Riadh Palms Hotel, Sousse, Tunisia
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Recent Price: £75
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Hotel Description:
Set among palm trees right on the edge of the most beautiful beaches in Tunisia, the Riadh Palms is one of the most recent hotels to be constructed in Sousse. The Riadh Palms is a 4 star-hotel where tradition, luxury and technology all come together to create a friendly and comfortable atmosphere. loading...
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Riadh Palms Hotel Reviews
" it was beautiful "
Submitted By: Marko Cuzulan
Hello everybody.....I just want to say,IT WAS BEAUTIFUL holiday in this hotel and in Tunisia,beach is goog,swimingpool,rooms,restaurants are olso good...and just want say too, thanks everybody in hotel,because peoples are very very good....and i hope that i will come again...everybody miss me soo much....by by.....................
Advice: everything best
Activities: animations activites in hotel
Good for: City Breaks
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Not a Winter-Sun Happy Holiday "
Submitted By: UKDucky
Firstly, may I add that I was wary after reading the posts here, but am open minded and thought I'd make my own decision based on experience - my rating is based on what was promised and I am sorry to say that the 4 star all inclusive holiday I paid for and was not as promised in the brochure. This is my complaint. Advertised with but had NO entertainment during the day NO games/Tennis NO poolside games so when the sun didn't shine (5 out of 7 days for us) there was nothing to do but sit around waiting for meal times in the bar and drink beer (not such a bad thing!) There was no bingo or such inside, no cards or boardgames to borrow, NOWT at all, not even a TV rambling with arabic waffle to watch.
The bedroom was adequate and clean BUT apart from a TV (with only CNN in english) there was nothing. No kettle, no fridge, not even a hairdryer. The bathroom was equally bare, just one hand towel and body towel per person, WHICH YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE OUTSIDE OF YOUR ROOM..... handsoap in dispensers on the wall of the bath/shower, which had cracking pressure and plenty of hot water.
The rooms were cleaned daily if you wanted - however there was a lot of petty theft and we saw a maid go into rooms without any equipment in her hands or a trolley so why???
Food was ok, breakfast was european style, NO BACON. Cereal was only choco-ish flakes and Vanilla flakes, not cornflakes more like chopped biscuit flakes. Fried eggs were prepared to order. Lunch and Dinner was much the same day in day out - I like pasta/rice/mediterranean dishes so I was quite satisfied however it was always cold, there was a microwave to pop-de-ping yer meal though. If you don't like med food, then you'll not be impressed. Not much veg options either, and most cooked veg was oily to be honest, there was a wide choice of salads and sweets/cakes and plenty of apples/oranges/tangerines. The fruit juice was NOT fruit, it was more like fruit flavoured syrup watered down.... yak!
Both me and my sister suffered from delhi belly during our stay - make of that what you will.
the pool area was clean, and supervised (unused due to the weather) and if you tipped the guy he would save you a bed in a good spot.
the entertainment - what little there was, existed in the late evening 9.30pm onwards and in a disco where there was a bar but you had to pay if you were all inclusive. The disco was HOUSE - nothing anybody wanted seeing as the majority of the residents were over 50 - german/dutch and there for 2-3 months!
THE 4 STAR RATING WAS GIVEN TO THIS HOTEL IN 1973 when i'm sure anybody visiting would have thought it was palacial - but today, it looked very dated, dusty, grotty but had it's charm. If you want a quiet holiday just sitting around drinking beer and chatting and grazing on salad then you'll be very happy, me, I wanted sun (not their fault we didn't get it of course) poolside music and lots of beer in the evening. One thing to bear in mind, when the bottles of spirit run out - that's yer lot cocker - one night a group of Spanish students hit the bar and drank it dry - they had an allocation of 3ltrs of each of Brandy/Whiskey/Vodka/Gin/Martini and a couple of others, and cocktails made using that awful syrupy fruit juice. Beer was like Amstel - quite nice actually, and the wine was the local brew and also very tasty.
