Four Seasons Hotel Tunis stands in the Cap Gammarth tourist zone on the coast north of the capital, on a private beach with free cabanas and sun loungers. It is a five-star resort with 203 rooms, and it is built for stays of several nights rather than a single night between flights. Rooms start at a generous size for the category, with Superior and Deluxe rooms in the region of 650 square feet that sleep up to three, and the range climbs through Premier Rooms and Executive Suites to a very large Mediterranean Suite with sea views. Garden-view and sea-view rooms are both available, and the sea-view rooms are the ones to ask for. The resort has an indoor pool, an outdoor pool and a children's pool, a spa with massage and aromatherapy treatments, a hot tub, two outdoor tennis courts, a playground and a games room, so families and couples are both well served.
Location and getting around
Gammarth is the leafy resort suburb at the far end of the coast road from Tunis, and the hotel sits about twenty-five minutes by car from Tunis-Carthage airport. Gammarth Marina and La Marsa Beach are each about five minutes away by car, and the Carthage Hannibal station on the TGM line is roughly eleven minutes by car.
Central Tunis, the medina and the Bardo Museum are about half an hour away depending on traffic, so this is a base for people who want to alternate beach days with sightseeing days rather than walk to the sights. An airport shuttle and a limousine service are available for a fee, and free self-parking makes a hire car easy.
Rooms, dining and facilities
There are four restaurants on site serving Mediterranean dishes through the day, including an Italian restaurant, and the resort is used to hosting guests for breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner. Buffet breakfast is offered at an extra charge on some rates, so check what your rate includes. Wi-Fi is free in the rooms, there is an electric car charging station, a salon, laundry and dry cleaning, and the hotel accepts pets, which is unusual for a resort of this level.
Families will appreciate the children's pool and the playground, and couples will find the spa and the quieter garden-view rooms a good counterweight.
Who it suits and what to know: this is the splurge for a beach holiday that also includes Carthage, Sidi Bou Said and a day trip or two, and it works best when you book sightseeing with hotel pickup so that you are not paying for long taxi rides every day. It is not the choice for travellers who want to wake up in the medina; Dar El Jeld is better for that.
The beach and some pools are seasonal, so if a swim is the point of the trip, check when you book that the facilities will be open on your dates. Rates are at the top of the range for Tunis, and midweek stays outside the school holidays are usually the best value.
Why stay here
- ✓Private beach with free cabanas
- ✓Indoor, outdoor and children pools
- ✓Spa with massage and aromatherapy
- ✓Four restaurants
- ✓Two outdoor tennis courts
- ✓Free self parking and free Wi-Fi
- ✓Airport shuttle for a fee
- ✓Pet-friendly
Good questions
Where is Four Seasons Hotel Tunis?+
It is in the Cap Gammarth tourist zone on the coast north of Tunis, on a private beach. The airport is about twenty-five minutes away by car.
Does the hotel have a beach and pools?+
Yes. It has a private beach with free cabanas and loungers, plus indoor, outdoor and children's pools. Beach and pool facilities can be seasonal, so check when you book.
Is it close to Carthage and the medina?+
Not within walking distance. Carthage and Sidi Bou Said are a short drive and central Tunis is about half an hour away, so many guests arrange hotel pickup for tours.
