Holidays for a family with two children

Written: 14 august 2018
Travel time: 29 july — 8 august 2018
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
7.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 8.0
Service: 8.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 5.0
We arrived at 17 o'clock, so we settled in instantly, the building is on the very shore, number 1111. So in detail:
Number:
Pros: Very good location, 30 seconds to the sea, a minute to the pool, 1.5 minutes to the canteen. The room itself is more than decent, everything worked properly and did not break during the stay (hair dryer, air conditioning, TV remote control). Perfect silence at night.

Cons: Mosquitoes. They poisoned us with our means and the staff gave a spray, beat them every night before going to bed, but the next day they are right there, start over. The balcony was not opened, because they flock against the glass day and night. The staff walks on the street and poisons them every other day, it helps, but not for long. And the balconies are arranged in such a way that if you slam the door behind you, you will no longer get into the room. That is, in the evening, having put the children to bed, we could not sit on the balcony, because even an ajar gap would lead to a sleepless mosquito night. And if we close, we will spend the night on the street.
Towels were changed only if they were piled on the floor with a mountain, and if this was not done, then they would make a wet towel in the sand, twist a swan for you and successfully put it on the bed. Cleaning was carried out every day, from 13-14 and our children are sleeping at this time, so several times we were left with an uncleaned room. And given that there is no sand around and nowhere to wash your feet at all, all these mountains of sand are dragged into the room. Right there in the bathroom, everyone washed and bathed (I’m very surprised how the sewerage didn’t clog, because a bucket of sand could be collected from the four of us. Even if it dries up, it’s impossible to shake it off and it drags along with you on its feet and slippers), there was a sandbox in the bed, it was not realistic to step on the floor barefoot.
Sea
Pros:
Very warm, sometimes just hot, 30 degrees. The breeze was constant, due to it the heat was not felt at all. We went canoeing 3 times for free.
Cons: The sea is brown-green, like the Sea of ​ ​ Azov. Algae in tons in the water and on the shore. Though a storm, even a calm, the water is not transparent, covered in debris and algae. I am the most unpretentious person in the world, and even then I could not swim. For 11 days I went to sea 2 times. Both times my husband and I were stung by jellyfish. It hurts like wasps, then it becomes covered with blisters and hurts for about 40 minutes. I was very disappointed with the sea. We went to Monastir, where on the central beach the water is clear, emerald, as in the pictures. In Sousse, too, many friends rested, in their hotels the sea was excellent. And this is where it looks like. It is very small and everything blooms, it is warm and jellyfish like it. Our children screamed in two throats that they wanted to go to pools and water parks, so we wouldn’t swim in the sea in any way, due to this we weren’t very upset.
Nutrition:

Pros: Our restaurant was right on the beach, unearthly beauty, water, sunset, breeze! ! For breakfast every day they gave the same thing, and this is a great plus, because every day you could enjoy incomparable crumpets, pancakes and pastries, poured with chocolate, honey and jams. Fried eggs, omelets, yogurt and cereal. There was something else, but that was enough for us. A variety of dishes were presented for lunch and dinner every day: on the grill, baked, fried, stewed, in batter and in sauces, meat of all kinds. Chicken fillet, lamb, turkey, beef, amazingly delicious fish, every day in different forms. Everything is insanely tasty, interesting, a lot of national dishes. There are french fries, nuggets, pizza, also delicious, you will lick your fingers ! ! I can list endlessly how amazing they are preparing eggplant, caviar and bread, the most crispy and freshest. We liked everything, there was enough of everything, fruits, dates, pastries, more than for the four!
Cons: Very long lines. In the morning for donuts and pancakes, you can idle for 20 minutes. Water and milk for tea/coffee is constantly running out and also long queues. We were with children, that is, I had to stand in line and take on myself and the children, but they put one pancake on a plate, a maximum of two, the same with croissants, nuggets, etc. Everyone in line is yelling and indignant, where are you rowing so much? ! And why should I stand with all the children for half an hour? In short, while you get food, you get decent stress. But this is so on a good day... And if it rains and everyone who was previously placed on the street rushes inside, true slaughter begins. There weren't always enough tables, sometimes you had to wait until the dirty tables were somehow removed and you could sit down. And if it rains, then... not even put into words.
French fries and some dishes were scattered in 10 seconds, and the next portion is brought in 10 minutes. Sausage, cheese and drinks are not edible. Once a five-centimeter cockroach crawled along the counter. We were leaving that day and I was happy that I had not seen him earlier))
Pools and water park
Pros: Next to our building was a fresh water pool, shallow and deep, clean in the morning, full of sand in the evening. The kids loved it there, and so did we. In the water park there are adult and children's slides, they are allowed to ride from three years old to adults ! ! (only insurance does not cover injuries). My eldest is 9, but he is small, in Russia they don’t let him go to such attractions, but here it was a holiday for him. He rode endlessly for three days. There schedule is from 10 to 12:30 and from 14 to 17:30. You can say there are no queues. It hurts a little at the joints, there are no rugs, but not critical. Where there are salty pools, animation, aqua aerobics, foam parties, Arabian nights take place every day. Very fun, always music and lively.

Cons: pools start cleaning at 9 am, when everyone is already actively wanting to swim. Salt water stings children's eyes and they will have to listen to their displeasure. All water animation activities begin at 12 o'clock, in the heat of the day.
Animation
Pros: Animation programs for both children and adults are held every day and day and evening and night. Children have a mini club where they play with them, do crafts, go to the beach and somehow have fun in the pool. In the evening from 20:30 to 21 mini disco, all the kids are dancing, and the parents are filming. For adults, there are olympiads, then parades, dances and fire shows, visiting actors and local animation. Noisy, fun, sometimes it looks like a pioneer camp, when one event after another, everyone is involved, you don’t get bored. And everything is not intrusive, if you want to participate, if you want to watch, no one drags you by the hand.
Cons: My child is 3 years old, and the mini club is from 4 years old. I couldn't leave my child otherwise it would have cost me $15 an hour! The mini club itself is 3 and a half swings, gouging and shabby. There are several boxes of puzzles and pencils in the toy room (no paper). I sometimes felt sorry for the animators, how to entertain 30-50 children without any improvised means. In the evening at the children's disco every day the same songs.
Conclusion: In general, the hotel suited us. They fed you deliciously, they cleaned your room, washed the dishes, entertained you and the children, gave you a drink, danced)) We met many other families, became very friends and it was fun, interesting, rested from the heart and brought a lot of positive emotions. I cried and did not want to leave, because for the mother of two children, terribly tired of everyday life, there was a good rest. And the price is reasonable, 11 days in Tunisia for the price of a week in Turkey!
But if you will not be friends with anyone, then you can be very sad, since there is nowhere to walk in the evening, the territory does not allow. There are 2 shops outside of it, but you won’t go there every day. Yes, and mosquitoes outside the hotel eat to smithereens.

So if the company, it will be great! And if you do, then you should think carefully about the choice.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original