Our article will be of interest to those people who plan to spend their holidays in Tunisia and choose a decent hotel. For active tourists, the famous island of Djerba, where the Club Hotel Palm Azur is located, will certainly be of interest.
A little about the hotel
Club Hotel Palm Azur was completely renovated in 2011. Since then, he has belonged to the Riu chain. The complex is located in the south of Djerba, in a beautiful oasis, just 23 kilometers from the capital Houmt Souk, as well as thirty kilometers from Djerba Airport and six kilometers from Midoun. The hotel offers its guests beautiful spacious rooms and a fairly high level of service. It is focused on families with children. If you have chosen Tunisia as your holiday destination, then you can pay attention to Club Hotel Palm Azur.
Rooms
Club Hotel Palm Azur has 326 rooms:
- Standard rooms are excellent double rooms that can accommodate two extra (in addition to the main) beds. These apartments also have special connect rooms.
- Familyrooms - rooms with two bedrooms.
- Prestige suites - apartments with a separate bedroom and beautiful sea views.
All rooms have a terrace or balcony and are equipped with hair dryer, mini fridge, bathroom with shower, central air conditioning, heating, TV and several satellite channels in Russian.
Food at the hotel
Club Hotel Riu Palm Azur, like many other hotels, operates according to the popular and convenient all-inclusive system. The complex has a restaurant that specializes exclusively in Asian cuisine Wassabi, as well as a national Tunisian establishment called Le Jasmin. In addition, the hotel complex has three bars: by the pool, lounge bar, lobby bar.
Guests are offered to taste food in the main restaurant Royal, which has an outdoor terrace. For breakfast, lunch and dinner, guests can enjoy an impressive range of dishes on the buffet. According to the All inclusive concept, Tunisian-made drinks are offered to tourists free of charge. There are vegetarian options on the special menu. In the summer, for dinner and lunch, guests are offered food cooked right in their presence in the restaurant.
Hotel facilities
For tourists, the Hotel Club Palm Azur (Djerba) offers the following services: access to sports programs, entertainment events and swimming pools, as well as free Wi-Fi.
On the territory of the hotel there is a shop, a beauty salon, a hairdresser, a conference room for all kinds ofbusiness events. The hotel has several swimming pools with fresh water, their area is 240 and 1600 square meters. In winter, the heated indoor pool is open. In addition, the hotel has its own spa center, which offers massages and a steam room for tourists.
Sports & Entertainment
Hotel Club Riu Azur (Tunisia) has three clay tennis courts. During the summer period, as part of All Inclusive, each guest can take the opportunity to attend one completely free diving lesson (in the pool). Tourists can play mini golf, beach volleyball, table tennis, and visit a small gym.
Services for children
Management of the Club Hotel Riu Palm Azur (Tunisia) cares about its youngest guests, trying to make their stay at the hotel as comfortable and interesting as possible. For children there is a small swimming pool, the area of which is about 80 square meters. The entertainment team organizes entertainment activities for children aged 4-12 every day, but classes for teenagers are held only a few times a week.
Hotel beach
The Riu Club Hotel Palm Azur 4(Djerba) is located just a hundred meters from the coast and has its own sandy beach with a smooth entry into the sea and a pebble bottom. On the coast, tourists can have fun by devoting time to water sports (surfing, catamarans, canoeing).
A little about the resort
Djerba is the southernmost and warmest resort in Tunisia, its distinctive feature can be considered the fact that onThe island is always a few degrees warmer than the mainland. It has become popular not only for its sandy beaches, but also for its good thalassotherapy centers.
Pleasant treatments can be successfully combined with walks to the famous medina of the capital Houmt Souk. On Djerba, you should definitely see the pottery workshops in the town of Gellala, as well as the Borj El Kebir Fort.
The island is home to beautiful flamingo birds that can be admired here in their natural habitat.
The island is an incredibly beautiful and romantic place, about which there are many legends. It was first settled by the Phoenicians in the seventh century BC. At different times, a good location, the richest nature, and unlimited fresh water have attracted the eyes of various peoples who want to win a small piece of real paradise for themselves.
Djerba is the most beautiful resort. The incredibly mild climate makes it possible to visit the island almost throughout the year. Palm, fig, olive groves, orchards, placers of lotuses make the island an incredibly beautiful place. Traditions of various peoples have long been intertwined on Djerba.
Excursions and activities
The capital of the island, Houmt Souk, has an area called the old city, located outside the fortress walls, in which there are numerous mosques. They can be seen walking along the medina along the white Arab houses (Jamaa el Gorba, Jamaa Ettruk, Eh Sheikh). You can also see the famous crocodile farm on the island.
