Of course, the room shows that the hotel was not only after renovation, but in fairness, it was quite comfortable and in working order, the air conditioner did its job perfectly. The balcony is very comfortable. The hotel staff is very friendly and cultured, many understand basic Russian.
All the waiters do their job well, but the tips encouraged them even more, and they were ready to fulfill all wishes) The food was excellent. An abundance of meats, side dishes, appetizers, salads, fruits, vegetables, a separate dessert counter and an Italian corner.
Always fresh pastries, there were also seafood (mussels, octopus, shrimp, fish) They often clean the beach, you can see that they are trying).
The maid in the room cleans often, the bed is changed according to the sign on the bed, under which you can put a modest tip) There are no questions about alcohol at all - cocktails, spirits, wine, beer - everything was a lot and tasty.
Specifically, from the minuses - the lack of places at the pool and on the beach (we had enough since we came before 9 o'clock), but in general it is still a culture of vacationers who throw towels and may not appear at all during the day.
Inadequate animator Sammy (the only impudent creature from the staff), according to vacationers on the lowest floor there were large cockroaches (
In general, the hotel itself left a good impression)
rested !! ! ? ? ? ?
Initially for settlement:
We arrived at 5:30 in the morning. Not boiling, calmly dozing in a chair
waited his turn to settle (we were the last). After hearing a request for a large bed and a spacious room, he received an offer to look. We sleepily take the elevator to the 3rd floor and 2203, I really liked the room because it had two rooms with two wide beds, two bathrooms and two toilets (no morning queues), a balcony overlooking the sea and a noisy neighbor hotel. Great, we're moving in. 5+: -)
Room cleaning:
Sarah did not spin swans, but the rooms were always clean. Realizing that I love the cool always turned on the air conditioner and left it in this
mode. At lunch you come and cool. 5+
Food:
The cuisine is varied and wonderful, I do not understand what people are complaining about, I explain:
Breakfast - no queues for fried eggs as in Egypt, also extra
served omelette and steamed omelet, stewed vegetables, various vegetables,
cheese and meat slicing. From the new (3 times were 5 * in Egypt): quality
olives and olives, delicious onions that do not corrode mucous (wife
offered to buy a bag at home ????????? ? ? ? ), good
raw, pork pate, pork ham, capers, steamed omelet, tea (choice of ingredients and you choose from what
-super), a variety of cakes, tuna salad.
Lunch - the same as for breakfast + soup + meat (lamb, beef,
chicken, pork), fish (a total of 5 species tried), a variety of salads,
mussels, shrimp, octopus salad, pork and beef steaks
beef tongue, national dishes and lots of fruit. Go hungry -
impossible. There are almost no queues. Service at the highest level.
Friendly waiters will always fulfill any of your requests.
Always for lunch and dinner - wine served in a cooling rack. On each,
served bottle of water on the table. Well done!
Dinner: watch lunch and fantasize on your own.
quality and delicious food. 5 +++ ? ? ? ?
My wife often ate by the sea, I also really liked everything
deliciously. No stomach problems (unlike Egypt). Sanitation on
high level.
I noticed an interesting trick - how quickly the waiters clean
table. They pre-lay 3-4 tablecloths.
Resting on food, dirty tablecloth is removed to the table in front of you with snow-white purity. The order of the waiters is followed by an extremely serious and formidable Megri Megri. However, when we had an incident, when he heard about the emergency, he tried to help decide on the settlement. Personal thanks from our family.
Separately, I will tell you about the surprise for his wife.
Special thanks to Mr. Bechir Ben Aicha and the Honorable Accountant.
When the tour operator "Oasis Travel" left us for leisure (guide Julia had no information at all, telling stories that you will be taken away, paid for accommodation, etc. ), these Tunisian citizens entered our position went to meet the request. Our family and 3 more families (a total of 11 people, including 3 children) received a two-level apartment for a nominal fee (4 rooms, 4 bathrooms, adequate quality conditions, all-inclusive). We Ukrainians thank you, Tunisian citizens, for your empathy and care. Mr. Bechir Ben Aicha has repeatedly complained about whether it is expensive for us, whether it is comfortable or good. The human professional cared more for us than the tour operator who made money for us.
Our Travel Agent, Iryna Kostecka, was also in Tunisia (Iberostar Hotel) and despite the conflict with the hotel ($ 205 per room per family per night) regularly inquired about our condition and conditions, shared information and recommended how to act.
