Houda Golf & Beach Club Hotel, Skanes, Tunisia
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Recent Price: £79
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Hotel Description:
Houda Golf & Beach Club is located near Monastir, just 10 km from Sousse. The Hotel is an excellent choice to have relaxing or active holiday. The facilities offer health & beauty services as well as different sports activities, such as beach volley, aerobics and possibility to play golf in one of the nearby golf courses. One of the Golf courses is located just next to the hotel. loading...
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Houda Golf & Beach Club Hotel Reviews
" well we all had a great time!!! "
Submitted By: chilliemma@live.com
we've recently got back from our two week holiday. we being my sister, boyfriend and mum. we're all 21 and my mums over 40 shall we say. upon arrival i asked for a room with a balcony but didn't get one so we went back to repception and moaned and we got a new room which was really the only problem!! the food i found great i work within the food trade and i've tasted worse. plenty of choice you just have to make them interesting!!! food being served betwwen 6am and 1am, in different areas. the snack bar has pizza chips bagettes which are convienent. there isn't much outsude the hotel but we found enough to do in the hotel. theres a bar outside hotel which is ok. pretty quiet tho. you can go into scouss if you want a more club experience. we didn't use the disco on sight.some of the other guests are rude and pushy but you can blame that on the hotel. you just have to show them your not gonna be pushed around!!! animation team are brilliant. they all work so hard and are still wanting to go out till 4am!!!!! the dancers are espicially brillint.they also did a fire show on the beach and that was stunning!!! all in all a great holiday i recommend the african dreams night!!!!
Advice: haggle!!!
Activities: african dreams night and the fire show
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" it was ok! just ok! "
Submitted By: rmajewska
We stayed 10 days in this hotel , it wasnt the greatest but it was ok. Nothing to do outside the hotel, I found Tunisia expensive(drinks: £2 for a bottle of water). The animation team was brilliant, food was good. Im not fosy but I would definately not go back.
Advice: nothing to do outside the hotel!
Activities: sahara experince + zulu evninig
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" amazing holliday "
Submitted By: beckyboo1990
i have just got back from my holiday and apart from the room the holiday was the best holiday i have ever been on the animation team are the best and i want to say a big thank you to them because without them the holiday would not have been as good as it was they realli make you feel welcome all the staff are very helpfull and nice enuf to do apat from when its raining but i will defo be goin bak there again as soon as i can made realli good friends wih the animation team
Advice: not the best place in the world but if you are going to relax and have fun its perfect
Activities: quad biking was very good
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Fab Holiday "
Submitted By: Anna Howard
I have just come back from the Houda and I am wanting to book to go back!! The staff are so friendly and will do anything for you! The Animation team really make your holiday! These guys and girls are so talented and the daily shows and activities are great! The hotel itself is very clean and tidy. The only bad thing was the food was not very good quality but there is always a lot of choice. I would certainly go back and I am already missing the place!
Advice: The Safari shop is by far the cheapest
Activities: I wouldnt bother going on any trips, waste of money! Stay on complex
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Sep 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" scotish family of 4 "
Submitted By: family of 4 from scotland
famtastic we read some reviews that made us panic about going ,it was great , staff hotel pool the lot .........great time was had by all
Advice: haggle
Activities: relax by the pool or beach
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" NEVER EVER EVER AGAIN "
Submitted By: wheelbarrow
Arrived with high expectations but they were soon shot down when we got to our room. Should of had three rooms but got one room with three bedrooms and had to have two extra beds put in one of the rooms. I have to say the rep was brilliant she got us a refund on not having the right number of rooms. We were in a party of 13 and 12 of us were ill with suspected food poisoning. The hotel just has too many people. We were told there were 2000 guests staying at one time. This is more like a 1 star hotel and catering for so many people is just not on, and food is recycled day after day and that is why so many people are ill. The staff were brilliant especially the animation team and Ali the guest relations officer. The waiters were curtious but we were told when our tip had run out and this was most annoying.
