PrimaSol El Mehdi
47 reviews
September 28, 2023
I was vacationing with my family in August 2023. I was pleasantly surprised by the level of service and the quality of food. There is a small percentage of Russian-speaking vacationers in the hotel, mainly Europeans. Therefore, the hotel tries to keep the brand. Upon arrival, you need to pay a tourist fee in the equivalent of $ 7 in local currency. The hotel is located in the center of Mahdia, which is very convenient. There is a place to go for a walk and buy souvenirs. The hotel has the shape of the letter P, almost all rooms have a sea view (side or straight).But this is on higher floors. The service is good, the staff is very friendly. In the restaurant, you don't have time to blink an eye, as everything was cleaned. The range of food is varied. Every day there are fish and meat dishes in several variations. A good selection of fruits and desserts. Local alcohol is pleasant wine, , beer is normal., whiskey, rum, everything can be drunk. I'm not a fan of strong drinks, but the rum was very good. After the restaurant closes, you can have a coffee or cocktail in the lobby bar. Rooms are cleaned daily.. The rooms have a safe, but you need to give a deposit of $ 40 for the key to the safe. Upon return of the key, the deposit is given. This issue is resolved at the reception during check-in/check-out. There are several swimming pools on the territory of the hotel, there is a children's pool. At certain times, water is turned on on the children's slides. There are a lot of vacationers with kids. The beach area is not small, there were enough sunbeds for everyone. There is only a small nuance, a deposit of $ 10 is taken for a towel at the beginning of the holiday.or euro, then it is returned. And you also need to pay a one-time payment for washing towels (I don't remember the amount, but a little). Therefore, quite a lot of vacationers were with their towels (probably not the first time they rest there). There are several bars on the territory of the hotel, there is always a place to drink... drinks, water, coffee. I've been to a lot of places, but I liked this hotel, despite the 4 stars. I recommend to visit there, I hope you will not be disappointed!
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November 8
Great place, great beach, clean, cozy hotel, good food. Great beach.
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October 24, 2023
We rested in this hotel for a week from mid-October.
I liked everything: services, food, great beach, cleanliness in the room, large and comfortable. The service staff is polite and inconspicuous.
Expectations were met.
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November 7, 2023
Not bad, but 4* for this hotel is a huge stretch. The rooms are 3*, but high-quality cleaning and the view from the room compensate for the fatigue of the room stock. Cleaning every day out of 11, towels were changed every day, the bed was changed every day, which is a rarity. Room 207, view from the balcony to the inner garden and the sea.
The food is varied, the breakfasts are standard, lunches and dinners are always different, not repeated. Meat, fish, sometimes seafood.
Drinks include soda, powdered juices, tea and coffee.
From alcohol, wine and beer are not bad, but all the parodies of local production for cognac, whiskey, rum - everything is monotonous and everything tastes terrible. There were no traditional Tunisian liqueurs Cedratine and Tibarin, they poured something else instead, which did not taste at all similar.
The territory is large and green, the beach is excellent. Beach towels are not free, you can rent them. Basically, all vacationers with their own.
From the hotel to the Mahdia Medina is about 30-40 minutes by walking, about 15-20 minutes to the fish, which is the symbol of the city.
The staff is different, there are very friendly, there are those in bars who throw a glass, demonstrating their hatred, or to all vacationers, or maybe to Russians. The bartender from the pool bar extorted money openly, demanding dollars daily. It's certainly not nice for your own money to feel somehow awkward because of this attitude.
In general, I got everything I wanted from the rest, so I give the hotel a good rating.
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July 19, 2023
Vacation in asterisk orbit
In August, we were a family here for 21 years. Our daughter, Nadezhda, was 2.7 years old at that time. I won't write much about flights. Charter is the essence of a minibus. The maximum number of seats per 1 square meter of the cabin. I am surprised that so far handrails for standing flights have not been provided. It takes 4.5 hours to get there from St. Petersburg. Back less than 4x. Apparently, the pilot from the countries of Central Asia got caught. He drove along the oncoming lane, overtaking everyone, including satellites in low-Earth orbit.
