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4.0 of 5
BP 3 Avenue Ouled Haffouz | El Omrane, Tunis 1005, Tunisia
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Golden Tulip El Mechtel
Ranked #17 of 49 hotels in Tunis
3.0 of 5 stars 81 Reviews
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Island of Malta, Malta
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Most disappointing !”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 December 2011
1
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I've stayed in this hotel twice (October and November) and i was disappointed on both occasions. Some of the staff members (not all) are unhelpful, arrogant, noisy and impolite. The hotel is pretty expensive for the poor service they offer. Internet is damn expensive: 20 dinars (14 dollars) a day ! Worse of all, if you go to eat at the only horrible restaurant they have late at lunch or dinner you will find yourself seated next to the very same waiters and waitresses eating among the guests ! LOL! One friend of mine (an international judge) went for some dessert and fruit and found that it was all eaten by the waitering staff! We brought this to the attention of the commercial manager who goes by the name of Ms Boukhris, in front of us she expressed disbelief and promised to act immediately. 2 days later, the same waiters sat at dinner tables in the midst of the hotel guests....

I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. Big pity considering its central location downtown....

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Toulouse, France
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
“A challenging stay”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 November 2011

This is a troubled spot and not the place for a vacation. The hotel staff are tense and anxious. While they gave their best effort there was obviously stress in the work place which reflected in the service. In better times this would likely be a good business hotel. Dinning room food was good. It looks like it has the space to accommodate a mid size conference be but not a place for a holiday. Its a long walk to the centre of the city or drive to the sea.

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled on business
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Khaoula Boukhris, Director of Sales at Golden Tulip El Mechtel, responded to this review
20 January 2012
Cher Monsieur,

Soyez remercié pour la promptitude avec laquelle vous nous avez fait part, en cette période de haute saison, des observations et réflexions relevées sur l’ambiance générale constatée au sein de l’hôtel lors de votre séjour au Golden Tulip El Mechtel !
La Direction Générale ne ménage aucun effort pour la bonne satisfaction de sa clientèle et de son personnel.

Nous vous remercions de nous avoir donné l’occasion de vous lire, et nous regrettons vivement de n’avoir pas pu vous donner satisfaction dès le jour de votre arrivée, et espérons que votre visite n’est que remise.

C’est dans cet espoir que nous vous renouvelons, l’expression de nos sentiments très respectueux.

Khaoula Boukhris - Area business development manager
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2011

Thank you especially to the staff, always very available. Rooms are spacious and quite clean. Nice pool and garden bar (with good local music). To be improved: some guests maybe noisy, more controls on the floors would be of benefit; TV channels (US and Europe). Position is ok: no restaurants open at night in the surrounding. But taxi are not expensive.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Nice hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 September 2011

Our room was large and had a view of the park behind the hotel. The dinner buffet was excellent. The Wi-Fi only worked outside of the hotel, but since I was on vacation this was not a great concern. It's a bit of walk to the center of Tunis and the medina, but a taxi ride there is very inexpensive.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Khaoula Boukhris, Area Business Development Manager at Golden Tulip El Mechtel, responded to this review
26 September 2011
Dear Sir,

Thank you for your positive feedback which we can use for our continuous improvement. We are happy you had a pleasant experience with us and we look forward to seeing you in the future at the Goldent Tulip El Mechtel.

Kind Regards,

Khaoula Boukhris
Area Business Development Manager
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Rabat, Morocco
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Given a room that was already occupied!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Service at this hotel is terrible. At check-in, nobody could tell me whether or not the rooms had wifi (they don't). But the worst thing was that, having had the reservation and room request confirmed twice by someone based in Tunis, they gave me a room that was already occupied! I walked in and there was a man in the bathroom! I would definitely recommend putting everything you can in the tiny safe - I also saw a cleaner let someone else into what I hope was their room without asking for any form of ID or proof.
Less important service issues are also neglected. No clean knives left in the breakfast room at 8am, and my food was cold by the time I got one. Room service also arrived cold. And don't even bother asking for an espresso in the morning - after 5 attempts, I still haven't managed to get one...

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Khaoula Boukhris, Area Business developement Manager at Golden Tulip El Mechtel, responded to this review
27 September 2011
Dear Sir,

We apologize greatly for the inconvenience and lack of customer service you received during your stay. We thank you for your feedback of which has reached our top Management and the necessary corrective actions have been taken with the front office and dining staff. We hope that you will consider to stay again with us in the future and should you choose to do so, please inform me in advance and we shall update our system to offer you a complimentary breakfast on your next stay.

We trust your next experience with us will better.

Kind Regards,

Khaoula Boukhris
Area Business Development Manager
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Address: BP 3 Avenue Ouled Haffouz | El Omrane, Tunis 1005, Tunisia
Price range (per night):* INR6,409 - 7,301

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