Food rubbish. Beach rubbish. Nowhere to go at night apart from the hotel. Air conditioning non existent. Only one bar and that was so busy no other bar to just have a quiet drink so we sat in reception most nights and used the waiters. Overall holiday was very very poor and on return home have had to seek medical advice after my 13 year old son is still very ill a week after coming home.
Food rubbish. Beach rubbish. Nowhere to go at night apart from the hotel. Air conditioning non existent. Only one bar and that was so busy no other bar to just have a quiet drink so we sat in reception most nights and used the waiters. Overall holiday was very very poor and on return home have had to seek medical advice after my 13 year old son is still very ill a week after coming home.
Advice: DONT GO!
Activities: Quad biking and the plane ride home
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" never agian "
Submitted By: nett1971
We have just returned from what was supposed to be a great 10 day family holiday at the houda hotel what a joke...... The rooms were dirty, exposed live lighting wires, cockroaches, dangerous sockets, waking up to find a maid in your room every morning from 7am even with a do not disturb sign on the door, three of our windows screwed up as they were broken, fag butts everywhere, food was awful, all of us are still ill with severe stomach bugs, air conditioning a joke. My 15yr old daughter was constanley harazed by the male safe touching/groping as she walked past even with us there as well, and often made sexual comments. This hotel is more of a 2 star or less hotel we asked to go home on the second day but thomas cook wanted to charge us £600 if they could get us a flight. So we had to stay the whole ten days came home yesterday and we are all so glad to be home. All the other people who holidayed with us also had a terrible time and could not wait to get home. As we sat yesterday waiting for collection in the lobby we saw the coach loads of people arriving for what they thought was going to be a great holiday, within half an hour of them checking in we were sat litening to to the constant queues of people complaining about their rooms and the state they were in i felt really sorry for them we were the lucky ones we were going home... Please beware you are not getting the holiday you see in the brochure those pics are so out dated they only ones that seemed to enjoy any part of the holiday are those that were completely bladdered allday..Beware....
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" over booked "
Submitted By: safy699uk@yahoo.co.uk
having looked at the hotel on the thomsons web site it looked brill, read a few reviews with mixed views and comments. not forgetting everyones taste and opinions are different. just arrived back 17/08/09, me and my partner with 2 kids each booked 3 separate twin rooms, we got there to find we had only got 1 room, (classed as apartment) not.the hotel had been over booking for many families. no where else to put us we had to manage. not appropriate when split families go, 1 toilet, no wardrobe for 2 kids, unable to split the beds, not good when my son is 17 and a 14 yr old girl!! then 13 n 10 boys. They offered trips as compo but rubbish. rooms very dated, lights hung off walls, shower leaking and rusty. flies in abundance, all over the food, smoke filled reception, and to top it all not enough sun beds for size of hotel, its a joke when you are fighting for beds at 23.00hrs, if you manage to get sun beds keep your towel on them for all of the hols, DONT take football towels they get pinched !!!jelly fish in the sea and sting big time. thomsons excursions not value for money, reps show poor, sail away poor, lads enjoyed quad bikes but beware insurance doesnt cover you. PLUS point hotel animation team 10/10 it was excellent, however they do pester you and girls, Watch out,and transfer time 11 mins from airport but dont let that put you off as you cant hear the planes its great. decent holiday, not 3 star+ unless updating, wouldnt go back, tunisia dirty.
Advice: nothing else to do apart from hotel activities,
Activities: poor trips and expensive
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Aug 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" not so good "
Submitted By: danblake
at first all looks ok at the houda but the longer you stay the more things that bug you.i would say it is a 2 star not 3 star hotel same nasty food day in day out and your ment to have a set table number for your stay there but for the first week we got moved around to a different table every nite when we spoke to the restarant manager he was rude.felt like an out cast being english and you could see the french getting better service even thou they were so rude and pushed in all the q's.if you wanted a bed at the main pool you had to pay some one on the side to put your towls out.then i came home to find that i had three tops and a pair of leggings missing from my case,i think the maid had them ,phoned travel agent and they said there was nothing they could do because i did not let any one know when i was out there even thou i didnt find out till i went to do my washing when i got home,my advise would be to keep your things locked up in your suitcase at all times.would never go back to the houda again.