MORE GOSSSS..... there were prostitutes working in the hotel, and I mean MALE who were happy to be with men and women alike - this was NOT hidden and permitted by the hotel management. They didn't take money but were expected to be "cared for" ie, they were invited to stay and in return for their "services" their stay was paid for by the guest on a daily basis - that's how we were told it worked. Even we were approached by a young guy who walked by us 3 or 4 times, attempted to make eye contact and when by mistake I looked up as he was looking across the room, took that to mean he could invite himself to interrupt our card game and ask if he could sit with us and keep us company....I don't chuffin well think so matey! This is not an exaggeration and although we were highly amused watching the obvious action - it did disgust us when we saw this old white european guy with a young dark tunisian lad following him like a puppy.
When you walk down the streets ladies cover up - it is a muslim country and you stand out like a sore thumb when you wear a brief top. They approach you on the street all the time and in addition to the shopkeepers and their staff it all gets a LOT too much and we were completely fed up to the back teeth after a couple of hours. Get used to men approaching you saying they are a security guard or waiter at your hotel (hide your AI wristband) and try to lead you to a shop where they say... i know where you can buy cheap.....blah blah blah - at times you have to be brutal give the look of death and sternly say NO. If you are polite and say no "thankyou" they take that as a way to carry on pursuing you and won't let go, they will follow you for yards and yards until you are firm or just downright nasty! Sunglasses to avoid eye contact are a must.
The internet at the hotel is not reliable - slow (like dial up) and expensive, 6 dina for 30 mins no MSN. We found PUBLINET shop 5 mins walk away - it's opposite the calypso bar entrance which has a red stick out into the street cover. left out of hotel, cross the road to the right and take the right fork in the road PUBLINET shop is the first building on a side street on the right - you can't miss it if you pay attention! 2 dina for an hour and it's broadband - you can MSN on there no problem and you don't get hastled, they were nice peeps in there - just had to endure the pestered walk there and back!
We made friends with loads of peeps, german, dutch and english, and found no problem getting along with all the age ranges - but that's a brit thing isn't it. There were plenty of laughs (and moans) and to be honest it was that aspect of the holiday that we enjoyed but this is the first time I've been happier to leave than arrive - even though it was snowing in the UK!!!!
The bedroom was adequate and clean BUT apart from a TV (with only CNN in english) there was nothing. No kettle, no fridge, not even a hairdryer. The bathroom was equally bare, just one hand towel and body towel per person, WHICH YOU WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE OUTSIDE OF YOUR ROOM..... handsoap in dispensers on the wall of the bath/shower, which had cracking pressure and plenty of hot water.
The rooms were cleaned daily if you wanted - however there was a lot of petty theft and we saw a maid go into rooms without any equipment in her hands or a trolley so why???
Food was ok, breakfast was european style, NO BACON. Cereal was only choco-ish flakes and Vanilla flakes, not cornflakes more like chopped biscuit flakes. Fried eggs were prepared to order. Lunch and Dinner was much the same day in day out - I like pasta/rice/mediterranean dishes so I was quite satisfied however it was always cold, there was a microwave to pop-de-ping yer meal though. If you don't like med food, then you'll not be impressed. Not much veg options either, and most cooked veg was oily to be honest, there was a wide choice of salads and sweets/cakes and plenty of apples/oranges/tangerines. The fruit juice was NOT fruit, it was more like fruit flavoured syrup watered down.... yak!
Both me and my sister suffered from delhi belly during our stay - make of that what you will.
the pool area was clean, and supervised (unused due to the weather) and if you tipped the guy he would save you a bed in a good spot.
the entertainment - what little there was, existed in the late evening 9.30pm onwards and in a disco where there was a bar but you had to pay if you were all inclusive. The disco was HOUSE - nothing anybody wanted seeing as the majority of the residents were over 50 - german/dutch and there for 2-3 months!
THE 4 STAR RATING WAS GIVEN TO THIS HOTEL IN 1973 when i'm sure anybody visiting would have thought it was palacial - but today, it looked very dated, dusty, grotty but had it's charm. If you want a quiet holiday just sitting around drinking beer and chatting and grazing on salad then you'll be very happy, me, I wanted sun (not their fault we didn't get it of course) poolside music and lots of beer in the evening. One thing to bear in mind, when the bottles of spirit run out - that's yer lot cocker - one night a group of Spanish students hit the bar and drank it dry - they had an allocation of 3ltrs of each of Brandy/Whiskey/Vodka/Gin/Martini and a couple of others, and cocktails made using that awful syrupy fruit juice. Beer was like Amstel - quite nice actually, and the wine was the local brew and also very tasty.
