Хорошо... если за приемлемые деньги Well ... if for reasonable money

We have already been in Tunisia: Hammamet, 2006 (VINCCI LELLA BAYA, for those who are interested). I chose Mahdia for comparison, because everywhere they trumpet that there are the best beaches and the sea in Tunisia. By no means! Didn't notice anything like that. In Hammamet, the sea was cleaner, which was confirmed by the photos viewed after returning (I thought maybe my memory was failing me, but the photo fact is on the face, so to speak).
About IBEROSTAR ROYAL EL MANSOUR.
Meeting, accommodation - 5
All without delay. The room even got a view of the sea (no extra charge), as well as a playground, courts, an amphitheater. By the end of the holiday, evening events began to be held in the amphitheater and, of course, the music interfered, but with the balcony door closed, you can sleep peacefully.
Number 5
The room is comfortable, large, cozy, beautiful, etc. etc.
Room cleaning - 5

I did not notice any frank dirt, dust. But I did not closely follow the change of linen and towels... Let's just say: everything is normal.
Staff, service - 5
The mood was not spoiled, not rude. The request to assemble the sofa back (prepared in advance for the child) was fulfilled with lightning speed. Dirty dishes were removed from the table, the tables were re-served, coffee pots for breakfast were brought quickly by themselves, without asking, i. e. are following this. Once, seeing that it was hard for me to carry two plates (the plates are very heavy in themselves) and watch the child, the waiter snatched them up and carried them to the table with a smile.
Meals - 5+
I think the plus point of this hotel is the food. It's varied and delicious! From pleasant and unusual: grilled shrimp, tuna (very tasty), champignons, bacon (for breakfast; did not try). For breakfast - fresh carrot and orange (after a couple of days of our vacation they began to dilute) - for free. Good pizza for dinner, ice cream. We don't eat meat, so we didn't try it, but I noticed pate for breakfast. Types of ten different salads. There were a lot of stewed vegetables (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, etc. ). Always couscous for dinner. At the dinner of oriental cuisine, various unhealthy, but very tasty type of pies with filling (brick or something) were served.
Territory, infrastructure - 4
There is no territory as such: a swimming pool consisting of 3 sections, a lawn where you can also put a sunbed and sunbathing, and an animation area (a playground, courts, a mini-football field, a dedicated place for archery, etc. . ). Green enough for a new hotel. In general, for my taste this hotel is “flat”, so to speak. I mean, besides the beautiful hall, in terms of design and landscape, absolutely nothing hooked me, did not surprise me. I will say this: I am a photography lover, and here my eye had practically nothing to catch on. But it's a matter of taste. . .
Animation - I think 5

We didn't go to the evening performances. I can not say anything. In the afternoon - a standard set, and, in my opinion, the guys give all the best (active and cheerful).
Children - not rated
We didn't go to the mini club. It works, in my opinion, 2 hours before and after lunch. Animators do not speak Russian. Playground - for 3-year-olds (2 plastic houses and 2 plastic slides - that's it! ). Separately on the lawn - a swing. There is a children's pool. In terms of nutrition, it is individual and depends on age, but there has always been something dietary.
Sea, beach - 2
And this is a different story. We arrived after a storm, and algae washed up on the shore, and the sea near the coast was black from them. It was the same in Hammamet, only there were much more algae on the shore. But! In Hammamet, they were collected by a mini-excavator, and in IBEROSTAR ROYAL EL MANSOUR this small amount was not removed with a rake. OK! A trifle. But the view is not the same... In Hammamet, the sea naturally cleared up and turned into soft blue with a beautiful wave and white foam, but here we were not lucky to see this in a week. Yes, in Mahdia the sea is bright turquoise, but there, behind a strip of algae. Maybe we were unlucky with the season. Do not know. And by the way! Lovers of jumping on the waves! There are practically none on the IBEROSTAR ROYAL EL MANSOUR beach. And some rags floated in the sea, in short, garbage. We walked along the embankment to the Medina (half an hour approximately). So on the way we saw heaps of garbage on the very shore of the sea. Probably, the storm then picks up this garbage, and over time we observe it on the beach of the hotel. Well, this is my version. Also, often while walking along the embankment, the smell of sewerage was heard, which leads to thoughts... Who has any thoughts?
And now the claim specifically to the hotel: the sand on the beach is dirty, with cigarette butts, candy wrappers, etc. !! ! The beach will not be cleaned!
All this undermined my confidence in a beach holiday in Tunisia. In Hammamet, we rested in the new TOURIST area of ​ ​ Yasmine, maybe that's why it was cleaner there.

We flew on a last minute package and the price was very reasonable. Therefore, Tunisia, IBEROSTAR ROYAL EL MANSOUR, turned out. Judging by previous reviews, only I found flaws in this hotel. I wanted it to be short, but it turned out as always. I hope I didn't bore you and helped someone. In general, the hotel is good, but I did not have enough zest. Well, the sea... They say that in July-August there are no algae. It is worth going to Tunisia for a change, at least for the sake of an excursion to the Sahara. Have a nice holiday everyone!