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Marsa Alam Hotels
Where to stay in Marsa Alam – the marina at Port Ghalib, house-reef dive camps along the central coast, dugong grounds at Abu Dabbab, and wilderness lodges at Hamata – the Red Sea's quietest and wildest stretch, booked by our own team.
- Best areas
- Port Ghalib · Abu Dabbab · Hamata
- Star range
- 3-star to 5-star
- Nights
- 7–10 typical (dive week)
- Wildlife
- Dugongs · spinner dolphins
- Airport
- Marsa Alam (RMF)
- Rates
- Net, negotiated direct
The decision
Where to stay in Marsa Alam
Marsa Alam runs for over 200 km of coast – spare, quiet and with some of the cleanest coral on the Egyptian Red Sea. Most resorts sit alone on their own reef, with no strip or promenade to speak of. The choice is whether you want the marina town of Port Ghalib as a base, a dedicated dive camp in the central stretch, or one of the southernmost lodges near Hamata's mangroves.
Port Ghalib
First-timers and families, all services in one place
The only proper marina town on the Marsa Alam coast – a purpose-built resort hub with restaurants, a shopping strip and a safe, sandy beach. Good for those who want some infrastructure without a busy resort city.
The central house-reef strip
Serious divers who want reef access off the beach
A scatter of dive camps and boutique resorts between Port Ghalib and Abu Dabbab, each sitting on its own reef. Rooms are often simple, but the reef access is the best on the coast – breakfast, fins on, in the water by 8am.
Abu Dabbab & Marsa Mubarak
Wildlife seekers and snorkelers
The famous dugong bay and sea turtle grazing grounds north of Marsa Alam town. Resorts here are small and reef-focused; the snorkeling is shallow, calm and full of large animals. The best base if dugongs are the point.
Hamata & the south
Eco travelers and those after real remoteness
The last cluster of camps before the Sudanese border – mangrove kayaking, Sataya Reef for spinner dolphins, and near-zero crowds. More lodge than hotel, usually half-board, for people who know what they're looking for.
What the stars mean here
Star ratings in Marsa Alam
In Marsa Alam the reef rating often matters more than the star rating – here is what each level tends to mean in practice.
A simple dive camp or lodge on a house reef. Basic rooms, sometimes tented or chalet-style, with reef access straight off the beach and a dive center on site. The budget-diver's classic – sleep simple, dive well.
A polished resort with pools, multiple restaurants and a strong house reef. Most of Marsa Alam's mid-range inventory is here – comfortable, unpretentious, and built for the water.
The Port Ghalib marina properties and a small number of eco-luxury lodges – the best kitchens, the most attentive dive staff and usually the most wildlife-aware operations on the coast.
From the collection
Hotels we book in Marsa Alam
A sample of the Marsa Alam hotels and dive camps we book, from the Port Ghalib marina to the house-reef camps and the dugong grounds at Abu Dabbab. Tell us your dates, your board and whether you're here to dive or to watch wildlife, and we'll match it.
Three Corners Happy Life Beach Resort, Marsa Alam
Choose Three Corners Happy Life Beach Resort for a beachfront vacation in Marsa Alam, with balconies and sea views among its room features. This 4-star resort is in the El Quseir area and has a family-size room option, with the largest room type sleeping up to five. It’s a practical pick for travelers who want a beach resort base and room to bring the family together, rather than a city hotel. Ask about the family-size option if you’re traveling with a larger group.
Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort, Marsa Alam
Choose Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort for a good-value Marsa Alam vacation with a beach resort setting and handy access to Port Ghalib. This five-star resort offers a balcony in its room types, including Premium Rooms and Premium Grand Rooms. It is a practical pick for travelers who want a resort base without paying among the city’s higher hotel prices, with Port Ghalib close by for outings.
Steigenberger Coraya Beach, Marsa Alam
Choose Steigenberger Coraya Beach (Adults Friendly 16+) for its adults-oriented setting in Madinat Coraya, a distinctive choice among Marsa Alam’s five-star hotels. The hotel has room options with sea, pool, or garden views, and terraces are available across room types. For a more spacious stay, choose a Junior Suite, with pool or sea views among the options. This is one of the more expensive hotels in Marsa Alam, making it a better fit for travelers who prioritize an adults-focused hotel and are comfortable paying more for that setting.