MORE GOSSSS..... there were prostitutes working in the hotel, and I mean MALE who were happy to be with men and women alike - this was NOT hidden and permitted by the hotel management. They didn't take money but were expected to be "cared for" ie, they were invited to stay and in return for their "services" their stay was paid for by the guest on a daily basis - that's how we were told it worked. Even we were approached by a young guy who walked by us 3 or 4 times, attempted to make eye contact and when by mistake I looked up as he was looking across the room, took that to mean he could invite himself to interrupt our card game and ask if he could sit with us and keep us company....I don't chuffin well think so matey! This is not an exaggeration and although we were highly amused watching the obvious action - it did disgust us when we saw this old white european guy with a young dark tunisian lad following him like a puppy.
When you walk down the streets ladies cover up - it is a muslim country and you stand out like a sore thumb when you wear a brief top. They approach you on the street all the time and in addition to the shopkeepers and their staff it all gets a LOT too much and we were completely fed up to the back teeth after a couple of hours. Get used to men approaching you saying they are a security guard or waiter at your hotel (hide your AI wristband) and try to lead you to a shop where they say... i know where you can buy cheap.....blah blah blah - at times you have to be brutal give the look of death and sternly say NO. If you are polite and say no "thankyou" they take that as a way to carry on pursuing you and won't let go, they will follow you for yards and yards until you are firm or just downright nasty! Sunglasses to avoid eye contact are a must.
The internet at the hotel is not reliable - slow (like dial up) and expensive, 6 dina for 30 mins no MSN. We found PUBLINET shop 5 mins walk away - it's opposite the calypso bar entrance which has a red stick out into the street cover. left out of hotel, cross the road to the right and take the right fork in the road PUBLINET shop is the first building on a side street on the right - you can't miss it if you pay attention! 2 dina for an hour and it's broadband - you can MSN on there no problem and you don't get hastled, they were nice peeps in there - just had to endure the pestered walk there and back!
We made friends with loads of peeps, german, dutch and english, and found no problem getting along with all the age ranges - but that's a brit thing isn't it. There were plenty of laughs (and moans) and to be honest it was that aspect of the holiday that we enjoyed but this is the first time I've been happier to leave than arrive - even though it was snowing in the UK!!!!
Advice: AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE you'll get hounded constantly by all the leering tunisian men (women scarce)
Activities: Port trip was good (same stuff in all the shops tho)
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- Date of Holiday:Feb 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
" Never Again! "
Submitted By: wicks
It was my first time In Tunisia and my last. Me and my partner booked a week all Inclusive.
If you are under the age of 55 I would not recommend going in January because It was like being In a German retirement home.
On the plus side the hotel Is clean and the food was good but not very hot. If you have a sweet tooth try the cakes they are really good.
I am English and my boyfriend Is Latvian. We are nice polite people but for some reason we had trouble getting drink at dinner as they were only Interested In pleasing the German pensioners!
We would watch as they got chairs pulled out for them and topped up drinks while we sat with empty glasses!
We found this quite funny because usually we leave good tips but not In this case.
The weather was bad all week so we tried to make the best of It and go for a swim and a sauna. We went down to the Indoor pool and asked the guy who sits by the pool If we could use the sauna, He then tried to sell us some spa treatments which were not cheap ( about £120) We said no thank you and again asked about the sauna In which he told us to come back In an hour and the sauna would be on. So we came back after an hour and the sauna was still not working. We asked him why It was still not on and he said to go to the reception. So we did and they said It was nothing to do with them and to go back and ask the guy at the pool again!!!
We were starting to get annoyed by this and went back again and asked him to put the sauna on. He then told us the sauna was broken!!!!
As the weather was bad we thought we would go to a museum, so we asked the receptionist where to go and she told us where a good one was so we got a Taxi after trying not to get ripped off we got to the museum and It was closed as they were making Improvements. It had been shut for a while you would think the hotel staff would know this before sending us there?
The rest of the week we were just getting pestered for money and talked to like we were Idiots.
One man said he was from our hotel and got us Into a very dark shop and tried to get us to buy jewelry we said no about 15 times before he let us go without following us!
Then a woman came and spoke to us and she was asking If I had a camera as I could take some nice pictures. I thought she was trying to steal my camera or just see how much money I had. I was here with my boyfriend who Is no fool and even he had trouble getting her to stop following us.
