Dar Fatma in Sidi Bou Said

The great reviews for this hotel are a mystery as they contain multiple inaccuracies. the maintenance Is VERY poor. tAKke a look at the photos I have added. Deeply stained mattress, air conditioner poised to fall off wall, cracked tiles that slide and trip, dark stains on bedroom chair, birds above breakfast courtyard that we saw defecate on to tables, construction zone outside hotel. NOTE:ONLY A COUPLE OF ROOMS HAVE SEA VIEW and even these are weak in comparison to other local hotels like Villa Blue or Dar Elyssa. The one offerd to us was over the graveyard. Access to hotel is uphill over cobblestone stairs. No porter was available to help so people with mobility issues (or much luggage) be warned. The "pool" is 9x9 ft and 19 inches deep. Unheated. The sheets and towels are rough . The stair cases are narrow And there are many extremely low doorways and arches. On check in at 4pm there was only one employee there. A very nice young man but he had no English or authority. They wanted payment at checkin but there card machine couldnt connect. He had to call some offsite woman manager who yelled at him and he literally was sent to our room every 30 minutes to try again UNTIL 10:30pm AT NIGHT. The paranoia that they wouldnt get paid was ludicrous and we were asked to spend well other an hour making a dozen obviously futile attempts to deal with their tech issues until late at night. The morning guy of course fixed the problem in a few minutes. Plus side. Breakfast was good albeit you need to watch for the birds. The terrace is beautiful (but that is common in Sidi bou Said) I use TripAdvisor extensively and with so many far better properties in Sidi Bou Said I remain puzzled why such a bad hotel does well. Again, pls look at my pictures and go expedia/booking.com/etc and see the broader options there. What ever you do, dont choose Dar Fatma.

There’s not deserve even cheapest hotel on the world. There no light toilet. Smell very bad. No Tv. The building under renovation. Breakfast forget it. Reception staf doesn’t speak English or Arabic, only broke France. No information guide you about hotel. No exit fire. I paid to them 135 pounds only more then price a one night. I go booked another hotel in city Tunis near Habib Bourguiba. I will recommend you anyone don’t go please.

it is located next to the Cemetery :/ , the facility is not good enough, the breakfast is not buffed they will prepare very small things for guest.