Sunday - my colleagues (8 people), trusting the promises of the tour operator and travel agent move to another hotel. For my family, this amount was difficult to pay. for advice he turned to the Consulate where he had the honor to talk with Alexander Siroshtan (Deputy Consul in Tunisia). After hearing the situation, advising to wait for the honorary consul of Ukraine in Tunisia - Lotfi Rouissi. Upon arrival at the hotel, Mr. Lotfi Rouissi listened to the situation and agreed to help resolve it. Turning to Mr. Bechir Ben Aicha, taking care to invent a comfortable room for us to stay until Monday or Tuesday.
Mr. Bechir Ben Aicha, as a hotel representative, entered our position and at the request of Mr. Lotfi ouissi, leaving my family in the apartment for a nominal fee of 200 dinars ($ 77.8 in all). Also on Monday when we asked to be able to take a shower - the hotel administrators gave us, free of charge, a room with all the amenities where my family was able not only to take a shower but also to change clothes to bring themselves to the proper appearance. On behalf of the Seven Tits, I sincerely thank the responsive and professional staff of the LTI Bellevue Park Hotel for their patience and understanding. Your service and work will now be a benchmark for us! We RECOMMEND LTI Bellevue Park for both family and youth-individual recreation, we will be happy to return to you in the future. You are great !!! ! ! ! !!
PS I'll try to hook the photo.
The hotel is at the highest level in terms of service and accommodation. A very big minus was the presence and non-removal of algae on the beach / entrance to the sea. Algae is a seasonal story. We understood and accepted this, but during the 8 days of our vacation we saw an excavator twice, which buried them in the sand or dumped them into the sea. Agree, this is not a solution to the problem. We walked along the coast. See what's going on in other hotels. The only problem was with us. We tried not to pay attention to it, because otherwise everything is SUPER! Lots of seafood, fresh juice for breakfast, delicious ice cream and lots of fruit. We'll come again. But we will plan a vacation for the fall.
In vain, the same thing happened to me - they stole money from the safe. And besides the hotel staff, there is no one to do this. The keys to the safe are metal (Stone Age), not electronic, and it is not difficult to make a copy. Judging by the printout of the hotel, no one except us, the cleaning lady and the maid, entered. From this they concluded that the hotel had nothing to do with it.
Viktor generally stated that according to the concept of the hotel, he is not responsible for the belongings of vacationers.
How do you like this concept?
Other than that, everything was fine, but this incident ruined the mood for the whole time.
The food is not as varied as in Turkey, but you will not stay hungry.
The animators are trying. The evening program is boring and always starts half an hour late.
The views of the hotel are beautiful. The hotel staff tries to speak Russian and learns new words with every conversation.
In the bar and restaurant, everyone understands without problems.
The room is cleaned daily. On the beach, the beach workers themselves bring a mattress for a sunbed.
The sea is calm until noon, windy in the afternoon.
The sea is clean to the waist, further at the bottom of the algae. Sometimes they were bitten by jellyfish. They ran to the bar for tomatoes or cola to treat a bite. The pool is always quiet, beautiful, pleasant.
So, if it were not for the case of theft from the safe, I would give the hotel a solid 4 or 4+.
So, do not count on the safe and constantly count the cash or better use the card.
Among other animations: dances, darts, pool games and Arabic lessons : ) Tennis courts are available, but I can't say anything about them in detail, because I'm not a fan. There is a basketball hoop, but it is slightly curved and stands behind the body on a narrow concrete path.
The only downside is the beach. The sand is littered with algae and debris (not much, but it's a fact). The water is crystal clear, although under the shore under the water grow algae, which tourists are afraid of. You can find a jellyfish that is quite painful to sting and it is not noticeable. On a 10-point scale, the beach and the sea can be rated at 5. Sunbeds, mattresses, towels - free of charge and in sufficient quantities (by the sea). The beach - own, left the room - and fell into the sea : ) Almost all rooms with a landscape of the sea. On the beach, jet ski, parachute, banana, water skis and more - paid from 5 to 25 dinars.
On Saturdays on Sunday, artists come (fakir shows, travesty shows, etc. ).
For those who have read my review to the end, advice: the cheapest souvenirs in the city of Kairouan near the Great Mosque (5-10 times cheaper than elsewhere and do not bargain). To do this, buy a tour of El Jem (a long option with a visit to the Grand Mosque in Kairouan). El Jem is home to the Colosseum and the Museum of Roman Mosaics.
