Medina Solaria & Thalasso

1st time in Tunisia and I was pleasantly surprised we stayed for 10nights. Hotel was lovely and located across the road from the beach. Arrived around 1pm and was told to get lunch as our room wasn't ready, we waited till around 4 for our room which wasn't ideal as we were in warm travel clothes and it was hot! The hotel was gorgeous and clean, plenty of seats at the pool and the pool area was nice but not relaxing due to being pestered the WHOLE day by the activities team. They were lovely but when u want to chill and relax and their loud, wake u up deliberately if sleeping and constantly blowing a whistle as well as loud music it gets annoying quickly. The food was a big downside for me, breakfast was the best meal by far and around 3 days in I was sick of the same food that I was willing to eat. Flys were a huge issue in the restaurant and the food contamination with raw and cooked meat was terrifying which put me off eating any of the meat cooked on the grills. Plenty of days I survived on breakfast and maybe pizza at night. We had a Seaview room which was great but the road directly outside was often noisy and the horse and carts were based there which created alot of noise. They did seem to have an issue with ladybirds, they were absolutely everywhere. Rooms were lovely and fairly newly decorated. Although the food did disappoint, there were far more good aspects than bad so I would go back and I would still recommend. 👌 😊

Incredible Tunisia 😍 with its Roman architecture and mosaics, which are still part of modern interiors; with its hospitable people who speak melodious French; and delicious food – especially ❤️ the freshest seafood. Personally, I’ve been completely taken by surprise and thoroughly delighted by this trip ❤️ 🇹🇳 I was in Medina Solaria Yasmine-Hammamet Thanks for making my holiday wonderful, comfortable and full of delicious food.

Really good hotel , very energetic entertainment team

Great hotel lovely staff specially Mr Nino thank you so much

Its really difficult to write a review about this hotel as there are so many positive reviews on here. The first thing you have to say about is the Hotel is not 5 Star, its probably 3 star at best and a lot of the reasons I will try to describe. Positives:- The staff are all excellent cleaners, bar staff, waiters. front of house, kitchen you can go on and on they are all amazing and I mean that everyone. The rooms are large and you can pay for a beach view (ish see negatives) The food is ok and varied with lots to chose from at all times also everything is restocked. The rooms are large and the beds comfortable, i think the bed was a king sized. Negatives : We arrived at the hotel and the porter helped to get our cases to the room, he then stood around waiting for a tip. Unfortunately Tunisia's currency is a closed currency so you cant get it before you travel hence you arrive with nothing we had an awkward silence in the room and felt a little uncomfortable till we promised to give him a tip later in the day which we did. There is a general culture of tipping in Tunisia due to pay rates not being the best. We next went to the beach which at that time didn't look the best and had a lot of brown sea weed and grass on the waterline also there appeared to be a lot of rubbish in the water. The room had a Seaview however you could only really see it if you stand up, as soon as you sit down it becomes obscured by the banister posts . We were on the 3rd floor however looking at the pictures if you were on the 4th you might be better off. You are advised there is a complementary mini bar in the room which we expected to be really nice and it was pushed by both the porter and reception staff however this basically meant you had a fridge with a small bottle of Cola and sprite inside which were never replaced The pool area is ok however isn't looked after very well and there appears to be a lot of blank mould growing on the tile grout below the water line. Also there is a lot of black mould growing on the waterline on the GRP landscaping/rocks. This is a real shame as it would easily come off if the pool closed and was jet washed. Just outside the hotel there are a lot of horse and carriage waiting to take you around on tours however this means the area smells quite a bit of horse urine. The carriages are fitted with bags to catch the manure however urine isn't so the area does smell. If you like a drink you maybe disappointed You have a choice of 1 lager that's it then typically local spirits and red/white/rose wine. This said Tunisia is a predominantly Muslim country where drinking to a certain point is frowned on outside the hotel. I suppose ultimately would i go back to this hotel the answer would be no which is a real shame as it could be so much better. I know TUI grade things slightly differently however you trust their opinion and i think this time it fell woefully short of what was expected.