El Mehdi Beach Resort ex Primasol El Mehdi

We had another pleasant holiday, the El Mehdi hotel justified the four stars it officially has. The reception staff was friendly, we quickly completed the formalities and were escorted to our room. I liked the location of the hotel and the fact that the resort is not too big. Everything is reachable in a few minutes, including the beach. The food was varied, with show cooking, a large selection. The lobby bar with drinks also worked flawlessly. The hotel was fully booked, but there was no long wait anywhere. The exchange office was also open for a few hours in the morning and evening. The rooms were furnished with old furniture, but clean, as was the surroundings. In front of the hotel you just take a taxi and for 10 dinars go to Mahdia. A beautiful, traditional town, I recommend a walk to Cap d' Afrique. We were in Mahdia on Friday, when it is market day. OMG, what a hustle and bustle. On another day the city was completely different. There are many beautiful shops where you can see the weaving and choose from beautiful silk and cashmere scarves or traditional towels. We loved it and would definitely visit this place and this hotel again.

What can I say. Had a brilliant holiday. We arrived late due to flights but were taken to our rooms swiftly after check in. There was food available in the night express consisting of pizza or pasta. The pizzas were not very nice although the pasta was brilliant. We had rooms 604 initially which smelt of sewerage and 610 which was fine. As it was so late the 4 of us (2adults and 2 kids) bunked in room 610. Couldn’t put up with the smell in 604. Next morning we went to reception who swiftly changed our room to 614, no arguments, no smell and reception were so accommodating. Both rooms although dated were very clean, fresh towels every day (just leave the old ones in the bath and the cleaners will change them). The cleaners were absolutely amazing. They made all kinds of shapes with the towels and sheets which impressed my little girl. The animation team worked very hard always talking to us while round the pool. One of the animation team (failed to get his name) even gave one of our party a nickname of Fanta and made the effort to speak to us. He was brilliant. Also a mention to Simba who was always so approachable and who was my youngests favourite. Mini disco was good fun for my youngest and gave us an hour of no nagging. She did struggle with some of the songs as they were in different languages but she soon picked up the actions. She also played mini golf with the kids club and also darts which she won every time she joined in. Cannot fault the hotel it is beautiful so are the pools and the slides are brilliant. The beach is beautiful although we did only spend a few hours on it as I got stung by a jellyfish so put me off, not the hotels fault obviously, just Mother Nature. We did a few excursions like a walking tour, pirate boat and the camels. Brilliant excursions. Massive thanks to Ali baba and his team at the camels. My daughter passed out and his staff were absolutely amazing. The care they gave her was second to none. The street market was eye opening and absolutely crackers but we loved it. Cannot praise the staff and the hotel enough. The only let down was the food. The only thing that was hot was being served at the pasta station. The food was geared up for the French/Italians and Germans. Not really catering for the English (that being said, we were the only English family there, so why should they). The staff actually seemed shocked when we told them we were English. The food in the Bain Marie’s was cold. No problem though we did order food in and it was cheap enough to do so. The ice cream was only served at a set time along with waffles and pancakes. Not really the type of all inclusive we are used to. We have been to all inclusives that offer ice lollies throughout the day and snacks all day. This was not the case here. But this did not spoil our holiday. The entertainment area had plenty of chairs although it could have benefitted from having a bar closer and tables to put drinks on. The bar staff in the reception area wer