Tunisia - Port of El Kantaoui, RIU BELLEVUE PARK
On the beach - anyone, so theft... administrators level - 2 *, two construction sites with perforators, saw a live huge cockroach, near the gates of the hotel - the stench, like near sludge fields... many are visible. build imperfections, what can you do corruption - it is corruption in Africa. What about the rollback during construction, what about the assignment of stars in the Ministry of Tourism.
We decided for a long time whether it was worth going to Tunisia after their strikes, instability, etc. But, as they say, “Russo-tourists are not afraid of anything”!
The decisive factors in choosing this country were the price and the assurances of travel agents that it was calm there. For two for 2 weeks, we gave 73 thousand rubles.
In the end, we decided and now we are packing our bags. Swimwear, shorts are packed in a suitcase, positive and good mood are also not forgotten! ;
Day 1. The flight was Tunisian Airlines flight BJ 889 Domodedovo - Monastir. The plane is an Airbus A 320. I have never seen a more nightmarish plane. There are very few places. With my height of 176, I had a very hard time, I was only glad that the flight was not delayed, and there were no restless children in the cabin, which allowed me to at least somehow take a nap, because the flight was night.
As for feeding on board, we were given a rather impressive sandwich and a glass of cola. Dinner, apparently, is no longer allowed, but somehow I didn’t really want to eat at 4 in the morning, so I don’t consider it a minus. On board the plane, we were given emigration cards that could be filled out leisurely, thereby significantly reducing the time spent at the airport. Those who needed help were provided by the stewards. In general, they should be especially noted, they try to please everyone, they smile, they are very friendly! And it's also very nice that they try to speak Russian, and study with pleasure. What is strange, our citizens also showed their worthy side and there was no shame for our compatriots.
Entry for our citizens is now visa-free, so there were no problems at the border. Luggage was also received quickly and without problems. There were no people at the airport, except for our flight.
As we later learned, they are trying to redirect most of the flights to Efidna, the newest powerful airport built just 3 years ago. We will fly back through it, so I can write something about it.
At the exit from the airport, we were met by representatives of the tour operator Grand, they are also Express Tour, they were also distributed by buses. The buses are good, the air conditioner worked quite strongly, the driver was adequate, he didn’t scorch. The friendly girl Olga (our meeting and part-time hotel guide) fully told all the necessary information about the country, answered all questions. In general, the service is top notch! It is evident that they love their tourists, cherish and respect them.
In my review, I will describe every day spent in Tunisia. So, we arrived at the hotel (40 minutes drive from the airport at a snail's pace, with arrivals at all hotels).
Olga helps everyone to check in (fill out the necessary documents, negotiate with the hotel staff so that they give the rooms early, because the flight is night, and the check-in is only at 12, and the tourists are tired). We are experienced travelers, so I can say that the quality is rare for a tour operator!
The first thing that pleasantly surprised me was that the hotel is large, freshly renovated, and very comfortable. The hall is very beautifully decorated in the national style. The receptionist said that our room would be ready in 2 hours (we arrived at the hotel around 6 am! ) Agree, it's still not waiting until 12! We checked in, we were immediately put on bracelets (all inclusive) and offered to drink coffee and have breakfast in a cafe (there is a cafe on the ground floor that serves an early breakfast from 6 in the morning. They serve buns, cheese, butter, tea, coffee). In general, if you have an early check-in / check-out, an excursion, then you definitely will not stay hungry!
We had breakfast, walked a bit around the territory and returned to the reception, what was our surprise that our room was already ready! And it hasn't even been an hour yet!
Room 2206. The room is chic, very large and bright, the windows overlook the park, but the view is very pleasant, and most importantly, it is quiet, if you take the view of the sea, you can hear discos and animation shows there. The room has a separate bath and toilet, very large. The room is big too! There is a large European bed and a sofa, which, if desired, can be expanded and a separate sleeping place will turn out, as practice later showed, it is very comfortable and no worse than a bed, a mirror, a fairly large closet, in general, there is more than enough space for two! Central air conditioning, with personal control, but strong enough. The TV catches one Russian channel, ORT, although intermittently, it doesn’t work at all in the morning, but you don’t come here to watch TV, right?
There is Internet, but only paid, in the room it catches every other time. The hotel staff try to please in everything, they smile, but at the same time they are not unobtrusive, as, for example, in Turkey or Egypt. They speak Russian, but it's bad if you speak basic English, then there will be no problems! As a last resort, no one has yet canceled the explanation on the fingers, the main thing is that they want to hear and understand you! Of the minuses of the room, which we later discovered, a poorly functioning toilet flush tank. Fatigue took its toll and we decided not to change the number, but stupidly dismantled the tank so that it could be drained manually, and not from a button.
