Your rating of this hotel:
4.0
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Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
3.0
Service:
3.0
Cleanliness:
2.0
Food:
7.0
Amenities:
7.0
We stayed at this hotel from April 27th to May 4th. I want to share my bitter experience, first about the cons of this hotel.
Upon arrival, we were settled in a room on the ground floor, the music from the disco, which is located in the hotel, played so loudly that we did not sleep all night. The acoustics in the hotel are terrible, Arabs roam the corridors all night long, talking loudly and not letting you sleep. The room itself is just from horror movies: old shabby furniture, dirt everywhere, sheets and a bedspread - everything is stained and holes, gray towels stank very much of bleach. After an experienced night and scandals with the administration, we were settled in a room on the 4th floor. This room was a bit better than the previous one, at least there was no music and our window had a view of the pool. I'm not too demanding, but cleanliness and comfort should be a must in the room, this, of course, was not... Especially since the hotel positions itself as 4+.
What surprised me a lot, this is a hotel - a city hotel where local Arabs come to have fun. The hotel has an endless passage courtyard, not a single Arab will miss a glance past you, you can’t calmly go into the pool, because everything is occupied by local vacationers. My husband and girlfriend and I tried not to pay attention and calmly enjoy the rest.
There is another surprise associated with this hotel: if travel agencies tell you that the hotel is located on the first line, this is not true, new modern hotels have built up the first line. The beach of our hotel is very small, we went swimming to other beaches. The sea was cool, there are a lot of algae in it, but we still managed to swim. We found a very clean beach of a neighboring hotel, but not all beaches are cleaned, in general, the streets of Sousse are dirty, rubbish is scattered in some places, so the impression of cleanliness was not the best, although they still consider themselves a French colony. Now I’ll tell you about the pros: in fact, the hotel has very friendly staff (except for the reception). They always smile and ask for nothing in return. We also really liked the food, although the breakfasts were standard (they offered scrambled eggs, pancakes and boiled vegetables). But lunches and dinners are very varied, there is an excellent choice of meat, vegetable dishes, pasta and more. Only with fruit they did not work out, there were apples and oranges on the tables, not of a very good kind.
I advise you to go on an excursion to Carthage and the blue and white city of Sidi Bou Said. Thanks to this trip, we have an idea about the history of this country, we followed in the footsteps of the ancient Phoenicians and walked along the cozy streets of the old city. We also took an excursion on a pirate boat for 30 dinars with access to the open sea, if you are offered it at a hotel or on the beach, it’s better to take a walk to the port and you will find it cheaper there. In fact, the tour is "about nothing", we did not see the promised dolphins, we bought in the cold open sea and returned back to the port.
Not far from our hotel there is a wonderful port, where we went for a walk in the evenings, there are various restaurants and shops where you can have a good time. If you like historical excursions and do not pay attention to dirt, then you should visit this country, just be more careful when choosing a hotel!
Upon arrival, we were settled in a room on the ground floor, the music from the disco, which is located in the hotel, played so loudly that we did not sleep all night. The acoustics in the hotel are terrible, Arabs roam the corridors all night long, talking loudly and not letting you sleep. The room itself is just from horror movies: old shabby furniture, dirt everywhere, sheets and a bedspread - everything is stained and holes, gray towels stank very much of bleach. After an experienced night and scandals with the administration, we were settled in a room on the 4th floor. This room was a bit better than the previous one, at least there was no music and our window had a view of the pool. I'm not too demanding, but cleanliness and comfort should be a must in the room, this, of course, was not... Especially since the hotel positions itself as 4+.
What surprised me a lot, this is a hotel - a city hotel where local Arabs come to have fun. The hotel has an endless passage courtyard, not a single Arab will miss a glance past you, you can’t calmly go into the pool, because everything is occupied by local vacationers. My husband and girlfriend and I tried not to pay attention and calmly enjoy the rest.
There is another surprise associated with this hotel: if travel agencies tell you that the hotel is located on the first line, this is not true, new modern hotels have built up the first line. The beach of our hotel is very small, we went swimming to other beaches. The sea was cool, there are a lot of algae in it, but we still managed to swim. We found a very clean beach of a neighboring hotel, but not all beaches are cleaned, in general, the streets of Sousse are dirty, rubbish is scattered in some places, so the impression of cleanliness was not the best, although they still consider themselves a French colony. Now I’ll tell you about the pros: in fact, the hotel has very friendly staff (except for the reception). They always smile and ask for nothing in return. We also really liked the food, although the breakfasts were standard (they offered scrambled eggs, pancakes and boiled vegetables). But lunches and dinners are very varied, there is an excellent choice of meat, vegetable dishes, pasta and more. Only with fruit they did not work out, there were apples and oranges on the tables, not of a very good kind.
I advise you to go on an excursion to Carthage and the blue and white city of Sidi Bou Said. Thanks to this trip, we have an idea about the history of this country, we followed in the footsteps of the ancient Phoenicians and walked along the cozy streets of the old city. We also took an excursion on a pirate boat for 30 dinars with access to the open sea, if you are offered it at a hotel or on the beach, it’s better to take a walk to the port and you will find it cheaper there. In fact, the tour is "about nothing", we did not see the promised dolphins, we bought in the cold open sea and returned back to the port.
Not far from our hotel there is a wonderful port, where we went for a walk in the evenings, there are various restaurants and shops where you can have a good time. If you like historical excursions and do not pay attention to dirt, then you should visit this country, just be more careful when choosing a hotel!
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