B&B, Half board or All-Inclusive ???!

timginger

2006-04-18 22:12:25

Hi all,

I'm off to PeK in the first week of June with my fiance, and though we've booked our flights we're yet to book our hotel. We're wondering whether to go for somewhere like a 5* all inclusive or to get a B&B/Half Board somewhere a bit less expensive and eat out in the evenings??

Our questions are:

1. how much is lunch / an evening meal per person (food only) in a restaurant/bar?
2. how much is wine (and is it any good?!), beer etc in the average restaurant/bar?
3. have you stayed in all inclusive and is it worth it? (basically, how much does everything cost?!)
4. what can we expect from the weather?
5. should we avoid any places that might be 'child-ridden' you can think of? We're wanting somewhere we can put our feet up and relax in peace - before we settle and raise some of our own!!

If you can answer this (or even some of it!) I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks for your help in advance!

Tim

Aslemma

2006-04-19 21:32:59

Hi Tiim,

I'd definitely be inclined to go for H/B. That way you know you will have a meal provided in the evening, but at the same time it isn't so expensive you feel you're missing out if you decide to eat elsewhere. I would suggest you choose a hotel near the Marina as that way you are in the centre of things.

There are quite a few decent restaurants around PEK and Sousse and prices are very moderate. Most places have the prices on show outside so you are unlikely to get any nasty surprises.

The weather should be absolutely perfect by the beginning of June, without the full heat of July and August which can be a bit too much for me. The only problem I can see is that 29th May is the start of the half-term holidays, in my part of England at least, so you may find quite a few children everywhere, particularly in the Water Park at PEK. :lol:

timginger

2006-04-21 15:21:15

Hi,

thanks for that - I guess with all the kids there it will be quite noisy!

I'm really looking forward to it and we'll have to find a hotel that's a bit quieter - we fly to Monastir so I guess that gives us a good selection?

Thanks

Tim

suki2464

2006-04-21 22:29:37

Have a look at the reviews for the Royal Kenz in PEK. No under 16s there so its great. It is at the far end of PEK so a good 30 min walk to the marina. Its just had a facelift last year so should be a bit smarter then when we were there in June, but we found it to be a great place and the food (half board) was pretty good. Lunch was about £5 for the two of us in the hotel

Helen T

2006-04-22 07:40:40

Hotel Kanta

Hi my daughter and I stayed half board at the Hotel Kanta in PEK last year and it was lovely. There wasn't too many children there as there is nothing there specifically for children. I would definitely choose half board as this gives you more choice. Also in this hotel you could choose whether to eat your main meal at lunchtime or in the evening. We were close to the marina and the hotel had a "tuk tuk" shuttle to take you to the beach which had its own cafe. About the beer - don't expect too much as most Tunisians are muslim they don't drink. Their wine is nice and not very expensive. Most of the smaller cafes don't serve alcohol. Fresh fruit juices and coffee are more popular. We took a taxi into Sousse and didn't like it at all - too much harrassment.

timginger

2006-04-24 08:57:55

Thanks all,

This is all good info - I guess the proximity to the marina is not a problem for us - we just want to be close enough that we can walk if / when we want to get away from the hotel.

I would guess then that wines in the hotels aren't too pricey? Red wine is a must for my partner!

I'm definitely leaning towards the half-board offerings, looks like if drinks seperately aren't too expensive that we will have the flexibility to shop around for other restaurants in the marina etc.

£5 sounds good value for luch for two! :wink:

Helen T

2006-04-24 17:13:38

Red wine

Their red wine is good but as in this country you will get what you pay for

Forbury Lion

2006-04-24 21:00:15

We always go B&B unless the hotel is quite remote (not just Tunisia I mean any destination we go to) we like restaurants and to eat in different places each night, 7 or 14 nights at the same restaurant with similar food drives us mad :lol:

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