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The Golf Residence Hotel is located 500 metres away from the Marina of the Port El Kantaoui, on a quiet street. Its a 3 star hotel built on a classic local style and it is ideal for relaxing holidays or a break. This property was built in 1992 and renovated in 2000. The Golf Residence Hotel has restaurant, bar, coffee Shop, cocktail lounge, pool side snack bar and disco - night club.
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Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Oct 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas
Submitted By: dorota grala
Overall Rating: 8/10
Comments:

Thomas cook airlines-rubbish...my partner is 6ft5 and coul not even sit because lack of room leg i am 5ft8 and also had a problem with that.
In monastir we had to fill a visa form but it did not take a long time.
Hotel nice but has got more than 233 rooms like it is in a catalogue.Tunisians girls can't clean at all-every day only floor was mopped nothind else.
Bed linen had to be change 2 a week but if you did not take them off the bed and put on the floor tunisians wouln't even notice that.So you had watched that.
Reception and drink bar staff very good. But can't say taht about restaurant's...in the evening you could order drinks with your dinks but had to wait for it for about 10 mins.
Pool area nice and friendly...laud music and not so much entertainment for kids.But always we could find a free place.
Beach not far away...was nice to walk there passing marina. Only minus of the beach was lots of smoking people leaving finished cigarettes in the sand...so not to good for kids too.
But...town nice, little and peacefull you can relax there and enjoy lovely sun.
Recomand to everyone!!!

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Sep 2008
Tour Operator: Fantasy tours Malta
Submitted By: Mr J Harris
Overall Rating: 7/10
Comments:

Most enjoyable stay friendly staff.good food.clean rooms.would certainly recommend this hotel.Resort is very good pleasant marina abundance of restuarants.

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Sep 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas Cook
Submitted By: Mr J Uden
Overall Rating: 5/10
Comments:

Had a really lovely week's holiday in Tunisia, I had never been there before and didnt know what to expect. I had read all the previous reviews on this web site and thought i'll make my own mind up. This is my honest opinion of this hotel, i hope it helps you to choose your perfect holiday. The hotel is situated in the perfect place in Port El Kantaoui, its within a 10min walk of the marina and the hotels own private beach. The marina and surrounding area is lovely, lots of shops, resturants and a really cool musical fountain! The fountain lights up and shoots water in great displays in the time to music, the fountain goes every half hour. There are a few boat trips you can take in the marina, I suggest the 'hebe' it only cost 15 dinars(about £7.50) for two hours of peaceful sailing, it then anchors and you can swim for about half hour! It was well worth the money. The beach is so peaceful compared with the hotel pool area, Its owned by the hotel and reserved for hotel guests, sunbeds are 1dinar(42p) The beach is lovely and clean, the sea on the other hand is not as clean as it seems. The water isnt 100% clean, lots of rubbish on the sea bed and in the sea weed only a few meters out. If you have small children watch out, there are regularly small crabs in the shallow water. There is a basic gym and spa facilities at the beach, there is also a snack bar serving a few basic lunch time snacks. The hotel itself is clean and the staff are generally friendly and can speak some english.

The food in the dining room, breakfast and dinner were not good, no real variety and the food quality was poor! We only ate dinner at the hotel the first night, we ate out the other 6 nights, either in the marina or at the best place for food in the area, 'the saloon' a steakhouse set in a wild west theme with everything you can imagine, real cactus' everywhere. The food is very cheap and great quality, you can get a huge steak for about £9 and they do the biggest cheese burgers ever for about £6, its a must. The pool and surrounding area is great, the main pool is large and there is a children's pool. There is a pool side snack bar that serves lunch time snacks and meals, pizza for about £3 and large sandwiches for about £2. The main downfall of the pool area is the music they insist on playing all day from 10am until 4pm, its too loud and has no variety. I complained about the volume and lack of variety, it got turned down but it isnt peaceful at all, we spent most of the week down the beach, a much better option.



