Which Pickalbatros Portofino hotel in Marsa Alam should I book: Vita Resort or Villaggio, and do guests share the facilities?

Vita Resort Portofino and Villaggio Portofino operate as one shared resort complex. If room categories are comparable, choose the lower-priced property because guests at both hotels can use the restaurants and water park.

The combined resort is very large, with roughly 1 km of beachfront and about 1 km inland. Internal shuttle buses run between areas with only a few minutes’ wait; cycle rickshaws, bicycles and e-scooters are also available.

For pool and family time, the complex has 17 swimming pools, a large water park for adults and children, an amusement park and a VR park. The beach reportedly has sufficient sunbeds, while accommodation areas have their own lifeguarded pools.

For swimming and snorkeling, there is a reef pier plus two lagoons: a deeper one by the Soprano restaurant and a shallow children’s lagoon near Alfredo. When the pier has a red flag, the lagoon may still be usable; reef shoes are advisable because of stones, shells and coral fragments.

Dining includes seven main restaurants and, across the complex, 15 bars and restaurants that do not require reservations; one seafood à la carte restaurant requires booking. The main all-inclusive restaurants operate from 5:00 am to midnight.