The territory of the hotel is not very large, but well-groomed, everywhere is clean and comfortable, beautiful flowers grow, trees and shrubs are neatly trimmed. There are enough sun loungers on the beach and near the pool, you do not need to borrow in advance.
Breakfasts and lunch.
We have all-inclusive meals, there are 2 early breakfasts: (takes place in a cafe) and late continental (in the main restaurant of the hotel from 7-30 to 10-00). Lunch takes place outside near the beach bar from 12:00 to 15:00. There was more than enough food for lunch! It is very tasty and varied. The fish and chicken were amazing! ! ! There is ice cream, desserts, fruits: peaches, grapefruits, plums and watermelons, everything is ripe, juicy and very tasty! In my opinion, everyone can find here something for themselves. You certainly won't leave hungry! Drinks (soda, water, juices) are all freely available, come and pour as much as you need. In my opinion, this is a huge plus! No need to stand in lines at the bar, only for alcohol, and then not for long. Drinks of local production, the taste is decent. At least better than in Cyprus! Between main meals, you can have a snack on the beach with pancakes, sandwiches.
In the afternoon we had a meeting with our guide, went to Olga, noted our return tickets, told us about the excursions, but didn’t “push” anything, clearly and quickly understood what we needed, gave a map of the immediate surroundings, where all local attractions were marked , shopping centers and how to get to all this.
Dinner was held in the main restaurant of the hotel (down and to the left). At the entrance you are met by the maî tre d' and assigned to you a certain table. Dinner takes place in 2 stages from 18-30 to 19-45 and 20-15 to 21-30. The food was a bit more modest than at lunch, but we didn't go hungry. We had a bite to eat, looked around the surroundings a bit and on this our strength ran out, we went to bed. But we didn’t really get to sleep, because somewhere in the region of 3-4 nights we began to be flooded with cold water, it turned out to be an air conditioner. Repaired immediately, at the first request, did not have to wait, everything was done very quickly. They apologized wildly. We never had such embarrassing misunderstandings.
Day 2
I didn’t particularly remember anything, except that we came to the room after dinner to relax, the room had already been cleaned, our toilet bowl had been repaired and assembled. Nobody was asked for anything. It's nice that they are smart. They clean it cleanly, there are no complaints, no money was left.
Day 3. Today I saw a picture with merchants on the beach. There are a lot of them here, they sell fruits, pareos, beach clothes, cigarettes, dates, rugs and even palm sprouts! All sellers go only along the coast. They are strictly prohibited from approaching sunbeds. So, one seller with rugs began to frankly "push" him to a German tourist. It was clear that she did not know where to get away from him, apparently her upbringing did not allow her to just get up and leave. So the beach workers reacted very quickly to this situation and simply drove him away. It's nice that they take care of our good mood and even the wallet!
In general, the staff here is very well-trained, they greet everyone, ask how the mood is, help if it is necessary even without asking! During the day, managers can come up and ask how you are doing, whether you like everything, what you would like or what is not right ...At dinner, questionnaires are distributed once a week, where you can indicate what you are satisfied with and what you are not. They really care about the quality of their employees!
Day 4. The first day when the sea became more or less warm. In general, the sea here is dirty. Worse, perhaps, only Black. A bunch of algae, human waste products. In order to swim properly, we go to the right to the beach of another Rio hotel, which is located nearby. There is a little less algae. The smell from the sea is also so-so, it smells like rotting algae.
Day 5. Decided to crawl out shopping. They changed money, only locals are accepted here - dinars, the exchange rate is the same everywhere, because.
supported by the state, so you can safely change to the reception. There are many shops here, there is where to roam. We reached the main road and turned left from there. The first shopping center is Miami. Quite expensive and useless. The next one was on the right hand - we bought a bunch of magnets there as souvenirs for friends. There are just a lot of them, only 1 TD each. We decided to walk further and wandered to a very large center with low prices. I don’t remember its name, but you can distinguish it by the plane! Very nicely decorated, regretted that I did not take the camera. I'll definitely take it next time. You can get lost inside! 4 floors intertwined at different levels, everything is arranged in such a way that it defies any logic, but this makes it even more interesting. You go out to the same halls, but from different sides, so you see new things every time. There are a lot of knitted things of very good quality, especially for children and men.