SENTIDO Reef Oasis Suakin Resort, Marsa Alam
Choose SENTIDO Reef Oasis Suakin Resort for a mid-priced stay in Marsa Alam with room options that include private pools, sea views, and pool views. This 4-star hotel has a range of room types, including suites and a Family Room, Multiple Beds; the largest rooms sleep four. Bathtubs are also among the room features. It is a practical choice if you want to compare room features and layouts while staying in Marsa Alam.
Pickalbatros Vita Resort Portofino, Marsa Alam
Pickalbatros Vita Resort Portofino is a mid-priced 5-star choice in Marsa Alam for travelers who want a resort stay with family-size rooms and suites. Its room options include the Executive Studio Suite, Family Suite, and rooms with garden, sea, or pool views; some also have a balcony or bathtub. The largest room types sleep up to four, making the resort a practical fit for families or small groups. Abu Dabbab Bay is a nearby place to visit, though the resort is not a beach base there.
Pickalbatros The Palace Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam
Pickalbatros The Palace Port Ghalib pairs a Port Ghalib location with sea- and pool-view rooms, making it a strong choice for travelers who want a resort stay close to the destination’s marina area. Port Ghalib is a short walk away. Room options include suites and family-size accommodations, with the largest sleeping up to 12. Some room types have balconies or terraces, and selected options include a kitchen or living room. It is a mid-priced choice among Marsa Alam’s five-star hotels.
Pickalbatros Sea World Resort Marsa Alam
Pickalbatros Sea World Resort Marsa Alam is a good choice in Marsa Alam for travelers who want a beachfront room and family-sized options. Its room selection includes a Family Beachfront Room and family-size or villa types that sleep up to five, making it a practical fit for a group vacation. Couples can consider the Honeymoon Suite, while room types with sea or pool views offer a more specific setting to request. The resort is mid-priced among Marsa Alam’s five-star hotels.
Pickalbatros Sands Port Ghalib Hotel, Marsa Alam
Pickalbatros Sands Port Ghalib pairs a Port Ghalib location with sea-view rooms and a choice of pool, garden, and lagoon views. It is a mid-priced 5-star option in Marsa Alam, with Port Ghalib a short walk away. Room choices include a suite and family-size options, with the largest accommodating up to six guests. Choose it for a base close to Port Ghalib, with room types that suit couples as well as larger groups.
Oyster Bay Beach Suites in Marsa Alam
Choose Oyster Bay Beach Suites for a good-value Marsa Alam stay on Al Qusair–Marsa Allam Road, with room features such as kitchens, living rooms, and balconies. The One Bedroom and Two Bedrooms options give travelers a choice of layouts, and the largest room type sleeps five. Pool-view rooms are also available. It’s a practical base for travelers who want more room to spread out and value a kitchen during their vacation, with Abu Dabbab Bay and Port Ghalib among the nearby places to consider.
Novotel Marsa Alam Beach Resort
Novotel Marsa Alam Beach Resort is a good-value pick for a Marsa Alam vacation if you want a sea-facing resort with pools and room options that include sea, garden, and pool views. The resort is on the Marsa Alam–El Quseir Road, south of El Quseir, and offers a choice of rooms and suites, including a suite with a balcony and sea view. Some room types also have a terrace. It is one of the more affordable five-star choices in Marsa Alam.
Marina Resort Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam
Choose Marina Resort Port Ghalib for its Port Ghalib location and good value among Marsa Alam’s five-star hotels. Port Ghalib is a short walk away, while room choices include marina-view suites and family-size options, with the largest room type sleeping up to eight. Room features across the options include living rooms, kitchens, bathtubs, and sea or pool views. It’s a practical pick for travelers who want a spacious stay near Port Ghalib without paying among the higher prices in Marsa Alam.
