Sahara Beach Hotel

just returned from a 7 night stay at the sahara beach and im very dissapointed to say the least.This was supposed to be our honeymoon and it was also my first time in tunisia,we should of had flowers and a fruit platter in our room because of it being booked for our honeymoon but when we checked in no such items were in our room we had to go tell our rep which resulted in having a dead weed and a plate with a few oranges on it plonked in the room the next day.The room was not very clean,grubby walls,the bathroom flooded everytime u had a shower and the bath was always blocked,our door to the balcony didnt lock or shut properly so we reported to reception who said they would get someone to look at it but that never happened,we asked to be moved to another room and we were given a key to go look at another room,this room was filthy and stunk of piss so we declined that room and the guy on reception was rather rude when we said we would just stay in our orignal room. Food wise not much choice,same stuff day after day,i lived on salad pretty much all week. Not much to do all day either,the waterpark was closed as was the zoo and entertainment/games room and the entertainment in the evening was really crap tbh. Cocktails were not really proper cocktails and were more froth than anything else,i stuck to hot choc for the rest of the week and the juice,coke and even the booze was rank. Got sick of having to tip for stuff that i didnt need to tip for and got tired of being collered by the shop guys everytime u went down to breakfast,lunch and dinner......the list is endless but one things for sure i wont be going back there EVER!!!!!

We visited Tunisia for the first time & really enjoyed it. The hotel was basic but clean. The male staff were charming,yes I was asked on several occasions if I was married & was told how beautiful my 14 year old daughter was, but never felt intimidated or in danger!! The pools were great,there was a noisy one & 2 quieter ones all were clean & never crowded with a fab onsite water park. We always managed to find sunbeds what more could you ask for!!!! Yes I will be honested & say, at first we were a little disapointed by the food which came from not knowing what to expect!!! There is no full english but still plenty of nice appetising choices. Freshly cooked omeletes & pancakes for breakfast as well as the usual toast & pastries. We never went to the main restaurant for lunch so cant commment, we ate at the pool or beach bars which offered pizza, burgers etc. Dinner was the usual meat in sauce that you get at most hotel buffet restaurants abroad as well as freshly cooked pizza & pasta dishes. You just need to remember that this is an international hotel not just english. Tunisia is not a place to visit if you will only eat plain english food!!! We love trying nrw things so ate well all week. There are also plenty of bars to drink at with in the complex, the drinks are ok, small tip the coke is made from concentrate so not very nice so ask for diet which is proper coke.

We loved Tunisia & will be returning in 2013.

went to sb in june 2012..its the worst holiday ie ever had.

since coming back i feel so let down we set up a facebook group,to rant about our crap holiday and share experiences with other unhappy holiday makers of sb,please join us

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TRUTHBEHINDSAHARABEACH/

we set off looking forward to a safe holiday but little did we know that staff employed by the hotel and under the instruction of thomas cook company did we expect to have our 11 year old son slapped in the face.

Complaint made to the hotel made us feel that it was our fault our son ran INTO THE HAND of a member of staff.

The reps only answer was to keep asking is he ok,rather than meaningful solutions.

Since being back no concern from the travel agents has been made or contact until i posted the incident on holiday reviews,so is this concern from the company or is damage limitation from the company.

Even so they have not even said sorry to my son direct.

They bleat about duty of care,which means don't care about anyone and that they have a duty not to upset the hotel staff.

I leave the final word from thomas cook's phone call "at least he is not having nightmares'.

i went to sahara beach hotel in skanes tunisis on the 11th of july 2012 for 14 nights with the family. the food was lovely and catered for everybodys needs, hotel was brilliant, very well maintained and kept to a high standard of cleanliness.Staff very polite and always ready to help should we need it.The main thing that made the holiday was having our photos taken by Hatem, he took 600 photos and we came home with most of them!! This year he did some funny photos.. one example beind myself ironing the clothes my husband was wearing at the time.. also a rare occassion of my husband with a mop and bucket in his hand!!very enjoyable and memorable experience.

