Skanes Family Resort (Tunis, Monastir): photo and tourist reviews

Looking at the location on the map of Tunisia hotel Magic Skanes Family Resort, you can not help wondering whether it is suitable for families with children. After the airport of Monastir named after the first president of the country Habiba Bourguiba is located just a kilometer from the hotel. We hasten to immediately reassure tourists. Since the opening of the new air harbor in Enfid, the number of flights in the Monastir hub has decreased several times. In summer the airport still accepts charters from Russia. And if you fly this particular flight to Habib Bourby Airport, the Magic Skanes Family Resort will be the first to arrive.

Reviews of tourists never mention that the buzz of flying or landing aircraft violated their sleep. In this article, we will consider this Tunisian "Quartet", oriented, as one can judge by name, to rest with children. It has its own water park with slides, but this is not the only advantage of the hotel. According to European tourists, this hotel is among the top ten best resorts of Monastir. What other advantages and possible disadvantages are hidden behind the glossy photo of the hotel, which are attracted by tour operators of Russian travelers? We carefully analyzed the testimonials of those who had already visited the hotel, and laid out a brief digest. We hope that this information will be useful for you, and you will be able to apply it in practice.

Monastir and Skanes (Tunisia): specificity of the resort region

In this North African country, the main youth center, famous for its entertainment and noisy parties, is Sousse. Monastir - like a fly in amber - froze in time. It has preserved the sights of the times of the ancient Roman settlement of Ruspina. And Medina (Old Town) with its walls and gates looks as if it was built not in the Middle Ages, but last year. In Monastir, the main attraction is Ribat, a fort of murabitins - monks, which can be compared to Christian Templars. From the eighth to the eleventh century, these monks led a life dedicated to God, and in the interludes between the prayers bravely fought, repelling the blows of the enemy. Their fort - an amazing example of Islamic military architecture - is an intricate labyrinth of corridors, towers and secret passages.

And the first thing that needs to be done in Monastir is to climb the Ribat's watchtower to see the whole city and the stretching aquarium from a bird's eye view. The second attraction of the resort are the lagoons, in which the inhabitants evaporate salt. Separate them from the sea sand spit. And one of them is Skanes. The spit, five kilometers long and a width of only three hundred to five hundred meters, is almost completely built up by hotels. Skanes Family Resort is the most profitable quartet in Skanes. Why? On the spit there is almost no entertainment - they need to go to Monastir (which the guests of the "treshkas" do). Guests of posh five-star hotels enjoy quiet and quiet thalassotherapy sessions. And guests Magic Scanner Family Resort in the afternoon are offered free services of the water park, and in the evening - entertainment programs.

The territory of the hotel Magic Life Skanes Family Resort 4 * (Tunisia)

Reviews warn: this hotel quite often changes its name. Previously, it was called "Houda Skanes Monastir", then "Thompson" and Skanes Palace. At last, from the year two thousand and thirteenth the name was decided. It is translated as "Magical life in the family resort of Skanes". On the facade of the hotel there are four stars - well-deserved, according to the tourists. The hotel itself is a three-story building. It was built a long time ago - in the year nineteen sixty-four. But, say the reviews, everything in this building corresponds to modern concepts of comfortable rest.

The last reconstruction was carried out in 2009. But, in accordance with the requirements for a resort hotel in the middle of the twentieth century, the building is surrounded by a vast garden of sixty thousand square meters. This green park, full of flowers, smoothly passes to the sandy beach. Skanes Family Resort owns a private fenced plot on the municipal shore. The center of Monastir is five kilometers from the hotel. This distance can be overcome by a shuttle bus, stopping which is two hundred meters from the hotel gates. And on a scythe between the hotels the electric trains run. Also through Skanes are minibus "lluzhi", horse carts and private tuk-tuki from Monastir to Sousse. Anfida International Airport, which takes the lion's share of flights to Tunisia, is located sixty-two kilometers from the Skanes spit.

Where do the hotel guests settle

The residential premises fund for guests is three hundred and twenty rooms, of which only six are excellent suites. But due to the specifics of the Skanes Family Resort and its orientation towards recreation with children, it has many rooms in the category "Family Room". Many rooms have balconies. Reviews mention that this is basically a double room. Families settle in rooms without balconies, which, in principle, is wise, since not all parents monitor children who just strive to fall out from somewhere. But at the expense of the former veranda, the kids have a separate room, where the reviews mention this as an undoubted plus, there is another plasma TV.