The evening was spoiled by only one fact. There are many children here who are beggars. 4-year-old babies run around with baskets of bunches of flowers and try to sell you too. You have to see their eyes! And mother (I saw only one all the way, and there are about 5 children) stands as if, as it should be! I concluded that it is better to travel around the city either by taxi or minibuses (yellow with a blue stripe, cost 1 TD per person), just don’t confuse it with white ones with a blue stripe - these are long-distance! ! You can take the yellow minibus to Port El Kantaouwe, where there is a medina (market) and many other shops. It is customary to bargain in the markets, while in the centers the prices are indicated on the price tags and are not subject to discussion.
Day 6. In the morning merchants arrived at the hotel and it was possible to buy local souvenirs without leaving the hotel. We bought 2 deep soup bowls. It turned out a little cheaper than in the mall. These are the wonders of commerce. He offered us 2 of them for 50 TD, and we took two of them for only 5.
So bargain, for them it's a ritual, and if you don't like to bargain, go to a shopping center.
Day 7. In the evening we were waiting for a national Tunisian dinner, with costumes, national cuisine and other obligatory attributes. It was a lot of fun.
Day 8. It's been more than a week since we arrived here, and now, surprisingly, we are not a bit tired! Here every day is something new, fun, and always in a good mood! People who work and relax here, even though they speak different languages, treat each other with such attention and respect! What a pity that it is impossible to transfer all this into our daily life. I can say this about the attitude of people and attendants, or rather give an example. Today, I was nevertheless tempted by the offer of a beach seller and bought a national tunic. Someone uses them for going to the beach, but personally I took it for myself as a light summer home dress. I paid 25 TD for it.
So the hotel employee said that 25 is very expensive, and we didn’t call him in vain, he could have bargained for cheaper. Although, it would seem, he should not care about our money, but no, they do not remain indifferent. It may seem to someone that they are persistent here, sometimes it happens, but more often than not, they just want you to smile and have a good mood. Such a positive people - Tunisians!
Day 9. Today I did a photo session with a local photographer (from the hotel). The photos are very beautiful, bright, but I did not buy them. They ask 7 dinars for one photo on the disc! If you take more than 10 photos, then they give them away for 3.5 dinars. If you multiply by my 150 photos, you get a pretty impressive amount. As it turned out later, I did the right thing, the next day Marco approached me and offered to dump all my photos on a disk for only 50 dinars. It was clear in advance that they would give me them even cheaper.
I said that I bought a lot of gifts for my friends and I only had 20 dinars left. As a result, he gave me the disk for them.
Day 10. We went shopping, in the distant shopping center "Hawaii" we found cool LaCoste polo shirts, bought 4 pieces, the money came out only 30 dinars for everything. Factory quality, the seams are perfect.
Day 11. Cooperated with friends and took a taxi to Sousse for shopping, one way from the hotel is 8 dinars per car. It is better to take a taxi from the main road, it turns out cheaper. We arrived at the Marhaba shopping center, next to it is another one - the Slim Center. Shops with European clothes, shoes, La Coste, Lee Cooper, Benetton, etc. are represented. I didn’t find anything special for myself, but there is where to take a walk. Pay attention to the Crocodile bag store, you can find noble things there.
Day 12. This morning we came to the beach and were amazed. The beach itself and the sea were cleaned from algae and other debris! The smell is gone too. The water is warm, so good…. . the beauty
!
Day 13. Today we bought more butter, sweets and other souvenirs. Time to pack your bags and go home! ! ! ! It's amazing here, but I already want to go home. When we came to the room from the beach, we were pleasantly surprised, they left us a gift from the hotel - a small handmade candy bowl. Never before have gifts been given in hotels. Very nice!
Day 14. Date of departure home. We said goodbye to the sea, packed our things, checked in at 12-00, as expected, had lunch and are ready to leave. Moscow is waiting for us! We fly through Efidna airport. I will write about it when I get home.
Day 15. Here we are at home. I promised to write about the new airport, but I can’t, because we changed the airport and departure time. We flew again through Monastir. Checked in luggage, passed passport control, all without problems. Duty free acceptable. The plane was given a new one, an Airbus A320, fresh and clean, it cannot be compared with the one on which they flew there! The seats are leather, there are more places than in the old one, the feeding is the same as last time - a sandwich.
Moscow met us with rain, but how nice it is to be home again! ! !
In my review, I described every day of our trip and my emotions from the rest. And what to consider as pluses, and what for minuses everyone will decide for himself! If necessary, I can answer all questions! Hope my review helps you! Have a good rest, gentle sea, cloudless sky and soft landing!