Your rating of this hotel:
8.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms:
7.0
Service:
8.0
Cleanliness:
8.0
Food:
9.0
Amenities:
8.0
Initial data: trip August 6-16.2013, all inclusive, travel company "Koral".
Hotel.
I chose this hotel primarily based on reviews. I found good reviews - I was looking for a hotel with an operator. I didn't make a mistake. The hotel is only 2 years old as it was given for sale in Russia. In the bulk, Germans / French / Italians rest there. Very few Poles/Russians. Accordingly, the pros: good service, excellent food, a wonderful hotel with its own white sandy beach. Cons: no one speaks Russian. Although, as I later noted, practically no one in the country knows Russian. And this can also be attributed to the pluses - there is a good opportunity to practice in knowledge of the English language (my husband has French). The location of our hotel is between Yasmine (Jasmine) Hammamet and Old Hammamet, in the so-called "Gardens of Hammamet". I also attribute this location to the pluses - far from the hustle and bustle of the main tourist areas, if possible, get there in 5-10 minutes for 4-7 dinars (80-140 rubles) one way. I did not like the location of hotels, for example, in Yasmine Hammamet itself - all the hotels on the "first" coastline have a beach across a very busy road.
I won’t write about the flight, they brought me to the hotel around 8 in the morning. Knowing that they might not give a room until 2 pm, I put shoes / swimwear / shorts / T-shirts very close in my suitcase. At the reception, they filled out a card, they immediately put on bracelets for us, they told us to come by 12 o'clock. We changed in the toilet, put the rest of our things in a suitcase. First we went for breakfast. Breakfast is like everywhere else. Then we went for a walk around the hotel. The hotel (due to the fact that it is one of the old ones) is surrounded by greenery, already very large palm trees, many flowers, good care of the territory as a whole.
Then we went to the spa. We went to the hammam and massage. And so the time flew by.
Number.
At 13 o'clock we came to the reception and we were taken to the room. We booked a bungalow. Our bungalow was territorially right behind the reception. Very comfortably. The room is standard. Before that, I had seen pictures, so I knew everything. The podium with the bathtub is cool. But the only thing, after our baths, water constantly flowed onto the floor by the sink. I wiped it with a foot towel and left it on the floor. They changed it properly. And in general everything changed properly. We put 2 liters of water in the refrigerator every day. Every day I left 2 dinars under my pillow. They were taken away. Cleaned like normal (I did not look under the bed). Figures from towels are not twisted if someone is waiting. : ))
No interruptions in water/light/air conditioning. Soap sets are placed in time. The door to the balcony worked fine. The light bulb on the balcony itself didn't work, but we didn't need it. Be sure to bring a clothesline with you. We didn't have one, so we dried everything on the railing. During the night everything dried up, but sometimes the wind blew something to the ground. But no one took what fell - it lay like that until you go down and pick it up. The safe was not used. Everything was left in a suitcase under lock and key. Nobody stole anything.
Staff.
The attitude of the staff in our hotel was just wonderful - the staff always greets and smiles. I already wrote about ignorance of Russian. But all the staff are diligently trying to understand what you are saying in your high school English or French. : ) The only thing I didn't like was the bar staff - always gloomy and dissatisfied.
In the restaurant, we found waiters to our liking, who were given 1-3 dinars (20-60 rubles) once a day and they were even more welcoming, decorated the table with flower petals and candles and already knew what we would drink. Very nice people.
I won’t write about the restaurant and food in detail - there are a lot of everything, varied, delicious. My fussy husband always found something to eat. And this is already very good!
Animation.
Animation at the hotel is aimed at the majority of the contingent - the French / Germans / Italians. And, to be honest, sometimes it reminded me of village amateur performances. Here is the question of the language barrier for many and the lack of understanding of humor due to our mentality, probably. Therefore, in the evenings we either left for the city, or were on excursions, or sat on the Internet (talked with relatives).
Weather and beach.
The weather during our stay was excellent. A couple of times they wrote that the air is + 38C, but it is not clear - in the shade or in the sun. We did not lie like corpses - we swam a lot, swam, moved. But yes - if you just lie for a long time (even in the shade) it becomes hot.
Water on sensations sometimes reached +32C. For me - it's great! And the clean sea!
True, when it storms, algae begin to nail to the shore, which no one sees the next day. Probably removed. Sometimes, yes, sometimes there is rubbish. I assume that this is what they throw from the sides of the so-called "pirate" ships.
For 3 days the wind rose and changed direction - it began to blow from the Sahara, so a lot of sand was flying. But be patient. On one of those days, we just went on an excursion, so it was even for the better - it was easier to endure the heat away from the sea.
