Well....Having just returnd from a 7 night holiday at the Concorde Sport hotel I must say I had a pretty good time, and as did many who were there at the same time!

I can understand some of the negative comments posted about this holiday (Sharm in general) but the hotel was great!

We (couple) booked with Thomas Cook and particularly requested the main site. On arrival we found we were in the sports side which is all the same site really just a road in the middle. The entrance to the sports hotel was disapointing in comparison to all the others on the transfer but this is about the only disapointment in relation to being at the sports over the main site. The lobby was grand, staff friendly, and food good.

The swimming pool was better than the main site, had a slide and was less busy. It was also in a much prettier surrounding. The pool bar had friendly hard working staff and served a decent lunch and ice cream through the day. The pool and towel guys were very friendly and worked hard to find you a bed and see to your needs.

The food was good, All inclusive we had the choice of breakfast at the hotel resterant or the italian near the beach, lunch at the hotel resterant, italian or pool bar and dinner at the hotel resterant or at the italian-(40% discount). The food was good quality and the egypt themed night food was excellent. Admitidly we did have a tummy upset on the last day but nothing too bad. TAKE IMODIOM!

Narma bay was scary and we only went during the day, Fellas in your face being rude and pushy and not what your ready for after the relaxing amosphere of the hotel. Free bus 4 times a day through the hotel and it is worth going if for nothing else than the cheap prices about. In general Eygption's will try to rip you off as much as possible. £5 for a pack of baby wipes at the supermarket near the entrance to the hotel! Nothing has prices on and they will probably haggle the price down if you try.

All in all I will try somewhere new next time i.e not Eygpt. We're glad we did it to see what the fuss is all about but will go somewhere closer next time as an all inclusive in Spain will probably offer the same. Posatives for the holiday was the Hotel pool and staff, negatives would be egyptions ripping holiday makers off and having no worries about doing so!

Great hotel, would recomend!

When first researching this hotel and finally choosing it we spent a fair time going through the reviews. The general consensus throughout is that you either get the hotel you asked for and have a great time or get food poisoning and hate it. So as we've just returned last night (21st July) I thought I'd share our thoughts and give you an idea of what the hotels are like...

We booked through Thomas Cook and on reflection got a pretty good deal. (Approx £500 for a week in the height of the summer) A week before we were due to set off we had a letter through the post saying that we had been booked in to the sport complex and there was a admin problem on the site. After various attempts of trying to get through, we eventually gave up and accepted our fate. Now a note on this because its really annoying, If you book with Thomas Cook they still are falsely adverting the hotel on there website. * Ask them before you travel,

So, after an appalling fight with Thomas Cook (reasons being)
- Very poor in-flight entertainment
- Prison like food
- Cramped conditions
- circa 1980's plane

We arrived at Sharm El Sheikh airport. (bit crazy and unorganised, also if you're not going to Luxor or Cairo, you don’t need to pay for a visa)

The bus started to drop people off and as the main Conchord hotel was 1st we got to look at the place we were meant to be staying. Of the 2 parts to the hotel, the main section is definitely more attractive to look at. We arrived at the sport side and were efficiently checked in. As AI ends at 11pm we couldn't get a drink and just went to the room (admittedly p*ssed off that we a) couldn't get a drink for free and b) we'd be moved and had the less attractive hotel)

The room was very clean and comfortable though, so no complaints what so ever about that.

In the morning, we had really cheered up. The weather was fantastic and on further inspection of the resort we were pretty happy. Everything was really clean and well presented.

Quick note about the weather. Although its 35c-40c there is an amazing cool breeze that last most of the day. Makes its really comfortable and easy to tolerate the heat.

On the second day we went over to the main complex to have a good noisy about. There is a bus that constantly runs so its really not a problem at all.. Takes 2 mins and we used it all the time.

So here's the thing. We were booked out to the sport and by the looks of things so were many others. Sorry that I’ve waffled on a bit so I’ll keep it simple and bullet point what our opinion was of both the hotels.

