Tour Khalef Hotel

1 reader found this review helpful

We had a truly wonderful stay at Tour Khalef. Our party consisted of 4 adults and 4 children and there was something for all of us! The 'animation' entertainment guys were absolutely fantastic and made our stay so memorable! They were always so cheerful and full of fun and energy.
The food catered for all our party, although guests from a certain other country could do with lessons in manners and queueing!
The Tunisians made us feel so welcome - we all said we'd never felt more comfortable and nothing was too much bother. We will definately be visiting Tunisia again!
The only down side was the Thomson rep and the misleading information he gave us which led to us parting with money we didnt need to spend. Would advise other Thomson guests to be very wary of his tales. We are attempting a refund from Thomson.

1 reader found this review helpful

If you would like to go to a 80% russian hotel then this is the place for you!!! They are the rudest people i have ever met.the food was catered for them and we had to eat up the snack bar every day.we complained about the food and they did sort it out for us.the tunisians are very friendly and try to make you happy.
we went with a group of 34 and 8 of those got food poisoning.
the pool is lovely and the resort is very cheap.The beach is just outside the hotel and is beautiful and the sea is warm.
I would recommend the paragliding as my 7 year old son loved it (£15 for 2 people)
If i was to go back to tunisia which i will i would recommend to stay in port el kantui as it was 90% english and the entertainment was in english not in 4 languages which took 2 hours for the tombola!
The hotel was very clean but the rooms were cramped with a double bed and bunk beds squashed up against the patio doors.
Also the queue for the 1 bar of an evening took up to 40 mins to get a drink,once again,if you complain they will bring you drinks over.

1 reader found this review helpful

love this hotel,ive stayed in the maharba beach the year before and i am going to the tour kalef in august 2008 ,all the staff are friendly and they remember you from year to year. rooms are ok,swimming pools are lush my kids really liked the beach ,went on the camel caravan we liked it,fed the camels which the kids thought were great, went on the tuck tucks,and the horse drawn carrages,what a thrill what a wonderful place,food is great, if there is a birthday in your party they will bake a cake for a small charge,

Me my brother and my dad have just came back from the hotel (tour kahlef), from 1 week. i thaught the complex was very clean and up to everyones standard.the swimming pools was satisfactory althogh it wasnt very deep and not very clean. if u go to this hotel thier are alot of activities and entertainment at night. they have an indoor pool which is probably better than the out door pool, with a gym besides the indoor pool. the rep was fine (fiti). i went to the water park and the pirate ship. the water park is fine in port el kantoui althogh the best bit doesnt open untill 3 and thier are only 3 slides to enjoy until that time. moreover if u get asked to go on the pirate leave your money in your pocket its not worth it. all u do is go out to the sea, fish, eat and drink maybe swim. but its crap form my point of view. i would reccomend this hotel to everyone but if u get asked to go on the pirate ship say p*** off.

My family and I have just returned from our 7 night stay in Tour Khalef Hotel.
The hotel is excellent although may benefit from a little spruce up in places. The hotel staff are all excellent and nothing is any trouble for them at all, although the reception staff do let them down a little with their at times abrupt attitude.
The pool area and pools are excellent.
We were there at the beginning of the summer season and the hotel entertainment staff were excellent both during the days down by the pool and in the evenings in the hotel bar. They really are good guys who seem to love kids.
The Thompson Hotel rep was not so good, he is an arrogant gentleman that would do better finding another career path!! He actuall ruined our holiday (but that is another story)
The Thompson team overall were excellent although I think they need to review there arrivals policy. We arrived at hotel at around 7.30pm and were not shown around or had anything explained to us at all the rep just disappeared leaving the guests to sort it out themselves with the hotel staff. (Other tour operators at least explain things more to the guests on arrival and provide a welcome drink)!
Overall excellent, and we are looking forward to returning hopefully later in the year.
Though we won't if the same rep is still working there he is atrocious!

1 reader found this review helpful

Excellent hotel, accomodation very good, cleaned every day to a high standard, facilities are very good, the indoor swimming pool in this three hotel complex is very good, the cleanliness is second to none everywhere, and the staff could not be more helpful and very pleasant. The food is really very good with a comprehensive menu, and nothing was too much trouble. I could througly recommend this hotel to anyone.
Looking forward to returning next year.
Pete and Gill
Stafford
March 2008

My wife and I stayed at the hotel for a week. The Hotel is very pleasant, though perhaps a little 'tired' in places. The staff were most helpful and friendly (very friendly to the younger ladies!). Expect to tip the staff at the hotel and if you have lunch at a restaurant, again a tip is expected. Food was plentiful and well cooked, though the range was limited and very much the same most of the time. Easy access to the beach - sunbeds were free. We weren't that impressed with our Thomson rep. - although he was supposed to be available twice a day for 6 days a week (Saturday day off and of couse airport duty from time to time), he was sometimes not available. We found him slightly surly and arrogant. For the winter months, there are a couple of dance tutors, Alan and Rene (straight out of 'hi-de-hi'!) - they were lovely and most helpful, giving plenty of good advice. The other reps that we met at the airport all seemed fine. There isn't much to do in the evenings outside the hotel (perhaps things improve in the high season) and the 'in-house' entertainment was limited and pretty poor (our belly dancer danced for just 15 minutes!) - again I'm sure that things improve in the high season.
All in all, we would be happy to stay at the Tour Khalef again but would bring plenty of books for the evenings if visiting in March!

my wife and myself stayed at the tour khalef for two weeks in feb and march 2008,we had a wonderfull holiday thanks to the hotel staff and other guests,we really enjoyed our two week stay,the only thing that we did not like was the two day trip to the desert we felt it was a bit rushed but we would not have missed the expeirience for the world

I stayed at the Tour Khalef with my family including my baby daughter of four months and had an amazing time.
The hotel was gorgeous and we were lucky to all have balcony's with views of the sea and outside pool and grounds. The reception area was cleaned every day to a very high standard and the reception staff were very helpful and polite.
The rooms had a tv with very basic channels. The bathroom was lovely and big especially for people with small children. There was a shower and a bath. The beds were massive! My room was cleaned every day to a very high standard. Take your own kettle for tea. Safe optional at reception. Also remeber your travel plug for hairdryers, kettle etc...
I used the normal tap water and sterilising tablets for my daughters bottles and she did not suffer with any tummy problems. I used bottle water for drinking and brushing my teeth.
The restaurant was lovely and the staff could not have been any more helpful. The food was always cooked fresh and topped up. The food was mainly egg dishes, pasta, pizza, meats. Although lovely salads were available and some potato dishes.
The yellow cabs offer a bargain, for a trip to the port of the local Medina. Beware at the local medina as you will come in to contact with people who want you to haggle for there goods! This can get very annoying although it is a very good experience.
All in all a lovely hotel, indoor pool a bit run down and outdoor pool freezing, although readily available sun loungers. The beach was a stones throw and so gorgeous. Slightly littered and water was cold but beautiful. Well worth a visit.

Very nice staff and food was excellent. Actual rooms were comfortable and clean but the corridors leading to them were a bit dark and carpet scruffy!
One major problem we had was that some of the more senior members of our group found the stairs difficult to cope with. There are lifts from the ground floor to all the rooms, but only stairs down to the restaurant and out into the grounds, pools & beach. There were about 20 steps down I would guess. Should be aware of this if using this hotel. Also TV was very limited - only two English channels and one was BBC World which is news mostly!