Добротная 4-ка для спокойного отдыха с ненавязчивой анимацией Good 4-ka for a relaxing holiday with unobtrusive animation

We rested in July 2012 in Thalassa Village Skanes 4 *. Couple + child 15 years old. They gave me a 4-bed room on the 3rd floor of the 3-story building farthest from the reception. We wanted to change, but after walking around the territory, we realized that from the 1-storey bungalows that make up the main room stock of the hotel, we would not be able to see the sea from the window. In addition, the rooms there turned out to be much smaller than ours, and the terraces with table-chairs and clotheslines went straight to the street, where people walk and roam. Therefore, we were satisfied with our quiet and peaceful room, from where we could not hear the night disco. And to take a walk for breakfast or to the beach along the crooked streets between the bungalows lined with flowers and palm trees is only a joy. The territory of the hotel is monitored, they try, but in the local climate they obviously fail to do it perfectly. The grass on the lawns is scorched, although bushes, palm trees and flowers, more or less, create beauty and comfort.
The hotel itself is located somewhere in the middle between Sousse and the Monastery. Near only neighboring hotels, there is nowhere to go. By taxi to Sousse 8-15 dinars, to the Monastery - 5-10 (as you bargain). The hotel has a lot of French, Italians, Poles, English. A few Germans, Russians, Czechs. Very few Arabs and blacks. The staff communicates in Arabic/French (mandatory), in the bars and at the reception they understand English, the cleaners do not understand English at all. It did not cause any particular problems: smiles, gestures, international words and the desire to find a common language decide everything. Learn a few words in Arabic and you will immediately be treated differently. Animators speak all languages ​ ​ except Russian. There are separate animators even for the Poles. This is especially true for children. The hotel has a kids club, separate meals, a swimming pool and animation for the little ones. Therefore, a lot of families rest here. There are sports and game animation.
We had enough evening dances and shows (here the language is almost not needed).


Tipping is encouraged, but not required. But if you feed the staff, then the rest will be much more pleasant. So for 2-4 dinars a day, a table for lunch and dinner was already served, wine, water, juice, beer appeared as soon as we asked. The waiter constantly offered wine to the room (we refused, which surprised him greatly), and at parting he still handed us a bottle of wine with him as a souvenir. Cleaning was done only if you leave the dinars on the nightstand and hang the right sign on the door. Other combinations did not work)) Nothing was missing from the room. Towels were changed a couple of times.

The beach is being removed. There are enough sun loungers and mattresses, but they are already old, broken and worn out in places. But everything is free. Just like Fanta Cola Sprite at the beach bar. The beach itself is quite spacious. You could always find a place. Probably because foreigners almost all hung out near the pools.
Here, even in the morning, taking sunbeds, and even under umbrellas, is a big problem. Pools are small, no slides. One is for active swimming, diving and aqua aerobics, the second is smaller for children and family splashing. There are also a couple of frogs. Near the pools bar with diluted free drinks. In general, I did not understand where they could buy a drink. Everything was poured into a bowl. But you could leave a tip and then the cocktail will be mixed to you better.

Particular attention is paid to sports and dance animation. We mostly danced in the evenings and watched dance shows. Animation team - colorful boys of different nationalities 20-30 years old. Girls, ladies and mothers are delighted! The men are resting while their halves are dancing with the pros)) The guys are very friendly, groovy, cheerful. Everything is easy, with humor, unobtrusively. If you don't want to, they don't touch you. You can rest as you wish.

Separately, a few words about the Russians.

It seems like they don't like it there. Not only in the hotel, in general in Tunisia. And, in principle, they can be understood. The hotel is calm, everything is slow, with a smile, unobtrusively. But if we heard screams, scandals, drunken voices, showdowns with the administration or the hotel guide - all this was guess what language? ((It became a little ashamed of ours. Several times, when the Arabs detected our Russian, the only thing that saved the situation was the explanation that we were from Ukraine and speak English. The attitude changed before our eyes. Nobody likes boors and brawlers. So draw your own conclusions. In general Well, people in Tunisia are very friendly.

In general, we liked everything. Could have been better? Probably yes, but we have no regrets. The main thing on vacation is the mood and you don’t need to strain yourself over trifles. Recommend? Certainly.