Upon arrival, they settled into the left wing of the hotel, giving out a key with a keychain, which in weight resembled the anchor of a destroyer. This wing of the hotel cordially looks with all its windows at the stage where the animation takes place. This should inspire unbridled fun in vacationers. But not in our case. -2 hours in time played a cruel joke on us. At the harmless 20:00, children's animation begins with all the playful sounds flowing through the closed window. And on the biological clock of our "asterisk" it is 22:00 and this means an unquestioning immersion into the realm of Morpheus. My daughter, tired of the waterfall of events that fell in one day, spat on the celebration of life outside the window and, according to her regime, fell asleep. But my wife spent the next 3 hours (after the children's animation, an adult inevitably comes) trying to overcome the dissonance of vibrations caused on the one hand by the low frequencies of the speakers, and on the other by the reaction of the nervous system to such a successful settlement.
The very next morning, I gathered my willpower and went to the reception, ready to defend the mental health of my family to the last. The blow was so discouraging that the hand clutching the last and most weighty argument with the portrait of the dead American president loosened limply and even began to shyly shove this argument deeper into his pocket. "The cleaning of the rooms will be finished at 12 and you will be able to choose the one that is convenient for you." Have you ever seen such a thing? We're not. After dropping the anchor on the counter, we received a key card from the room in the right wing.
At first, we tried to translate the biological clock of the asterisk into a new reality. In the morning, overcoming gravity, we hovered around the room so as not to wake her up. At a quiet hour, they tearfully persuaded me to sleep for another half hour. It's all in vain. We were the first to come to the dining room for breakfast, often with the doors still closed. But in the evening, to the sounds of the animation beginning, we stomped into the room to take a horizontal position. The daughter was adamant.
Vacationing aborigines behave defiantly. They occupy our sun beds. They swim in our pools. They are sunbathing on our beach. They eat our food in the dining room. Water, lemonade and coffee flow like a river. All these drinks that offend the resort area are consumed by them everywhere. In all public places. They don't hesitate to drink this stuff even in front of the children! They have ball orgies in the pool. Like water polo or volleyball. Children are drawn into these games. They're laughing!!! Some of our compatriots are discouraged by such lawlessness. And many, with a delicate mental organization, go on a binge.
And yet there is a bit of humanity in them. They are very fond of small children (analogies with Barmalei are completely inappropriate here). On the very first evening, we walked the road of life from the reception to the dining room. The entire animation team lines up in a square before dinner and invites the audience to ritual dances to a tambourine with a power of a couple of kilowatts. And the moment the first of these sons of the Sahara stretched out his hands to our star, it turned into a star. She was being squeezed and hugged. She was admired. "Nadia! Nadia! "they shouted. It is quite difficult for us, northern people, to have such close tactile contacts with unfamiliar Berbers. We were smiling in confusion. Subsequently, throughout our stay, from different parts of the hotel periodically heard "Nadia! "And immediately a smiling animator appeared with the intention of cuddling our daughter. From the abundance of attention, the psyche of the star cracked after three days. Hearing her name in the Tunisian interpretation or seeing the animator, the daughter quickly dived under her mother's dress / skirt. Looking ahead, when we left, all the animators who were at the hotel at that moment came out to see Nadia off.
We went to a children's store to buy a pot for our daughter (the sound of the drain in the airplane toilet made a lasting impression on her. At the hotel, she refused to go to the toilet). Next to the children's store, Yandex showed carrefour (a French retail chain, such as lenta/auchan). After entering it, I immediately went back out to see if I had made the wrong entrance.