The hotel accomodation is comfortable and clean but is very basic, the bedroom and the bathroom need updating. There was o lovely balcony over looking the pool, sounds really good, during the day it is, its a sun trap and gives great views over the pool. At night it turns into a nightmare, as from the 15th september the air con was turned off, despite it still being 30+degrees everyday, the locals deem it not hot enough for air con! So you have to sleep with the balcony door open, this seems perfectly reasonable but for the dreadful evening 'entertainment'. Every night from 7pm untill gone 12.30am unreasonably loud music and noise is blasted out at top volume from the speakers right underneath the balconys although the guests are only a few feet away from the speakers. I complained but nothing was done about the volume. Try to get a room facing the road if you want to sleep. I suggest not to go around the second week in september unless the weather is cooler. Not too mant activities for children but i put this down to it not being in the summer holidays.



I really enjoyed the holiday, i would rate it at about 9/10, lots to see and do just dont stay at this hotel. I would have to rate it as a 5/10. Tunisia is a good place to come, the weather was great and most people are friendly. However everywhere you go you will get hassled, taxi men, market stall owners, shop owners, excursion people and beauty treatment people will all beg for you to either look at or buy something, just keep walking or say no thanks.

A top tip is to take some anti-bacterial hand gel/foam with you, as all there money is very dirty and personal hygine isnt good at all. Especially if you have small children, dont drink the water, its dirty and contains high levels of chlorine.

I hope this will help you to choose the right hotel for your holiday.



Our rep Jamal was very helpfull, if you dont have Jamal as your rep he will still help you with your problems, just ask to see him.






           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Aug 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas Cook
Submitted By: Miss Z Chui
Overall Rating: 10/10
Comments:

Absolutely loved the hotel and resort, perfect for families and couples who are up for a laugh but not for groups of people who want to go out drinking all the time - so it was perfect for me and my boyfriend who are in our mid 20s.

Cannot fault the hotel, the staff were excellent, food was lovely - don't listen to picky people, it's not gourmet but what do you expect! I loved going for my dinner every night... salads, pasta, rice, couscous, soup, chips, curry, stew, lasagne, freshly battered fish + vegetables... breakfast was either continental, cereals, yoghurts, pancakes, toast or fried eggs, potatoes etc.. Pool was gorgeous and you could go down at any time of day and get sunbeds which suprised me! The beach was lovely, you could always get a sunbed and the sand was sooo soft. The sea was warm and clear... up until a point where the floor was lined with seaweed... this didn't really bother me as i don't like going too deep into the sea.

Lots of great excursions - would recommend quad biking, African Dream (Frigura Park) and getting spoiled in the hotel's spa (under £30 for 2hours of treatment!!).

Met loads of english families, british all spoke to each other and were really friendly.. not so for some of the other nationalities but not too bad!

Defo going back to the same hotel next year!!!!

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Jul 2008
Tour Operator: Med Hotels
Submitted By: Miss A Walsh
Overall Rating: 9/10
Comments:

we were a family of four, three adults and 15 yr old kid.



Having never been to tunisia before we didnt know what to expect but we certainly weren't dissapointed. The hotel was just 30 mins from Monastir airport and upon arrival mid morning we were abit concerned about the waterpark opposite because it was making alot of noise however by 5:00pm it had stopped and as it turned out didnt affect us as our room wasnt facing it anyway. The room itself had a nice view from the balcony, looking out over the gardens and trees. as there was four of us in a room there wasnt quite enough space to put your clothes so we had to resort to putting it on the sides (however we did go over our limit for baggage by 14kg and had to pay £80 at eastmidlands airport, so space for other people mite not be a problem if you dont take so many clothes lol) but this problem certainly wouldnt ruin your holiday. one factor that may cause problems was the some of the rooms (including ours) had a small theme park about 200m and at night this was quite noisy till bout 1-2 in the morning but it didnt keep us awake at all. all in all the room was very good.



the grounds of the hotel were also very good, clean and well maintained. the pool area aswell was very nice, loads of sunbeds but well spaced out so it wasnt too cramped. there were areas that you could move the beds to so you could get away from the music near the poolside, but it was still quite loud. there were two bars by the pool that you could get drinks from, not too expensive; orange juice 3 dinars-bout £1.40, small beer 3.5 dinars - £1.60 and a half bottle of wine 8 dinars - £3.60. these prices were bassically the same wherever you went in the resort.



