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David from Berkshire travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
Panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 03 2007 |
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| said: we stayed at this hotel last march (2007) and have been coming to tunisia for over 10 years.we have stayed at all the tourist resorts but find hammamet to be the best.This hotel in my opinion is probably the best in tunisia although the phenicia comes a very close second.i find the hotel relaxing and just fantastic to wind down for two weeks.rooms are clean staff are friendly and the food is great.liz is always on hand for any issues you may have and is employed by the hotel.we also stayed at the royal azur in september and i am coming back to the sol azur in september 2008.i have traveled all over europe etc but tunisia is all ways where i come back to.
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Claire from Norwich travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
Panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2006 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The decor in the reception and dining were amazing and the bedrooms were adequate.
We found the staff to be friendly and helpful. The English Guest Relations officer Liz (employed by the hotel and in addition to Panorama rep) was always around checking that you had everything you needed and that you were aware of the entertainment eg cookery demonstrations, Arabic lessons etc that were going on.
Animation team did a good job always asking you to join in with various sports but always happy to take “No I’m relaxing my be tomorrow” as your answer! Evening entertainment was obviously done on a tight budget and catered for the many other nationalities.
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deb from peterborough travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We holidayed at the Sol Azur in July 2006, had a fabulous holiday met some great people, we are going back this year same time.
The hotel was clean and the staff wrere friendly,the animation team were excellent if you didn't want to join in you were left alone. Can't wait to go back and meet the people we made friends with from Yorkshire.
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Mark from Chester travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
Panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 07 2006 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness |  | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Stayed at the Sol Azur Hotel. It is not 4* as rated the only way it is are the prices of everything.
Hotel is tired not clean enough, shared room with ants, pool area looks well but smelled. Beach was nice and tidy, plenty of sun lounges avalable. Food was very nice but come back with tunisian tummy.
Felt cheated as I didn't get what I pay for.
Would never come back again to this hotel.
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Tom and Mary from Armagh, Ireland travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
Panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2005 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Hotel kept clean with cleaners evident during most of the day. Rooms cleaned daily - apart from one day when our cleaner was so busy she simply ran out of time! Clean towels everyday.
Bedroom decor dated and really needs freshened up but hotel's public areas were pristine. Food ok but repetitive although you always found something you liked.
Hotel staff generally polite but not particularly friendly. Some of the reception and kitchen staff were quite surly although we noticed that Arab guests were treated much better although some of these guests appeared to treat staff like servants!
The dining room Maitre D' could really do with a personality transplant! Service in the bar although friendly was dead slow so if you have a thirst quench it with water before you visit the bar!
Entertainment seemed to be varied but we didn't bother with it much as it was quite rightly in our opinion mainly geared towards the kids. One of the Animation staff was quite rude to us one day on the hotel beach and needs to get it into his head that some guests go on holiday to relax and not to participate in group games!
Location was ok - hotel has its own beach and is about 30 minutes walk into town. There are a couple of shops outside the hotel and a few restaurants but no bars despite what it says in the brochure.
Avoid the supermarket directly across from the Royal Azur gates, beside the African Jewellers - the owner (he owns both) ripped us off on our first day by charging double for a few basics that were so much cheaper in the nearby supermarkets.
Needless to say we didn't go back and I doubt if he got much trade because people quickly catch on.
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Rachel Parr from Liverpool travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
Thomas Cook
on a friends holiday.
There were 5 adults and more than 6 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 02 2005 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: Food here was great, a wide variety to choose from with traditional dishes and a 'safe' English choice for the non-adventurous.
Rooms were very clean and tidy, and the maids were a great help. In a good location but seeing as we were ma large school party we weren’t too bothered as we were out every day.
Hotel staff were brilliant, especially the bar staff and waiters. And of course the best bit, the entertainment!! Different one every night and the audience were encouraged to take part.
We made quite good friends the entertainment guys (bilel and Nino) and they helped make our holiday so much more enjoyable!!! Go there now!!
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Louisa Whitehead from Walsall, West Midlands travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
Panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 12 2004 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: We travelled to Tunisia early Boxing Day 2005, our first trip to the country. We chose the Sol Azur as it looked fab in the Panorama brochure - the 'middle one' in a complex of 3 (the Sol is 4*, Bel 3*, Royal 5*) - and on arrival, we were not disappointed. The hotel was lovely - foyer elegant, rooms very clean and spacious.
Breakfast wasn't very exciting, and we ate out at lunchtimes (we were on HB), evenings the food was excellent - very varied, ranging from exotic (which we like) to traditional. Dining room was gorgeous and couldn't fault service.