The village "magnet" on the morning of the first of January looked like the Elysee Palace against this background.... The epithets did not match. I would like to warn you against trouble. The trouble runs periodically about a kilometer from the beach. From this distance, it looks like an illustration for "Treasure Island". Tickets for trouble are sold by a villain on the hotel grounds. The event is called a boat trip with a visit to a dolphin farm and fishing. Our family loves adventures. After breakfast, a bus picked us up to take us to the "port". When I saw this place, I began to feel anxious. When we arrived at our cruise ship, the anxiety turned into panic. A wooden longboat, at first glance built during Sinbad's travels. In the middle of the deck there is a huge hatch, from which a colander-like exhaust pipe of a diesel engine rumbling in the depths of the hold rushes into the blue sky. The following events were expected by me. The diesel exhaust, mixed with the sea rolling, let's call it a morning Mediterranean cocktail, had a stunning effect on some brave travelers. Some of them immediately brought gifts to the sea gods with previously eaten breakfasts. Others fell on the benches in ecstasy and rolled their eyes. Corpses of fish, sickened by dolphins, float around the farm. Dolphins themselves treat the duties assigned to them negligently. We could barely make out a pair of fins at a decent distance. The daughter, who did not really understand what to look out for in the depths of the sea, did not see anything at all. On the way back, the team tried to feed the guests with fried fish. It was suspected that the fish was fried on a diesel engine rumbling in the hold.
We are not one of those 90% of specialists in the construction and cleaning sectors of our economy who pay money for the pleasure of looking for cracks in plaster and leaks in drain tanks. And they also endlessly move pieces of furniture around the room in search of dust. Unlike those who write after visiting the hotel - you will not stay hungry, upon arrival home you will not be greeted by a personal chef with Michelin stars and even orders. That's why we don't rate it. You can read about all the shortcomings in hundreds of other reviews. Many of them are written by true professionals! We're talking about impressions. I wrote about some of them.
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August 6, 2023
Excellent combination of price and quality. At a reasonable price, excellent service, good hotel, great beach
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August 24, 2021
We had a family vacation from August 12 to 19, my husband and children, 2 and 7 years old, lived on the 4th floor in a family room.I'll start in order, it takes about 1 hour 30 minutes to get to the hotel, the buses are convenient and the time flew by unnoticed, and the hotel was settled quickly, suitcases were helped to lift,the family room was clean and spacious, sea view,everything worked in the room,cleaned daily.The sea is 2 minutes away, the sea is fabulously warm,affectionate,clean and transparent,the beach is well-groomed,the sand is white,the sun beds were always free,there were not many people on the beach,the hotel territory is clean,landscaped,there are swimming pools,children's,with slides,shared,one on the second floor by the bar.The slides worked 2 times a day in the morning and after lunch.Children's animation👍The guys love their work, yoga,aqua aerobics,water volleyball in the afternoon,there is a children's room where all sorts of entertainments are held for children at certain times)The restaurant is large, there have always been places,the food is not boring, everything is delicious,both we and the children hoped,fish,tuna,beef,turkey,lamb, chicken,everything was given,pasta with different sauces,watermelon, plums,melon,peaches,grapes,apples,octopus were in gravy and in salad, squid,grilled shrimp were given 1 day for dinner,everything was hearty and delicious, the tables were cleaned in a timely manner, the staff was friendly, coffee,cocoa,local drinks at the bar near the reception without restriction until 00 o'clock.On the territory of the hotel there is a playground next to the kids club,as well as by the pool with talaso spa slides,massage,wraps are offered, the price is not bad, there is a souvenir shop, prices are not too high.We went to the supermarket by taxi, bought delicious canned tuna, dates, etc.I recommend trying cactus fruits, very juicy and delicious, we took a whole package from the supermarket for just 2 dinars,a taxi is cheap,it takes 10 minutes to go to the supermarket.There is a bank at the hotel side of the reception, you can change dollars to dinars, the exchange rate is good,there is a banomat near the hotel, where you can withdraw a dinar from a visa card without commissions. In general, both we and the children were satisfied with the rest, I recommend the hotel and put a solid 4!There is something to compare it with and I would definitely come back here!If you have any questions, write, I will be happy to answer
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June 19, 2023
Well-maintained territory. The food is delicious. The rooms are tired. The staff is great.
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November 11, 2019
My wife and I chose a hotel in order to find a suitable one for a beach holiday at the end of the season.
Accordingly, they were mostly interested in the presence of a clean beach with sun loungers, the availability of full-fledged food and a cozy room.
Judging by the reviews and photos, this hotel was more than suitable for this.
Upon arrival at the hotel, they are greeted with a non-alcoholic cocktail at the reception, promptly help fill out the necessary documents, issue a key card, after which the porter escorts to the room, which is very useful considering the size of the hotel.