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Brilliant! "
Submitted By: hannahrussell18
This place is absolutely amazing!!
When we arrived our room was pretty shabby but when we told Thomas Cook they had us moved within 2 hours which is brilliant considering the hotel was supposedly fully booked (being the first week of Summer Holidays). The room we moved to was lovely, always clean, nice view from the balcony!
Swimming pools both great although very hard to get a sun bed due to mass of people, but that would happen wherever you went!
Food great although did get slightly repetitive towards the end, but if you're not a great eater like me then great!
Bar excellent, waiters always smiling and joking, smaller soft drinks bars for the kiddies too!
But the best part was the Animation Team. Those guys are absolutly AMAZING, they work from 9 am to midnight, always full of energy and having a joke around! I went out clubbing in nearby Sousse with them one night where the team had all picked their fav. girl to go with them :P ended up havina REALLYY fab time and such a laugh!
Would deffinately recommend it, lots of families there, loads to do for the kiddies and a nightclub etc for older ones.
Overall a realllyyy great holiday, creid all the way home and wish i was back there now!!!
When we arrived our room was pretty shabby but when we told Thomas Cook they had us moved within 2 hours which is brilliant considering the hotel was supposedly fully booked (being the first week of Summer Holidays). The room we moved to was lovely, always clean, nice view from the balcony!
Swimming pools both great although very hard to get a sun bed due to mass of people, but that would happen wherever you went!
Food great although did get slightly repetitive towards the end, but if you're not a great eater like me then great!
Bar excellent, waiters always smiling and joking, smaller soft drinks bars for the kiddies too!
But the best part was the Animation Team. Those guys are absolutly AMAZING, they work from 9 am to midnight, always full of energy and having a joke around! I went out clubbing in nearby Sousse with them one night where the team had all picked their fav. girl to go with them :P ended up havina REALLYY fab time and such a laugh!
Would deffinately recommend it, lots of families there, loads to do for the kiddies and a nightclub etc for older ones.
Overall a realllyyy great holiday, creid all the way home and wish i was back there now!!!
Advice: Great location, weather flawless, didn't see a cloud in the whole two weeks!
Activities:
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
" Vile horrific place! "
Submitted By: rosie29
We went with a party of 10 people, 5 of them children ranging from ages 1 to 11. We were so excited at the prospect of a relaxing 10 day holiday spent with the children, oh how wrong we were!
We arrived at the hotel Houda at 11pm at night to men on stilts looking through the windows of our coach. As we walked through the main entrance doors i could not belive that this was where we were going to be staying, groups of young teenagers shouting and drunk and being drooled over by the animation team. We had booked ground floor rooms as we have young children but we ended up on the first floor with no lifts to get up there and we had to carry the buggy up the stairs. The rooms were very basic but quite large.
We went down to get a drink before bed and there were just scruffy plastic tables and chairs outside to sit round. There was not a great selection of drinks it has to be said.
On awaking the next morning it dawned on us that this stay was going to be the holiday from hell, the breakfast was terrible. not a lot of choice at all.
We couldnt find any free sunbeds at all and had to sit on the beach which was covered in fag butts and we were mithered all day by the sellers on the beach.
We ended up having to pay one of the waiters to put out our beach towels each day and we got a good spot by the childrens pool. It was completely packed around the pool and you could hardly move, club music was played from 10am all day round the pool very loud and the animation team bothered you constantly and could be quite rude to you if you did not give them the attention they required from you. Our children were turfed out of the little pool so that the adults could play volleyball with the animation team dessed up in bras and stockings. The animation team spent a lot of time mithering young girls around the pool even though a lot of women seemed to like the attention and jumped around wearing thong bikinis and not a lot else. Dont get me wrong im not a prude but with my young children with me it was totally unsuitable and I was very unhappy about them witnessing some of the sights there! My advice is DO NOT TAKE YOUNG CHILDREN HERE!! It would have been lovely to have seen a bit of what the real Tunisia is like and their culture but the hotel has got completely the wrong idea.