we spent most all of our days at the beach and i must say it was one of the nicest beach's i have ever been on. the sand was white and very soft and the sea was very warm and very safe, perfect for little children as the tide just gently pushed you back into shore everyday we were there. 1 let down was that about 15m in you hit the seaweed and it grows from the seabed so theres no shifting it. we also found that if you didnt mind stepping on the seaweed, at the bounday rope in the sea, the water was still only waist deep. a few tips for you, if you walk past the restaurant on the headland (about 100m) you reach the locals side of the beach and there the sea was walmer and there was much less seaweed. also the first day you go there if you tip the men who give you the sunbeds then they will try and reserve you beds on the front. beds were cheap 4 dinars for four beds and two umberellas bout £1.80



as we had never been half board before we weren't sure on what the food was going to be like, having read some reviews about it being better than 5* hotels we were optamistic, however we were quite dissapointed with the food. everynight we ate there, it was pretty bland but there was always alot to choose from and the salads and deserts were very nice. however the cats outside seem to enjoy the food so make sure you give them some! (cant comment on breakfast, we missed them all! lol. not morning people!) we ate out 3 nights (this wasnt because of the food) and we found a lovely restuarant on the other side of the harbour about a 15min stroll, it overlooked the sea but wasnt in the harbour itself, we were jus luky to find it as it is in a residential area. the food here was lovely.

at the beach bar, again the food was pretty bland and there wasnt much choice but again the salads were nice, and with the beautiful views it certainly compensates. the one waiter Nerja was lovely, everytime we went there we tried to sit at the tables he waited on, in the end we were given complimentary starter's which were nice. another tip is that if you tip the waiters they will certainly look after you and if you try and say thank you in tunisian or french, it goes along way.



a family member suffers from MS and because of this she isnt able to walk far or up hills. this resort is perfect because its very flat and everything is generally near by. The 24hr shop on the premises is good. it was very cheap in the shop specially the water (20p for a two litre bottle) there was also a complimentary horse and cart down to the beach which at first we thought great because the beach was to far my mom to walk because of her MS (fit family would be able to walk it) but as it turned out we decided not to use it because we felt bad for the horse. it was only a small horse and if it's busy it could possibly carry up to 12-15 people. we just got a taxi to the beach, only cost bout £1.20 and there were plenty taxi's about if you wanted to go anywhere.



overall it was a brilliant holiday and would like to go back to Port El Kantaoui next year, but probably not to this hotel. the food was the let down for us.



hope this helped!

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Jul 2008
Tour Operator: MyTravel
Submitted By: turnip08
Overall Rating: 8/10
Comments:

well what can i say third time at the hotel had a great time we were a party of 7 ages range from 5 to 74 and we was all well catered for the food was good and it was the first time they had a childrens menu which was great.staff very friendly and helpful it was great going to the beach on the horse and cart one thing i must comment on the rudness of other guests mainlly the polish waiting for the horse to take them to to the beach my nieces and daughter ages range from 5 to 18 first in que were pushed to one side and had to walk.

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Jul 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas Cook
Submitted By: Miss C.L. NEVER SLEEP AGAIN
Overall Rating: 3/10
Comments:

Im not usually a person that complains but here goes...................



Arrived in Tunis on 27th July from London, my family are south african passport holders, we knew that they would get visas on arrival but did not realize it would take an hour for them to get these visas. They had to wait for an hour before they were let through to collect their luggage and catch the Thomas Cook operator tour bus which had been waiting with all the other tourists, needless to say they were not impressed.

Thomas Cook should advise any other passport holders about the time it takes to get a visa on arrival and perhaps suggest they get the visa before arriving in Tunisia.



We stayed at the Golf Residence half board. The reception staff were increbibly rude and unfriendly however the cleaning ladies were the total opposite, they should have swopped with the reception, very friendly and sweet. Mr Habib the so called manager still has alot to learn when it comes to etiquette and manners. He was awful.



The breakfast was a dissapointment, the scrambled egg looked like water most mornings. So stayed clear of that. The dinner and desserts were great.



Second day into stay was asked to share rooms as they had obviously overbooked. I refused as I had booked and payed for this so called RELAXING holiday.



Opposite the hotel was the theme park which didnt stop playing extremely loud music till 3:30am every morning. The hotel next door decided to start playing their loud music till all hours. So I had to invest in some earplugs. Its great that they enjoy themselves, all Im suggesting is that if anyone is looking for a particularly relaxing and QUIET holiday then dont book into any hotel around or close to the harbour or fairground as it gets extremely loud.