Hotel was a short walk from centre of Hammamet - well located.
Only downside was, it was freezing this particular week! Still, we made the most of it and went on several excursions - inc. Sidi Bou Said, Carthage and Bardot Museum - also spent a couple of days in the spa at the Royal Azur(fantastic indoor/outdoor pool). Also walked down to Yasmine (about 5 miles!).
The hotel is situated on a very nice beach and the gardens and pool area truly lovely - all deserted because of the cold!
On New Year's Eve, the Sol put on a spectacular gala evening - great food and atmosphere. We were departing the following late evening (New Year's Day), but really made the most of our last day by going on a great excursion to a wildlife park, followed by an African evening/dinner. Organised by Panorama rep - very good throughout.
You can get a bit 'hassled' in the streets and the Medina, but it is nothing really - a polite 'no thanks' suffices.
Staff - pleasant in the dining room, okay in the bars.
Evening enterainment nothing special (that we could see), but we don't really go for that anyway. Casino quite impressive - in a fabulous room.
All in all, we loved this hotel and Tunisia and had a lovely week.
We would like to go back when the weather is a bit warmer - and maybe try Port el Kantoui, also an All Inclusive - but would have no hesitation in recommending this hotel to anyone.
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Bec from London travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
Independently
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 10 2004 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: My boyfriend and I went for a last minute summer holiday and found the Sol Azur to be great.
The rooms were very very clean, as was the swimming pool area and beach.
It was about a 20min leisurely walk into town and on the "quiet" side of Hammamet so not the area where all the bars/clubs are. Still, we weren't there to go out every night and it was perfectly ok and safe for us to go out for a meal or drink and walk back in the night.
The food at the hotel for the evening meal was fantastic, with huge variety and also a Tunisian cuisine night. The breakfast left a little bit to be desired and you had to get in early to get the good stuff, but all in all was entirely reasonable.
The staff were very friendly and helpful.
The "in-house" entertainment was pretty ordinary, but there were beach activities that were very inexpensive, and also day-trips the hotel could book you on that were great (we did a day trip to Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and Tunis).
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nicole moss from cambridge travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
panarama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 08 2004 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: After reading some of the reports on tunisia i was very worried,but i must say the sol azur and tunisia was great, the staff were always cleaning,breakfast was ok nothing great,dinner on the other hand was fantastic.
This hotel is right on the beach which is beautiful and kept very clean.
The staff there were friendly and enjoyed to have a laugh and a joke.If you do decide to visit this hotel you should visit the outside bar and if moez is there have him make u a cocktail as he makes them the best.
Entertainment was ok better for kids, but there you have use of the bel azur and the royal azur so there was always something for everyone. i would visit this hotel again.
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cliff blofield from portsmouth travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
panorama
on a couples holiday.
There were 2 adults and 0 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2004 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: the rooms are a bit dated, but the rest of the hotel was fantastic. all the public areas are spotless and luxurious, the staff are very friendly. the food was of a very good standard very well cooked, plentifull in a very beutifull dining room.
breakfast wasn't so good but you could not go hungry.
the entertainment was not brilliant but the entertainment team were very enthusiastic and did well with thier limited resources.
in the basement there is a nightclub wich i didn't try and also a top class casino where i spent several evenings and had some luck.
the pool was very good and the very good beach is on the doorstep. this is part of a complex and you can use the faccilities of the bel azur and the royal azur wich has very good health club.
outside the hotel things are a bit run down but the people of tunisia are very welcoming and friendly we were a bit dubious about tunisia as we had heard some odd stories about the place but these were unfounded we had a fantastic holiday and would recomend this hotel to anyone.
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martin hogg from bury st edmunds travelled to Azur Hotel Sol with
panorama
on a family holiday.
There were 2 adults and 2 child(ren) in the party. The travel date was 06 2002 |
rated the Azur Hotel Sol as follows:| Cleanliness | | | Location | | | Staff | | | Food | | |
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| said: The 4-star Sol Azur, together with its 3-star partner, the Bel Azur, and the 5-star Royal Azur - you share site and facilities - are absolutely excellent (and, quite separately, excellent value for money) for those wanting an outstanding young-family holiday of the best type, not in the modern way of having overwhelming, child-orientated 'activity', but because the hotels are built of clean, large-scale marble, right on a very good beach, with large, beautifully maintained pools, with friendly staff who are neither obsequious nor surly, with 'normal' buffet meals and unambitious entertainment, in a pretty, garden setting; it's mercifully free of lager louts.
The same factors equal a 'tick' for older couples. The casino may be relevant for some.
We've been back to Hammamet twice but have not equalled the quality of the Azur group; we've taken better (even cheaper) special offers.
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