I have just returned from a weeks holiday at this hotel. The only holiday I have had where I have lost weight! I rate the food 4/10,the entertainment 4/10.I had cous cous every evening as it was the best thing on the menu.The childeren lived on pancakes,omelettes and pizzas.The staff were very friendly and rooms basic but clean. Couldn't work out how to get a sunbed with an umberella as it was very hot! After reading the reviews we went to the pool with towels at 6am,no free umbrellas.So tried at 4am (lots of people scurrying around in the dark with towels)no luck. Finally got it sussed, you have to find a man who gives out the sunbed mattresses and tip him and ask him to save you a sunbed with umberella each day.The pools are lovely. The sea is very warm but you do have to walk through seaweed first.Weather was very hot but lovely.Daughter was ill on return with D&V which first started two days before return.I wouldn't go back to this hotel again only because of the poor food and entertainment.

Just returned from one week at Sahara Beach Hotel. Rooms were basic, shabby but clean also, cleaned daily. Aircon didn't work in both rooms, it blew hot air instead. Outside temperature was around 45 degrees, so we needed it. Hotel reception said it was 'too hot for aircon'. After 7 increasingly angry visits over four days to reception they visited one room, washed out a pipe and one worked!

Food must have changed from earlier reviews as the latest review was exactly what we found, plenty of chips, burgers, pancakes but definitely no salads (unless you count yesterdays cooked carrots re-served cold. I went to Butlins in June and the food was much, much better.

Plates were frequently dirty and often ran out and we saw the waiters tipping out slops from glasses, wiping them with serviettes and putting them back on other tables as if they were clean. Three out of 6 of us had vomiting bug badly during one week and most people we spoke to were also ill.

Agree with other reviewer that meals were a bun fight. Although meals are Self-Service, the Holiday Rep suggested at the beginning to tip your waiter to ensure good service helping you get plates/drinks. We gave him £10 after 3 days and he barely picked up a dirty plate before or after although most people didn't find this so (perhaps it wasn't enough money?)

On the plus side, the pools were great, the bar staff and life guards were friendly. There was the usual morning fight for sunbeds with shade, but that's standard most places. There was evening entertainment shows plus quiet pool bars.



The hotel is on the beach which is sandy and clean and there's a small-ish roped off area for swimming in the sea and a larger area for jet-ski type activities.

The hotel is about 20 mins taxi from Monastir (only £6 each way).

the weather was amazing &the waiters,bar staff,lifeguard&most staff were lovley but that is all i can say positive about this place.

we traveled with 3 adults &3 children.

ALL of us ended up with the runs,sickness&earaches.

the food was plentyful but awful kids lived on pizza n soggy chips or pancakes for the 2 wks

Rooms were basic to say the least grubby walls brick hard berd &pillows.

there was ciggarete ash on the floor when we 1st arrived in room and still there when we left but the room was ment to be cleaned every day!!!

the dining room was like feeding time at the zoo we were given a table on our 1st night and that was our table for the 2 wks which was good but there was coco pops under our table the whole time so obviously it never got swept or cleaned.

reported it to reception but was told to come back later when we did we were told the same again ,so spoke to rep who said "a bit o dirt never hurt anyone"

having spoken to other families we were not the only ones ill.

Shame as the resort was lovley but heigene &health &saftey is none excistant.

First visit to tunisia and will definately be going back .The hotel was clean tidy and everyone was really friendly.Staff could not do enough for us even without a tip! Went with two young children who had great fun for the whole two weeks, pools were lovely ,beach was lovely especially watching the camels and horses on the sand .Excursions are loads of fun and not that expensive. Go with an open mind and friendly attitude as tunisia is very different to home and u will find it hard not to be impressed with the place.

Stayed here 1wk 13 may 2012.

Beach couldn't get into sea for rubbish & seaweed piled high. ( reps said management wouldn't do anything)

Poo in pool resulting my family having Doctor in !

3 men taking pictures of children in pool & mini disco ( police were called after 45 mins) after parents causing a scene)

Tips tips & more tips.

Glad to be home.