Best Luxury Hotels in Tunis
The lake and seaside capital of Tunisia is famed as the origin of the ‘Arab Spring’. Travellers come to the North African city to shop at the huge maze-like souks, soak up the sunshine, sightsee ruins and eat the delicious spiced Tunisian cuisine. In a country that was part of the ancient Phoenician civilization, Tunis provides a huge number of heritage sites to be explored. It’s a destination for those appreciating culture, rather than attracting package holidays. And Tunis has a range of excellent small boutique hotels and spas, as well as large, grand resorts.
Tunis Governorate, Tunis, La Medina
Dar El Jeld Hotel and Spa
(5 stars)Found close to the covered bazaar, this centrally-placed five-star hotel forms part of the city’s UNESCO World Heritage Site. Guests can arrive via Dar El Jeld’s personal airport transfer service, to stay in one of 16 exquisitely decorated suites. While modern, the design is heavily influenced by traditional Tunisian style, incorporating ornate mirrors, Arabic artworks, Persian style rugs and intricately patterned tiles. An in-house spa offers the experience of a Turkish bath, as well as treatments. The Dar El Jeld restaurant is actually next door to the main hotel, found in a restored medina-style house, and there’s a fashionable rooftop restaurant with supreme views across the domes of the Old Town.