COZY, HOME AND WARM

Written: 25 august 2019
Travel time: 9 — 19 august 2019
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 9.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
We went to Tunisia by accident. 128 tyr. for four (half on credit). Hit Fortune.
What I want to say right away: we are an unpretentious people. A few days before the departure were very nervous, as "Anex" could not confirm the flight to Turkey, then demanded to pay extra for Tunisia. That is why we went with the mood that we will enjoy every moment spent there.
Check in:
We settled in pretty quickly. 10 dollars in the passport were accepted with the words "Thank you". At the reception, the woman speaks quite tolerably in Russian, the stern-looking man also speaks a little. A young guy with glasses does not communicate in Russian. I’ll warn you right away: in Tunisia they will take a tax on tourism from you : ) They took about 1.200 rubles in total from the four of us. Checked in with a porter. That is, he brought to the room, told everything, did not hint at a tip. Within an hour they brought us two more beds, added towels.
Rooms:

We understand that all rooms in the hotel - with balconies. They say there is an old fund and there is a new one. The old fund is the third building (in which we lived), the new one is the second. We saw the numbers of the second building with one eye. They really are - with a large plasma on the wall, modern glass doors to the balcony. They say there is a shower. But we didn't complain either. We had a bath, a small TFT TV on the wall, where there was even TNT (but we didn't watch it). Soft beds, dim light, central air conditioning (more than enough). Exit to the balcony through wooden doors, which were closed with a latch.
View from the balcony - to the courtyard with a disco. It was noisy at night. But the view is beautiful. Wooden furniture, carved. Yes, it could be noted that the bath is peeling, the shower holder does not hold, the screws are not tightened somewhere, the drain in the bathroom does not work well. But these are such trifles. Entrance to the room with a digital card, which is inserted into the pocket (and only after that the electrical network inside, including the conder, works). There is a pay safe. Wi-Fi sometimes even finishes on the balcony, so we sometimes sat on chairs on the balcony with a table.
Food:
That's what we were delighted with - it's the food. We just ate. Yes, by the end of the tenth day, the food began to become boring, but there was always a variety. There were crabs, fried fish, many types of side dishes, always pizza, donuts in the morning, all kinds of pickles, yogurt, two types of soup, of which one soup is the national chorba (I ate only that). It was always possible to take white-rose-red wine, beer, sprite-cola-fanta in the restaurant. There were always grapes, watermelon, melon, they gave peaches, plums, even apples. Sweets are top notch. Five days in a row there was ice cream. Some of the tables were outside - sometimes they dined there. Cute cats darted under the tables. Yes, sometimes (rarely) there were not enough places, but the locals tried to deal with this issue quickly.
Animation:
Above all praise. The animation team did a great job. All day. And water polo, and yoga, and gymnastics. And messed around with the kids. The evening program was worked out for the whole. There was even a water show (reminds me of our "Neptune Day"). And they themselves are magicians, and yogis, and fakirs, and singers, and acrobats. And they treat children very gently and with a smile. In general, to all of them a huge thank you and RESPECT! They are just GREAT!
Wi-Fi:
Free. There is always one in the lobby, but it doesn't always work. But we had enough.

Pools:
The main pool is not very big, but it was enough for all of us. He is very warm. There is a cool indoor pool (but who needs one? : )) There is a paddling pool for the kids. VERY attentive, polite and responsible lifeguards. Sun loungers and mattresses are free. Yes, sometimes there were not enough of them and I had to wake up at 7 in the morning and stomp to take the best places (life hack! ). There are towels that can be taken for a deposit (standard - the deposit changes to a card, the card - to towels). ATTENTION: change cards for collateral ahead of time. Not before leaving, otherwise they may not change. They have a limited turnaround time.
Beach:
To the beach, stomp about 7 minutes along a not very clean street. But we didn't give a damn. Once every 45 minutes, a train takes you there. Sometimes, for the sake of interest, they also rode. The beach itself is not very big, umbrellas, sun loungers and mattresses are free. At peak times, there were sometimes not enough places. Well, almost back to back. Very vigilant lifeguards. In front of our eyes, a drunken man was pulled out of the water. The sea itself is very warm. The entrance is sand. But dirty from algae, all sorts of garbage still sails. One day there were jellyfish - a black circle with a fringe. They split like nettles. I got it. The beach has free sodas, beer and wine. Constantly roam and offer a parachute, a banana, a pill. But we didn't ride.
All inclusive:
Somehow the guide told our tourists that if Tunisians knew how much Russians eat, they would never have made an all-inclusive program. Of the alcoholic beverages were: beer (very tolerable), white-pink-red wine, sprite-cola-fanta-tonic, gin, rum, whiskey, booze (local moonshine-vodka). They poured it into glass, plastic, and cardboard cups. Freshly squeezed juices were made for a small fee.

Cities:

Half an hour to Monastir in one direction, half an hour to Sousse in the other. Bus number 52. Stop right next to the hotel. They go every half hour. The fare is 0.66 dinars (approximately 14 rubles). From the hotel to the left - Sousse, to the right - Monastir. Go to the end. (“Medina” - both there and there - this is the old city). Sousse has a very busy market. But Sousse is smaller and dirtier. Medina is bigger and cleaner, but the market there is not happy. We enter the bus from behind, there is a cashier, who usually speaks good Russian and tells us where to get off. Be sure to go to the city in bracelets, we also took our passports with us. The locals are very friendly. The market is calling, but no aggression.
Tours:
We didn’t go ourselves, but people were in the zoo, in the Sahara, in three cities. Not enthusiastic, but they say it's interesting.
General impression:
Friends, we got high all 10 days. We rested in the shade of palm trees in this stunning green area. We dragged ourselves from the hot sea. We gorged ourselves on food and admired the work of the animators. Thank you Neroli for this vacation.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original