The filling of the double rooms and the "family room", in principle, is the same. Only the area of rooms varies. They have air conditioning, safe, refrigerator, mini-bar (which is chargeable), telephone, TV with satellite channels. The bathroom has a shower and a hairdryer. Cleaned in the rooms daily. The maids carefully wash the floor and the veranda, change the towels. But the linen is changed twice a week. Family rooms come in two categories. "Kidsen" consists, in fact, of two bedrooms - for parents and children, whereas the usual "family room" is one room. Reviews warn: the total area in both categories of rooms is the same - thirty-six square meters. Therefore, two rooms in the "kitsen" are very small. Standard rooms (20 square meters) have a separate sub-category - priority accommodation with sea view.

How to feed guests

Like many Tunisian hotels of high rank, Skanes Family Resort 4 * offers its guests to choose the type of food. Those who think to travel around the country and fully immerse themselves in the life of local residents, the "Bed and Breakfast" program is suitable. The time for breakfast, as the reviews say, is quite long: from seven to ten hours, which will satisfy both "larks" and lovers to sleep longer. Morning meals are served in the main restaurant in the buffet style.

Those who plan to often go on trips (read about them below), half board is suitable. There is another option for those who do not plan to go anywhere for long. Full board, warn responses, does not provide drinks during lunch and dinner, they need to be bought separately. And if you want to relax "in full", then it's better to order a system so beloved by the Russians "all inclusive". It, however, does not provide for imported spirits. But in all other respects the "all inclusive" food is beyond praise. In addition to three meals in the buffet format, owners of elite bracelets will be able to visit the a la carte restaurant once during their stay at Skanes Family Resort. There are three of them on the territory of the hotel: with European, Arab and fish cuisine. To visit such a restaurant, you only need to book a table at the reception. In addition, guests who have a rest at the hotel are "all inclusive", they can visit a pizzeria and a Mauritanian cafe, bars in the lobby, on the beach and at the pools.

What they say about the quality of food

The only drawback of this hotel, say independent travelers, is the influx of Russian tourists. What does this have to do with the quality of food? The most direct. "Batch" tourists manage to make turns even for vegetables and fruits. They collect for two people so much food that it and ten people can not master for three days. It is clear that the dishes are dispersed in the blink of an eye, and we have to wait until they bring new ones. But the waiters are very efficient, and the cooks at Magic Skanes Family Resort are real masters of their craft.

Unlike most hotels where everything is included, mixed salads are not used here, which are often prepared from spoiled vegetables. All ingredients are cut individually, and they are offered pieces of twenty sauces. For lunches and dinners always serve from three to five varieties of meat dishes, there is always fish and seafood. Satisfied responses about the food in the hotel are also left to the convinced vegetarians. In the morning, directly with you, the cook bakes donuts, pancakes. During the rest of the meals there is a large selection of desserts. Especially delicious pastries. Leave the vacationers and reviews of three restaurants and a la carte at the hotel Skanes Family Resort 4. They highly recommend going to Tunisian. At least to taste a wonderful couscous. The fish restaurant serves grilled delicious seafood. Tourists with children (and most in the hotel) are assured that the main restaurant has a children's menu.

Hotel services

As well as decent decent Tunisian "four", in Skanes Family Resort 4 * there are all conditions for comfortable rest. Money can be changed at the reception. Reviews are advised to keep the receipt. If you still have dinars, you can convert them into dollars again thanks to this document. The hotel has a conference hall and a business center with the necessary equipment. The reception is open around the clock, and its employees are fluent in English.

Reviews of tourists note that with any breakdown in the room a plumber, an electrician or locksmith came for ten minutes and everything was fixed and adjusted. The hotel territory does not at all resemble an island isolated from civilization. There are also shops, including souvenirs, and a hairdresser, and an excellent SPA center with a jacuzzi, massage room, hammam and sauna. Dirty clothes can be taken to the laundry, where you will also be petted.