We arrived at the hotel Houda at 11pm at night to men on stilts looking through the windows of our coach. As we walked through the main entrance doors i could not belive that this was where we were going to be staying, groups of young teenagers shouting and drunk and being drooled over by the animation team. We had booked ground floor rooms as we have young children but we ended up on the first floor with no lifts to get up there and we had to carry the buggy up the stairs. The rooms were very basic but quite large.
We went down to get a drink before bed and there were just scruffy plastic tables and chairs outside to sit round. There was not a great selection of drinks it has to be said.
On awaking the next morning it dawned on us that this stay was going to be the holiday from hell, the breakfast was terrible. not a lot of choice at all.
We couldnt find any free sunbeds at all and had to sit on the beach which was covered in fag butts and we were mithered all day by the sellers on the beach.
We ended up having to pay one of the waiters to put out our beach towels each day and we got a good spot by the childrens pool. It was completely packed around the pool and you could hardly move, club music was played from 10am all day round the pool very loud and the animation team bothered you constantly and could be quite rude to you if you did not give them the attention they required from you. Our children were turfed out of the little pool so that the adults could play volleyball with the animation team dessed up in bras and stockings. The animation team spent a lot of time mithering young girls around the pool even though a lot of women seemed to like the attention and jumped around wearing thong bikinis and not a lot else. Dont get me wrong im not a prude but with my young children with me it was totally unsuitable and I was very unhappy about them witnessing some of the sights there! My advice is DO NOT TAKE YOUNG CHILDREN HERE!! It would have been lovely to have seen a bit of what the real Tunisia is like and their culture but the hotel has got completely the wrong idea.
Advice: Scruffy
Activities: Camel rides
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- Date of Holiday:Jul 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomson
" Lots of fun "
Submitted By: char l
Was really concerned after reading such terrible reviews but had a brilliant time.Slide pool was great as more people prefer the main pool so was nice and quiet and could just keep getting on the slides again and again.Did notice that when we did go to the main pool the queue at the snack bar was constantly a long one.
We went on the camel trip which was quite fun,staff were brilliant as was the entertainment.Had a lovely welcome with cocktails,although my cousin who came did have to wait for a room as hers wasn't ready.
Overall we had a brilliant time,we had a few cloudy days so we went to the indoor pool.My son only joined in with the kids club when they played where we were but the team were lovely to the children that i saw and very caring and attentive if they hurt themselves.
The animation team were really friendly and always dressed up and happy to sit and have a chat or get you salsa dancing! :-)
Rooms were kept very clean although a few things in the room could do with replacing eg;curtain rail was removing itself from the wall!
The only real bad complaint was the food,it was very much repeated lunch and dinner.I didnt really touch the meat as some you could see clearly wasn't what they were sayin it was but im a massive food lover i didnt complain of being hungry once.Although u do have to buy the ice-cream when your not in the restaurant which i thought was a bit bad! The kids loved it theres a few little shops on site and quite a few trips you can go on such as quad biking.The beach was lovely although they say you get the pedaloes for free but this is only once,for twenty minutes and you have to be persistant to get on one.
We did have a great time and would definately consider returning.
We went on the camel trip which was quite fun,staff were brilliant as was the entertainment.Had a lovely welcome with cocktails,although my cousin who came did have to wait for a room as hers wasn't ready.
Overall we had a brilliant time,we had a few cloudy days so we went to the indoor pool.My son only joined in with the kids club when they played where we were but the team were lovely to the children that i saw and very caring and attentive if they hurt themselves.