The soul of Djerba is the ancient Jewish district of Riyadh, located seven kilometers south of the capital of Djerba. Here, vacationers can see the oldest synagogue in North Africa, El Riba. Behind its powerful and strong walls, ancient manuscripts of the Torah are stored.
Vacationers will be interested in visiting the Gwelala Museum (ethnographic). Within its walls are unique expositions of Tunisian household items, which through many centuries tell about the family way of life and wedding customs of the inhabitants. No less interesting for tourists is the city of potters, on the territory of which you can buy beautiful dishes, figurines, vases at a good price. Absolutely all the villages of the island are engaged in crafts, so guests of Djerba can buy not only simple souvenirs, but also useful things. The island, for example, is known for blankets, basketry, carpets, and silver jewelry.
Golf lovers will certainly love the Djerba Golf Club. The island also has the largest casino in Africa and a major diving center. While relaxing on the island, you can take advantage of the opportunity and take horseback riding lessons, admire the island from a height, visit fish restaurants where you can order the best dishes from fish and other seafood.
Nature endowed the island with a wonderful sandy coastline with tall palm trees and blue sea. The best beaches of Djerba are located on the northeast coast of the island.
Hotel Club Palm Azur reviews
Finishing the conversation about the hotel, I want to talk about reviewstourists who managed to visit it in order to have a more realistic idea of the hotel. Is Club Hotel Riu Palm Azur worth recommending to tourists? Vacationer reviews are known to be the best indicator of the quality of food and service.
The complex, according to tourists, has a good territory, which distinguishes it from other hotels. Although the area is small, it is clean and well-groomed. You can see the daily work of the staff. Why is there a huge amount of greenery and flowers on the territory, which can already be considered a miracle in conditions of heat and loose sands.
The rooms of the complex are quite consistent with the four-star level. They are equipped with all necessary equipment (plumbing and appliances in good condition). The rooms have a mini-fridge, free safe, air conditioning. The furniture in the apartment is good, without any defects.
Rooms are cleaned according to the usual schedule - daily. The maids try to change the towels every day, making swans out of them. Cleaning is of high quality. For the use of towels in the hotel there is no deposit, which is very convenient. Every day, bottles of drinking water are left in the rooms, if it is not enough, then an additional portion is given at the reception.
Food at the Hotel Club Palm Azur (Tunisia) deserves special attention. It is food that very often causes controversy among tourists, no matter how good it may be. Our hotel is no exception in this sense, demanding vacationers complain about the monotony of dishes. Although most tourists consider the food tasty and of high quality, in fullleast corresponding to the level of the hotel. The buffet always includes dishes from different varieties of meat and seafood. The restaurant has a vegetarian menu. Fruits are served in large quantities, daily you can enjoy bananas, watermelons, plums, apples, oranges. The local chef pampers guests with the finest desserts and pastries, and in the morning you can start breakfast with delicious croissants. Tourists should definitely try halva, honey, all kinds of cakes, jams… The restaurant has a wonderful terrace, it is much more interesting to have lunch or dinner outdoors than inside the building.
Tourists emphasize the good work of the waiters. Guests of the hotel can visit several more a la carte establishments (once a week). Guests of the hotel, according to the All Inclusive concept, are offered delicious ice cream for free.
The hotel complex has its own beach. It is sandy, but there are pebbles in the water at the bottom, and therefore people swim on neighboring beaches, where the bottom is more comfortable. The coast is gentle, the depth does not begin immediately. Algae appear in the water every day. In the morning, the hotel staff removes them from the water. Such is the peculiarity of the local nature. There are a sufficient number of umbrellas and sunbeds on the coast, there is no need to take a seat in advance.
Sea water is always warm, Djerba is several degrees warmer than the mainland.
A lot of French people rest in the hotel, very few Russians, there are also Arabs. The staff of the complex is attentive and responsive. At the reception afterarrivals are settled quickly, offering guests cocktails and fruits. There is no language barrier in the hotel. Staff trained in basic required phrases in Russian.
The hotel has a wonderful team of animators. They skillfully find a common language not only with small holiday-makers, but also with adult tourists. Every morning starts with a workout. And then you can visit shaping, water aerobics, archery, play volleyball or do Pilates. Everyone can find something to their liking. Animators skillfully and incendiary invite guests, so it's hard not to succumb to their energy. And in the evenings, tourists can expect show programs and foam parties, karaoke programs, etc. Sometimes animators organize dances on the sand in the light of night lights. Children also do not stand aside and are attracted to interesting activities.
Overall impression of the hotel
In general, tourists are very satisfied with the conditions of their stay at the hotel and food. A beautiful complex, wonderful nature, the sea, a mild warm climate - all this is the key to a good holiday. Numerous sightseeing trips will help diversify your impressions. According to tourists, the hotel has an excellent value for money, so it can be considered as a possible accommodation option in Tunisia.
