хороший отель, но за эти деньги были гораздо лучше good hotel but for the money were much better

Rested recently with his wife at the Concorde El Salam Hotel 5 *. Departure from Odessa, flew AZUR air. From food they offer only tea, coffee and mineral water in limited quantities. The airport in Sharm was empty, the whole procedure took about 20 minutes. Met the guide of the tour operator, threw the luggage on the bus and went to the hotel…….
We are not traveling to Egypt for the first time, so another friend was immediately given vodka, chocolate, good cigarettes. He naturally took and gave the keys to the room. The porter showed us the route with his hand and said that he would bring the luggage. It was kind of understandable, but they were looking for about 20 minutes!! ! They couldn’t find the entrance)) The houses are all the same 2 floors and the buildings are long, in order to find your room you need to go up to look. Everything is located on the territory so that people wander and admire the palm trees, according to the principle as in shopping centers, the more confusing the better. Arriving at the room, we were very disappointed - a small room with a very old renovation overlooking another house) But turning on the tap, the sewage system turned out to be clogged. Without thinking twice, we went to the reception. Just then the porter arrived. At the reception they gave us another room, which turned out to be the same dead and many mosquitoes. Went to change again. The next one was the same, but with separate beds, which we were kindly offered to move and not suffer. Then there was another room - also killed, but without mosquitoes, everything worked, a large bed. We relaxed a little, but as soon as we went to the window, it turned out that there was no balcony and the windows ran into another house right away.
All this time I was silent and ran after my wife. But I couldn't take it anymore either. Leaving the house at 8 am, not eating on the plane, running around 3 !!! ! hours (it was about 21.00) in winter boots, a warm jacket, a sweater, I thought that I would kill them on chr... n. Having arranged a disassembly, in the hall, where there were quite a lot of people, one of the administrators personally took us to the room, right next to the main entrance, and showed us a couple of rooms to choose from. The room was chic compared to the previous ones, junior suite or suite, and said that everything is free. The room is good, but tired - an old repair, the safe did not work, two chairs were broken, the tongue in the lock constantly stuck and did not close automatically, the scales did not work. But these are all trifles))) Food and drink are the same as everywhere else in Egypt - standard and monotonous. But there is a nuance - in special restaurants, food and drink are poured from bottles a little tastier, and not from barrels or plastic containers, which is also better.

The sea and the weather are super, a gorgeous reef, a lot of fish!! ! 2 small warm pools are occupied by Arabs, women in black outfits and masks - the horror is still the same, the water is not visible at all, as black dresses floated on the surface. One large panoramic pool! very beautiful, but the water is not heated. 18-19 degrees. You can bathe after 30-40 gin and tonics)) By the way, French fries, shawarma are served near this pool for lunch.....
The tour operator kindly warned that the suitcase must be packed in Egypt. We purchased two reusable Coverbags, though made in Odessa, but well made for 400 UAH. Considering that in Odessa the package is 90 UAH. , and in Egypt 4ue total 200 UAH, it was decided to buy two covers. Which we didn't regret at all. The fabric is dense, elastic, it is immediately visible on the tape ! ! that and people look with surprise, and everyone asked where they bought it. Seals are installed on the latches, which is very important. They were cut off immediately upon arrival at the reception without any problems.
The Egyptians, probably, did not understand that these were cases, so they offered to pack them manually as a brother for 7ue)) then there were 5 and 6 and 4 and 1. I saw how they packed a neighbor for 3ue. - it was exactly 1 meter of film ! ! Going to the counter to get a ticket and leave my luggage, they offered me to wrap it in a film for free !! ! Exactly 2 turns. This is necessary so that no one opens and puts like a bomb on time for the delivery of luggage to the plane. Near the plane, everyone goes out and shows their suitcase.
The sea and the weather are super, a gorgeous reef, a lot of fish!! ! 2 small warm pools are occupied by Arabs, women in black outfits and masks - the horror is still the same, the water is not visible at all, as black dresses floated on the surface. One large panoramic pool! very beautiful, but the water is not heated. 18-19 degrees. You can bathe after 30-40 gin and tonics)) By the way, French fries, shawarma are served near this pool for lunch.....
We rested super!! ! Soho is nearby, there are only adequate guests around (there is no tagil), the sea is cool, the fish are beautiful. As one comrade with whom we got to know told me - hotels, food, drink - it's all not important here. The sea!! ! that's why you need to go to Sharm.