Definitely not 5 stars

Written: 5 august 2019
Travel time: 27 july — 3 august 2019
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For families with children
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 4.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 7.0
We flew with Join Up via Let's go with us. The ticket was taken urgently. So there wasn't much choice. We flew there and back normally, although with delays in departure. A nice bonus - free soft drinks on board.
The hotel itself resembled a Soviet hotel. The area of ​ ​ the room is large, but old furniture, a clogged sink (which, despite the request, was never cleaned), a faucet flowing from all sides... But, at the same time, the water pressure is good, there was always hot water, they cleaned and changed towels every day.
We were completely satisfied with the food - the dishes are varied and tasty. You just need to understand that the chopped vegetables should be "filled" with oil and salt to your taste. I would especially like to note fruits in abundance - watermelons, melons, peaches, nectarines, grapes. Large assortment of sweets. And ice cream is generally beyond praise.

We personally always found a place both in the restaurant and on the beach at any time (we never took it at 6 in the morning, although there were such). I would especially like to note the animators - well done guys! Entertained from 10 am to "stop" both adults and children. Football, volleyball, archery, competitions in the pool. . .
Another small minus, as for me, is the beach. It itself is narrow (from the sea to the earthen wall, two sun loungers become end-to-end). And the bathing area is also very limited by buoys. Many, of course, neglected this, but somehow I didn’t really want a boat to drive over my head.
We went on an excursion to only one - to Carthage. We did not really like the tour itself - it took a long time to go, there was almost nothing to see. But the situation was saved by the guide Sabri, for which many thanks to him! He told everything about the country - from history to traditions. At the same time, he is a native of Makeevka, Donetsk region, although he has lived all his life in Tunisia. And he apparently got the appropriate humor and slang from his mother. So we laughed too.
We also went to the store of the Turkish leather goods factory. But it's also useless. If we knew that it would take an hour and a half to go there, we would not go.
As for money, we changed at the hotel gradually as needed. The course is almost the same everywhere. We changed at 2.85 per dollar. Those who travel to the UAE will quickly get used to the course. Although there is one small feature: there are not 100, but 1000 "kopecks" in the dinar, so do not be surprised at the number of zeros after the decimal point. You need to change money gradually, because you can buy dollars again for dinars only at the airport at an unfavorable rate and provided that you donate at least 30 dinars.
Another unpleasant surprise was dinner at a restaurant before the flight. You need to sign up for it in advance, which we did. But all the difference from the everyday "buffet" was that a table reserved for you, on which a candle is lit. The food is the same, but the waiter brings it to you without the right to choose. And the whole procedure is stretched for several hours. However, there is no air conditioning in the room.

In the end, despite the minor remarks, we still had a good rest and left in a good mood. I'm not going to convince anyone of anything. The choice is still yours. So I will answer questions with pleasure, but I don’t pay attention to comments like “I disagree with you” and I don’t enter into discussions. I hope my review will help someone with a choice.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original