Выжить любой ценой-Тунис. Survive at all costs - Tunisia.

I will try to tell you a little truth about the hotel. Bitter, but true.
Choosing this hotel, many read laudatory reviews on the site. But I will write you a truthful review, if possible, without going into emotions. Everyone will decide for himself whether this hotel is worthy of a precious vacation. We traveled on Thursday. Family with two daughters. 2 and 7 years old. Issue price 1500 dollars for 12 nights. Which, in principle, is not expensive. But …
1. Road and settlement.

We drove 1.5 hours with a transfer from Enfid Airport. Basically, it doesn't bother me. Tunisia itself is a beautiful country. Something in between Egypt and Turkey. Beautiful views of mountains, deserts, sea. . . and garbage. He is everywhere. It is the garbage capital of the world. We arrived at the hotel at 23:00. Dinner is already over. But they took us to feed. On the plate lay one chicken wing, with the remains of feathers. A couple of pieces of beets, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers. With a total weight of 200 grams. I, a healthy man of 90 kg, had a shock (I noticed an even greater shock in the eyes of my wife. There was nothing to feed the children. They didn’t give me water either. And there’s nowhere to get it. Bars don’t work after 23. No. Saved by the water brought with me. They don't give water to the room. The water from the tap smells like bleach.
2. Number.
I won't write about broken tiles, a smoky blanket, broken plumbing. . . it doesn't matter to me. All this has been written before me in previous reviews and it's all true. And I'm not picky about the number. I only sleep there. Therefore, I will write differently....The room was large. 1159 in the central building on the second floor overlooking the pools. Two-storied. On the second floor there was an air conditioner that was not properly connected, the buttons did not match their purpose. Old hotel, has about 100 rooms in the central building and only 3 common air conditioning systems on the roof of each wing. What does it mean? That you can't set the temperature. The air conditioner itself has in fact two modes on / off and that's it. Or you get cold and get sick in a day. And half the hotel was sick. Mostly children. Or feed the mosquitoes. The last ones in the hotel are not poisoned and this is a real problem. Old plywood doors did not provide any soundproofing. And the lock could be knocked out with a shoulder. The safe was…small…chargeable…and broken. They hid things in a bag under lock and key. Uncomfortable pillows, feeling like they are stuffed with some kind of lumps. After sleeping, my neck and head hurt terribly.
3. Hotel.

Huge territory. This is a plus. A lot of beautiful places. It is possible to take many great photos. But most of the villas and buildings are abandoned. Reconstruction is gradually going on. Construction. Repairs. The workers are trying very hard. That grass is planted. They water it. They put new separate air conditioners on renovated rooms. Next to another hotel. The territory is common. But it is for Algerians, Libyans and Tunisians. Slavs and Europeans are not there. The common area is fenced. Guarded. There are three posts on the beach and one at the gate. Tunisian National Guard soldiers are armed with serious Steyr AUG assault rifles. There is video surveillance. The beach is patrolled by a police helicopter. The hotel has a complete sense of security. But where the hotel ends, garbage begins... Mountains of garbage. Fishermen clean the fish right on the beach, which they sell to this hotel. Fish waste rots on the shore and the wind carries the smell to the territory of the mini-aqua park. The stench is terrible. All garbage that is removed from the beach is dumped behind the wall of the hotel, on the beach. The sight is terrible. There is a gift shop. But dear. Cheaper twice, if you go outside the hotel towards the mosque. 10 minutes walk and you are in a good European-level supermarket. But there you won't buy cigarettes, alcohol, pork, and TAMPAX. Paradox but true. Once a week in the morning before lunch comes a small market. You can bargain for souvenirs.
4. Pools.
There are several. Child and adult with connected system but without filtration. Chlorine is thrown at night straight from the bucket. Have seen it a few times. And in the morning the children swim there. Another feature is the overpopulation of the hotel by Arab families. Each Arab family has 5-6 children and a mother in a veil. They don't go to the sea. They sit in the pool all day long... You yourself understand what this means. Mucus floats in the pool at the end of the day. Because the second place-hotbed of diseases in this hotel, after the old air conditioner, is the pool.
5. Water park.
Old. The pipes are long overdue for restoration. They are worn out and do not slip. Of the 7 slides, only 4 work. And this is for 2 hotels. Queue starting at 10 am. The water in the pool is the same as I described above. Already at 12 full of mucus. Not enough sun beds, umbrellas. I do not understand why not add children's slides. Really lacks some kind of dragon, toad. Although the territory allows.
6. Beach and sea.

