Houda Golf Beach & Aquapark in Monastir

The good bits , staff excellent & friendly , very attentive, nothing too much trouble. Hotel is OK, clean , tidy , showers in room excellent. Bit dated but you get what you pay for. Went at end of September. The hotel was full of the most rudest , ignorant men , pushing in front of women to get to the food . Obviously not the hotels fault. I have never been in an all inclusive hotel restaurant where the "food" has been so absolutely awful. Everything is cold tasteless & reheated & very repetitive( if it wasn't eaten at breakfast it was turned into something at lunch & the same from lunch it was turned into dinner.

Review After reading all the reviews I was very worried about attending this hotel for our family holiday. After attending I can see some are justified and some are not. Will split it into sections. Staff: Receptionist lovely, we booked a sea view pool room which we were led to believe had a balcony, it didn’t. We said as four of us sharing a room we wanted a balcony, the next morning (as we arrived late) they moved us free of charge to a better room, which was nice and we weren’t needed to pay extra money. Maids are lovely, our room was cleaned daily and fresh towels without fail. Animation team are fantastic and really try to get everyone involved. Waiting staff some are lovely and go above and beyond, some don’t. Some will do everything and anything for you and once tipped ignore you and don’t bother. You are hassled A LOT round the pool to buy things from trips to jewellery. One bloke in particular was selling bracelets and we said the kids were at the slides right now and we would talk to them when back if they wanted one. He asked me there names and was showing me what it looked like in Arabic. The next thing I know he has gone to the slides and asked my kids to get out the pool calling them by there names and trying to get them to choose bracelets and put it on there wrists! I was absolutely furious! Once you say to anyone selling things no, that’s it don’t even get a hello from them. It’s consistent and at one point the same person came to me 5 times in a day. Rooms: Both rooms we had were standard but both were very clean. We could get wifi from our balcony. Pools: Very clean and cleaned daily. Only gripe is when we got here they said waterpark was open 10-6. It’s not it’s open 10-12 and 3-5 which makes it extremely busy when open because everyone wants to go on it. Waterpark is good for kids though. Food: It’s hit and miss, if you have a fussy child the food here isn’t the place to go. Fresh cooking stations and food always out. They offer two la carte options of Tunisian and Italian. They were both rank. My son had bugs crawling through his salad in the Tunisian one. We walked out on both. However they fail to tell you they do a third one which is a lunch time option of steak. This was very nice and tasty, we found this out from another family otherwise we wouldn’t have known. They try and keep it clean in there however a lot of customers can be animals and just don’t care. A lot of pushing in, again not hotels fault. Beach: Yes it’s small, it’s clearly corroded however when I tell you, you are hassled down there you are. Same bloke approached me 15 times within half an hour even trying to get the kids out of the sea. They follow you up and down to asking you to buy things. Location: We were told there was some restaurants and shops about. There really isn’t. Now not sure if it’s because it’s late in season but anywhere outside of hotel you need a taxi. It’s about 15 minutes drive into Monastir. We done it and us adults lo

The hotel was very noisy, poorly soundproofed, and in very poor overall condition. The shower curtain was held up by a wire attached to the ceiling because the rod was broken.
The meals were unappealing.

On arrival: We arrived at the hotel around 11 pm on a Thursday. I can’t say I expected much, but in previous all-inclusive hotels we have at least been given a bread roll or fruit and a bottle of water. There was nothing available here. We checked in and were given no information on the Wi-Fi, the times of the buffet, breakfast etc nor entertainment. There was no information whatsoever, you would need to look around for posters yourself to receive this. We were told what room we needed to go to and it was only that I asked how I got there that the receptionist offered a man to take us there. There were no lifts at all at this hotel, so unless a member of staff helps you, you will need to carry your luggage up the stairs yourself. We were lucky that we were only up two flights of stairs. The room: The room was small, just about big enough for two people and the bathroom was full of mould and towards the end of the holiday the toilet started leaking out with whatever we put in it which made me feel sick. I cannot speak for most rooms, but after speaking to other guests it seems that all showers are over a bath and are not a standalone cubicle. Our shower wouldn’t sit on the wall properly so we had to hold it. The hairdryer was the smallest I’ve seen, and I have been to many hotels with small hairdryers. It also stunk when turned on, therefore I would suggest taking your own. There is no fridge in the room. We were in room 804 and there was no Wi-Fi there either. There is no television and no remote for the air-conditioning. We actually asked to move rooms in the morning but there are no fridges anywhere available, I believe that you have to pay extra for a fridge. I would suggest buying an eSIM as the Wi-Fi is pretty non-existent. The rooms do get cleaned but not to an amazing standard, so don’t expect much. A number of guests did complain that belongings had been going missing, so I would keep all your money and valuables in a bum-bag with you at all times. There are no irons on site either. The entertainment: What entertainment? There is no entertainment, well there definitely wasn’t the week we went. I have been to Egypt many times and thought the entertainment would be very similar but I was disappointed when I realised it wasn’t. They play some music for you and if you request a song, they will only play one. Food: Food was the most disappointing aspect of it all. I am in no way a complainer of food. If anything I hate it when people unnecessarily complain or ask for English food in a foreign country. However, this was absolutely diabolical. There was barely anything on offer for breakfast, they even refuse to do me a fried egg because they made omelettes in batches instead of fresh. For example, if you wanted an omelette without onions or something, it would be tough as it’s all already in a mixture. It took me about 4/5 days to finally get a fried egg. Personally, the lunch and dinner weren’t any better. Everything is quite m

We received a very poor reception. We were given room keys at 4 p.m. and they were very dirty. I was moved after a long argument with the receptionists. In short, a mediocre hotel and a bad experience.
I do not recommend dealing with this hotel.