Royal Lido Resort & SPA 4 * (Nabeul, Tunisia): overview, description, rooms and reviews

There are few people who do not know that Tunisia is a poor country, located in the north of Africa and washed by the Mediterranean Sea. The most important source of income for Tunisians is tourism. So they create on the sea coast chic hotels with first-class service. The modern Royal Lido Resort SPA ex Dessole Lido is recognized by our compatriots as one of the best. Many, going to Africa, expect to see there an exhausting heat, a lifeless desert and hordes of deadly representatives of the African fauna. A completely different picture appears before the eyes of the Royal Lido Resort SPA ex Dessole Lido. Here you get the impression that you are in a magical wonderful garden, in which among the exotic palms and the usual pines there are white houses - residential buildings, avenues all around, flowerbeds on the flower beds, and just next to the turquoise blue of the Mediterranean. It would seem that rest in such a wonderful place should turn out to be impeccable, which for most tourists happens. Therefore, when they returned home from their favorite 4 * Royal Lido Resort SPA ex Dessole hotel, they are already planning to return there. But it also happens that staying at the hotel is not as expected. This can be caused by minor misunderstandings, which are given great importance, or ignorance of the peculiarities of rest in Tunisia. We suggest you virtually walk around this hotel, see what is around, look at the beach and make up your own opinion about the resort.

Location

In the north of Tunisia there is a narrow Cape of Bon, after the renaming became Aet-Tib. It is so deeply cut into the Mediterranean that it hardly reaches Sicily. On the eastern side, the cape forms the Gulf of Hammamet. In the southern part of the Chiba and at the same time in the northern waters of the bay there is a city of tourists and pottery masters Nabeul. Royal Lido Resort SPA is located about 2 km from its center. By the way, the city's name is more correct to pronounce with the French proclamation "Nabol". Since Tunisia was once a colony of France, here for the majority of the population the French language is as native as Arabic. On the maps you can find another name of the city - Nabeul. The nearest large settlement from the hotel in the south direction is the town of Hammamet. It is no more than 12 km away. In the north, just 5 km is another tourist town of Beni Kiar. The whole life of Tunisians and tourists is concentrated on the coast, in the depth of the mainland beyond the city limits lie undeveloped territories, so there is basically nothing to do there.

How to get there

In Tunisia people (with rare exceptions) arrive by planes. Probably, that's why in this one of the smallest African countries there are as many as 10 airports. The nearest to Royal Lido Resort SPA (Nabeul) is the airport "Enfida", located 43 km from Hammamet. Buying a tour, you need to book tickets to "Enfid", because from there to the described hotel is only 71 km of the road, which takes a little more than an hour. Almost as convenient is the airport in the city of Tunis with the same name . It is called Karatazh. From here to the hotel 76 km, and the road takes about an hour and a half. However, often tour operators sell tours to the Royal Lido Resort SPA with the arrival at the airport Hagiba Bourguiba, in the city of Monastir. This is the least successful option, since there from there to the final resting place about 130 km, which the transfer, as a rule, driving tourists to others, located on the road from Monastir to Nabeul, overcomes hotels for more than 2 and sometimes for 3 hours. In a hot Tunisian climate, especially with children, it is tedious. Therefore, in order to avoid any misunderstandings from the first minutes of rest, you must book tickets to the airport in advance.

Description

At first sight, Royal Lido Resort SPA 4 * impresses and falls in love with itself . Tunisia lives in tourism, so hotels here are built quite large-scale. The area of this - almost 14 hectares. Despite such impressive sizes, the whole territory is well-groomed, around the neat emerald lawns, framed by a beautifully clipped evergreen shrub. The landscape is characterized by numerous palm trees, flowers, beautiful compositions. On this piece of African land, there are even more common junipers and pines. Among the greenery are wide alleys, divided recreation areas, equipped with two wonderful swimming pools, multiple sports grounds, restaurants, bars, two stores - jewelry near the lobby bar and dandy at the hotel gates. In addition, on the territory of a separate building there is a spa, a health center, a fitness club and a beauty salon. In the main building Royal Lido Resort SPA round the clock works reception, where they make currency exchange, taxi order, record on excursions, take luggage and clothes for storage, solve all current issues. Here is a weak, but free Wi-Fi. The hotel staff speak Arabic, French and German, much less knowledge of English and a little Russian.

