Pickalbatros Golf Beach Resort

“Beautiful Resort with Exceptional Hospitality”

I had a wonderful stay at Golf Beach Resort and truly enjoyed my experience. The hotel is beautiful, very clean, and the atmosphere is relaxing and welcoming. The staff were incredibly friendly, professional, and always ready to help, which made the stay even more enjoyable. Everything was well or… more

I had a wonderful stay at Golf Beach Resort and truly enjoyed my experience. The hotel is beautiful, very clean, and the atmosphere is relaxing and welcoming. The staff were incredibly friendly, professional, and always ready to help, which made the stay even more enjoyable. Everything was well organized and the service was excellent throughout my visit. It’s clear that the team really cares about making guests feel comfortable and satisfied. I highly recommend Golf Beach Resort to anyone looking for a pleasant and relaxing getaway. I would definitely love to visit again

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“A week at GBR”

Hi All, Hope you find this helpful. I arrived back yesterday from our holiday in Sharm, so I’ll start with the main concern many people have mentioned: the construction work around the resort. Currently the Lazy River, gym, tennis court, gaming area, and night discotheque are under construction a… more

Hi All, Hope you find this helpful. I arrived back yesterday from our holiday in Sharm, so I’ll start with the main concern many people have mentioned: the construction work around the resort. Currently the Lazy River, gym, tennis court, gaming area, and night discotheque are under construction and are expected to be completed between 12–17 March 2026. Once these are finished, it wouldn’t surprise me if work begins on other areas of the resort, as there are still a few things that clearly need improvement.While main salt water pool is accesible but due to constuction work around it no one use it. Our main reason for booking this holiday was to play some golf and spend time at the beach and pool. Like many guests, we were also given access to the Luxury Suites, which allowed us to use facilities at both resorts (including the gym). After spending time at both, here are our pros and cons. Pros 1. Staff From the moment we arrived, the staff were exceptional. Rahim at reception, Diaa (Front Office Manager), Mohammed in the dining area, and two Mohammeds at the Irish Bar all went above and beyond to help with anything we needed. While Luxury Suites had better food and bar options, the warmth and friendliness of the staff at Golf Beach Resort was outstanding. 2. Spa A must-try if you stay at Golf Beach Resort. The spa is newly built and the staff are fantastic. We tried the spa at both Luxury Suites and Golf Beach, and the experience at Golf Beach was noticeably better, with great attention to detail and overall service. 3. Royal Wing Rooms The rooms are excellent and located very close to the heated pool, which was well maintained and very enjoyable. There’s music throughout the day, creating a relaxed atmosphere. 4. Beach The beach is very well maintained. Because of the layout of the decks, it’s best to arrive early to secure a good spot, but you can still usually find somewhere to relax. Snorkelling here is fantastic. The coral reefs are beautiful and definitely one of the highlights of the stay. 5. Golf Course The golf course is one of the biggest in the Middle East. It’s very well maintained and great fun to play. Cons 1. Main Restaurant Food The food became repetitive and quite boring. We stayed 8 days and I can’t recall a single dish that really stood out. Sometimes the same dishes were served at both lunch and dinner. While it’s understandable that the hotel wants to avoid waste, the menu could definitely be improved. On the positive side, the fresh fruit and juices were excellent at every meal, which helped a lot. Desserts were also quite repetitive. 2. Other Restaurants We only managed to try two restaurants: Vintage and Tagine. Vintage (Italian) – Unfortunately it lacked atmosphere. The pasta was undercooked, the soup was okay, and the Caesar salad was decent, but overall it was underwhelming. Tagine – This was better than Vintage. There were many dishes for four people, though it would have been helpful if the server explained them. The baked pasta was very poor and barely touched by anyone at our table, but the rest of the food was reasonably good. Most of the other restaurants were closed, which was disappointing. 3. Evening Entertainment Entertainment was quite limited. Each night followed a similar pattern: samba dancing followed by live singers in the open area from 8:30 pm to around 10 pm. While the singers were different each night, many of the songs were the same, so it lacked variety and energy. Hopefully once the Lazy River, gym, tennis courts, gaming area, and night club are completed, the resort will have a better atmosphere, as it currently feels a bit lacking in energy. That said, whatever the resort may be missing, the staff truly make up for it with their service and friendliness. Best of luck. PS: Not many people seem to know this, and even some hotel staff weren’t aware, but certain restaurants in Soho Square offer discounts to GBR visitors. These restaurants are run by Savoy, and guests staying at Savoy receive 50% off, while other visitors receive 25% off. One evening we enjoyed great live music, food, and beer there for £40 for two people, which was excellent value. It might be worth the resort promoting this option so guests can enjoy more variety by taking an evening trip to Soho Square.

