Eastern fairy tale

Written: 6 august 2011
Travel time: 6 — 17 september 2009
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
10.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 10.0
Amenities: 10.0
The sending party "NORD", the meeting party "Express Tour" - such smart people, they worked very well, I would especially highlight the super work of our guide Natalya from the "Express Tour", Thank you so much!

Accommodation:
The hotel is located very conveniently, not big, but very well-groomed beautiful area, palm trees everywhere, very clean pools, outdoor and indoor. A sanitary service is constantly working on the territory, which periodically takes water for analysis - this is very pleasing, since you can safely travel with children.
For children, there is also a children's section in the pool and a playground on the territory.
We rested together with my husband, we were given a room on the first floor with a sea view, we didn’t even have to pay for relocation, because after we looked at the room, we liked it, although on the first floor, the air conditioner worked, but we almost didn’t turn it on , because in the afternoon there is no sun on this side and the room is cool.

There was no hair dryer, but I took my own.
They clean and change towels every day, we left 1 dinar for the cleaner, even if we forgot, she still cleaned well.
On the beach, a sunbed under an umbrella with a mattress costs 2 dinars per person per day, the price is the same near the pool. The beach is clean, the sea too, no jellyfish.

Nutrition:
Everyone can find something tasty for themselves, you will not stay hungry:
In the morning breakfast starts at 5.30 - continental and until 7.30 - sausages, sausage, cheese, lots of pastries, butter, eggs, coffee, juices, milk, vegetables;
From 7.30 to 9.30 - a regular breakfast, everything is the same + fruits, sometimes pancakes or scrambled eggs - fried in front of you. All breakfast drinks are free. For breakfast, you can go 2 times and continental and regular.
For dinner from 18.30 to 20.
(approximately 360 rubles for our money), everything is expensive in restaurants.
There is a fish restaurant in the city. Lunch for one person is complex and sooooo big there, it costs 28 dinars, you can’t take one lunch for two. In this restaurant, it’s definitely a “guzzle”, which you just don’t try from seafood, I strongly advise all lovers to visit it. Your guide will tell you in more detail where to find this restaurant, he is the only one in Sousse with such a complex lunch.

Animation
I liked it because I worked with both children and adults.
At 11 am - water aerobics, then water polo, beach volleyball, various concerts in the evening, dancing with children and adults, fakir show, transvestites, folklore evenings.
The animation is all in German, but everything is clear.
In general, the hotel is about 50% Germans, 20-30% Russians, 20% French, 10% of the rest (Swedes, Poles, British)

We rested in Ramadan and therefore alcohol was not sold at all anywhere in Tunisia, even in General stores, where they always sell it. Our guide told us that)) they probably didn’t inspire confidence for tourists they can sell, but our “faces” to the Arabs that they didn’t sell anything, referring to the fact that they have Ramadan. The hotel sells everything from alcohol, even Russian vodka))), although the prices are much higher if you buy it all in the store. We took Celtia bottled beer 0.33 ml - 2.5 dinars and draft Celtia too - a little cheaper. There is also a Golden Brau - a little bitter (for an amateur) and a couple more species, Celtia is the most normal.
Wine everyone recommends Magon, red and pink, well, we naturally tried it, and since I am not a lover of wines, and especially dry ones, I didn’t like it at all, such a disgusting thing, although almost everyone likes it.
Their vodka is called Bukha on figs, it is sold 100 grams in a small bottle - 5 dinars at the hotel.
The taste ...is something))), in general, moonshine moonshine, do not immediately take a large bottle, it is better to try a small and very cold one or try it with ice.

Souvenirs
the cheapest in Kairouan, cheaper than in Sousse many times over, for example, if in Sousse there is a big drum of 50-80 dinars, then in Kairouan we bought for 3 dinars in total. The skin there is camel and also cheap, belts, wallets, purses, bags - buy everything in Kairouan. This shop is right next to their mosque. If you go on an excursion to the Sahara, then you will be picked up for these souvenirs on the way back.
The most expensive souvenirs in Port El Kantaoui.
Another piece of advice, if you are offered to take something on the street and “shoved” right into your hands (sometimes Coca-Cola, all sorts of flowers) - do not take it, because as soon as you pick up what is offered to you, then it’s up to you they will immediately demand from 1 to 5 dinars.
And remember one magic word in Arabic "LE" - means "NO", this especially affects Arab children who just want to "suck in" everything.

Tours
We only traveled from the Sahara for 2 days. Got guide Ahmed (Russian speaking), probably the coolest guide of all. There were 5 or 6 buses, ours always and everywhere was the first. What we just didn’t see with him, I won’t reveal all the secrets, I only recommend asking for this guide Ahmed and you definitely won’t regret 100% that you spent 2 days on this excursion.


For the first time we were in Tunisia and I myself was convinced that this country is truly an unforgettable oriental fairy tale! Of course, I think there are flaws in small things everywhere, but if you are going to rest with an excellent mood for the whole vacation and just relax, and not spoil your mood by finding out that something is wrong somewhere in the hotel in the country as a whole, then
Your vacation will be held on "Hurrah"!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original