Marina Lodge at Port Ghalib, Marsa Alam
Choose Marina Lodge at Port Ghalib for good-value accommodation in Port Ghalib, with the town’s marina area a short walk away. This 4-star hotel offers suites, including a One Bedroom Suite Marina View, and room features across its options include balconies, terraces and living rooms. Some rooms have garden views. It’s a practical Marsa Alam base for travelers who want to stay close to Port Ghalib rather than choose a more expensive hotel elsewhere in the destination.
Laguna Beach Marsa Resort, Marsa Alam
Choose Laguna Beach Marsa Resort for a Red Sea stay in Marsa Alam where rooms include sea views, with a triple room option for groups of three. The resort is 3-star and sits south of Marsa Alam, making it a fit for travelers who want a resort setting rather than a base in the town center. Room options include double or twin, club, triple, and single rooms, so you can match the setup to your party.
JAZ Lamaya Resort in Madinat Coraya, Marsa Alam
JAZ Lamaya Resort is a family-friendly choice in Madinat Coraya, with a broad selection of family-size rooms and villas for travelers who want more room to spread out in Marsa Alam. The resort has 10 family-size or villa room types, including options with sea views, garden views, or pool views, plus two suites. Some room types include a balcony or terrace, and others offer a living room. It is one of the more expensive hotels in Marsa Alam, making its range of family accommodations the main reason to consider it.
JAZ Elite Riviera in Marsa Alam
Choose JAZ Elite Riviera for its Marsa Mares Bay setting and range of sea-view and family-size rooms. The five-star hotel offers room options with terraces and views of the sea, garden, or pool, including family rooms and suites. It is handy for Port Ghalib, making it a good fit for travelers who want a resort base near the area. With its higher price positioning in Marsa Alam, it is best suited to travelers prioritizing a five-star stay over finding one of the destination’s less expensive hotels.
JAZ Elite Maraya Hotel, Marsa Alam
Choose JAZ Elite Maraya for a five-star stay in Coraya Bay, where families can choose from a wide range of family-size rooms and villas, including options with private pools. The resort is mid-priced for Marsa Alam, making it a compelling choice among the city’s five-star hotels. Room options include sea, garden, and pool views, while the Junior Suite with a private pool pairs suite space with its own pool. It’s a strong fit for travelers who want a resort base in Madinat Coraya rather than a hotel in Port Ghalib.
JAZ Elite Amara, Marsa Alam
JAZ Elite Amara pairs its Marsa Mares Bay setting with a range of pools, including swim-up rooms and private-pool options. At this five-star resort on the Qusseir Marsa Alam Road, room choices include sea, garden, and pool views, with balconies or terraces among the available features. Two suite types offer an alternative to the standard room options, and the largest rooms sleep four. Choose it for a resort stay focused on pools and bay-side surroundings, with Port Ghalib nearby.
JAZ Costa Mares Hotel, Marsa Alam
JAZ Costa Mares is a Marsa Alam pick for travelers who want a five-star stay with sea-view room options and space for a family. Set at KM 79 Qusseir, it offers several room styles, including family-size options and a suite; the largest rooms sleep four. Views vary by room, with sea, garden, pool, and bay options. It is one of the more expensive hotels in Marsa Alam, so it may suit travelers prioritizing a higher-end stay over keeping costs down.
Hilton Marsa Alam Nubian Resort
Choose Hilton Marsa Alam Nubian Resort for a good-value 4-star stay with Abu Dabbab Bay a short walk away and room options with sea views. The resort has suites and family connecting rooms, with the largest room types sleeping up to four. Depending on the room, you can have a balcony or terrace, and views may look out over the sea, gardens, or pool. It’s a practical pick for travelers who want a bay-side base and more room choices than a standard hotel room.
Gemma Resort in Marsa Alam
Gemma Resort gives you a Dorry Bay base in Marsa Alam with a pool-view room option and a family room for groups of up to four. Choose it for a resort stay with room choices that include pool and garden views, plus a one-bedroom family layout. The mix suits travelers who want space to spend time together and a room with a view of the pool or gardens. It is a practical pick for families comparing four-star stays in Marsa Alam.
