Monastir
Skanes, 
Many tourists prefer hotels with a large territory, and it’s reasonable, since city- and resort-like hotels are very convenient for holidays with school-children because usually there’s everything to satisfy the needs of parents and their children as well.
A vivid example of such a hotel in Tunisia is Sahara Beach Aquapark Resort 3*. The hotel is really huge: there are 1042 rooms in total which are located in three 7-floor buildings.
The hotel has a large territory of 22 hectares, delicious meals typical of a 4-star hotel, lots of various sport grounds and swimming pools, water slides for adults and children, a SPA center, a stable, all the necessary infrastructure for children. And one of the main advantages is great animation for any age – little children, school-children, teenagers and adults.
There are 1005 rooms in total, 10 bars and 4 restaurants, 8 swimming pools (a big outdoor pool for active leisure, an outdoor relax pool with a hydro massage area, 1 outdoor pool, 3 outdoor pools with water slides, a children’s pool, an indoor pool), a SPA center ($), a fitness room ($), 9 tennis courts, a mini club and children’s playground, a safe at the reception ($), a souvenir shop ($). Wi-Fi is available in the lobby, public areas and rooms.
The hotel is situated on the 1st coastline and has a private sandy gently sloping beach which is perfect for families with children. Sun loungers, beach and pool umbrellas are provided free of charge, beach towels are not provided by the hotel.
There is an aqua park in the hotel which includes 3 outdoor pools with 8 water slides for people over 12 y.o., 5 slides for children 4-12 y.o. and 2 slides for little children under 4 y.o.
There are 4 restaurants and 10 bars in the hotel. All Inclusive breakfast, lunch and dinner are served buffet style in the main restaurants Salambo and Leptis. An Italian a la carte restaurant El Campo and a beach a la carte restaurant La Brise are chargeable.
There are 8 All Inclusive bars in Sahara Beach Aquapark Resort 3*: a lobby bar Asfar, pool bar Skanes, lounge bar Syrte, snack bar by the pool Telegraph, snack bar Creperie, beach bar La Brise, bar by the animation stage Show Bar.
A thematic bar Bar 51, disco bar and Moorish café are chargeable.
The hotel rooms are located in three 7-floor buildings equipped with elevators. Each hotel building has its own reception desk. There are 4 Room Types: Standard Renovated Room, Connected Renovated Room, Sea View Room, Family Room. Maximum occupancy is 5 people.
The basic equipment of a room = the equipment of a Standard Renovated Room:
In Tunisian hotels the Open Space service (serving the clients outdoors) is usually provided from 01/06 till 30/09. The actual schedule correlates with weather conditions.
The mandatory air conditioning period in Tunisia lasts from 15/06 to 15/09.
The hotel reserves the right to change the list and terms of provided services before the start of the season, and even during the season, in accordance with current circumstances if these circumstances don’t affect the conditions of tourists’ stay significantly.
According to the law of the Tunisian Republic which came into force on December 8, 2017, tourists traveling to Tunisia must pay a hotel tax on arrival to the hotel.
The tax is 3 TND per person per night in four- and five-star hotels, 2 TND per person per night in three-star hotels, and 1 TND per person per night in two-star hotels.
The maximum number of nights the tax can be charged is seven, so customers staying longer than seven nights will only be charged for the first seven nights of their stay. If tourists stay in a hotel for less than a week, they pay only for the actual number of nights.
Children under 12 are exempt from paying the tax. If a child turns 12 in the first week of a hotel stay, from that moment the tax is charged for the number of nights remaining till the end of that week.
History lovers will definitely love Monastir. However, the city is a good choice for beach holidays as well, especially in Skanes tourist area. Bananas, jet skis, water scooters, parasailing and open-air discos under the starry sky of North Africa. Everyone will find an activity to suit their needs.