I would not mind so much but the Medina has nothing to offer but cheap tat that you can get from anywhere!!
Lastly the Entertainment ( If you could call It that!) was very poor and there was not much of It.
There was a german keyboard player most nights but we could not hear him as His speakers were tiny things you would use with a computer! One night this young guy mimed very badly to some songs wearing a dress. We saw the funny side but It was really bad.
I would not recommend the hotel or Tunisia when It is out of season.
If you are under the age of 55 I would not recommend going in January because It was like being In a German retirement home.
On the plus side the hotel Is clean and the food was good but not very hot. If you have a sweet tooth try the cakes they are really good.
I am English and my boyfriend Is Latvian. We are nice polite people but for some reason we had trouble getting drink at dinner as they were only Interested In pleasing the German pensioners!
We would watch as they got chairs pulled out for them and topped up drinks while we sat with empty glasses!
We found this quite funny because usually we leave good tips but not In this case.
The weather was bad all week so we tried to make the best of It and go for a swim and a sauna. We went down to the Indoor pool and asked the guy who sits by the pool If we could use the sauna, He then tried to sell us some spa treatments which were not cheap ( about £120) We said no thank you and again asked about the sauna In which he told us to come back In an hour and the sauna would be on. So we came back after an hour and the sauna was still not working. We asked him why It was still not on and he said to go to the reception. So we did and they said It was nothing to do with them and to go back and ask the guy at the pool again!!!
We were starting to get annoyed by this and went back again and asked him to put the sauna on. He then told us the sauna was broken!!!!
As the weather was bad we thought we would go to a museum, so we asked the receptionist where to go and she told us where a good one was so we got a Taxi after trying not to get ripped off we got to the museum and It was closed as they were making Improvements. It had been shut for a while you would think the hotel staff would know this before sending us there?
The rest of the week we were just getting pestered for money and talked to like we were Idiots.
One man said he was from our hotel and got us Into a very dark shop and tried to get us to buy jewelry we said no about 15 times before he let us go without following us!
Then a woman came and spoke to us and she was asking If I had a camera as I could take some nice pictures. I thought she was trying to steal my camera or just see how much money I had. I was here with my boyfriend who Is no fool and even he had trouble getting her to stop following us.
I would not mind so much but the Medina has nothing to offer but cheap tat that you can get from anywhere!!
Lastly the Entertainment ( If you could call It that!) was very poor and there was not much of It.
There was a german keyboard player most nights but we could not hear him as His speakers were tiny things you would use with a computer! One night this young guy mimed very badly to some songs wearing a dress. We saw the funny side but It was really bad.
I would not recommend the hotel or Tunisia when It is out of season.
Advice: No!
Activities: Sidi Bou Said's Is a nice looking town, all In white and blue
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- Date of Holiday:Jan 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Excellent value for money "
Submitted By: mo.khalfan
We have been to Sousse almost 8 times and stayed at the Riadh palm twice including 10 days in Nov`08. For the price we paid (about £10 per night HB) you can not fault it.
Yes there are issues relating to service and general cleanliness which every 3/4 star hotel is faced up to, the over all holiday experience is absolutely marvelous.
Room facing the beach and palm trees, hot sun shine, lovely sand on clean beaches, friendly people, good food, slow and relaxed life. (Would you get any of this at all back in England and at the price - of course not)
So why not go there enjoy it while you can and make the most of it and stop moaning and complaining about petty things. So what if there are French, German and Russians staying at the Riadh Palm - they are decent enough people mostly aged and looking to have good time like me and you.
Please note that Tunisia is a Jewel in the Mediterranean Crown and an excellent place in the sun to visit with good respectable and friendly people. It is not part of the EU but is doing its utmost to welcome the people from the EU and doing a damn good job of it.
Our advise, dont listen to critics with high expectations, try it yourself and you will enjoy your stay at the Riadh Palm.
Yes there are issues relating to service and general cleanliness which every 3/4 star hotel is faced up to, the over all holiday experience is absolutely marvelous.
Room facing the beach and palm trees, hot sun shine, lovely sand on clean beaches, friendly people, good food, slow and relaxed life. (Would you get any of this at all back in England and at the price - of course not)
So why not go there enjoy it while you can and make the most of it and stop moaning and complaining about petty things. So what if there are French, German and Russians staying at the Riadh Palm - they are decent enough people mostly aged and looking to have good time like me and you.