Accommodation

With accommodation in the main five-story building or in the bungalow, you can take a tour to the Royal Lido Resort SPA 4 *. Reviews about the number of rooms are different, but mostly tourists are satisfied with their stay at this hotel. There are only two categories of rooms in the building: "Standard" and "Family". View from the windows or the sea (such a majority), or to the territory, garden, swimming pool, buildings. Notice, on the second floor you can get either through the third, or across the street.

"Standards" are quite spacious, have a total area (with bathroom and balcony) of 38 square meters. The design of the rooms is very cozy, everything, including bedspreads, paintings and curtains, is made in warm light brown tones. Equipment - high-quality furniture, a well-functioning air-conditioner, safe, a new TV, a small but perfectly freezing refrigerator, where the cleaner daily puts a free bottle of water. In the hygiene room there is a bath, a toilet, a hairdryer, a washbasin.

"Family" rooms are two-room and also quite spacious, with an area of 55 "squares." They differ from the "Standards" in that they have in their layout two bedrooms and are designed for four guests.

Bungalows are scattered throughout the territory. There are such, from which to the sea about 10 minutes, and there are located on the shore. The area of any - about 45 meters square. Design and equipment are about the same as in the rooms of the main building, but in each bungalow there is a small wonderful courtyard.

With regard to cleaning and providing guests with personal hygiene products at the Royal Lido Resort SPA, the reviews differ, which largely depends on the conscientiousness of the hotel staff. Some cleaned qualitatively, daily bring toilet paper, replenish shampoos, soap, shower gel, change towels and linen. Others for their work are waiting for a tip, cleaning somehow, replenishing the finished hygiene products only on demand.

Food

At the same time, 834 people can take Royal Lido Resort SPA 4 *. For this number of guests, the hotel has 5 restaurants and 5 bars, as well as 2 a la carte restaurants . The system "all inclusive" guests can eat and drink from 7 am until midnight. According to most reviews, breakfasts at the hotel are delicious, but always the same, and include eggs boiled or scrambled eggs, sliced sausages, vegetables and pastries. Lunches and dinners like most holidaymakers. The main restaurant offers fish, cooked in several types, seafood, meat, chicken, all kinds of fresh and baked vegetables, salads, side dishes, delicious desserts, fruits.

During the day, you can have a snack in the bars by the pool and on the beach, take ice cream, pancakes, pizza. From drinks in the hotel free of charge beer, wine (some types), cocktails, coffee, tea, water, drinks, juice.

Very beautifully decorated a la carte restaurants offer Italian cuisine and seafood. According to the tour operators, you can visit one of these restaurants for free once, but by prior request.

Leisure

Tourists at the Royal Lido Resort SPA 4 * bored once. If there is no desire to go to the sea, you can have a good rest near two outdoor pools. The water in them is always clean, the depth is different, suitable for beginner swimmers, and for aces in this matter. Sun beds and umbrellas are always available. Fans who actively spend time can take up various sports games, including golf, bocce, squash, tennis. In case of bad weather, the hotel has a spacious indoor pool, and for those who try to keep their body in good shape, a fitness club with modern exercise equipment is available. Royal Lido Resort SPA has its own beauty salon, where the masters will take care of the skin of their clients' face, will do any hair and make-up. There are a lot of good reviews about the spa center, run by the cheerful Muhammad. Here you can visit the sauna, bath, get a few types of massage. But the most important highlight of the hotel is the animation. The guys from the animation team work excellently. Throughout the day, they organize all kinds of competitions, funny contests, conduct exercises, aerobics, teach various dances. In the evening there comes a time of breathtaking shows, and besides, funny performances that are interesting for adults and older children. Well, after the presentation of those who want to have fun, they are waiting for a karaoke and a disco. Go there any guest can for free, but the drinks have to buy.

Hotel for children

About the small guests at the Royal Lido Resort SPA are truly caring. For them, there is a wonderful playground, a large children's pool, a mini club. According to the reviews of moms and dads, their children are busy with something all the time, with them animators play, spend quizzes, merry competitions. In the evening for kids, children's discos and separate shows are arranged. Household conditions for young customers in the hotel are also good. In the rooms for them cots are available (on request), in the restaurant there are highchairs for children. A separate menu for babies is not provided, but you can choose from the available assortment.