It was great to walk around the Marina. People were very friendly.



The Beach was great and thats where I had the most relaxing time apart from the waiters from the Golf residence cafe who were rude and overcharged us and also never brought back our change. You had to constantly ask them for your change back. Some advice: Find out the prices on your first day. Always make sure you have plenty of change and pay them the exact amount. Do not give them notes!!!!!! You wont see your change and you will possibly be overcharged.

We eventually just used a little cafe next to the golf residence cafe and they were great. We didnt get done in and they were cheaper too.



The beach and water was great, the pirate ship adventure was fun.



I loved experiencing Tunisia but would probably not go back. I have now seen it and experienced it. Or possibly to not book a package holiday.



Thats all folks...................






           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Jul 2008
Tour Operator: Panorama
Submitted By: Mrs D Mustard
Overall Rating: 5/10
Comments:

Hotel on the whole was clean and the staff were all nice some waiters nicer than others but you always get that.

The rooms were cleaned every day but towels were not changed every day but ok.

However the food was disgusting the dining room had a smell of old school dinners and after two or three days became stomach churning I have never been on half board holiday for a longtime but won't rush back....... They seemed to get it right with lovely soup and derserts but the entree was ugh !!!. I lived on mash, chips & walkers ready salted & I eat all kinds of food !!

Port El Kantoui is very nice the harbour area is beautiful and the restaurants are great for relaxing in with a cold drink and people watching. All in all a relaxing holiday (waterpark right opposite but this was not a problem never heard much from it) although I think the hotel needs to seriously cater a little bit more up market in there food, they seem to be catering for the Russian's & Polish who seemed to relish the pig swill they served up !!

I would think that getting a sunbed in the high season would be a challenge as well as they have plenty of room for them but not many about we were there from the 6th/13th July so not even school hols really.




           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Jul 2008
Tour Operator: Booked Independently
Submitted By: Mrs Mandy McPherson
Overall Rating: 6/10
Comments:

This is my honest opinion of this hotel and hope it helps with your decision to book.

Rooms are basic but clean, maid service daily and they arranged bedding and even my sons pyjamas in a different displays every day, i thought this was a nice touch and amusing. If I wanted to be picky, could say bathrooms could do with being upgraded, but they were clean.

Rest of hotel is clean and most staff helpful and friendly, only came across one grumpy waiter in dinning room the week we were there.

Snack bar service at pool a bit slow but reasonably priced but not a great selection to chose from.

Dinning room meals (we were half board) very disappointing I'm afraid, hotel seems to cater for eatern european guests, my sons lived on pizza and chips all week, which is very boring to have the same thing to eat every night. The choices were not very appealing, despite reviews I had read about the food being good. Also felt that buffet could have been set out better as in previous hotels i have stayed in, where same food not all served in one area, therefore no big queues at meal times, as was the case here. Always seemed to have a shortage of cuttlery too.

The pool and annimation staff were very good and hard working, plenty going on day and night to keep young and old amused.

Although staff friendly and polite, sometimes it got a bit annoying to be asked to sign up for an excursion or a massage every day when we were trying to relax around the pool.

On the whole we enjoyed our holiday, and made a few new friends here, it's been one of the most 'friendliness between guests holidays' I've been on for a long time. Everyone seemed to say hello to you.



We had a strict budget this year, so I suppose you get what you pay for. we still enjoyed our time at the Golf Residence, even if we didn't enjoy the food, and put it this way, we didn't starve either! . . . . . Have since been to our local butchers and my family have enjoyed a few good meals since we got home!

