Iberostar Solaria Hotel

I had a fantastic girls holiday at the Iberostar Solaria and would definately return. The staff were extremely helpful and kind and the food was great!
The only down side was that my IPOD dissapeared in the last few days. I was half expecting to return and find it in one of our suitcases but it didnt show up.

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Having visited the Solaria in October 2006, I fully concurred then with the other reports on the Hotel, its great staff and facilities and I happily wrote to the Director to commend the whole Holiday experience.
However, having just returned from another week it is with great sadness that I have to report that the hotel is like "Jackal and Hyde".
The Hotel is operated on a shoestring in their Winter Season.
It had about 50 guest’s maximum, it was cold in all the communal areas - the wind whistled through the bar and lounge areas and everyone sat in their coats.
The food was a mere shadow of itself it terms of quality and selection (a number of the Chefs had left/taken the month off).
A large number of the excellent waiting and bar staff had left to work in other hotels and there appeared to be a skeleton staff in all quarters - most of which were still very attentive and provided good service it has to be said.
The Animation team led by Mustapha still soldiered on brilliantly but with the rainy weather and no English TV (apart from BBC World); Hotel shops as well as the Computer room all closed for the season, the Hotel provided little in the way of alternatives and no-one seemed really bothered.

We were looking for a bit of relaxation and sunshine in a good quality hotel and got just that. The weather was warmer than average for the time of year and we virtually enjoyed a week of unbroken sunshine.
This hotel is relatively new so all facilities were as you would expect. The rooms were nicely furnished and we had a lovely sea view, which I would strongly recommend.
The only thing missing was air conditioning, which is switched on in high season. This meant that the room was often on the warm side of comfortable and, especially at night, when you couldn't leave your door open and enjoy the 'through draught'.
We found the majority of staff to be very friendly and helpful, with the animation team providing a decent program of entertainment. The food was varied and very good (buffet service). The local cuisine is especially commended.
We particularly enjoyed relaxing around the pool, which was maintained at a decent temperature. We had no problems but I suspect that sun beds and space could become a little hard to come by when the hotel is full. My wife enjoyed the Spa and found it good value for money.
Our only criticism is that we found the hotel's beach area absolutely dreadful, to the point that we turned around and went straight back to the pool.
The sand appeared dirty and sparse (sounds odd I know), with the main problem being the huge mounds of rotting seaweed strewn along large areas of the whole Yasmine Hammamet (YH) beach.
This may have been a 'one-off' but I did read a report on another YH hotel where the same observation was made.
So in every respect other than the beach, I would happily recommend this hotel.