Hotel Dar Hayet

please please do not go, you'll be very dissapointed,as in other recent reviews, apart from quite nice evening meals every thing else was a serious let down, air conditioning was a joke,and we had ours fixed( apparrently), won't change towels or sheets unless you insist, although rooms were cleaned fairly well.i would say this hotel was a 2 /3 star at max...never a 4star,also hotel was full of tunisians, i regard myself as well travelled and found this resort and hotel full of rude ,ignorant people,i would never return to tunisia after this... more

This place was terrible and I would never stay here again. Four star? Hardly a two star. The place has so much potential and the location is nice. However, it's dirty and they did not clean our sheets (there were stains and holes) even after asking four times for them to do so. At one point, the concierge just handed us sheets for us to do ourselves. The toilet didn't flush and the cleaner kept forgetting to give us towels. The rooms weren't cleaned until 5pm. There is no English channel as stated. Kids are abound here, so don't book if you... more

This hotel has faded from any former status which earned it a star rating. While the location is superb (the best in Hammamet), and the building and rooms quite nicely arranged, the service was terrible. In the three days I was there, the wastebasket in the the room was never emptiied. Repeated requests for tissues, lightbulbs, went ignored. The towel was very small and well past its useful life. The front desk staff was hostile at best. We had a fax come in that they denied having until a friend who speaks Arabic had a "chat"... more

This hotel is a lovely little hotel and could be a great place to stay but there is no way the hotel can call itself a 5 star or med hotels can give it 4 wings! The rooms are basic but spacious but I was shocked to find that there were no hairdryers in the room. when i asked for one at reception i was told that another guest was using the only hairdryer available. unfortunately we had no air conditioning in our room although my parents did in their poolside view room. when i asked at reception on the third day they said they would fix... more

Nice hotel, basic but clean with definite character. The rooms were big and the hotel is right on the beach and just a couple of minute's walk from the centre of Hammamet. The breakfast I found too early (finishes before 10am) and is basic. Dinner, on the other hand, is excellent; the food is fantastic and half board is strongly recommended. The restaurant is wonderful, right on the beach and, when candle-lit at night, looks beautiful and has lots of atmosphere. It's fantastic to sit there and watch the sun go down. We had a room with... more

booked hotel because it sounded a bit different & indeed it was. Converted from a private home it oozes character & is one of the few centrally located Hammamet hotels. Looks like someones house from the outside. Reception has comfortable sofas arranged around a fireplace. A bit of a change from the opulent interiors of majority of upmarket hotels in Tunisia. Reception staff could be more helpful. Bar service in hotel virtually non-existent. Pool area lovely and enclosed, slightly elevated with direct access to beach. Rooms pretty basic for... more

This hotel has long since faded from the former glory that earned it a 5 star rating, but in spite of the cracked paint and rusting balconies it retains its African charm. We were happy with our room which was very large and had an excellent sea-view. The hotel is very close to the town centre. The staff were friendly and helpful. Visited a few hotels for drinks (cos it was raining a lot) and in my opinion Dar Hayet was the best place to stay in Hammamet. (Yasmine Hammamet is a soulless tourist camp and should be... more

Well, I must admit to some surprise as to the very positive reviews already on this site. My family and I stayed here for well over a week, and our feelings were mixed at best. The Good... The hotel is right on the beach, with a couple of corner shops close by, and a main road (including banks - very useful) only a short walk away. The reception and the rooms are spacious, and the decor and architecture are pretty good. The quality of the dinner is fairly good too. The Bad... The telephones and TVs do not work*,... more

The hotel is situated in a mostly residential area of Hammamet town, just a few minutes walk away from the town centre and historic Medina. The new resort of Hammamet Sud with its modern multi storey hotels, marina and theme park is several miles away. The hotel itself was formerly a grand private residence and this is evident in the very elegant public areas of the original building and its classical North African architecture. The hotel is however somewhat shabby and run down around the edges, as is much of the local area. Paint on... more

If you're planning to visit Hammamet, I highly recommend staying at the Dar Hayet Hotel. It’s not as huge as the resorts in Hammamet Sud, but the hotel is ideally located near Centre Ville and the medina, which is about a five to ten minute walk. The décor is elegant and simplistic in style, like living in someone’s house. The staff is incredibly attentive and helpful, and the hotel itself is impeccably clean. I stayed on the second floor of the rear building, where my room had two single beds, a television, a sliding window (with a... more