Please note that Tunisia is a Jewel in the Mediterranean Crown and an excellent place in the sun to visit with good respectable and friendly people. It is not part of the EU but is doing its utmost to welcome the people from the EU and doing a damn good job of it.
Our advise, dont listen to critics with high expectations, try it yourself and you will enjoy your stay at the Riadh Palm.
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- Date of Holiday:Nov 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" 4 star having a laugh maybe 2 star "
Submitted By: munir.ahmed
first of all this is no way a 4star hotel it should be rated a 2 star hotel no joke
we had gone on a 2 weeks all inclusive with 4 children and hated it our first time in our lives we wanted to go home straight away
hotels true ratings
bedrooms: cramped and not cleaned very nice and also the toilet leeks all the time
food: uncooked and very poor in taste and the choice as nothing reali to eat
all had stomach upsets and vomitting plus we meet other british their
complainin about stomach upsets as well, juice machines not working they
give warm juices out of them and pure more fizz than the actuall juice,
NO ENGLISH TEA just lemon, chaep plates and glasses
AND no way near nice food always uncooked turkey that eventually makes you
sick and theyll give you chiken afta 3-4 days and for breakfast they serve
no eggs only afta the odd 3rd day theyll give you a egg
cleaness: not hyginic inside looks very dirty walls look molded carpet disgusting
pool area dirty especially inside the pool,
these were all mentioned on their site that
they had
a heated pool never on , air condition they said not working its neva workin a worker told us, no mini firdge in the rooms they ask u to rent of them for £2 a day and also water you have to buy it outsid unless you have to come all the way downstairs just to get a drink of water, tennis no courts in sight, snooker charge 50p a game every game also charge you for a lot of games if you would like to play, no entertainment in the hotel durin the day and night
we meet alot of the locals taxi drivers who said this hotel we booked was the worst hotel to choose
my advise to evrybody families, couples ,singles that DO NOT BOOK THIS HOTEL YOU WILL REGERET IT. IT WILL BE A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME
FAMILLIES MY ADVICE TO YOU IS THAT THIS HOTEL IS NO WAY A FAMILLY HOTEL THATS MY PROMISE
we had gone on a 2 weeks all inclusive with 4 children and hated it our first time in our lives we wanted to go home straight away
hotels true ratings
bedrooms: cramped and not cleaned very nice and also the toilet leeks all the time
food: uncooked and very poor in taste and the choice as nothing reali to eat
all had stomach upsets and vomitting plus we meet other british their
complainin about stomach upsets as well, juice machines not working they
give warm juices out of them and pure more fizz than the actuall juice,
NO ENGLISH TEA just lemon, chaep plates and glasses
AND no way near nice food always uncooked turkey that eventually makes you
sick and theyll give you chiken afta 3-4 days and for breakfast they serve
no eggs only afta the odd 3rd day theyll give you a egg
cleaness: not hyginic inside looks very dirty walls look molded carpet disgusting
pool area dirty especially inside the pool,
these were all mentioned on their site that
they had
a heated pool never on , air condition they said not working its neva workin a worker told us, no mini firdge in the rooms they ask u to rent of them for £2 a day and also water you have to buy it outsid unless you have to come all the way downstairs just to get a drink of water, tennis no courts in sight, snooker charge 50p a game every game also charge you for a lot of games if you would like to play, no entertainment in the hotel durin the day and night
we meet alot of the locals taxi drivers who said this hotel we booked was the worst hotel to choose
my advise to evrybody families, couples ,singles that DO NOT BOOK THIS HOTEL YOU WILL REGERET IT. IT WILL BE A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME
FAMILLIES MY ADVICE TO YOU IS THAT THIS HOTEL IS NO WAY A FAMILLY HOTEL THATS MY PROMISE
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Cosmos
" A lovely Holiday "
Submitted By: kebab3112
Having read the reviews of this hotel I was dubious about my holiday. However, my partner and I returned yesterday from a wonderful weeks holiday.
The hotel probably doesn't deserve the 4* rating probably more 3*. Some of the hotel looks a little tired and they should definitely sack the decorator (he seems to get more paint on the carpet / tiles than on the walls). Bathroom a little dated and could do with re-grouting. That aside the staff all very friendly and helpful. The whole hotel was very clean. Food OK. in am a vegetarian so did find it a little limited but still something for everyone.