The standard room is a decent size - I think 20 squares. We were pleasantly surprised by the size of the combined bathroom and its conditional separation by a partition into a toilet and a bathroom.
The renovation and furniture in the room have already seen customers in their lifetime, but everything works properly and looks decent, everything is done in an Arabic flavor.
The beach on the territory of the hotel is well-groomed, the sand is fine and light, there are plenty of sun beds and mattresses. I liked the coast as a whole very much - during the rest there were big waves with wind and complete calm and it was always comfortable on the beach. I was a little disappointed that the beach closes at night - so if you want to stay by the sea in the dark, you will either have to go to the nearest city beach or break the rules.
Everything was great in the kitchen - there is a lot of food, there is variety, local authentic dishes and sweets are present, there is seafood. In the main restaurant, dinner lasts 3 hours, lunch 2 hours and 4 hours for breakfast. In between, other places are almost always open, so you won't stay hungry. Practically because due to the fact that the rest fell at the end of October and the beginning of November, one pool bar has already been mothballed.
In case of bad weather, there is a warm pool, a Jacuzzi, you can ride aquagorks - there are only 3 of them, but it was definitely fun to try them.
But the most unexpected thing was the animation team - these guys constantly conduct all kinds of activities and games - from learning Arabic to zumba, from darts to volleyball \ football. It seems to me that if you participate everywhere, you won't even have time to lie down on the beach :) In the evenings, the animators arrange show dances / songs performed by them (you should give the guys their due - they give their best and the level of choreographic training is good), karaoke \ contests for amateurs, a fakir performance. And it happens 6 nights a week.
It is very easy to get from the hotel to the old part of the city of Mahdia, 5 dinars by taxi or 30 minutes on foot, or you can wander around the new part of the city and see the life of local people - this is also a cool bonus.
That is, mechanically everything is there and everything is good and it already deserves a solid four, but the excellent attitude of the hotel staff to vacationers, friendliness, smiling and talkativeness eventually creates the impression that you are on vacation in the company of new friends. And this is the very seasoning that, along with everything else, gave the delight of staying at this hotel. I definitely advise you to visit and thank all the staff for the emotions you received from the rest.
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October 2, 2019
I liked the hotel. The territory is very well maintained. The beach is clean. The sea is practically free of algae and jellyfish.The food is very good. There is always something to choose. There were a lot of fruits (the period from 17.09. to 29.09.19) The impression of the holiday is wonderful. only one thing spoiled it. 20 dinars disappeared from her purse in the room and my friend has the same amount. The main amount remains. They steal a little bit. After arriving, it turned out that my friend had several pieces of soap and a rather expensive oil missing from her suitcase. So be careful.
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June 5, 2019
Everyone liked the hotel)The staff is friendly, the food is wonderfully tasty and varied, the room is good (not renovated, but clean and cozy).Large well-maintained territory, two excellent swimming pools,water slides, indoor heated pool with Jacuzzi.A clean beach.Animators work with children, there is a children's area.Animation for adults is also a top score: gorgeous yoga, cute aqua aerobics, dance lessons and a great zumba coach!
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October 20, 2018
A nice hotel with its own beach. There is a mini water park. 2 pools for adults and one for children outside, one indoor pool.
We walked along the beach for 5km in different directions, the beach of this hotel is the cleanest.
The food is not fancy, but good. Lovers of sweets will definitely like it - cakes for lunch and dinner. It is written that 3 restaurants are a la carte, but geographically it is one room, on different days the theme of the restaurant is different. If you don't go, you won't lose anything, the food in the dining room was tastier and besides, there was no entertainment or music in the restaurant.
Large landscaped area. Upon check-in, they ask if you want a sea view, if so, they ask for an additional $ 10. Although the hotel is built in such a way that 80% of the rooms face the sea.
Most of the staff are fluent in Russian and speak it.
The animation is quite good, aqua aerobics is just super - led by a cheerful guy, so both men and women were engaged.
The rooms are clean - they are cleaned every day, although the bed linen has not been changed in 6 days (although we did not tip). There is a safe in the rooms, in some electronic without a deposit, in others a mechanical key as a deposit, money is returned upon departure.