The change in the wind caused the cooling of the sea, probably to 25-26C. It seemed much colder.
In general, before lunch - the sea is calm and you can swim. After lunch, it starts to storm, and then the fun is already to its fullest - climb into the waves and ride them. Very cool and fun! So much cheer and positivity! You can easily stay without panties. : )) True, the water is very salty, so getting into your eyes is always not very pleasant.
Sometimes jellyfish swam, 20 centimeters in diameter. But not very often. One day my husband accidentally kicked one. Received a small burn, which quickly passed.
Camels and horses walk along the beach. Yes, shit, unpleasant. In general, the beach is clean.
Regarding the beds. Yes, they are old. They should definitely take foam or mattresses (there is on the beach). We came to the beach at 9-10 am, you can always find sunbeds. If you leave the beach, but plan to return, leave some of the things on the sunbeds besides the towels. There was an unpleasant incident on the last day - we left only towels, came after dinner, and other people were on our sunbeds, and our towels were thrown on the fungus. From the explanations with these people (foreigners), we realized that the beach staff freed them in this way our sunbeds. Like this. I didn’t want to swear (it wasn’t the mood) and we just found other sunbeds not far away. Although I was very angry.
I can't say enough about the pool. We passed by - there are a lot of people, all the sunbeds seem to occupy a wound. But we came to the sea, so we were not interested.
The country. Excursions.
As the inhabitants of Tunisia call themselves - yes, we are a third world country. Outside the hotels, everything is like in Egypt and Turkey - dirty, garbage. We are no longer surprised by this. Unpleasant? Yes. But if you remember that having driven away from Moscow in the direction of 500 kilometers, everything is also very sad, you no longer focus on this. That's all. Spaces, horizons, terrain, the whole country is very interesting. If desired, everyone can find something that will be interesting for him to watch.
We decided that we would watch the country. Therefore, we chose 2 excursions. The first is Tunisia, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Mount Zingwan. The second is a two-day trip to the Sahara.
We went on an excursion with a private guide, a Tunisian who speaks good Russian, whose wife is Russian. We met him on the Internet. He carries out excursions in a rented car, takes two pairs and drives around the country.
Pros - he can stop almost anywhere to take a picture of landscapes or something interesting, he will take a picture of you (a couple), he sometimes delivers to places where tourists are not taken, tries to take you to the sights before the arrival of all sightseeing buses.
Cons - a sedan car, not designed for oversized passengers (however, we had no problems with this), the guide is not very good - until you ask, he doesn’t say much, at the end of the trip to the Sahara he had problems with the car renter , so the ending of this tour was a little spoiled. But we bombarded him with questions about life in Tunisia, it is very interesting to listen to.
In the evenings we went to Yasmine several times. Taxi is cheap. Walked the streets, went to the shops. I especially liked the fixed price shops. Everything is cheaper in them, for example, magnets can be bought there for 1-1.5 dinars. There are barkers on the streets who immediately determine that you are Russian and you can hear: "Come in, look, it's cheap! ". But no one touches anyone with their hands, not enough. It's nice (after Egypt, for example). : ) In Yasmin itself, as already mentioned, there are many horse-drawn carriages and tourist carts. Therefore, yes - the city does not smell of roses. : (
Spa.
We deliberately decided to devote our free time to relaxing in the spa. We were approached by the spa manager on the first day, who speaks quite tolerably in Russian. We took courses. My husband "antistress" 6 days (bargained for 650 dinars instead of 700), I "weight loss and elasticity" 6 days (bargained for 870 dinars instead of 930). The Russian girl Julia works in the spa itself. Very pleasant. You can ask her all sorts of questions.
I liked it - very nice staff, good masseurs. My husband’s course included one type of massage, but by agreement, he changed each time to a new type of massage, so instead of daily Californian massages, he tried Chinese, Ayurvedic, Indian, golfer, and stone.
Didn't really like the lack of hot water (there was no pressure) in the spa itself during our stay. Therefore, they took us to another hotel for water procedures (10 minutes there) by car. This generally took a lot of time.
We planned to visit the spa in the heat (from 11 am to 2 pm), so that we could have lunch later. But because of such trips, they periodically came to the end of lunch. It was not so critical (because almost immediately after lunch they had an afternoon snack : ) ), but nevertheless. . .
Summary. My personal opinion is that the country is interesting. There is something to watch. You must visit there once!
Don't stay in a hotel. Don't focus on negative things.
If you are planning a bed rest, you need to take the choice of a hotel very seriously, because. Information from tourists about hotels is very diverse.
We were lucky with the hotel. We liked everything very much. Especially clean and warm sea.
In general, I am a person who does not like to return to the same country and hotel twice, but this is where I would return. And the problem of choosing a hotel most likely would not have stood.