Hotel right on the beach, pool lovely.
The all inclusive package was good, Basically food, Beer, wine - all day. Spirits and limited cocktails in the evening.
Entertainment OK. not the best.
If you fancy eating out then head to the Saloon Bar. (come out of the hotel and turn right, Top of the hill on the left) Biggest burger I have ever seen. Cost about £20.00 inc Bottle of wine and two main courses. (nice for a change from the hotel food)
Little train thing goes from Sousse town to port el Kantoi worth a go if you cant be bothered to haggle for a cab. Was 2.5 Dinar (£1.25) each to the port. Just flag it down out side the hotel. (runs about every 30 mins but not always on time).
The hotel probably doesn't deserve the 4* rating probably more 3*. Some of the hotel looks a little tired and they should definitely sack the decorator (he seems to get more paint on the carpet / tiles than on the walls). Bathroom a little dated and could do with re-grouting. That aside the staff all very friendly and helpful. The whole hotel was very clean. Food OK. in am a vegetarian so did find it a little limited but still something for everyone.
Hotel right on the beach, pool lovely.
The all inclusive package was good, Basically food, Beer, wine - all day. Spirits and limited cocktails in the evening.
Entertainment OK. not the best.
If you fancy eating out then head to the Saloon Bar. (come out of the hotel and turn right, Top of the hill on the left) Biggest burger I have ever seen. Cost about £20.00 inc Bottle of wine and two main courses. (nice for a change from the hotel food)
Little train thing goes from Sousse town to port el Kantoi worth a go if you cant be bothered to haggle for a cab. Was 2.5 Dinar (£1.25) each to the port. Just flag it down out side the hotel. (runs about every 30 mins but not always on time).
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- Date of Holiday:Oct 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Other - Please Specify
" As a regular pleasure traveler,the... "
Submitted By: Mr WILL MAXWELL
As a regular pleasure traveler,the hotel isn't that bad but its worth 3and not 4stars.Astonishingly,everyone at the hotel had runing stomach which is very unusual.The state of hygien isn't uppermost but acceptable for a third world destination.The food is varied and one can always find a choice accept if you are there just for the food(we already have and eat enought good food in Europe).I was there for the sun and to disconnect from daily stress and depressive weather.The animation team was good but lack the means or infrastructure to amuse or animate the hotel.The pool area need some relooking and maintenance and the pool seats and beds are horrible wore out.the rooms are spacious and regularly but symbolically cleaned.The machines in the gym are completely obsolete.The destination itself is worth it.I WILL GIVE THE HOTEL A 65% PASS MARK
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Jetsun
" all these people are tallkin rubbish... "
Submitted By: Miss Hargreaves
all these people are tallkin rubbish it is a lovely hotel good animation for all types of ages good food and all around clean nice bedrooms so people who are sayin its a horriable hotel fink that coz its a 4 star hotel it sould be like the hilton!! no we are not in egypt or any other posh place so please do not believe bad comment!!!
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- Date of Holiday:Apr 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Med Hotels
" For all of you worried about the... "
Submitted By: Mrs S Blades
For all of you worried about the negative feedback on this hotel, then relax. It isn't a bad hotel at all. The hotel is very clean, all the public toilets have full time cleaners. the pool area is beautiful and immaculate right on the beach front and the sand is gorgeous. Our room was big and clean and the bathroom was fine, we had a very powerful shower that had endless amounts of hot water. The food was fine. I didn't find anything at breakfast that i liked. But there was always bread rolls if you were desperate. Lunch and dinner were great there was always a pasta station to fall back on if you didn't like the buffet. The Al a carte was lovely also. The only negative regarding the food is that it finished at 9pm so if you got hungry after that then you were a bit snookered. Also fresh water was hard to get a hold of. You cant drink the tap water and there was no fridge in the room so if you wanted water during the night then you would have to settle with warm bottled water that you had bought yourself. Entertainment was OK if that is what your into personally we didn't get involved with it much. Most of the guests at this hotel are French, German, Polish etc so if you like to go away to make friends then this probably isn't the best hotel for you. One last thing to mention is that this hotel a long with most in Tunisia i think is not very No Smoking Friendly. The only place that is no smoking is the buffet resteraunt. But like we were we told ' It is Africa'. Overall we had a brilliant time at this hotel.
