The staff was very friendly and helpful.the staff was very helpful and friendly!
We only discovered the country of Tunisia and The Orangers Garden Villas & Bungalows hotel in Hammamet for ourselves in 2022. (Booked as a package tour with DERTOUR in Germany)
We spent 9 very nice days there starting October 1, 2022, in one of the beach bungalows right by the sea, which are very impressive, if only because of the ground-level terrace including double lounge chairs, dining table with chairs, couch, and sun umbrella. Surprisingly, after a few steps, an additional roof terrace awaited us over the entire area of the bungalow with almost the same furniture as below, including another bar counter with stools and a beautiful view of the illuminated Medina of Hammamet in the evening. The staff was very friendly and helpful.The staff was very helpful and friendly.
Tunisia has a great deal to offer for multiple stays, including regarding the sights from Roman times. Our experience is that the people are very warm, helpful, and unobtrusive.
In the year 2024, we had even spent 11 days there in the same period to be able to take further day trips and go sightseeing.
This year (2026), we also treated ourselves to 9 days in the first half of October, as before again in the Beach Bungalow, since we have had the experience in the past that the hotel is not overcrowded at this time; there are, among other things, no queues in the restaurant.
It was amazing, however, that the hotel was quite empty this year.
We assume Tunisia is suffering, just like the countries in Europe, from the economic and political difficulties at the moment and the resulting lack of guests.
For example, our planned excursion could not take place due to a lack of participants.
It is a pity that we no longer saw some staff members from the hotel staff from the past who had enriched our vacation even more with their helpfulness and warmth. But there were still a few who we knew from previous trips and have now met again.
First of all, we would like to highlight two male employees and one female employee from the reception who organized things in a flash when something was missing or, for example, had a defective light switch repaired quickly. The two gentlemen are accidentally both named HAMDI by last name; unfortunately, we did not learn the lady's name.
Next, we would like to mention Ms. RAWAA. She was in charge of room maintenance; these were always very clean, and the beds were even beautifully decorated by her many a morning and upon our departure. Furthermore, we got to know Mr. ZIED as a very dear, helpful employee of the hotel, as well as Mr. CHARIFF, who stood by us with help and advice.
Finally, we would like to mention our "every day" waiter in the restaurant, Mr. ELIAS; we only met him this year, and he provided small surprises every few days, such as rose petals on the table.
The "nameless artists" who bustle about in the kitchen and at the buffet counter also deserve praise, especially our tall, blond Tunisian at the "big flame" (among other things for an Asian noodle dish – we find it very delicious). In general, food is—as it is all over the world—a matter of taste, so we cannot share some of the negative criticism in this regard. However, so that the dishes do not get cold so quickly, which was a great pity, it would be helpful if guests were asked (possibly through signs, as in other hotels) to close the food warmers again after taking food.
We hope for the staff that you continue to do well in the future and that the beautiful hotel with its very beautiful garden and beach survives the crises.
We hope to see you again.
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