Alam B&B

The friendly staff. Dog friendly.

Location, surrounding construction sites, torn curtains, breakfast timing not suitable for diving timing. Wi-Fi only on roof not downstairs. Tv but no satellite or cable.

The staff were great and the dive guide was amazing. They did everything for us to enjoy the stay. The roof terrace made hanging around and sunbathing very nice. Yes it’s lokaled like 10 min walk from the city and the surrounding area looks a bit like a warzone, but me and my friend had the best time! Cheers

Sadly I didn't like anything about the property.

My shared bathroom had rust everywhere rust on the sink the towel hangers and the water tank for the water. This water tank was also leaking and has been for some time as the tiled floor underneath it was stained and there was a bucket on the floor catching the drips. The water was also brown and cold which is probably adding to the rust and marks that are permanent on the sink. I have added some images to this review of the bathroom to help. I needed to work here during my stay and I was told the wifi was good enough. The wifi wasn't good enough and it only works okay on the rooftop which is exposed soit gets cold and windy which isn't an ideal work environment on top of a wifi that sadly isn't strong. My towel was also covered in the stain that seemed to be throughout the property. This hotel is in Marsa Alam city and set back from the sea which is fine but the surrounding area is a huge construction site and it's like an apocalyptic road and ghost town. At night I couldn't sleep due to the stray dogs outside constantly barking, I appreciate this part isn't to do with the property. A thin layer of dust covers the floors here due to the wind etc blowing sand or dust into the b&b but I can tell it doesn't get cleaned to remove this layer. I was due to stay a week but I could only stay 1 night because I felt so uncomfortable and the owner has since been unresponsive to booking.com and myself and will not refund the remaining nights. I just want to give people the heads up in advance so hopefully they don't make the same mistake I did.

Smooth check-in, hospitable and friendly staff, very clean. Five-minute drive or 15-minute walk to downtown and there are supermarkets nearby. Mr. Omar was always available to assist with any requests we had, including arranging dives, transport, recommendations. Thank you for your hospitality!

I really enjoyed my stay. Good breakfast, good WiFi, great roof terrace and the staff is amazing. Omar is a legend and will help you in every way possible. If you like diving you should go there and talk to Hassan, he has the best Prices in Marsa Alam

Everything

Nil

Nice place clean very nice young staff were very helpful

The owner was nice until it became payment time dispute. Tried charging me like 25$/ night when I had said that the first night was 17$ second night was 21$. And I would stay longer if he would honor the 17$ price. So I stayed longer and when I started to pay for extra days it became …oh well the price on booking currently is 26$. Screw him and his Egyptian try and manipulate squeeze changing their story way around money. It’s exhausting and they cause themselves so much more money. My plan included free breakfast since there was the payment dispute the night before. He tells his staff to tell me breakfast is $5. 🙄. I’ll never return.

The staff were amazing. The place was clean and organized.

Lots of construction work around the property, but it has nothing to do with the hostel.

Omar is a really great host and will go out of his way to help you with whatever you need. He helped us get a SIM card, dinners, a taxi into town, diving etc. The living area was ample and the bed was very comfortable, the shower was good and the terrace at the top was a nice place to chill at the end of the day.

The wifi only worked at the terrace and not in the room. I felt like there was a lack of furniture or bedside tables to put your personal effects. It was great to have a fridge but also not much else in the ‘kitchen’ area.

I had a special request and the owners were exceptionally helpful. This place is run with love and commitment. I highly recommend Alam B&B. Thank you, Omar and Team!