If you depart from Tunisia late, you can, after the release of the number, fold your luggage in a free luggage room and enjoy further the entire infrastructure of the hotel. There is also a paid service "early settling" in the hotel. Some rooms are equipped in such a way that they feel comfortable with people with disabilities. The Skanes Family Resort 4 * (Tunisia) pays great attention to children, especially small children. They are subject to large discounts. In the restaurant for toddlers there are highchairs, and a baby cot is available on request. At the reception you can rent a car.

How to entertain tourists

Hotel Magic Skanes Family Resort reviews are called a family hotel with a water park. Basically, it is chosen for the sake of children. Aquapark - reviews in this issue are unanimous - just wonderful. It consists of five slides of different configurations. They are without joints and very safe. Start up on them without age qualification - at least from three years. For the smallest, by the way, there is a slide. What kind of entertainment is available in the hotel, in addition to the water park? From morning till evening guests are entertained by a close-knit team of animators. They carry out exercises, aqua aerobics classes, offer team games, and every evening they arrange all sorts of shows and discos. But independent tourists have a great choice of entertainment. They can play a couple of sets in tennis on equipped courts, ride horses, shoot darts, and so on.

For those who want even on vacation with the "all inclusive" service to keep oneself in shape, there is a fitness room with modern simulators where you can lose kilograms dialed in the restaurant. For children there is an animation program. A child can be recorded in a mini-club, where they will be engaged by professional educators. Reviews assure that small travelers are not afraid of a language barrier, and they get on well with their peers. For very young children, there are paid babysitting services (baby-sitter).

Beach and swimming pools

Even those tourists who visited Thailand were amazed by the quality of the sand on the coast of the Skanes spit, where Skanes Family Resort 4 * has its own private territory. Reviews assure: sunset in the sea is ideal for children. The sand is white and fine, like flour of the highest grinding. The beach is carefully cleaned by the hotel staff. The private space of the coast at one hundred and fifty meters is caused by a sufficient number of sun loungers and umbrellas. All of them are intended for free use by guests. On the beds, soft mattresses are installed. But there are no beach towels at the hotel, and this must be taken into account when going to Tunisia. Skanes Family Resort is located on the first line, and to the coast from the hull you need to go one hundred meters to find yourself on a strip of sand.

On the beach vacationers are waiting for various entertainment. You can ride a water ski and a jet ski, experience your nerves on parasailing. On the beach there is a bar with soft drinks and snacks. The Magic Life Skanes Family Resort hotel can be used all year round, as there are two other outdoor pools, one in the room, heated. You can sunbathe without visiting the beach. The pool area is lined with sun loungers and umbrellas. Take them at five in the morning is not worth it.

The location of the Skanes Family Resort (Monastir) regarding the city infrastructure

As reported by the reviews, there is no entertainment outside the hotel gates. Even residential quarters. This braid is given to hotels. Monastir itself lies on the other side of the lagoon. But near the hotel gates there is a bus stop. A taxi to the city can cost about five to ten dinars. Yes, and walk to Monastir you can walk for fifteen to twenty minutes. This location on the spit, many tourists called an advantage. On the beach, obsessive merchants do not roam. In the city, many hotels are in the labyrinth of the old city. They, of course, are closer to historical sights, but far from the sea. And for the nightly entertainment reviews of tourists are advised to go to the neighboring city of Sousse. But there is something to do in Skanes as well. Although the orientation of the sand spit to the north brings the excitement of the sea and, as a result, muddy water, there is a diving school. The hotels are well guarded, and no suspicious individuals enter the territory of Skanes Family Resort (Tunisia).

Excursions from Monastir

But you yourself should not sit on the scythe of Skanes. Tourists say that traveling to Tunisia is completely safe. Hotel Skanes Family Resort reviews are called a convenient starting point for trips around the country. From here you can go to the noisy and cheerful Sousse and spend an unforgettable evening there. Or in ancient Carthage. The same distance separates Monastir from the Sahara. Just a stone's throw away to El Jem, where you need to visit the "Roman coliseum". In Monastir itself, several ancient mosques and the mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba attract tourists. Shopaholics will be satisfied by visiting the four-storey shopping center "Yasmina". If you do not pay for the "all inclusive" service, tourists advise you to have lunch or dinner at one of the fish restaurants in the yacht port.