary according to room type. Please refer to the relevant room type policy.
- Breakfast: Buffet [Mon - Sun] 06:30-09:30 Open Additional breakfast fees are not included in the total and need to be paid at the property.
- Pets: Pets are not allowed
- Service animals: Service animals are not allowed
- Age Requirements: The main guest checking in must be at least 18 years old
- Paying at the hotel: UnionPay, MasterCard, Visa
- Check in time: 14:00. Check out time: 12:00.
Services and facilities
- ATM
- Shopping on site
- Air conditioning
- 24-hour reception
- Elevator/lift
- Smoking areas
- Currency exchange
- Smoke-free property
- Heating
- Security guard
- Newspapers
- Ticket assistance
- Gift shop
- Express check-in/check-out
- Garden
- Television in lobby
- Terrace
- Fire Extinguisher
- Outdoor furniture
- Non-smoking rooms
- Room service
- Family room
- Smoke Detector
- Cable TV
- TV
- Minibar
- Hairdryer
- Shower/Bathtub
- Bathtub
- Shower
- Wardrobe/Closet
- Bathrobe
- Linens
- Slippers
- Toiletries
- Accessibility features
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Ironing
- Laundry
- Safe-deposit box
- Concierge services
- Dry-cleaning
- Luggage storage
- Wake-up service
- Telephone
- Bar
- Coffee/tea for guests
- Breakfast
- Restaurant
- Snack bar
- Bottled water
- Kettle
- Free Wi-Fi
- Internet
- Shuttle
- Car rental
- Airport transportation
- Transfer services
- German
- Russian
- English
- Italian
- French
- Multi-language staff
- Arabic
- Tour assistance
- Billiards
- Casino
- Mini golf
- Nightclub
- Sun Deck
- Ping-Pong
- Parking
- Parking nearby
- Water park
- Swimming pool
- Indoor Pool
- Outdoor pool
- Beach facilities
- Water fun
- Water sport facilities
- Private beach
- Pool facilities
- Beach/pool towels
- Next to the beach
- Fax and copy machine
- Conference Hall
- Diving
- Table Tennis
- Snorkelling
- Tennis court
- Fitness facilities
- Massage
- Beauty services
- Sauna
- Spa
- First Aid Kit
- Babysitting and childcare
- Children's playground
- Children swimming pool
- Kids club
- Pets Not Allowed
The hotel is located on first line from the shore.
The nearest beach is located on the distance of 360 m. It takes 5 minutes To the beach!
The distance to the sea is 90 meters
Hotel territory virtual tour
Video review: Albatros Palace Resort 5* шикарная пятерка в Хургаде. Обзор отеля 2020
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Reviews
The Seafood dinner was very disappointing, as the starters were served frozen at the bottom (too long in the chiller). The rest of the meal was also not as good as in the other Restaurants. The atmosphere in this restaurant is rather "cold" and unfriendly.
Reception was very helpful and the room service staff managed the leaking water from the ceiling in our bathroom very well, which made this problem much smaller than it was. They even paid some attention to my birthday.
We will not use the Spa in the Hotel if we come again, because more was promised during the pushy "sales talk" as delivered. On the follow-up treatment a few days before departure (as the treatment was paid in advance) we got a short facial treatment. After that I got a shave and a haircut. The lady who did the facial treatment of my wife was not interested at all to take further care of her after that. Instead she was offered a chair in the hairdresser shop to sit next to me to watch me get a shave and a haircut. She could have easily painter the nails of my wife and everybody would have been happy. Such kind of service can easily change your guests opinion about your hotel.
+ Food quality good but feels often like in a canteen
+Beautiful building and access to two neighbors hotels
-- beach is not nice
-- pools are super cold and 80% of the pools is not used by the people in November when there is 28 C outside. This means Nov-March you cannot really use the pools, only the small heated one.