Sea, beach, weather

All year round you can relax in the Royal Lido Resort SPA. Tunisia is Africa, but those who think that there is always heat, are mistaken. In Tunisia, as in Russia, there are seasons, that is, winter there, too, in some areas, even snow falls. But in Nabeol there are no such extremes, here from December to February inclusive sunny and warm, and the temperature at night and day does not fall below +10. Rest during this period can be devoted to excursions and walks along the coast, but you will have to swim in the indoor pool, since the water in the sea will be only about +15. Beginning in March, the air is gradually warming up, and by the beginning of May it keeps holding at + 23 - + 24 and at night +17. But the sea is still cool, the water is only +19. The summer months and the whole September in Nabeol, we can say, is hot. Even at night it does not get cooler than +24. The water in the sea, respectively, is also warm, about +27. In October and in November, rest at this resort is excellent. There are many suns, but it does not burn anymore, the temperature is from +17 at night to +26 in the afternoon. The sea has not cooled down yet. Closer to the shore, the temperature of the Mediterranean waters is about +22. There is no precipitation in this region in summer, and in the winter it is negligible. The only thing that can spoil the beach holiday - a strong wind, but it saves from exhausting heat. By the way, this is the advantage of the entire region - it's hot outside, but it does not bother you.

As you can see, the weather conditions are almost perfect. Therefore, the bulk of holidaymakers in Dessole Royal Lido Resort SPA spend a lot of time on the beach. It starts almost at the border of the hotel territory, but the distance to it depends on the location of the dormitory. From some bungalows you leave - and already on the beach, and from others to the shore you need to go. The beach itself is good: the cover is fine white sand, the depth begins gradually, the sun beds and umbrellas are there, the water is clean, the animation is entertaining at full strength, there is a bar where you can have something to drink and refresh yourself. Remarks to the beach only concern its purity, since workers do not have time to clean cigarette butts, plastic cups and other rubbish that tourists throw anywhere, but not in urns that are available in sufficient quantities. Another nuance - in August-September, you can find in the sea painfully stinging jellyfish.

Entertainment outside the hotel

Tunisia is not Turkey, where a piece of land is mastered, and not Thailand, where people all day long on the streets of the crowd. There is no place to walk by myself, you can say. To explore the sights of the area, you need to take excursions offered only by tour operators Dessole Royal Lido Resort SPA 4 *. The most demanded walks in the Sahara (take more days, travel about 1,500 km), trips to the zoo, about 40 km from Hammamet, walks along Suss and nearby towns. Independently you can go to the center of Nabeul, visit the medina, the archaeological museum, admire the huge clay vase - the most popular object of photo shoots. In Nabeol you need to drive not so much for the excursion, as for shopping, because here they do just unique ceramic things that are hard to find somewhere else. But, walking along this African and Muslim city, it is advisable to follow certain rules, so as not to get into trouble. So, they do not like it here, when the ladies defile in frank dresses (even at +40), they are not happy when they are photographed without demand, favorably approve of tips, and on the outskirts of the city they are not particularly scrupulous about assigning someone else's property.

You can also go to the zoo yourself. There will take a taxi, bus or train (in Nabeol there is a railway station). But in order to catch all the advertised performances or visit exotic cafes with Aboriginal dances available in the zoo, you need to know the exact time when all this is done. Otherwise, not only can you not find the most interesting, but also not to buy water, because the cafes will be closed for a long break.

Reviews

On the rest at the Royal Lido Resort SPA the opinions of tourists are very different. This is observed even in people who had a rest at about the same time. Where some have seen virtues, others have seen shortcomings. This may depend on the personal mood of the holidaymaker, and on the conscientiousness of the hotel staff. The advantages noted in the reviews are as follows:

- quick check-in to the rooms;

- Beautiful territory;

- Wonderful beach and sea;

- good room service;

- tasty and plentiful food, and, all the day long;

- the best animation in the world.

The disadvantages are:

- long, more than 3 hours road from the airport (write those who flew to Monastir);

- too long and unorganized settlement;

- poorly cleaned bungalows;

- in the restaurant there is a shortage of places, appliances, monotony of dishes;

- insufficient number of sunbeds;

- weak Wi-Fi;

- not always a quality cleaning of the beach.