Tozeur
This is a great find for families or groups. Pretty, stilted wooden lodges are scattered throughout a dense garden of palm, fig and pomegranate trees in…
Must-see hotels in Southern Tunisia
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Southern Tunisia
About 20km south of Ksar Ghilane – and you'll need a 4WD to reach it – this is the best tent camp in the south, in great part because of its isolation and…
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Southern Tunisia
A large hotel whose recent refit matches its ambition, the Chems successfully mixes business-hotel efficiency with resort-style attitude. The rooms in…
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Tozeur
A very cute and intimate traditionally decorated guesthouse with just three rooms, you'll feel very much at home here provided you make your reservation…
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Douz
A permanent tent camp deep in the dunes near Timbaine and only accessible by 4WD, this is just about the closest thing you can get to glamping in the…
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Tozeur
This elegant guesthouse was originally a family home (the gracious owner's grandfather watches from an evocative photo in the lounge). Each room is…
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Southern Tunisia
This small troglodyte house has been turned into a guesthouse by owner Habib, and it has an unexpected charm. Accommodation is en suite, and the…
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Southern Tunisia
The charming Marhala is everything you might hope a troglodyte hotel to be. There are plenty of compact and cosy doubles with comfortable mattresses, and…
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Douz
Situated just out of town at the desert's edge, this delightful guesthouse is built in the local low-slung style. Rooms are simple and charming, as is the…
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Douz
A justifiably popular budget option, with a helpful English-speaking manager who also organises tours and treks. Rooms are simple and on the small side,…
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Tozeur
A positively palatial guesthouse in the medina with delights hidden around almost every corner – gardens, (two!) swimming pools, a hammam, a cosy log fire…
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Tozeur
Secreted in a huge medina house, the six stylish, private suites here are set around an impossibly romantic, lushly planted pool area. There's a quiet,…
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Southern Tunisia
One of the nicest place to stay in the region, not only for the facilities but also for the large and low-slung bungalows amid architecture designed to…
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Tozeur
This four-star hotel is tremendous value for the price. Rooms are compact but well-turned out, and the design is in good keeping with Tozeur's…
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Douz
A popular Zone Touristique hotel that still sees enough tour groups to keep things running well. Rooms are relatively simple, but the central pool area is…
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Southern Tunisia
Cheery campsite at the entrance to Ksar Ghilane, divided into two halves – tents on one side of the lane and the restaurant and bar on the other. Run by…
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Southern Tunisia
Dar Hi (rhymes with 'tee') is an unusual concept for a town like Nefta. Think concrete brutalism meet Ikea store – an unusual pitch for somewhere billing…
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Southern Tunisia
This hotel 2km west of town has the facade of a traditional ksar (fortified granary), but it's a movie set as much as any Star Wars location. The…
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Douz
The opening of the Offra in 2016 pleasingly bucked the trend of closing resort hotels in southern Tunisia, and it's aimed mostly at the local market…
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Southern Tunisia
From the front, the attractive low-slung facade of this hotel looks like a traditional ghorfa (a long, barrel-vaulted room built to store grain) and…
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Southern Tunisia
Opulence in the desert that could do with a bit of a brush up since the tourism downturn ate into its market. Luxury tents have bathrooms and air-con, and…
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Southern Tunisia
The stone and marble rooms here, with good bathrooms and fridges, vaulted hallways decorated with old photos of Tataouine and an attractive outdoor garden…
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Southern Tunisia
A modern hotel designed to resemble a traditional ksar (fortified granary) from the outside, the Matmata has modern rooms, some with vaulted domed…
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Tozeur
This hotel on the edge of the Zone Touristique must surely be the realisation of a personal vision. Garish and functional furnishings collide to create an…
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Southern Tunisia
The Jugurtha is Gafsa's number-one hotel address and covers a lot of property 4km west of town. Subtle it isn't – its royal ambitions translate into…
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Tozeur
With midrange prices and top-end quality rooms, the El Arich is one of the best places in Tozeur. Some of the upper floor rooms are more like suites with…
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Douz
One of the better campsites in the country, with a pretty setting among the date palms. Its excellent modern facilities and caring management make this…
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Southern Tunisia
The best midrange option in town, the slightly old-fashioned Gazelle is fair value, though it can echo a bit when there aren't any tour groups in…
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Southern Tunisia
A cute new guesthouse on the edge of the oasis but close to the spring that's perfect for those who want don't want to sleep in a tent. Rooms, around a…
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Douz
The El Mouradi boasts an enormous, glitzy, domed lobby and a faux palace aesthetic. There’s a large outdoor pool traversed by a bridge, and an indoor pool…
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Tozeur
A friendly and centrally located hotel accustomed to independent foreign travellers. The Warda has basic, clean rooms surrounding a small shady courtyard…
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Southern Tunisia
With bright and clean (if simple) rooms and well-presented and tidy common areas, this is a reliable budget option. Every four rooms share a bathroom, and…
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Southern Tunisia
Pity the resort hotel in a town with no tourists. L’Oasis is perfectly pleasant, the rooms comfy and the service decent, but the four stars it awards…
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Southern Tunisia
Medenine's best-value hotel, close to the city centre. The rooms won't set you on fire with excitement, but the clean blonde wood and natural light will…
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Tozeur
Formerly part of the Sofitel chain, this is a large resort hotel with what looks like a complete oasis in the lobby. It has all the facilities you'd…
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Southern Tunisia
On the northern edge of Medenine near the bus station, the El Morjen is a bright modern hotel with useful rooms. Some are big and echoey, but the fixtures…
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Douz
Part of the Golden Yasmin hotel chain, the Sun Palm looks like an imposing castle from the outside, containing a lavish lobby and creditably comfortable…
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Southern Tunisia
Welcoming guesthouse with rooms lined up around a large central square tucked behind the spring. Everything has a slight desert ascetic feel to it, but…
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Tozeur
Friendly small hotel close to the centre of town, styled in traditional Tozeur brick. Rooms are simple but comfortable; a few of the cheaper ones have a…
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Tozeur
Excellent value halfway between the town centre and the Zone Touristique, the Karim has bright and cheerful tiled rooms, shady courtyards and a rooftop…