The animation team were really friendly and always dressed up and happy to sit and have a chat or get you salsa dancing! :-)
Rooms were kept very clean although a few things in the room could do with replacing eg;curtain rail was removing itself from the wall!
The only real bad complaint was the food,it was very much repeated lunch and dinner.I didnt really touch the meat as some you could see clearly wasn't what they were sayin it was but im a massive food lover i didnt complain of being hungry once.Although u do have to buy the ice-cream when your not in the restaurant which i thought was a bit bad! The kids loved it theres a few little shops on site and quite a few trips you can go on such as quad biking.The beach was lovely although they say you get the pedaloes for free but this is only once,for twenty minutes and you have to be persistant to get on one.
We did have a great time and would definately consider returning.
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" Its ok "
Submitted By: kelly_shayne
We went as a party of 12, in what was supposed to be 4 separate rooms but there was a mix up and it ended up with 3 rooms, but one had a separate bedroom area, not ideal but nothing could be done. rooms were bright and clean, air conditioning was great in our room but in the other 2 was a bit hit and miss as to whether it decided to work or not.
food was ok at best, some things put out were delicious, though more often than not it was re-heated stuff seemingly put together from the last meals left overs. be very careful of the meats, the chicken was left red and bloody but charred on the outside, we had to be very careful with our kids as to what they ate aswell as there were bits of bone in almost every meat dish. all 4 of our family were ill with stomach bugs for at least 2 days of the 11 we stayed, and as we were only using bottled water, it was very likely it was the food.
the animation team put on fantastic shows, the fire show in particular was awesome, as was their dancing, but during the day we found them to be irritating and would follow the women in our party and bug them for the duration of the holiday with some occassionally rude remarks. they also see no problem with pushing people in the pools with no warning, and taking clothes from around the poolside and wearing them round,so leave nothing unattended!
cleaners were great, very helpful, left us lovely sheet swans on our bed every day with a fresh flower on their head, nice to come into, and would also ask whens best for them to clean without disturbing us.
the whole hotel was clean and tidy, staff were very friendly, especially the waiters, and the kids loved the attention they gave them.
pools nice and clean, water slides a lot of fun, kids loved them, though be careful as they tend to let people shoot down without the last person being out of the way.
overall a nice place to stay, but we wouldnt return there as there was simply not enough to do, the kids were bored after just a few days, even with trips to monastir and the camel trek, spent most of the time in the pools just trying to keep them entertained without being too hot. the taxi drivers drove us mad with their constant begging to take us anywhere as soon as we stepped foot out of the hotel grounds, and the horses with the carts looked miserable and under-fed, heart braking to see them strapped into their carts in the blazing heat of the day with no water or shade. i would say it is not a place to take children under maybe 8-10 years old, so they are old enough to join in properly with the kids clubs, and have fun away from mum and dad. our children are 4 and 5, and were not really quite old enough to make the most of it, even though the kids club is aimed at 4+.
not a place for animal lovers either, with the horses in carts in the blazing sun covered in flies and some foaming at the mouth, the stray malnourished dogs, skinny feral cats, and camels with wire bent around their noses and chains over their faces, i found the whole time quite depressing in this way, i am pleased not to have to see this again.
we wont be returning to tunisia, for the amount the holiday cost us, im sure we could find a far better holiday for the family.
food was ok at best, some things put out were delicious, though more often than not it was re-heated stuff seemingly put together from the last meals left overs. be very careful of the meats, the chicken was left red and bloody but charred on the outside, we had to be very careful with our kids as to what they ate aswell as there were bits of bone in almost every meat dish. all 4 of our family were ill with stomach bugs for at least 2 days of the 11 we stayed, and as we were only using bottled water, it was very likely it was the food.
the animation team put on fantastic shows, the fire show in particular was awesome, as was their dancing, but during the day we found them to be irritating and would follow the women in our party and bug them for the duration of the holiday with some occassionally rude remarks. they also see no problem with pushing people in the pools with no warning, and taking clothes from around the poolside and wearing them round,so leave nothing unattended!