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“Good hotel, but with noticeable drawbacks”

We have just returned from Golf Beach Resort and overall had a mixed experience. Check-in was smooth — we arrived early and were immediately given a room in the main building, which we appreciated. However, there are renovated and non-renovated rooms, and unfortunately we were placed in an older on… more

We have just returned from Golf Beach Resort and overall had a mixed experience. Check-in was smooth — we arrived early and were immediately given a room in the main building, which we appreciated. However, there are renovated and non-renovated rooms, and unfortunately we were placed in an older one (room 2135), located directly above the restaurant. The room was spacious and reasonably comfortable, but very outdated. The biggest downside was the location — constant grill smoke coming into the room and loud music until late at night. Sleeping was difficult. Another issue is the hotel atmosphere. Around 95% of guests are Russian, and many were loud, drinking heavily and disturbing others. One night, guests were making noise under our balcony until 3 AM, and despite multiple calls to reception, no action was taken. The air conditioning in our room did not work at all — only warm air. We reported this several times, but it was never properly fixed. This was especially uncomfortable as I had to work remotely during the stay. Housekeeping was good, and food in the main restaurant was decent, with friendly chefs. However, service from waiters was poor — tables were not reset, and it was difficult to find a clean table during late meals. Also, food was removed earlier than the stated dining hours. The Lebanese à la carte restaurant was excellent — the best part of the hotel. The Italian restaurant, however, was disappointing in both food and service. The beach is shared with another hotel but has enough sunbeds. However, guests are asked to leave quite early (around 16:40), which was unexpected. Pools were open and renovation works did not disturb too much. Animation and evening shows take place near the restaurant, which is convenient. Special thanks to Alona from guest relations — very helpful and professional. Overall, the hotel has potential, but due to service issues and poor problem resolution, it did not meet expectations and was the least enjoyable hotel compared to others in the same price range in Sharm El Sheikh.

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“This hotel will be lovely ……”

This hotel WILL be lovely ……. Stayed for 7 nights first week in March, had read posts on TA and FB sharing pictures of works being carried out, so contacted easyJet holidays who told us it was maintenance works and our holiday would not be affected (this is an issue I am taking up with easyJet but… more

This hotel WILL be lovely ……. Stayed for 7 nights first week in March, had read posts on TA and FB sharing pictures of works being carried out, so contacted easyJet holidays who told us it was maintenance works and our holiday would not be affected (this is an issue I am taking up with easyJet but they are ignoring my emails at present!) When we checked in, they checked us in to the bungalows around the back of the complex ….. big rooms, very dated, but clean and comfortable rooms, there were 8 of us so 4 rooms and every room the baths leaked so the floor was like a swimming pool every time we showered. Hairdryer on wall in bathroom, safe and fridge, kettle. Overlooking the side pool so a nice view. These rooms are being upgraded this year we were told. We had booked rooms in the main hotel but in daylight we realised why we weren’t in there., lots of guests were though. The whole pool area at the front of the hotel was a building site, diggers, tractors the lot, sectioned off with white hoarding and every pool was empty and being retitled, refurbed, this wasn’t general maintenance this was a rebuild. So all pools/slides were cut off and out of use. As we were walking round hotel a guy from the spa asked us if we would like a treatment. He had to take us through the building site to get there. The spa had been open 3 days and it was stunning. 7 out of 8 of us had treatments and they were all lovely. Restaurants - main buffet, good choice of food, staff were lovely and service in there was excellent. Have outside dining tables which were by the stage so was excellent way to watch entertainment after evening meal without having to rush meal and make to another part of the hotel. Have been to many all inclusives and this was the best layout I’ve experienced. À la carte restaurant - Lebanese was lovely, Italian was awful (service and food) as was the fish restaurant, oriental was good too not what we were expecting but very enjoyable. Drinks were ok, not amazing but we were all happy and we drink, a lot! Waiter service round pool which was good. We chose this hotel over the sister hotel because of the lazy river and the amount of pools, so we chose a dated hotel over a modern hotel but that backfired, as it was a building site at the front. I was videoing the works and was told aggressively by a worker to delete the video (I didn’t). We ate in the fish restaurant whilst listening to them welding, we made a joke and said it was our own private fire work display. Even eating in the buffet we could hear the works being done til 10pm. This hotel will be lovely when the works are finished, it’s a major refit and they’ve started on some of the pool view rooms which are looking lovely. The staff are excellent, friendly, it’s not their fault the place is being refurbed but I do blame easyJet for not informing us when we booked 6 weeks prior to departure and then when I asked they told me it was general maintenance works. Yes the shop is expensive but it’s a hotel shop, get a cab to town if you would prefer. Pool staff and guys at the bar were all great as were the animation team. The hotel is 95% Russian guests at the moment. Jet2 are promoting for 2027 so think will be more English and the hotel will be completely renovated by then so I would in the future recommend this hotel. Such a shame the works were so extensive for our trip. The boys enjoyed the golf which was the reason we booked this resort. A few nights they sprayed the resort with mozzy spray, wow, what a shock that was. The noise, the smoke the smell early evening, but it worked as never got bitten. Beach area, is a jetty which you have to climb down to get in the sea, not for people unsteady on their feet no sandy beach - we never spent time there as we are pool people. All in all we made the best of a bad situation which EasyJet should never have put us in, the hotel tried to appease us and they wanted us to sign a disclaimer which we refused, disgraceful of easyJet sadly!

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