El Mouradi Mahdia

Upon arrival at the hotel our transfer was around 2- 2.5 hours from the airport, we had a direct transfer without any stops. As we arrived late, there were no facilities open apart from duty free in the airport at night to buy snacks / drinks so make sure you have some if you need it prior to leaving your departure airport or the airplane onboard snacks. At arrival they did however save us some food and plated up a salad, some chicken, rice and potatoes which was a nice touch and gave us a large bottle of water. This was around 11pm. Tunisia is a closed currency so if you need some and haven’t organised this at the airport, there is a cash point approximately 10 mins walk from the hotel. At the hotel our check in process was easy and we were given a selection of rooms to chose from. We chose the sea view which was basic, but definitely fine for our needs. Please note, this hotel probably was a 5* back in the day, but realistically it’s more like 3*. We had 2 single beds, separate toilet and bathroom with a balcony. The tv had Channels but were mainly in French. WiFi throughout the hotel is pretty good though so you can use your phone to stream to the tvs etc if you want to. The room was carpeted throughout and many have criticised this - we personally didn’t see this as an issue as it was cleaned daily and the maids were in the room daily to clean/ change towels etc. The food is relatively basic and repetitive. We came at the start of season so it’s probably unfair to give a full true reflection but we managed to find something to eat everyday without failure, although found breakfast the most limited. There is however cereal, omelettes, eggs and crepes which we tended to eat repetitively. Lunches varied generally with the options being fish or beef with rice or potatoes and similarly with the evening meal with sometimes offering turkey or chicken. At breakfast you can pay 4 dinar for fresh orange - worth it! Please note every day there is Pizza freshly made so at the very least you’ll definitely find something to eat. The bar soft drinks are Fanta/ coke / lemonade, then there is strawberry juice, lemon and orange (these are like dilute but extremely strong). There is also a machine which you can find with breakfast offering pineapple juice, apple, orange, tropical juice etc. again we found we had to dilute with a little water. At the bar you can ask for water and they give you a big bottle of 1.5l which is handy so don’t buy this from the shop on site! As for alcoholic drinks there are local spirits, beer, wine and cocktails. The cocktails vary depending on who makes them but I would say the pina colada was probably the closest to what it should taste like. Please note it is quite pushy for sales of quads/ camels or The spa treatments, equally if you go out into the town of Mahdia make sure you hide your wristband! They use the local “oh I’m a chef at your hotel” technique to lure you into their shops to buy souvenirs. It is ext

After reading the reviews after I booked I was so worried, but after spending a week here it really isn’t that bad, the only downfalls are- the transfer is 3 hours. The food is repetitive , no sandwiches for lunch just breakfast dinner & dinner. No ice lollies either. Not really anything around so if you just want the beach and a pool this is perfect. The animation team here made my holiday, along with the bar staff and waiter they really do deserve a pay rise they have such long days and are so hard working! Always smiling and enthusiastic! My 6 month old had the best time due to the animation team. The hotel is clean and constantly being cleaned. Everyone is friendly. I probs wouldn’t come back due to food and not anything really to do near by but we made the most of it! Also the staff here are on around £5 a day in English money Wich is so sad because they are so hard working!

Firstly let me say the transfer was at least 4 hours from the airport that we flew into. Arrived at 5am in the morning after a quick check in we were taken to our room. When we got to the room we were pleasantly surprised we had a suite which was unexpected but a nice surprise. Room was lovely sea view couldn't have asked for more. The hotel was spotless the staff were friendly and helpful. The food well as a fussy eater myself I still managed to eat something everytime .The waiters were great cleaned tables very quickly fresh water on table at every meal. Would I go again yes but fly into a closer airport.