cleaners were great, very helpful, left us lovely sheet swans on our bed every day with a fresh flower on their head, nice to come into, and would also ask whens best for them to clean without disturbing us.
the whole hotel was clean and tidy, staff were very friendly, especially the waiters, and the kids loved the attention they gave them.
pools nice and clean, water slides a lot of fun, kids loved them, though be careful as they tend to let people shoot down without the last person being out of the way.
overall a nice place to stay, but we wouldnt return there as there was simply not enough to do, the kids were bored after just a few days, even with trips to monastir and the camel trek, spent most of the time in the pools just trying to keep them entertained without being too hot. the taxi drivers drove us mad with their constant begging to take us anywhere as soon as we stepped foot out of the hotel grounds, and the horses with the carts looked miserable and under-fed, heart braking to see them strapped into their carts in the blazing heat of the day with no water or shade. i would say it is not a place to take children under maybe 8-10 years old, so they are old enough to join in properly with the kids clubs, and have fun away from mum and dad. our children are 4 and 5, and were not really quite old enough to make the most of it, even though the kids club is aimed at 4+.
not a place for animal lovers either, with the horses in carts in the blazing sun covered in flies and some foaming at the mouth, the stray malnourished dogs, skinny feral cats, and camels with wire bent around their noses and chains over their faces, i found the whole time quite depressing in this way, i am pleased not to have to see this again.
we wont be returning to tunisia, for the amount the holiday cost us, im sure we could find a far better holiday for the family.
Advice: We wont return, but ok for a few days just to sample the local way of life.
Activities: The Italian restaurant served lovely food, but only 1 visit per person per stay.
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- Date of Holiday:May 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Booked Independently
" great hotel [--] food "
Submitted By: kellyjanevowles
I went to houda golf and beach club for 2 weeks and it was an amazing holiday the staff were very friendly and the hotel was very clean. The Animation Team were amazing and they were very friendly and a right laugh to be with, they dress up as ladys and pinch your cloths shoes sun glasses everything but its such a laugh to see them walkin around like it. They will come over and sit on your sun bed and have a chat with you and they are really a great laugh to be around, they also done things through the day like beach volley ball, water darts, land darts, salsa dancing and loads more things. At the night time at about 8 ish the team come round and sit and talk to you try to get you to buy a t shirt or bingo or a cd. Most of the nights 2 or more of the team were dressed up as different things every night one night a few of them we dressed up as mummies and another night as the backing dancers for michael jakson and loads of different things then the music kicks in and the whole Animation Team walk round asking people to dance with them and they then pull u up on the lil mini dance floor and dance with you its really nice :) there is also a man who makes cocktails and slush puppies wiith vodka in witch are very nice:) at about 9ish its bingo time, At 10 its time for the show witch is up the drive way by the slider pool with is very good to watch :) after the show they do there club song the beep beep song witch is amazing :) then the night club opens at 11 ish but shuts at 3 but its still nice and easy to get pissed :) here comes the bad bit the food is [--] me and all my family were ill its just horrible if u like omlette and chips your fine. overall it was a good holiday really wana go bk x
Good for: Beach
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- Date of Holiday:Jun 2009
- Board Basis:All Inclusive
- Tour Operator:Thomas Cook
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We have never been so ill in all our lives,the rooms were absolutely disgusting and the stench of raw sewage as you walked down the corriders was vile.The food if you could pronounce it or work out what it was supposed to be was unedible and covered in flies permanently,you basically have to live on pizza for a fortnight if you last that long.The doctor,if thats what he says he is,sits smoking in a dirty tunic and wants money off you for the injections that he insists you need,what happened to basic hygiene and travel insurance.We paid over £600 just to get out of the country and had to bluff our way at the airport in looking well enough to get on the plane,we have had no money offered back to compensate us for our holiday from hell as we left of our own accord and had no medical evidence to back us up...my advice is dont ever go to this hotel and put your family through the absolute nightmare that we experienced.