Gorgeous sand. Small and pleasant. Sometimes huge meter waves. Impressive. This is not the case in Turkey or Egypt. The children really enjoyed it. Jellyfish were 3-4 times. Large. The storm was already carrying the dead. Security. Soldiers of the National Guard with weapons are on duty from 9 to 19. Sometimes the mounted police come. The local security service of the hotel accompanies almost every local who wants to get past the tourists. This is a plus. The beach, as it were, is public in Tunisia. But local residents are not allowed to swim on it. And trash. Again, there are not enough beds. Lots of broken and old ones. Umbrellas are also few. This is a bay. Because the sea is very dirty. For two weeks of rest, only 4-5 times it was without garbage. To the right of the beach is a public beach. On weekends there are a lot of local people. And the course of the bay is such that all urine, garbage, mucus, algae floats past the hotel's beach. I myself saw women's pads, bulls, juice boxes, plastic cups, a chair, condoms, a canister of motor oil... It's terrible. This is the tragedy of the country.
Slavs tourists run in the morning to take sun loungers. Leaving the beach or the pool leave things. These ichthyanders consider themselves tourists)) And then couples with children sit stupidly on the sand. I heard a conversation of a lady who boasted that she had already taken sunbeds on the beach, by the pool and a table in a restaurant. Such an idiot probably has a towel on the seat on the plane. And another young lady in front of us took off her shoes, things, shoes from her girlfriend and occupied chairs by the amphitheater. Yes, I occupied it so actively that I knocked over 6 glasses of cocktails, for which I stood in line for 40 minutes))))
7. Bars.
There is no bar on the beach. Alcohol is not provided. Three types of drinks. Now Fanta, then Cola, then Sprite. Everything. For a beer or a cocktail you will have to go to the central building 10 minutes there and 10 back. And then stand in line. 10 minutes. The result. After two hikes, you realize that you won’t drink more beer on the beach or a cocktail. Drinks are a mixture of concentrate and tap water. Sadly. But sometimes the concentrate runs out. And then the bartenders pour beer and Cola and Fanta from bottles. Golden times are coming. But in 14 days it was like that for 4 days in total. Beer Stella. Lager. Tastes a bit like beer. But he doesn't get drunk. Stomach hurts from drinking. But it doesn't get drunk. Delicious cocktails throughout the day in the bar of the central building. But there is also a queue. Delicious cocktails in the evenings. But people stand in line for 40 minutes. They take 4-5 cocktails for two so that they no longer stand in line. Glasses are missing. Water is easier to buy in the store. 1 dinar 1.5 liters. But agree. Go on vacation to buy water there? Absurd. No water is provided in the room. And there are no refrigerators in the room.
8. Kitchen.
Here is the most interesting. And sad. In a country that is heavily developed by agriculture, you will half-starve in a 4-star hotel.

Monotony.
Turkey meat, chicken, rarely fried beef. Turkey fried, boiled, stewed, grilled, in sausages. Even the turkey sausage. Sometimes we found feathers in this sausage.
The fish are small sardine and mackerel, which are caught right there by local fishermen, and, as I wrote, they are cleaned on the beach. Once in 2 weeks there was tuna. But not fried. The grill is old and out of date. He would either burn it or not roast it. So they ate.
A sea of ​ ​ cabbage, pasta, onions. . . But I'll be honest. Neither children nor adults can eat there. Once served a potato ball. It was a holiday for visitors.
I was really afraid that I would serve mutton kebab and there would be a massacre for him. With broken teeth and broken limbs))
Of the fruits there was a delicious watermelon and tasteless, green peaches and nectarines.
In fairness, it is worth noting a very tasty confectionery. She was wonderful. And cakes and brownies and custards. Gorgeous jams. Neither in Turkey nor Egypt, we have not seen this. The confectioner is clearly a master.
9. Animation.
She was cheerful. Strong. Quality. But the children's program started late. At 21 local time. The children already wanted to sleep. Separately, I would like to note the party in the children's pool. When 200 people danced in it for 3 hours in a row. In clothes and some in shoes. Harkali there. Drinks were spilled. And in the morning, there were swimming children (((
10. When checking out, we were given room 2076 to change. It looked and smelled like a public restroom. This is disrespectful to tourists.
In general, summing up:

The hotel is not even a triple. The workers and staff are working very hard. They are great. But poor funding will lead this hotel to collapse. Instead of renovating new rooms, the management should have updated plumbing, air conditioning, TVs and furniture in the old ones. Distribute sun beds (of which there are hundreds under tarpaulins in a nearby hotel). Improve the quality of food and beverages. The chef is excellent, since he makes something out of such a meager selection of products. But he is not God either. Pool cleaning needs to be refurbished. Almost all the children, including ours, fell ill there. It is not excluded from infection. And so this hotel will die before it can be revived. People will be out of work. A group of German tourists almost looked in the mouth. They danced before them. Poured wine from a separate bottle for lunch. Set up a separate table. This is already unpleasant for us Slavs. Of which the hotel is 80 percent. There is simply no desire to go there. In general, we survived, almost rested....But if we could turn back time, we would not waste time on this hotel.