Casa Mare Resort Marsa Alam Hotel Stay
Casa Mare Resort Marsa Alam pairs sea-view room options with a location near Port Ghalib, making it a good pick for travelers who want a resort base in this part of Marsa Alam. The five-star resort has room choices ranging from double rooms to a Royal Suite and a Family Room, with the largest option accommodating up to four guests. It is one of the more expensive hotels in Marsa Alam, so it may suit travelers prioritizing a five-star stay and sea-view options over a lower-priced base.
Brayka Bay Resort, Marsa Alam
Brayka Bay Resort is a 4-star choice north of Marsa Alam town, with a family room and a largest room type that sleeps up to eight. It suits travelers who want room options with garden, pool, or sea views, plus balconies in some room types. Compared with a standard room-only choice, the family-size option gives larger groups more flexibility when sharing a stay. The setting works best for travelers who are happy to base themselves outside town rather than stay in its center.
Blue Reef Marsa Alam Hotel
Blue Reef Marsa Alam is a good-value choice for travelers who want a smaller four-star base near Abu Dabbab Bay rather than a city-center stay. The hotel is north of Marsa Alam City, with room options for solo travelers, couples, and small groups of three. Balconies and bathtubs are among the room features, and a Triple Room gives a practical option for a group that wants to share. Choose it for a Marsa Alam vacation built around this northern coastal location.
Amarina Jannah Resort & Aqua Park, Marsa Alam
Choose Amarina Jannah Resort & Aqua Park for a good-value Marsa Alam stay with an aqua park and rooms that include sea, garden, or pool views. This 4-star resort is on the Al Quseir–Marsa Alam Road, with Port Ghalib nearby. Room options include Deluxe Double Rooms with sea or pool views, while some room types have bathtubs. It’s a practical pick for travelers who want resort-style water attractions and a choice of outlooks without paying among the higher prices in Marsa Alam.
Abu Dabbab Lodge, Marsa Alam
Choose Abu Dabbab Lodge for a 3-star stay near Abu Dabbab Bay, with the bay a short walk away and a location north of Marsa Alam city. It offers a straightforward base for travelers who want to spend time by the bay rather than stay in the city. Room options include economy single, double, and triple rooms, and balconies are a feature across the room types. The largest rooms sleep three, making the triple room a practical option for a small group.
From your door
What you can do from a Marsa Alam hotel
A Marsa Alam hotel puts the Red Sea's least-crowded diving in front of you – dugongs at Abu Dabbab and spinner dolphins at Sataya within a morning's boat ride.
Dugong watching at Abu Dabbab
The shallow bay where dugongs and sea turtles graze year-round – a snorkel trip from most resorts, or a short drive if you're based at Port Ghalib.
Sataya Reef and spinner dolphins
The overnight anchorage at Sataya – the boat leaves late afternoon, anchors at the dolphin reef and you're in the water with a pod of spinners at dawn.
The house reef by fin or tank
Most Marsa Alam resorts sit on their own reef – a 60-second walk and you're in. Soft coral, sea turtles and the occasional napoleon wrasse on any morning dive.
Hamata mangroves
Kayak the southern mangrove inlets at Hamata – a flat, calm and completely wild hour on the water, with the desert cliffs behind and a reef just offshore.
Day tours
Things to do from your hotel
Marsa Alam is a spread-out coast with resorts a drive apart, so we collect guests from hotels along the whole stretch. These are the day tours we run, each shown with its lowest live price.