If you have any questions, please contact.
Hotel.
I chose this hotel primarily based on reviews. I found good reviews - I was looking for a hotel with an operator. I didn't make a mistake. The hotel is only 2 years old as it was given for sale in Russia. In the bulk, Germans / French / Italians rest there. Very few Poles/Russians. Accordingly, the pros: good service, excellent food, a wonderful hotel with its own white sandy beach. Cons: no one speaks Russian. Although, as I later noted, practically no one in the country knows Russian. And this can also be attributed to the pluses - there is a good opportunity to practice in knowledge of the English language (my husband has French). The location of our hotel is between Yasmine (Jasmine) Hammamet and Old Hammamet, in the so-called "Gardens of Hammamet". I also attribute this location to the pluses - far from the hustle and bustle of the main tourist areas, if possible, get there in 5-10 minutes for 4-7 dinars (80-140 rubles) one way. I did not like the location of hotels, for example, in Yasmine Hammamet itself - all the hotels on the "first" coastline have a beach across a very busy road.
I won’t write about the flight, they brought me to the hotel around 8 in the morning. Knowing that they might not give a room until 2 pm, I put shoes / swimwear / shorts / T-shirts very close in my suitcase. At the reception, they filled out a card, they immediately put on bracelets for us, they told us to come by 12 o'clock. We changed in the toilet, put the rest of our things in a suitcase. First we went for breakfast. Breakfast is like everywhere else. Then we went for a walk around the hotel. The hotel (due to the fact that it is one of the old ones) is surrounded by greenery, already very large palm trees, many flowers, good care of the territory as a whole.
Then we went to the spa. We went to the hammam and massage. And so the time flew by.
Number.
At 13 o'clock we came to the reception and we were taken to the room. We booked a bungalow. Our bungalow was territorially right behind the reception. Very comfortably. The room is standard. Before that, I had seen pictures, so I knew everything. The podium with the bathtub is cool. But the only thing, after our baths, water constantly flowed onto the floor by the sink. I wiped it with a foot towel and left it on the floor. They changed it properly. And in general everything changed properly. We put 2 liters of water in the refrigerator every day. Every day I left 2 dinars under my pillow. They were taken away. Cleaned like normal (I did not look under the bed). Figures from towels are not twisted if someone is waiting. : ))
No interruptions in water/light/air conditioning. Soap sets are placed in time. The door to the balcony worked fine. The light bulb on the balcony itself didn't work, but we didn't need it. Be sure to bring a clothesline with you. We didn't have one, so we dried everything on the railing. During the night everything dried up, but sometimes the wind blew something to the ground. But no one took what fell - it lay like that until you go down and pick it up. The safe was not used. Everything was left in a suitcase under lock and key. Nobody stole anything.
Staff.
The attitude of the staff in our hotel was just wonderful - the staff always greets and smiles. I already wrote about ignorance of Russian. But all the staff are diligently trying to understand what you are saying in your high school English or French. : ) The only thing I didn't like was the bar staff - always gloomy and dissatisfied.
In the restaurant, we found waiters to our liking, who were given 1-3 dinars (20-60 rubles) once a day and they were even more welcoming, decorated the table with flower petals and candles and already knew what we would drink. Very nice people.
I won’t write about the restaurant and food in detail - there are a lot of everything, varied, delicious. My fussy husband always found something to eat. And this is already very good!
Animation.
Animation at the hotel is aimed at the majority of the contingent - the French / Germans / Italians. And, to be honest, sometimes it reminded me of village amateur performances. Here is the question of the language barrier for many and the lack of understanding of humor due to our mentality, probably. Therefore, in the evenings we either left for the city, or were on excursions, or sat on the Internet (talked with relatives).
Weather and beach.
The weather during our stay was excellent. A couple of times they wrote that the air is + 38C, but it is not clear - in the shade or in the sun. We did not lie like corpses - we swam a lot, swam, moved. But yes - if you just lie for a long time (even in the shade) it becomes hot.
Water on sensations sometimes reached +32C. For me - it's great! And the clean sea!
True, when it storms, algae begin to nail to the shore, which no one sees the next day. Probably removed. Sometimes, yes, sometimes there is rubbish. I assume that this is what they throw from the sides of the so-called "pirate" ships.
For 3 days the wind rose and changed direction - it began to blow from the Sahara, so a lot of sand was flying. But be patient. On one of those days, we just went on an excursion, so it was even for the better - it was easier to endure the heat away from the sea.
The change in the wind caused the cooling of the sea, probably to 25-26C. It seemed much colder.