Beach towels are also included in the deposit.
There is a souvenir shop on site. The nearest supermarket is a 10-minute walk away.
The sights of the city are 50 minutes on foot, or by taxi 5 dinars (about 120 rubles in October 2018)
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August 23, 2021
We really liked this hotel. The room is good. The children's animation is great. They are being fed for slaughter. There is something to choose from.
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October 16, 2019
A very pleasant stay in terms of price and quality. This is not a 5* hotel, but it is quite a clean 4*. According to nutrition, you can always find something to eat. Russian-speaking girls work at the reception. The staff tries to understand Russian. The sea is great. The beach is gentle and sandy. The territory of the hotel is very green. Alcohol is very bad, but we didn't come to drink
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November 5, 2018
In principle, I liked the rest. They gave money at the reception upon check-in. The room is good. It's big enough. We were vacationing with two children. There was a playpen for the little one. There are two beds for the eldest. The room is on the ground floor. It's very quiet there. But!!! There are concerts for Italians on weekends. Hours before 23.00 there is a tin. Thank God the children were so tired and didn't hear it all. A kitten came into the room once. The second time, the rat actually ran in. She got her head stuck between the wall and the chest of drawers and was taken out. There is always food. But the choice was very small. Wherever we rested, it was the first time. It was my husband's birthday. They didn't congratulate me. It's not pleasant. When breakfast is on. It turns out that you can't take out coffee mugs. There's some crazy guy working there. Who collects these mugs. I don't like my job. Why is it coming out. He made me very angry. In general, the dining room is divided into two. On the one hand, some waiters on the other, others. Here at the entrance immediately to the right. The shifts there are very nice and friendly people. On the left side, offended by the world. Delicious coffee is served at the lobby bar. But at the end of the vacation. They began to wash the mugs badly from chlorine. My husband took a beer , and there it feels like they poured bleach into the beer. When they came again. Again also. But I immediately asked for a replacement. He attacked me like that. It's like I'm working there. In general, it is necessary to monitor. They don't like it when they make comments. But they command themselves. But they don't beg for money. Last year we vacationed in Hammamet, that's how they still choose how much money to give them. The restaurant on the Ala map is not very good. Everything that is given in the dining room. That's just with a beautiful serve. Children's animators are great! Baby club them! The sea is great. They clean the beach all the time!!!!! I think this is the main thing. There's a donkey with a cart strapped to it. He walks back and forth. Even in a storm, the beach was cleaned. Thank them very much for this!!! Well, in general, we were satisfied! Thank you for that! I would have gone back there! Yes! That's just so that without those fools!
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August 29, 2021
Just arrived, excellent hotel price = quality, own gorgeous beach, animation
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July 1, 2021
Overall, a good hotel for your money. The staff is polite. The only drawback is that they dilute alcohol with water when making cocktails.
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June 15, 2019
A great, cozy hotel. The rooms are not large, but well renovated. Very strong animation, both for children and adults, delicious food, clean sea, excellent service.
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July 5, 2019
I was with my wife and two children. Clean rooms, delicious and very varied food. Clean sea, clean beach. The top two-day excursion to the Sahara inspired me to do great things. Minus a star for organizing third-party excursions, dirt in the city, poorly concealed negative attitude of some "characters" from the staff to tourists from the Russian Federation.
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November 4, 2019
The hotel is not bad! Immediately by the situation and location, it is clear that the hotel is 5 stars, but due to the lack of cosmetic repairs it is listed at 4.
Of the cons, the hotel is designed for Russians, Germans and French, but everyone speaks English. It would be possible to learn the languages of the guests.
It is especially evident how difficult it is for everyone to communicate in English with the staff on the beach.
And so everything is as usual.
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October 12, 2018
A large hotel, upon check-in, if you do not have a room with a sea view, they want money. My room was modest, but spacious, and the bathroom was clean. Meals are served 24 hours a day, but the food is for an unassuming tourist. Coffee and tea are not served at lunch and dinner in the dining room, cakes should be washed down with juice or soda. Even the drinking water is salty, but this is more a claim to Tunisia, and not to the hotel. There are animators for children, yoga for adults (one name), foam parties, discos. The beach is cleaned, guarded and even leveled, the sea is clean and pleasant. There is an opportunity to fly by parachute, ride a banana, swim on a boat. A typical family vacation, there were also many retirees.
