Not a solid but Tunisian quartet

Written: 20 october 2013
Travel time: 1 — 8 october 2013
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 7.0
Amenities: 8.0
In principle, all previous reviews are correct, but you can (and should) relax at the hotel. I will add briefly.
1) Russians and foreigners in the hotel in half. The first bathe in the sea, and the second by the pool. Camels are not driven on the beach (only once). The locals do not bother, but they do not buy anything from them, except for handmade camel rugs, which are not available in stores or are very expensive.
2) It is better to take breakfast and dinner (for my taste). Breakfasts are monotonous, but if you cook muesli with halva, stars, honey, nuts for dessert, pour hot milk over it all and let it brew for 15 minutes, then with a croissant - that's it. Dinners are good and nutritious - meat, fish, couscous, etc. Instead of water, I took 3 sprigs of large grapes. At lunch - a glass of tea with two apples. I didn’t feel like drinking at all between meals (! ), You can see the climate is like that.

3) Things do not disappear in the hotel, but it is not necessary to feed the servants for this. I gave a tip to the boy, who promised to replace either the faulty remote, or bring a large and flat TV - I'm still waiting. Similarly with the "swans" on the bed - they did it once, gave it personally to the maid, after that the "swans" ended before the departure.
4) Shops are located on two parallel streets. Closer to the sea there are shops without price tags, further from the sea (where the medina is) - shops for Russians with fixed prices. Lovers of magnets - immediately go down the far street, 20 meters from the waterfall there will be a small store-warehouse, where all the walls are hung with magnets for 1 dinar (the largest selection in the city).
5) From excursions do not be stingy with the Sahara, otherwise you will not see Tunisia itself. Tune in in advance that the prices are too high (but not every day we visit the desert). On the way, the guide will offer to buy dates from "grandfather Saleh" for 10 dinars per 2.5 kg. Dates in cardboard boxes, not completely dried, and upon arrival home (a week later) there were worms in them (wash and dry! ). But the dates from the peasant who offered them on sticks near the museum were 2 times cheaper (1 dinar 500 g, 2 dinars 1250 g) dry and without worms. Only few people took these dates, because the guide said that tomorrow there would be "grandfather Saleh". But, if you need a good gift for the right person, then it is better to take 1-2 more factory-made boxes of dates in the Joyce store. For the price it is more expensive (about the same as ours), but the guarantee of quality and will not be ashamed because of the worms.
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