Sousse Palace
Typical of four-star hotels in Tunisia, room décor receives little attention compared to the time it mus...
Typical of four-star hotels in Tunisia, room décor receives little attention compared to the time it mus...
The Paris has small and sparse rooms with shared facilities, which is a shame since the sunny terrace ha...
This medina cheapie should really only be considered as a last resort since the bare-bones rooms are reminiscent of prison cells and the bathroom facilities are shared.
The further north you go from the city centre, the bigger and generally more upmarket the hotels become, culminating in the five-star Hôtel Orient Palace.
It's hard to know what to make of the Claridge, occupying one of the busiest intersections in the city only a block or two from both the medina and the beach.
Popular with Eastern European package tourists, the Nour Justina doesn't make a good first impression. The front-desk staff make you feel like you're being hustled and the street-side pool seems like an afterthought.
A professionally run high rise, La Gondole feels more like a business hotel than a beach resort with modern, comfortable and well kept rooms. There's no pool and no sea views.
A zone touristique-style hotel in the centre of the city, the Abou Nawas, as the name indicates, is also directly on the beach. It's an enormous complex with a few restaurants and bars and a health centre.
On a shady corner opposite the Great Mosque, this hotel would be an excellent choice though on our visit the scowling manager made it less so.
This hotel is good value in the winter when its rates drop substantially, otherwise the room rates are a bit high for a hotel several blocks from the beach.
Duck into the entrance and up the stairway to the reception area of the Ezzouhour and you'll think you've entered the living room of a private villa. Walk up the stairs to the bare-bones rooms and you'll think you've entered a 'short-time' hotel.
If sleeping under the stars surrounded by an ancient medina sounds appealing, then the Gabès is for you. Otherwise the basic and ordinary rooms with shared facilities aren't much.
Easily the best of the medina hotels, the quality of the rooms at the Emira rivals those of top-end places in terms of sheer appeal.
On a small side street only a block from ave Habib Bourguiba, the Monia is likely the best option in this price range though you won't exactly feel you're on a beach holiday staying here.
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