Tozeur
This is a great find for families or groups. Pretty, stilted wooden lodges are scattered throughout a dense garden of palm, fig and pomegranate trees in…
Must-see hotels in Southern Tunisia
Southern Tunisia
About 20km south of Ksar Ghilane – and you'll need a 4WD to reach it – this is the best tent camp in the south, in great part because of its isolation and…
Southern Tunisia
A large hotel whose recent refit matches its ambition, the Chems successfully mixes business-hotel efficiency with resort-style attitude. The rooms in…
Tozeur
A very cute and intimate traditionally decorated guesthouse with just three rooms, you'll feel very much at home here provided you make your reservation…
Douz
A permanent tent camp deep in the dunes near Timbaine and only accessible by 4WD, this is just about the closest thing you can get to glamping in the…
Tozeur
This elegant guesthouse was originally a family home (the gracious owner's grandfather watches from an evocative photo in the lounge). Each room is…
Southern Tunisia
This small troglodyte house has been turned into a guesthouse by owner Habib, and it has an unexpected charm. Accommodation is en suite, and the…
Southern Tunisia
The charming Marhala is everything you might hope a troglodyte hotel to be. There are plenty of compact and cosy doubles with comfortable mattresses, and…
Douz
Situated just out of town at the desert's edge, this delightful guesthouse is built in the local low-slung style. Rooms are simple and charming, as is the…
Douz
A justifiably popular budget option, with a helpful English-speaking manager who also organises tours and treks. Rooms are simple and on the small side,…
Tozeur
A positively palatial guesthouse in the medina with delights hidden around almost every corner – gardens, (two!) swimming pools, a hammam, a cosy log fire…
Tozeur
Secreted in a huge medina house, the six stylish, private suites here are set around an impossibly romantic, lushly planted pool area. There's a quiet,…
Southern Tunisia
One of the nicest place to stay in the region, not only for the facilities but also for the large and low-slung bungalows amid architecture designed to…
Tozeur
This four-star hotel is tremendous value for the price. Rooms are compact but well-turned out, and the design is in good keeping with Tozeur's…
Douz
A popular Zone Touristique hotel that still sees enough tour groups to keep things running well. Rooms are relatively simple, but the central pool area is…
Southern Tunisia
Cheery campsite at the entrance to Ksar Ghilane, divided into two halves – tents on one side of the lane and the restaurant and bar on the other. Run by…
Southern Tunisia
Dar Hi (rhymes with 'tee') is an unusual concept for a town like Nefta. Think concrete brutalism meet Ikea store – an unusual pitch for somewhere billing…
Southern Tunisia
This hotel 2km west of town has the facade of a traditional ksar (fortified granary), but it's a movie set as much as any Star Wars location. The…
Douz
The opening of the Offra in 2016 pleasingly bucked the trend of closing resort hotels in southern Tunisia, and it's aimed mostly at the local market…
Southern Tunisia
From the front, the attractive low-slung facade of this hotel looks like a traditional ghorfa (a long, barrel-vaulted room built to store grain) and…
Southern Tunisia
Opulence in the desert that could do with a bit of a brush up since the tourism downturn ate into its market. Luxury tents have bathrooms and air-con, and…
Southern Tunisia
The stone and marble rooms here, with good bathrooms and fridges, vaulted hallways decorated with old photos of Tataouine and an attractive outdoor garden…
Southern Tunisia
A modern hotel designed to resemble a traditional ksar (fortified granary) from the outside, the Matmata has modern rooms, some with vaulted domed…
Tozeur
This hotel on the edge of the Zone Touristique must surely be the realisation of a personal vision. Garish and functional furnishings collide to create an…
Southern Tunisia
The Jugurtha is Gafsa's number-one hotel address and covers a lot of property 4km west of town. Subtle it isn't – its royal ambitions translate into…
Tozeur
With midrange prices and top-end quality rooms, the El Arich is one of the best places in Tozeur. Some of the upper floor rooms are more like suites with…
Douz
One of the better campsites in the country, with a pretty setting among the date palms. Its excellent modern facilities and caring management make this…
Southern Tunisia
The best midrange option in town, the slightly old-fashioned Gazelle is fair value, though it can echo a bit when there aren't any tour groups in…
Southern Tunisia
A cute new guesthouse on the edge of the oasis but close to the spring that's perfect for those who want don't want to sleep in a tent. Rooms, around a…
Douz
The El Mouradi boasts an enormous, glitzy, domed lobby and a faux palace aesthetic. There’s a large outdoor pool traversed by a bridge, and an indoor pool…
Tozeur
A friendly and centrally located hotel accustomed to independent foreign travellers. The Warda has basic, clean rooms surrounding a small shady courtyard…
Southern Tunisia
With bright and clean (if simple) rooms and well-presented and tidy common areas, this is a reliable budget option. Every four rooms share a bathroom, and…
Southern Tunisia
Pity the resort hotel in a town with no tourists. L’Oasis is perfectly pleasant, the rooms comfy and the service decent, but the four stars it awards…
Southern Tunisia
Medenine's best-value hotel, close to the city centre. The rooms won't set you on fire with excitement, but the clean blonde wood and natural light will…
Tozeur
Formerly part of the Sofitel chain, this is a large resort hotel with what looks like a complete oasis in the lobby. It has all the facilities you'd…
Southern Tunisia
On the northern edge of Medenine near the bus station, the El Morjen is a bright modern hotel with useful rooms. Some are big and echoey, but the fixtures…
Douz
Part of the Golden Yasmin hotel chain, the Sun Palm looks like an imposing castle from the outside, containing a lavish lobby and creditably comfortable…
Southern Tunisia
Welcoming guesthouse with rooms lined up around a large central square tucked behind the spring. Everything has a slight desert ascetic feel to it, but…
Tozeur
Friendly small hotel close to the centre of town, styled in traditional Tozeur brick. Rooms are simple but comfortable; a few of the cheaper ones have a…
Tozeur
Excellent value halfway between the town centre and the Zone Touristique, the Karim has bright and cheerful tiled rooms, shady courtyards and a rooftop…
