Albatros Palace

FLIGHTS: Check out both Thomson and First Choice website, the Albatros Palace was priced differently on either website and we saved nearly £100pp by going via First Choice. On arrival at Hurghada you find it a bit disorganised, basically if you book via Thomson or First Choice you are transported to the main building by bus where you are herded over to the visa area where you pay about £13pp, if you pay more they will provide you change in E£ so best to have about £15 ready and waiting as it's a bit of a free for all....no... more

We lasted about an hour here before deciding to find another hotel. The room we had booked was apparently not available. Plenty of other British people seemed to be having a similar problem. The guy on reception was rude and very patronizing. Much more interested in keeping all the Russians happy I think. We ended up having a great holiday at The Siva Grand Beach, but as for The Albatros it seems aptly named. Avoid.............

My partner and I returned home on 8th May and had a wonderful time!! We were part of the first group to use this hotel under Thomsons and First Choice and it couldn't have gone smoother!! Check-in was fast and you were made to feel extremely welcome by the hotel staff. We were directed to our room and our bags followed us up shortly. The hotel itself is beautiful and always being maintained day and night. The top terrace of a night is lovely to sit and chill out and have a cheeky shisha pipe which is brought to you when... more

We have just arrived back from a weeks stay at the albatros palace. We are a couple in our mid 20s and simply wanted a week away to relax with decent weather. We paid £497 each for the package holiday with Thomson, which was an online offer at the time. I must stress that anyone looking for a proper 5* hotel may not find this hotel suitable, although that is not to take anything away from this hotel as we found it a lovely place to stay. The standards in Egypt are not of that you would expect for a 5* hotel elsewhere, however I... more