Some other things to note, The pirate boat trip is a complete waste of money you just sit on the boat for 3 hours and you don't even get a transfer back to the hotel in the price you have to make you own way home, avoid like the plague. The camel trip is fine much better value for money but if you are an animal lover you may be upset by the condition of some of the animals. Also do not pay more than 2 dinar for a taxi to the medina. Taxis to and from the airport shouldnt be any more than 30 dinar. And Port el Kantoui is worth a visit. its lovely. Hope you enjoy your holiday.
Some other things to note, The pirate boat trip is a complete waste of money you just sit on the boat for 3 hours and you don't even get a transfer back to the hotel in the price you have to make you own way home, avoid like the plague. The camel trip is fine much better value for money but if you are an animal lover you may be upset by the condition of some of the animals. Also do not pay more than 2 dinar for a taxi to the medina. Taxis to and from the airport shouldnt be any more than 30 dinar. And Port el Kantoui is worth a visit. its lovely. Hope you enjoy your holiday.
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- Date of Holiday:Apr 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Sunshine.co.uk
" Intial first impression good. Very... "
Submitted By: Kats_xxx
Intial first impression good. Very large hotel caters very much for German and French tourists, though a fair few English were there. We were fully inclusive and the food though looked ok was more often that not luke warm. very little food was supplied between meals as an option of a snack compared to other fully inclusives I have been on. Be aware that they do water down the spirits quite drastically, diet coke is not supplied. Overall the hotel was very clean and amenities adequate. No facilities for disabled available i.e rooms with walk in showers. Would only suggest this hotel if you get it at a good price. We paid £300 for the weeks fully inclusive. It is quite centrally located and the beach front nice. A must is the 2 day Sahara Dessert trip if you want to feel like you've achieved something on this holiday, its excellent value for money. Be prepared to be hassled something chronic in the medina - very off putting. Been there, done that got the Tshirt!!!! Would not go back but glad I done it.
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- Date of Holiday:Apr 2008
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Kwik Travel via Tele Text
" Hi i just arrived home :-( ,i was in... "
Submitted By: suhana123
Hi i just arrived home :-( ,i was in sousse in riadh palms hotel. IT WAS FANTASTIC,SUPER,IT WAS JUST WOW....Everything there was very good,excellent.The food,yamyam its was just fantastic,too many choices,the food was really deliciuos.The pool was clean,they cleaned the pool every day,the beach was fantastic,the hotel rooms was very clean and big.The service was also fantastic,the staff there they really care about everybody.Good entertainment every day anytime.... I can tell you much more about this hotel...everything was positive.Everybody there was friendly,riadh palms hotel is the biggest hotel in sousse... I recommend everbody this hotel.
p.s. I was there with 22 other person and all of them was absolutely happy with everything and they say the same things about this hotel.
If u have any question please feel free to ask..
thanks
p.s. I was there with 22 other person and all of them was absolutely happy with everything and they say the same things about this hotel.
If u have any question please feel free to ask..
thanks
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- Date of Holiday:Mar 2008
- Board Basis:Half Board
- Tour Operator:First Choice
" My first holiday abroad, and what can... "
Submitted By: Mr G Garner
My first holiday abroad, and what can i say,,,,,,,,,,some of the other reviewers on this site must of been staying in a different hotel and NOT the riadh palms,,,,,,ok, the food was very repetitive, but all in all was ok, the rooms were kept spotless and the guys and girls who entertain you at the pool side during the day were hilairious, the main guy, (cant remember his name but he always wore an arsenal football shirt) was always up for a laugh, and would take great pleasure in pushing anyone into the pool (first making sure they could swim though of course) and the pool was thoroughly cleaned on a daily basis!
poolside food was always good, from local fish dishes to good old beef burgers and chicken done on the BBQ,
went to the medina, and thought it was good, just wasnt keen on the store owners/assistants dragging you every which way trying to coax you to buy stuff from their shops, loads of stuff to buy, all fake designer labels, but very cheap, and you can always barter on their prices, quite often knocking the prices down to under 1/2 of what they originally wanted for them.