- Sataya Dolphin Reef from Marsa Alam – Full-Day Boat & SnorkelingFrom $12913 Hours
- Samadai Dolphin House from Marsa Alam – Boat & SnorkelingFrom $1238 Hours
- Abu Dabbab Bay from Marsa Alam – Turtles & Dugong SnorkelingFrom $905 Hours
- Marsa Mubarak Boat Trip from Marsa Alam – Turtles & SnorkelingFrom $635 Hours
- Hamata & Qulaan Islands from Marsa Alam – Full-Day Boat TripFrom $1238 Hours
- Sharm El Luli Beach & Wadi El Gemal National Park from Marsa AlamFrom $1199 Hours
- Intro Scuba Diving from Marsa Alam – One or Two Guided Dives for BeginnersFrom $1716 Hours
- Morning Quad Bike Desert Safari from Marsa AlamFrom $994 Hours
- Sunset Quad Safari with Bedouin Dinner from Marsa AlamFrom $1165 Hours
- Desert Stargazing from Marsa Alam – Camel Ride & Bedouin DinnerFrom $1085 Hours
- Luxor Day Trip from Marsa Alam – Private, Valley of the Kings, Hatshepsut & KarnakFrom $14016 Hours
- Aswan Day Trip from Marsa Alam – Private, High Dam, Philae Temple & Unfinished ObeliskFrom $28416 Hours
- Edfu & Kom Ombo Day Trip from Marsa Alam – Private, by RoadFrom $27714 Hours
- El Quseir Old Town Tour from Marsa Alam – Ottoman Fort, Old Port & MarketFrom $956 Hours
Before you book
Booking a Marsa Alam hotel, practically
A few things worth knowing before you pick a Marsa Alam hotel.
How many nights
Seven to ten for a dive week, five if you want a shorter break. Marsa Alam is at least a four-hour drive from Cairo and the Nile sites, so it's almost always a dedicated stay rather than an add-on.
Getting in from the airport
Marsa Alam Airport (RMF) is small and calm. Port Ghalib is 10–15 minutes away; most dive camps and beach resorts are 20–60 minutes north or south along the coast road. A private transfer puts you at the door.
Diving shapes the choice more than the stars
A 3-star camp on a great house reef often beats a 5-star resort with no reef access. Tell us what you want from the water – shore diving, boat trips to offshore sites, or wildlife snorkeling – and we'll match the property to it.
All-inclusive vs half-board
Unlike Sharm, many Marsa Alam camps run half-board rather than all-inclusive, leaving lunchtime free for dive trips. We confirm the board and what the dive center charges before you book.
Common questions
Marsa Alam hotels, answered
01Where is the best area to stay in Marsa Alam?+
Port Ghalib if you want restaurants, a marina and a proper beach in one place; the central house-reef strip if shore diving is the reason you're here; Abu Dabbab and Marsa Mubarak if you want the dugong grounds and calm snorkeling; Hamata for complete remoteness and the Sataya dolphins. We'll ask what the trip is for and point you to the right stretch of coast.
02Can you see dugongs in Marsa Alam?+
Yes – Abu Dabbab Bay is one of the most reliable places on earth to snorkel with dugongs. Sea turtles and dolphins are also common. Year-round, no permit needed, and a short boat or drive from most central resorts. If dugongs are the point, we'll put you in a resort on or close to the bay.
03Is Marsa Alam good for diving?+
It's among the least-crowded diving on the Egyptian Red Sea. House reefs off the beach, offshore sites like Sataya Reef and Elphinstone, and clear, warm water year-round. If you've dived Sharm or Hurghada and want dugongs, napoleon wrasse and far fewer boats, Marsa Alam is the step up.
04How many nights should I spend in Marsa Alam?+
Seven to ten for a full dive trip – enough to do the house reef every morning, a boat trip to Elphinstone or Sataya, and a dugong day at Abu Dabbab. Five nights works for a short break. Fewer than four nights doesn't justify the transfer given the distance from Cairo.
05Do your Marsa Alam hotels include meals and airport pickup?+
Board varies – many dive camps run half-board, larger resorts offer all-inclusive. We confirm exactly what's covered on the quote. Airport pickup is a simple add; a private transfer from RMF to the resort is the standard arrival.
Reservations
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Tell us your dates, whether you want a dive camp on a house reef or a marina resort at Port Ghalib, and how many nights you have – and we'll send hand-picked Marsa Alam hotels. Cairo · Luxor · Aswan · Hurghada · Marsa Alam · Sharm El Sheikh, on the ground since 1988.