Marhaba Royal Salem Hotel

We booked on the Internet through med hotels and saved about £400 on the package price compared to Portland Direct. You could have HB for an extra £13 per week but this disappeared from the website a couple of days before we booked so we went BB.
The hotel was clean, had good sporting facilities and the breakfast choice was always the same but it was good.
The hotel staff was friendly and efficient apart from the restaurant manager.
For some reason nearly all of the tables are reserved which means you cannot find anywhere to sit even when the restaurant is half empty! I complained to the restaurant manager but he insisted we should wait for him to find us a table each morning while most of the guests have a table reserved. It took a complaint to the general manager and further insistence with the restaurant manager before we were reserved a table. He sulked from then on.
The hotel has its own beach but you will be hassled to take camel rides. Likewise if you go past the pool and gym you will be hassled to take a massage.
In Souse complete strangers will pretend that they have met you in your hotel and attempt to take you on a tour or into the shops. "Remember me I am a waiter at your hotel."
When you leave your taxi they have approached the driver and asked which hotel you came from. So they do know.
Eating out in Souse do expect the bill to incorrect every time especially if you select fish by weight. The excuse is always "Sorry it was meant for another table."
Despite all this we did have a good holiday.

We are 2 adults and 2 boys age 15 and 11. We had an absolutely great time here, the whole experience of our first trip to Africa was memorable.
The hotel complex was extremely luxurious, rooms were large, exceptionally clean and the towels were changed daily. The staff at the hotel without fail, work very hard to ensure you have a good time there and are always cheerful, helpful and very polite. We had no problem finding 4 sunbeds every day but maybe that’s because we slipped the pool attendant a few dinars here and there! (This works everywhere else as well, both inside and outside the hotel.) The only thing which we feel could be improved perhaps is giving the kids a better choice of their kind of food. Oh and by the way, if you have a sense of humour you’ll have no problems with the locals either. We had plenty of good natured banter with them and we still can’t believe just how much they made us feel welcome. On many occasions, people young and old just came up to us, shook our hands and said ‘Welcome to Tunisia, Have a nice holiday,’ before turning round and going on their way.
A fantastic country, fabulous people and a brilliant hotel. We would recommend a holiday here to anyone.

Spent 2 weeks at this hotel on arriva my family and I were impressed on entering the hotel stunning layout in reception and bar area the glass lifts in the middle were brilliant grandson loved to go up and down in them the rooms were very spacious queen size bed wow ....always cleaned daily. Monica the cleaner was very helpful and attentive restaurant was spacious and bright the choice of food could have been better did not cater much for children but in all good. Was disappointed with outdoor pool it was very small for a 4 star hotel we had to use pool at sister hotel Marhaba Salem 3star hotel. also sunbeds were gold dust if you managed to get one you would have to get up early i.e. 6.30 to secure one hotel grounds were spacious and well maintained although more lighting around grounds is needed. the animation /entertainment team were brilliant .many thanks to them for making our holiday enjoyable. Great bunch of guys who work so hard day and night all in all we had a great time and would gladly return