When I first arrived at the hotel I was tired it was an early start and i notices the hotel is a little tired and rough around the edges however check in was efficient my all inclusive band was put on and we went to our room that was big enough for what it is used for sleeping and sorting yourself out for dinner etc. What makes the hotel shine is the outside areas they are amazing clean, and spacious. We used to spend our days at the quiet pool at the top of the resort. It was close to the bar and the staff were fantastic if they see you have an empty drink you magically have a new one appear!! The staff afre fantastic in general and the reps are brilliant!! I was suppriised how much I liked this place and would definately go back.

We travelled to the Sahara Beach first 2 weeks in November as a group of friends meeting up from around the country, We Have met at this hotel on several occasions.

I cant understand the bad reviews this hotel has had, Yes its a bit out of the way for shops but all you need to do is walk down the drive and hop on a bus into sousse or monastir.

The food: Plentyful, a wide variety, something for everyone and they even have pork .. yes a muslim country serving pork chops!!! Breakfast .. Freshly cooked omlettes whilst you wait, also eggs and pancakes, Lunch can be eaten out side at the beach bar or in the main restaurant, Pizza's made fresh, pasta, meats, fish, what more could one ask for .. Evening meal Consists of salads, soups, potatoes, chips, meat, fish, pasta, pizza and desserts to die for :)

The rooms are basic but spotlessly cleaned every day by the maids, they are fresh and bright mostly twin rooms although some are doubles. Myself and my friend always book single rooms with a connecting door, we leave this open all day and only lock it to sleep at night. No there arent tv's in the rooms but who wants to watch tv on holiday ... ohh wait .. are you missing the soaps ? Yea there is only 1 plug socket in the room and i did find this frustrating, easy take a adaptor that holds 3 or 4 plugs i do.

The grounds of the hotel are immaculate, lush green grassy area's with lots of sun loungers, and the more recent addition is the water park .. this was closed in November but we managed to take a walk around the area and its nice. There are 3 out door pools, the main one is where all the animation action takes place, the 2nd is the lagoon pool with seperate kids area .. then there is the quiet pool where its chill out in the sunshine with a good book.

The animation team at the Sahara work something like a 14 hour day keeping the guests entertained, they work for a pittance but are always happy and smiling, They work hard to produce shows every night .. Ricardo is always happy and smiling, His smile is infectious Once he is on that stage he has a grin from ear to ear ..

The hotel staff: if they can help you in anyway you only have to ask they are all friendly and polite, My 8 yr old neice had terrible toothache whilst we where there and ended up having to see a dentist, The hotel staff rang for us and made an apointment, arranged a taxi to take us and wait until she had been treated then bring us back, she ended up having 2 teeth out, it cost including taxi's 50 tdn. That night quite a few of the hotel staff asked after her, They where concerned that she wasnt well. Even the little man who makes pancakes in the restaurant made her a special pancake that night.

This hotel holds no airs and graces, its not posh, its homely, its child friendly, its disabled friendly, its single traveller friendly, Its everything i want from a holiday and more ..

Go with an open mind you may just be shocked ..

You see a lot of bad reviews regarding this hotel - well we have returned here 8 times and have had a fantastic holiday every time.
The food and service is excellent and they are all very helpful and plenty to choice from.
The hotel and rooms itself is a little dated but for the price your paying you shouldnt expect anything different.
The grounds are gorgeous and plenty of watersports on the direct beach front.
Holidays are what you make them !!!!

we did not enjoy this hotel we were put into a room with no tv and 1 plug in the bathroom we eneded up having to upgrade which cost us an extra £100 the hotel wasnt very clean. food was poor was either undercooked poor or unsure what some of the meat was. the location was bad there was no shops near apart from 1 random 1 that didnt really do much we got hassled into a horse and cart ride and taken into monastir they were rude tryed forcing us to buy things we didnt want and was not happy when we walked out and left. overall we did not like this holiday and wont be staying again unfortunately it has put us off tunisia