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: May 2008
Tour Operator: Travelrepublic
Submitted By: Mrs J Dhaya
Overall Rating: 1/10
Comments:

I arrived in Tunisia on April 30th from which time i was staying with My husband in an apartment up untill Tuesday May 6th......We both then decided that it would be nice to stay in an Hotel as it would be better to have all the facitlities that an Hotel has to offer...So we went to the internet cafe in Sousse and booked a room at the Golf Residence on Half Board Basis untill May 14th.....I received a confirmation number and i rang Travel Republic just to re confirm everything and they told Me and My Husband to check in at 12pm so we did........We arrived at Golf Residence with the booking reference only to be told that they did not recognise this reference number !!!!!!! They told Me to ring TravelRepublic and ask them to fax or email the room voucher and confirmation of the booking...So i done just this and then i went back to the Golf Residence and i kept being told by the reception staff Wait, wait, wait, as they told me that nothing had been received by way of fax or email!!!!!!!!!! I then went back to the telephone again to ring Travel Republic who confirmed that everything had been sent both by email and fax........I then went back to the Hotel again only to be told the same thing!!!!! Wait ! In all Me and My Husband waited 4 HOURS in this Hotel reception and i spent 20.00 on phone calls to the Travel Republic !!!!! At one point both Me and My Husband was standing outside the front of the Hotel only to be met by the Manager...He started to ask My Husband questions as My Husband is Tunisian and He asked Him what are you doing here? My Husband replied because Me and My Wife have made a reservation here....He asked My Husband are you Married! My Husband replied Yes....Then the Manager carried on with His questions and so i said quite politely to this Manager ' We are Married' and He just looked at Me !!!!!! The Manager then went into reception and told the Man on reception not to let us stay in this Hotel !!!!!! Me and My Husband had no place to stay !!!!! I had 2 cases and My Husband had His to...We were treated terrible because then when Me and My Husband went back to the receptionist He told us that sorry the Manager said you cant stay here because you have been rude to Him outside !!!!!!!! Both Me and My Husband just looked at each other in dismay......Our conclusion was that the Manager ( Or so called Manager ) did not like My Husband because He is Tunisian and wanting to stay with Me in this Hotel........How awfull can somebody be!!!!! This Manger is not a MANAGER AT ALL, because a Professional Manager of an Hotel would never think to treat His Guests in such a way, especially when i had pre-booked the room anyway.....I then rang Travel Republic again and they were excellent ...I rang them at 4pm and by 5.30pm they had booked us into another Hotel called Houria Palace which was opposite GOLF RESIDENCE...In fact we could see Golf Residence from our Bedroom Balcony......I must say a BIG Thankyou to Travel Republic very much appreciated and a big Thankyou to the Receptionist at Houria Palace...When we arrived here the Recetion staff were most helpfull and could not believe how we had been treated...We were welcomed with open arms and were told ' Enjoy your Stay '.... Little things mean alot !! Within just 10 minutes of arriving at this Hotel we had the Keys to our room...We will definately be staying at Houria Palace again the Staff were lovely and so was the Hotel and it is 4STAR.....Customer Service goes along way and the Customers always come first....So what happened to the Managers and Reception Staff Customer Service Skills at GOLF RESIDENCE!!!!!! Simple they dont have any !!!!!!! Totally dissapointed with Gold Residence, TOTALLY.... I have been coming to Tunisa now since 2006 and stayed in many Hotels without any problems at all....So why did Golf Residence treat Me and My Husband so badly and so rudely.....I must say without a doubt that in no way shape or form was Me or My Husband rude to the Manager outside....The problem lay with Him and His whole attitude towards us both and i am sorry but He should be made aware of this and learn a lesson from this.....Like i say we have stayed in many Hotels and neither Me or My Husband have never been treated like this..........We are returning in October and shall be returning to Houria Palace again........So all you English Folk Book yourselves into Houria Palace its lovely and the water park is right behind it....

           
Board Basis: Bed & Breakfast
Date of Holiday: Jun 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas Cook
Submitted By: Miss S Osborne
Overall Rating: 9/10
Comments:

My partner and I (both 29) have just come back from a weeks stay at the Golf Residence Hotel. Prior to travel I had read mixed reviews about this hotel so went with an open mind and we both loved it. The hotel is clean and we found the staff friendly. Our room was on the first floor at the front of the hotel and to say there is a nightclub virtually next door we didn't hear a thing. The towels were changed daily and the maids left flowers on our beds which was a nice touch. We loved spending time around the pool as there was entertainment throughout the day such as water aerobics, volleyball and other games and there was also someone entertaining the kids in the little pool. The lads who did the entertainment work long hours but they are so friendly and make you feel really welcome. There is a snack bar at the side of the pool and the waiters come to you. We reserved our loungers in the morning which are free and you can pay 1 dinar (40p) for a cushion. We stayed B&B and there was lots of choice including hot food, pancakes, bread, pastries, fruit, yoghurt, cereals etc.. We did choose to pay for an evening meal at the hotel one night and that only cost 10 dinars each (£4) and there was a good selection of foods to choose from. There is entertainment on every night and I would recommend the 'Changing Ladies' show which also cost 10 dinars each. The age group of residents at the hotel varied from 0 - 80 which included families, singles and couples. I was amazed to see how many people were on their own and they said they felt comfortable at this hotel and resort and would come back again. We had a treatment at the hotel which cost around £30 each and lasted 2 hours and the full body massage was fantastic.