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October 20, 2019
I was in 2018 at the beginning of August - everything was within the norm there. The second time fell in the second half of October (closing of the season). So, a disregard for customers has surfaced. It was visible both at the reception and in the dining room. When identifying problems, the staff turned the arrows as much as they could, but in the end they performed their duties through the stump deck. Next rooms: this time we got the following surprises: a bad toilet flush (which also leaked), dirty ceiling, dirty glass doors to the balcony. After cleaning the room, there was hair on the sheets. Now about entertainment: for me, the indicator is 40 people per dartboard (one game lasted several hours). The choice of food (all inclusive) has become poorer. In short, this hotel no longer exists for me.
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October 10, 2019
I was at this hotel in late September -early October.
The beach at the hotel is excellent, the donkey is cleaned every evening, but the fact that after 18:00 the beach closes the hotel upset me, I also did not like the attitude of the staff to the Russians, when asked to change the bungalow to a hotel room, they said we would change it a day later, as a result, where they settled there and lived. The food in the restaurant is very good, the sea is clean, the sand is soft. I won't come here anymore, just because of the poor staff.
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November 12, 2018
Nice hotel. Friendly staff. Alcohol is diluted. The hookah is complete bullshit and it's not worth 10 dinars! The beach is great - sandy. Clear. The food is decent and varied
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October 21, 2019
Nice hotel, excellent and varied food.
Cons : a deposit for towels, a deposit for a TV remote control and the most negative, to make 2 key cards, you need to pay 5 dinars!
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October 25, 2018
Convenient location, delicious food, good rooms,friendly staff, well-groomed beach, daily room cleaning (although linen was changed 1 time in 10 days), active animators.
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September 4, 2019
I liked it!I am almost happy with everything, but the rooms .... the furniture is old, the smell of old age, there is too much dust, no one tries to clean the room, there is dust under the bed, these eternal bedspreads are not washed, probably for the whole season never in the laundry or dry cleaning. but in the restaurant everything is fine, delicious, beautiful, there are no queues, the staff is polite.
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July 12, 2019
Great hotel, we've been with children for 2 years in a row. I liked everything very much, clean rooms, good food, a gorgeous beach.
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October 8, 2019
A good hotel, excellent sea with clean water and delicious, varied food....
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September 4, 2018
A great hotel for its 4 stars, friendly staff, animators are just fire!))) The sea is gorgeous! I will definitely come back here)
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February 28, 2020
It's a good hotel for Tunisia. The food is delicious, the sea is clean, the room is not very clean)
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July 6, 2019
Excellent hotel, nice beautiful grounds, rooms with sea views, good rest with a child
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September 2, 2018
A purely family-run hotel. Couples with children under 8 years old. A two-storey kravat and a park of simple kravatiy are crammed into the standard. A towel, a safe, a remote control from the TV channel via a deposit. Everything is paid.
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October 1, 2018
Convenient location, excellent service, beautiful beach, cozy rooms, very clean grounds and pools.
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October 11, 2018
Good infrastructure and attentive staff. Everything you need for a family beach holiday is available. I recommend.
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October 12, 2018
A magnificent private beach, beautiful territory, delicious food, but I didn't like the queues everywhere - in the bar, in the dining room.
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January 26, 2019
A magnificent hotel. 4 stars are indicated. But the attitude of the staff is 5 (unless you are a classic Russian alcoholic on vacation - they have a special attitude towards such people)
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September 29, 2018
Convenient location, good service, cozy room, magnificent beach.
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November 28, 2018
Good food, friendly administration
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September 13, 2018
The reception charges 20 euros for providing a nicer room. Initially, they try to settle in the trash.
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June 24, 2020
I liked everything
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May 10, 2019
A decent family hotel
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August 30, 2018
Nicely. Convenient territory
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July 26, 2019
Very cool
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December 7, 2020
Satisfied
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October 30, 2018
Super hotel
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August 29, 2018
An ordinary four
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