MAIN SECTION

Good points
- Very nicely lay out
- Slightly bigger choice on bars restaurants
- Beach on site

Bad points
- Way to busy
- Most sun loungers are away from either beach or pool
- The majority of the rooms don’t have good views
- Reports of waiting ages to be seated etc


SPORT
Good points
- Very friendly and personable staff
- Can always get a sun lounger next to pool (We never had a problem)
- Restaurant was always pretty easy to get seating and get some food
- More of a cool breeze in sport (weird as its not next to the sea, but main is more secluded)
- Good view of either pool or sports complex on the majority of the rooms

Bad Points
- Not quite as good for photo opts
- As on both hotels, AI is sometimes limited (Didn’t really bother us that much though)

And that’s about it!!! We thought that we'd be annoyed but after spending time in both complex's we found the sport very much more quieter / relaxing and if you didn't find that they hey it's a 2 min bus ride to the main complex...

If you want a relaxing holiday with amazing weather then I'd suggest it. We didn't get ill but maybe because we were careful. I genuinely think that some people talked themselves into getting ill.

Anyhow, dont drink the water, be careful of the sun (Breeze makes it feel a lot less hot) and if you do get booked out of the main complex, its really not the end of the world. The sport is a really nice hotel and the main hotel is i'm not kidding a stones through away...

Have fun

Oh, quickly - The duty free on the way back is rubbish! Really expensive and to be honest it probably more expensive than just going to macro. Also food is total rip off '£5 for a slice of pizza.'
Although on the whole I thought the Egyptian people were friendly they don’t half try and rip you off when they can!!! Beware of supermarkets with no prices on them - Always ask the price!

I went to Egypt for the first time 2 years ago and am going back to the same hotel again next year. I stayed in the sports side but will be staying in the main part next year.
After a very quick transfer time my first impression of the hotel was that it was very clean and looked well maintained.
The staff at the reception were very friendly and helpful who then showed us to our room with the bellboys bringing our luggage ( the great thing was that they didnt have the cheek to ask for a tip- and also we didnt have any low money as we hadn't spent anything) they were very polite.

Our room was a good size, clean...had a bath! I loved the movie channels which showed up to date films. We became friends with the cleaner who are all male who changed the bed linen every day- we left him a tip at the end of the holiday. The room also had a fantastic view looking over the sports area.

I would have to complain about our rep who was sexist and just purely rude, totally unprofessional! He just kept on saying that if you are out the hotel "women and girls cover up otherwise you will be perved on but when your in the hotel your ok to take your top off- i saw over 26 boobs the other day!" i looked around the room when he said this- noone was amused.

We went on one trip to see the dolphins and had my photo taken with them- although the show was good i felt sorry for them as the pool was on small so i thought it was cruel.

The hotel has 4 outdoor pools and 1 indoor pool (freezing) which i have no complaint about, there were always beds available and if there wasn't someone would get one for you. The hotels facilities of 2 jacuzzis, 2 saunas and a steam room were great to wind down and relax.

The hotel also hosts its own horse riding centre, ice skating and various sports courts. I had 1 horse riding lesson which was great.

The beach wasnt exactly sandy and was hilly with another hotel being constructed next door but the noise only lasted an hour or so. I recommend snorkelling in the sea I saw sooooo many fish swimming in the corals- its a must.

The food was top quality and plentiful whenever you went with a wide variety of choices so that you never got bored of the same thing. You should also take note of how much the russains hored on their plates and leave basically the whole thing- such a waste. The drinks were great however as it was nearing 11pm when the all inclusiveness stopped you could tell that the bar staff slowed right down and you can sometimes wait for upto 30 mins for a drink so get in early otherwise you will have to pay. This is my only critisism, it felt that as soon as 11pm came everyone went off to bed, the all inclusive would be better running until 12am.