The resort itself is lovely and its only a 5-10min walk to the marina, beach, souvenir shops, restaurants etc.... We went on one trip to El Djem colosseum and the ribat at Monastir. There are quite a few trips to choose from and people around the marina try and sell you boat trips. Sousse is only 6 miles away and we got a tuk tuk there which was very cheap but there are plenty of taxi's around and a small train.



You can't take Tunisian money out of the country so we took english money and changed some of it at the airport and also at the hotel. The rate of exchange is similar everywhere you go and you have to save your receipts to change it back before you leave the country. When coming home make sure you change your money back before going through passport control at the airport as they won't take it in the duty free shops or cafes.



We went for a relaxing holiday in the sunshine and thats exactly what we got and more. I wouldn't normally go back to the same place on holiday but if I wanted another weeks relaxing holiday then I would come back here and stay in the same hotel.

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: Jun 2008
Tour Operator: Sunway
Submitted By: Mrs J From Ireland
Overall Rating: 6/10
Comments:

I visited the Golf Residence Hotel 7-14 June 2008 with my daughter.We were half board and flew with Karthago airlines out of Dublin.The outbound flight was delayed 7 hours and we didnt leave till 1am on the 8th June.The plane was a mess and the hostess wasnt interested in doing any kind of a service.In fact she was rude.The food was curried fish and couscus ,so bring sambos if you dont eat this type of fare.we booked a twin room and got quite a nice room with a double and a single bed and pool view.The mini bar was stacked but bottles had leaked all over the place,this took two days to rectify.The place has loads of cats which are fed by the guests! Try and get on the 3rd floor as the cats come on to the balconies and sit on your towels etc,not nice.The room was cleaned quite well but you have to keep asking for towels as they never replace them.The food is maby a bit boring but the kids section is excellent with pasta,chips,kebebs etc.The deserts are good and there is an ice cream section where u serve yourself.on the whole the food is good.Water is about 1 euro at dinner(2 dinar).You can change money in the hotel no problem.The entertainment is just ok.some of the shows cost 10dinar per person,a bit pricey.The marina is a ten min walk and lovely!!The hotel dosnt mind u bringing in drinks etc so stock up.Marina is cheaper than hotel market.Internet cafe is beside the hotel and ia 75 cent for 20 mins.The keyboards are arabic and eng.MSN only on one set no 6.sunscreen is cheaper in ireland.All in all a nice place for a week.

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: May 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas Cook
Submitted By: Boopsamir
Overall Rating: 10/10
Comments:

This was my second visit to the resort of Port El Kantaoui (previous Oct 2007). I wanted a week away to just chill-out. Im single and so went on my own. The hotel although only 3* compared favourably with the 4* I had previously stayed in - if a little smaller. The rooms were very clean. The reception staff lovely. The entertainment just right - something different every night. The thing I took home the most was the hotels friendly atmosphere. Breakfast & dinner times were excellent (no seperate sittings you just turned up within a few set hours). Again compared to the 4* id stayed at - the food in this hotel was excellent for a 3* hotel, everything I had was lovely. All the balconies were of a large size. Id had to pay for a single person room supplement but still had a large room.



The only thing to make note of is that there is no hair-dryer or tea/coffee facilities in the rooms - best take your own. There was the usuall 2 pin plug etc and a mini fridge. The safety deposit box (located in reception) was 35 dinar (about 15 pounds stirling). The operating times of the bank within the hotel were reasonable. I never had a problem exchanging money/travellers checks etc.



The Marina itself is just a short walk down the road (5-10mins), and as a single woman, I felt very safe and ok on the route.