- we both got sick, not sure if it was the hotels fault
Our stay was absolutely fantastic – it was already our second time here, and once again everything was perfect. The entire resort is beautifully maintained, very clean, and inviting. The staff is friendly, helpful, and attentive at all times, which really made us feel welcome. You can notice that the resort is a bit older, but it is still very well cared for and charming.
If there is anything to mention for improvement, it would be the volleyball court. A better ball would be great, and improved lighting in the evening would make playing much easier. Additionally, the ground is quite hard – a bit more sand would make the experience much more comfortable.
Overall, a wonderful stay, and we will gladly come back again!
I don’t recommend all-inclusive because you will find that the food is very bad….
The pool and garden are still very beautiful, and the flowers in the garden are very beautiful under the sun or the lights at night.
The fatal flaw is that the service is really discriminatory against Asian faces. When we walked into the restaurant, the waiter clearly saw us but pretended not to see us and walked away, but greeted white people with a warm face. All kinds of subtle differences in treatment…
1. Five-star entertainment activities. This is a local Egyptian group, with a large number of different names but all from the same group. This hotel palace is connected to the water park next door, and the beach, restaurant, and water park can all be shared. Because the resort is very large, there are many activities. You can play in the water park, go snorkeling in the sea, participate in beach activities including yoga, Zumba, and volleyball. There are activities and performances in the atrium every night starting at 8:00. Not to mention the quality of the performance, but because the hotel has a large flow of people, the activities are very full, suitable for going out to play as soon as you open your eyes.
2. Four-star dining, the hotel has many restaurants, which are also very large. There are 4 meals a day, and you can drink and eat snacks even if you are not eating at mealtime. The reviews say that the seafood restaurant cannot be booked, which is particularly incomprehensible. Personally, I think, there are so many buffet restaurants, why do you have to book the seafood restaurant, what can you do. The restaurant is especially suitable for the elderly and children, very friendly, with all kinds of food, upstairs and downstairs can be eaten, children can run and play after eating, and can come back to get food. The key is that you can continue to eat while waiting in the hotel after checking out. This hotel is really generous in this project.
3. Three-star accommodation conditions, the accommodation conditions are really not good, just the accommodation level of domestic farmhouses, the rooms are small, the facilities are old, the drainage is not good, and the toilet facilities are very old. The solution is to treat housekeeping enthusiastically, give 50-100 Egyptian pounds a day tip, he will help you dredge the drainage, and give you relatively new sheets and towels. Extra beds are free, but if you are over the age of staying, you have to pay extra, probably to pay for meals.
4. Finally, let's talk about the discrimination against Chinese people mentioned in the negative reviews. I stayed for 3 days and didn't encounter this problem. I felt it was okay. The hotel has a very large flow of customers. European elderly groups come in large groups every day, and young people also come in families. I think a large number of people are from Russia and Ukraine. In addition, most of them are elderly people, and they are very friendly to Chinese people.
ALL IN ALL, if you bring your family, you can choose it. If you are on a honeymoon or like to pose for photos, it is not recommended, because this is an affordable and affordable super large resort.
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Frequently asked questions about Pickalbatros Palace Resort - Hurghada
Is the water park included in the stay at Pickalbatros Palace Resort?
Yes, guests have free access to the water park located at the neighboring Beach Albatros Resort, which includes 18 water slides for adults and 5 for children.
Are there heated pools available during the winter months?
There is one heated outdoor pool available in the winter period; other pools and the Jacuzzi pool are not heated during this time.
What types of rooms does the hotel offer?
The hotel offers Deluxe Double rooms with garden view, partial sea view, pool view, and sea view; Family rooms with garden view; Double Junior Suites with sea view; and Double Suites with pool view.
Can guests bring pets to the hotel?
Pets are not allowed at Pickalbatros Palace Resort.
How does towel service work at the beach and pools?
Beach and pool towels are provided in guest rooms. Guests must take towels from their rooms to the beach or pools and return them afterward. Towels are replaced daily during housekeeping. There is a penalty for lost towels.
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