We took the hotels bus to Namma Bay once, it was horrible- we literally stayed less than one hour we just got pestered worse than any other country, i was only 16 and my mom realised that there was an old man following us who was staring at me- all the men were making comments saying they would buy me from my mom and dad. we went into one shop and got hassled making me snap at one where i said "if i want any help i'll ask you ok?" needless to say he stayed away.
you need to be firm ok ladies don't take no crap off them!

Inbetween sides of the hotel there is a main road which at night is crowded with locals which can feel intimidating. There are a few shops, and internet cafe and a pharmacy. Be warned it is expensive in the shops I saw a cadbury's dairy milk that was the equivalent to £5 sterling!!!!

the only thing that put a damper on things was the day we left, when the UK airports closed because of a potential terrorist act or something like that, it caused a panic in the hotel- fat load of good the rep was he was saying nothing has happened in the UK I would know if there was... I showed him BBCNews- his face was a picture. Luckily my sister who is a travel agent found out that our flight had left Birmingham airport as it hadnt closed and we would be coming home with an hour delay.

i overall thought that the hotel itself was great and the staff couldnt do anything more for you and would recommend this place for anyone who could stand the heat- when i was there it was in mid 40s!

well where do i begin??....i must say 1st few days were ok we couldnt fault the food well not til the early hrs of sat mornin when m8 got stomach cramps, sickness n runs..(sayin that tho wasnt sure wot it was caused it)..out comes the doc at 4am sayin need injection 2 slow it down then meds next mornin (£27 in english 4 meds)...£100 in english money later n his used needle n med bottles left on the dresser he was gone....next day i get it....we ad booked 2 go swimmin wit dolphins so we thought ooo wont b out long lets jus get it ova with hahaha...went 2 dolphin park was spose swim at 11.20am finally got in pool at 1pm after waitin in the office 4 ages coz apparently we wasnt booked in....i didnt go in was 2 ill....bk 2 hotel spent next 3days in room ill both of us...missed parasailin....booked on quad bikes now i must say that was the best part of the 2weeks there all 2hrs of it....if they ask u 2 book camel ride durin quad ride coz its cheaper DONT DO IT!!!!! £10 in our money 2 sit on a camel 4 about 3mins while they walk about 30steps....rip off galore....the cleanliness of the rooms was really good couldnt fault that...all inclusive!!!!???? I DONT THINK SO...cocktails, fresh juice, bottled water at pool bar, ice cream in the restaurant u gotta pay!!!!! we found if u bought a juice or cocktail in mornin from pool men they will look after u all day long dont n they will ignore u all day long....the restaurant staff were very friendly n polite altho on a few occasions we did av 2 wait 4 drinks n also ad 2 order same drinks more than once.....the head chef was really nice he spoke everyday suggestin we try things....after illness tho we rarely used the restaurant we ordered room service food n ad 2 pay yet again lasagne was fab but different size everytime we ordered it.....though we did order pizza from italian restaurant on salam side of hotel 2 b delivered 2 room which was well worth the money they were really nice n u got ur change unlike the room service where they didnt bring change so they add 12%delivery then keep the change 2....if u stay in the sports side remember 2 set an alarm 2 b up early 2 get sunbed as they go pretty quick n r limited.....naama bay was an experience its a must c...really hot n crowded but nice reminded me of blackpool illuminations but fab place 2 go 4 bargains we spent an hr n half in 1 shop 1st nite we went so can drag on a bit.....on day of leavin hotel they remove ur wristband n u can get food n drink til 3pm then u av 2 pay....we waited in reception 4 our bus 2 take us 2 the airport 2 find we were delayed but no1 came n told us we ad 2 ask a rep n all we got then was u r delayed.....the reception staff knew we were waitin n neva even offered us drinks while we were waitin 2 find out wot was goin on.....there r no 1st choice notice boards in reception so we knew nothin.....there really isnt alot 2 do at this hotel n the entertainment was very much the same everynite in the sport complex....