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5.0 of 5
Les cotes des Gammarth BP 720, La Marsa 2070, Tunisia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 21, 2012
374catherine1967 Washington, United Kingdom
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Washington, United Kingdom
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“fab!!!! no room for snobs!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 21, 2012

OK... just returned on 20th oct 2012..went last year .... fab... food fantastic.... its getting total makeover from last year ,, new carpets ect... indoor pool ect .. yeh ok drinks a bit expensive but theres a super market . less than ten mins from hotel .. turn right and right again and voila!!
staff are lovely just say bonjour and they will speak to you back..lovely room . people friendly very quiet and relaxing . no libyan war veterans ..and so what if there were .. yeh ok it might have been 5 star b4 and will be again 4 and half maybe .., and the people who write reviews might always go to five star // so theres a few cracks in tiles ! dirt hear and there .but if you are a normal person you will find this hotel fantastic if you read the reviews before you go .you may be unsure , egnore them !!. clean. .sheets, room great .. relaxing , and i love it !!!! thankyou to the friendly staff in restaurants the maids and the girl in shop . hope you like toy story !! and every one we meet and the lovely tunisian people ..........i will return ..... .

Room Tip: pool view...
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  • Stayed October 2012, traveled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Worst 5 Star Hotel i have ever stayed in”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 16, 2012

This is the worst hotel i have ever stayed in.The food was awful and always cold. The place was filled with Libyan injured war veterans who do nothing but sit around the lobby and restuarants smoking. There are no smoking signs but they all still smoke and the hotel staff dont police this, my eyes stung when walking through the loby area and bars due to the smoke. The reception staff promise the earth when you ask for something but never deliver and top it all off there is a disco that goes on until after 3am or when the last person leaves that regularly resulted in fighting and distruction of lights and fittings in the hotel corridors. The only good thing is the size of the rooms.

Room Tip: Avoid the rooms over looking the swimming pool as they also over look the disco
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  • Stayed April 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Not even worth a 1* rating!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 8, 2012

This is the worst hotel I have stayed in in my life and I have stayed in many 4-5* hotels all over the world!!!! The food is awful, the place is filled with Libyan injured war veterans who sit and smoke all day. The only good thing I can say good about this hotel is the room was clean and spacious.
If you still decide to book this hotel make sure you given a room as far away from the disco as possible as it goes on until gone 3am on a Thursday,Friday and Saturday.
There is no way the travellers who haven given good reviews about this hotel can possibly mean a word of what they have written.

  • Stayed April 2012, traveled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“It looks good but that's about it.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 9, 2012

This hotel claims to be a 5 star, I would say it was no more than a 2. The food was awful, overcooked and tasteless, the drinks were outrageously expensive, the lobby was full of Libyan rebels who smoked constantly so I nearly choked to death every time I passed through the downstairs. My room was nice but the staff were not very nice, especially the females. They were only interested in what was on the computer and not with any of my queries. The upstairs corridors were very long and noisy at night so sleep was poor. I had a "do not disturb" sign on my door but no one took any notice of this as I was disturbed 4 days out of 7. I will never stay at this hotel ever again. A waste of money.

Room Tip: Getting the staff to listen to you is a good tip.
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  • Stayed February 2012, traveled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Not 5* a 2* hotel”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 7, 2012

This hotel is in no way a 5 star. The food is inedible. At breakfast the boiled eggs are so hard the yolk is powder. The bread is hard before it's even toasted, the pastries are thick and doughy. The hot breakfasts are few and are also tasteless. The dinner is also a buffet and everything is either overcooked and dry or undercooked and tough. The price for a quarter of a glass of white wine is 7500 td, £3.50 which is outrageous. The bedroom I was in was good. The female receptionists were rude, the male ones were at least polite. I asked one of them to put the internet on for me on their one and only computer and was told "in a moment" however the "moment" passed and he never appeared so I couldn't use it. The chair arm in the restaurant came off when I tried to pull my chair nearer the table. I will never go back to this hotel, not even if you paid me. The noise in the corridors at night were not conducive to a good nights sleep.

Room Tip: Room 1228 was good although not a good view and the corridors were noisy.
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  • Stayed February 2012, traveled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Barcelo Carthage Thalasso Hotel La Marsa
Barcelo Carthage Thalasso Hotel
Barcelo La Marsa
Barcelo Hotel La Marsa
Carthage Thalasso Tunisia/La Marsa
Address: Les cotes des Gammarth BP 720, La Marsa 2070, Tunisia
Region: Tunisia > Tunis Governorate > La Marsa
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge Business Center Fitness Center Free Breakfast Free Parking Restaurant Room Service Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
Hotel Style:
#6 Luxury Hotels in La Marsa
Price Range: $$
Hotel Class:5 star (5*)
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