if you go there, the one thing you DEFINATELY have got to try is the form of transport called the tuk-tuk taxis, 3 wheeler vehicles, able to seat 8 people + the driver, the guy that was driving the one we were in must of been tunisian grand prix driver, he thought he was driving a formula 1 car, very hair raising, but great fun, try and visit port El-Kantoui if you can,
I WOULD DEFINATELY GO AGAIN
poolside food was always good, from local fish dishes to good old beef burgers and chicken done on the BBQ,
went to the medina, and thought it was good, just wasnt keen on the store owners/assistants dragging you every which way trying to coax you to buy stuff from their shops, loads of stuff to buy, all fake designer labels, but very cheap, and you can always barter on their prices, quite often knocking the prices down to under 1/2 of what they originally wanted for them.
if you go there, the one thing you DEFINATELY have got to try is the form of transport called the tuk-tuk taxis, 3 wheeler vehicles, able to seat 8 people + the driver, the guy that was driving the one we were in must of been tunisian grand prix driver, he thought he was driving a formula 1 car, very hair raising, but great fun, try and visit port El-Kantoui if you can,
I WOULD DEFINATELY GO AGAIN
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2006
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Very good hotel with good views from... "
Submitted By: Mr CS Stirk
Very good hotel with good views from the room balcony's. The rooms where a good size with a very clean bathroom.
I would advise you to eat out as it so cheap and the food in the hotel is the same thing everyday although it is very nice you soon get fed up with it. We ate out not realising how cheap it was going to be. You can feed the whole family for around 6 or 7 pounds and it is very nice and filling.
The pool area is very clean as it is cleaned every day. The beach is very nice and the hotel has beach security so you don't get hassled by the local traders.
The bar is not well stocked the only choice is wine, lager, vodka or whisky. The animation team are very friendly and a great laugh to watch, if you ever go watch out for Tigana on the animation team, you will soon know what I mean.
The locals are very friendly with english people and are glad to see you there and they don't like the germans and will share a joke about them with you. If you go into the market at first it seems a bit scary because there are small smelly alleyways but but the locals help you if your lost and protect you. Barter for everything I bought a football shirt he wanted 100dina I got it for 10!
Overall a great place to go and would definitely go again.
I would advise you to eat out as it so cheap and the food in the hotel is the same thing everyday although it is very nice you soon get fed up with it. We ate out not realising how cheap it was going to be. You can feed the whole family for around 6 or 7 pounds and it is very nice and filling.
The pool area is very clean as it is cleaned every day. The beach is very nice and the hotel has beach security so you don't get hassled by the local traders.
The bar is not well stocked the only choice is wine, lager, vodka or whisky. The animation team are very friendly and a great laugh to watch, if you ever go watch out for Tigana on the animation team, you will soon know what I mean.
The locals are very friendly with english people and are glad to see you there and they don't like the germans and will share a joke about them with you. If you go into the market at first it seems a bit scary because there are small smelly alleyways but but the locals help you if your lost and protect you. Barter for everything I bought a football shirt he wanted 100dina I got it for 10!
Overall a great place to go and would definitely go again.
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- Date of Holiday:Nov 2007
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" The Hotel lobby and the views were... "
Submitted By: Miss S Robyn
The Hotel lobby and the views were very nice. I have to say the food was...well not the best. It was pretty much the same stuff everyday which makes you dread having dinner after a while.
The pool was freezing cold (you'd think they would warm it up for the colder days, but no), so hardly anyone was brave enough to go for a swim, the entertainment people were not that good. We got quite bored in the evenings.
The hotel was packed with Germans, only met one English family, and the bar didn't have wide choice of drinks.
That said, it's Tunisia...so you can't really expect an awful lot. So much for a 4 star hotel!
The pool was freezing cold (you'd think they would warm it up for the colder days, but no), so hardly anyone was brave enough to go for a swim, the entertainment people were not that good. We got quite bored in the evenings.
The hotel was packed with Germans, only met one English family, and the bar didn't have wide choice of drinks.
That said, it's Tunisia...so you can't really expect an awful lot. So much for a 4 star hotel!
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- Date of Holiday:Nov 2007
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
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If you don't include the most ignorant, uninterested, sourfaced receptionist it has ever been my misfortune to clap eyes on, the staff were very friendly, polite and helpfull
Never in a million years a 4* hotel. 2* at a push.
Would I go back to this hotel ------ Absolutely not.
Advice: There are better places near by
Activities: Camel safari
Good for: Beach