In general, before lunch - the sea is calm and you can swim. After lunch, it starts to storm, and then the fun is already to its fullest - climb into the waves and ride them. Very cool and fun! So much cheer and positivity! You can easily stay without panties. : )) True, the water is very salty, so getting into your eyes is always not very pleasant.
Sometimes jellyfish swam, 20 centimeters in diameter. But not very often. One day my husband accidentally kicked one. Received a small burn, which quickly passed.
Camels and horses walk along the beach. Yes, shit, unpleasant. In general, the beach is clean.
Regarding the beds. Yes, they are old. They should definitely take foam or mattresses (there is on the beach). We came to the beach at 9-10 am, you can always find sunbeds. If you leave the beach, but plan to return, leave some of the things on the sunbeds besides the towels. There was an unpleasant incident on the last day - we left only towels, came after dinner, and other people were on our sunbeds, and our towels were thrown on the fungus. From the explanations with these people (foreigners), we realized that the beach staff freed them in this way our sunbeds. Like this. I didn’t want to swear (it wasn’t the mood) and we just found other sunbeds not far away. Although I was very angry.
I can't say enough about the pool. We passed by - there are a lot of people, all the sunbeds seem to occupy a wound. But we came to the sea, so we were not interested.
The country. Excursions.
As the inhabitants of Tunisia call themselves - yes, we are a third world country. Outside the hotels, everything is like in Egypt and Turkey - dirty, garbage. We are no longer surprised by this. Unpleasant? Yes. But if you remember that having driven away from Moscow in the direction of 500 kilometers, everything is also very sad, you no longer focus on this. That's all. Spaces, horizons, terrain, the whole country is very interesting. If desired, everyone can find something that will be interesting for him to watch.
We decided that we would watch the country. Therefore, we chose 2 excursions. The first is Tunisia, Carthage, Sidi Bou Said, Mount Zingwan. The second is a two-day trip to the Sahara.
We went on an excursion with a private guide, a Tunisian who speaks good Russian, whose wife is Russian. We met him on the Internet. He carries out excursions in a rented car, takes two pairs and drives around the country.
Pros - he can stop almost anywhere to take a picture of landscapes or something interesting, he will take a picture of you (a couple), he sometimes delivers to places where tourists are not taken, tries to take you to the sights before the arrival of all sightseeing buses.
Cons - a sedan car, not designed for oversized passengers (however, we had no problems with this), the guide is not very good - until you ask, he doesn’t say much, at the end of the trip to the Sahara he had problems with the car renter , so the ending of this tour was a little spoiled. But we bombarded him with questions about life in Tunisia, it is very interesting to listen to.
In the evenings we went to Yasmine several times. Taxi is cheap. Walked the streets, went to the shops. I especially liked the fixed price shops. Everything is cheaper in them, for example, magnets can be bought there for 1-1.5 dinars. There are barkers on the streets who immediately determine that you are Russian and you can hear: "Come in, look, it's cheap! ". But no one touches anyone with their hands, not enough. It's nice (after Egypt, for example). : ) In Yasmin itself, as already mentioned, there are many horse-drawn carriages and tourist carts. Therefore, yes - the city does not smell of roses. : (
Spa.
We deliberately decided to devote our free time to relaxing in the spa. We were approached by the spa manager on the first day, who speaks quite tolerably in Russian. We took courses. My husband "antistress" 6 days (bargained for 650 dinars instead of 700), I "weight loss and elasticity" 6 days (bargained for 870 dinars instead of 930). The Russian girl Julia works in the spa itself. Very pleasant. You can ask her all sorts of questions.
I liked it - very nice staff, good masseurs. My husband’s course included one type of massage, but by agreement, he changed each time to a new type of massage, so instead of daily Californian massages, he tried Chinese, Ayurvedic, Indian, golfer, and stone.
Didn't really like the lack of hot water (there was no pressure) in the spa itself during our stay. Therefore, they took us to another hotel for water procedures (10 minutes there) by car. This generally took a lot of time.
We planned to visit the spa in the heat (from 11 am to 2 pm), so that we could have lunch later. But because of such trips, they periodically came to the end of lunch. It was not so critical (because almost immediately after lunch they had an afternoon snack : ) ), but nevertheless. . .
Summary. My personal opinion is that the country is interesting. There is something to watch. You must visit there once!
Don't stay in a hotel. Don't focus on negative things.
If you are planning a bed rest, you need to take the choice of a hotel very seriously, because. Information from tourists about hotels is very diverse.
We were lucky with the hotel. We liked everything very much. Especially clean and warm sea.
In general, I am a person who does not like to return to the same country and hotel twice, but this is where I would return. And the problem of choosing a hotel most likely would not have stood.
If you have any questions, please contact.
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