hichina
June 8, 2025
Expectations had been dampened by less than approving comments. Yes there were a string of suspicious first time contributors on here singing the praises of the hard working animation team. Yes they (lots of them) had copious amounts of energy, always about, and made a lot of noise - except on Mondays, which appeared to be a deserved day off. All but one evening show were inhouse filled by guests, ie karaoke, Miss Hotel. So some positives - the beach area, gardens, seating areas inside and out and drinks were really decent. There is an unmanned excuse of a 'drinks station' on the beach. Beer trickled out when the tap worked, coffee machine was often broken and water wasn't replenished until 11am. When all sorted good luck finding a glass or cup. Here's what else we found - on arrival nop written information so we had to chase around to find things. It was 10-30pm but we found the minimal all night food selection. One of the container lids was broken so the veg was cold and the desserts were out in the open. Only if you are desperate. The rooms were very dated, makeshift repairs, drawer broken. It was even a chore getting the room card to open the door. The balcony was huge, we loved it, we had a great sea view and the air conditioning worked well. Beds comfy and so big me and missus slept in different postcodes. Quality. Difficult to charge mobile devices as no usb ports - you need a double adapter and basically unplug a bedside lamp for simplicity. The WiFi? Lolol good luck. Worse than useless unless in reception. Suggest you buy eSIM and install at home day you before arrive. Food? Compared to last three hotels we've been to in Tunisia in past 14 months we were very, very disappointed. Ok it was not good, repetitive, tasteless and a lot of cheap cuts. Not as many choices in the rather dark indoor dining room. There is also an outdoor beach restaurant and food van (this was good) for lunch but usual trait, food often stone cold. Breakfast? Omelette and eggs station was a painful experience, so slow. One man or woman on the case. Queues were large at times. Toaster ? Lololo. Don't bother unless you've half a day to spare. Then the curious case of the lack of butter. Ok plenty for breakfast but not a sliver at lunch or dinner. Asked several people for some, each replied with abrupt 'no' and walked off. Basically 'bribed' a kindly waiter to find me some...hard, stale, bread rolls need butter. I was told 'there is a problem with butter.' And apparently there is across the country. Google it. When the special freshly cooked food station at dinner is offering sausages you might have had at lunch it speaks volumes. Sausages !!!! But they were delicious. We booked the al a carte Italian night which was perfect until we got beyond the salad and soup. Who eats 5oz of cold pasta with three pieces of dubious chicken? We ditched the main meal and moved on to the sweet. The lemon meringue was anything but. We finally gave up and headed to the dining roo