There were plenty of sun loungers to go around and the pool attendendants were always helpful in finding one if you were 'pool-side' a bit late in the day (afternoon etc). If there were none free, they always found you a chair and brought a lounger to you as soon as one became available (not something Id found in a hotel before).



There was a good mix of ages from groups of young singles; young families with children; to singles like myself; and those of the older generation. There was generally a very balanced group of residents. I certainly didnt feel out of place and met loads of new people - some of whom Im still in contact with.



There is a night club next to the hotel (staggering distance; no need for taxis) - A brill fri night was spent here (hic). A 'Brau House' (real ale house) on the corner of the street a couple mins away, and of course the many restaurants etc in the Marina.



There was a mini supermarket a couple of doors down selling all the essentialls, including recognised English makes.(deoderant, shampoo, sun tan lotion, milk, water & other basic foodstuffs).



Having visited Port El Kantaoui before and of my experience - Id recommend this hotel to anyone. I had a fantastic time. Im due to book this hotel again later on in the year.

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: May 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas Cook
Submitted By: Mr David Wilson
Overall Rating: 9/10
Comments:

just had a wonderfull week at this hotel . hotel has just had a refubishment to a good standard. food much better than expected but as wife pointed out not much choice for young children. rooms large ,balcony massive, veiw brill.hotel was quiet full and not enough sunbeds at peak times .hotel staff were wonderfull,and the free horse and cart to hotel beach was well used by all ,alarge new cafe and toilets are just about finished on the golf res beach ,beach all soft sand and shelves very gently in the sea ,great for parents with young kids .temp in mid may ranged from 23-31c for the week .DONT BE PUT OFF BY SOME OF THE EARLY REVEIWS, SEE FOR YOURSELF.also some very good entertainment was put on ,dont miss the drag show am 47 wife 43

           
Board Basis: Half Board
Date of Holiday: May 2008
Tour Operator: Thomas Cook
Submitted By: D317
Overall Rating: 10/10
Comments:

When booking this holiday in Decemeber 2007, i was very worried after reading reviews and opinions of Port el Kantoui itself. As my friends and i are only 20 we were worried that there was going to be nothing for us to do and there would be nothing for us to do on night times.



I personally thought that meals (breakfast and Tea) at the golf residence were fantastic. On one occasion my friends and i eat very little as we did not like much of the food but i must applaud the hotel for the desserts and salad available. The salad bar is HUGGGEE!! and there was so many different desserts - cakes, trifles, ice cream, fruit, etc. I thought personally, everyone was spoilt for choice. Breakfasts were fantastic!! You can have cereals, fruit, yogurts, bread rolls, toast, egg, sausages, fruit juice. Each night the meals are different. All food is always hot and i always made sure the food was bubbling as i was slightly worried about the food as soon as we booked Tunisia!! We didn't need to worry about the food at all.



The hotel is always nice and clean and the hotel receptionist, porters, night entertainment guys are always so helpful and polite. The pool is great, its really big!! there are snakc bars outside and waiters will come round and bring the drinks to you :). The Entertainment guys will come round and chat to you and get you up doing activities like, tennis, table tennis, water aerobics!!

The rooms are really nicely kept and the maids come in and make fancy shapes with the clothes you may have left on the bed, for example night clothes!! It does look really sweet.



There is a night club next door the hotel. It's open until 4am!! Sometimes it can be really loud but as we're young we didn't mind because we were in there anyway!! Right near the hotel also are resturants, a water park is literally oposite and a supermarket which is 1 minute walk.



The hotel is in a really good location. The beach is a 10 minute walk and there are so many different boat trips to go on. The port/harbour is only a 10 minute walk too with many shops and resturants surrounding. So many people will try and get you to go in their bar, or shop or go on their boat trips, if you don't want to, say no politly and they will leave you alone hopefully!!



If you are young ladies, the tunisia men will be after you with out a doubt!! My friends and i got shouted at all the time. Nice things but they want to take you out on dates. Sometimes it can be flattering but when every man you see asks you it starts to get slightly annoying.



My friends and I met some amazing people in Tunisia and have booked to go back in August!!

Hopefully this comment will show that the hotel is a lovely place to stay. I know i am young but if i was a parent or wanted to go on a couples holiday, this hotel is a great place to stay!!