Having returned to Tunisia every year, sometimes twice a year , for the past 15 years, we have generally stayed in Hammamet at the Azur complex, a part of the Orangiers Group, just north of the old medina. Comprising the Bel Azur, with possibly the nicest gardens in Tunisia, the Sol Azur with it's Casino and the Royal Azur, once hailed as the first high rise and first 5 star in Tunisia. The grounds here are well established and most pleasant compared with the sterile concrete expanses of Hammamet Yasmine and the Hollywood film set of Port el kantaoui. Last year we stayed in an old colonial type hotel in Gammarth, now looking very sad, and the beach is disgusting, being ruined by quad bikes and camel dung. Some new development is trying to uplift Gammarth/La Marsa, but with the spectre of the new northern development planned with aid from UAE, the future is bleak. Don't tell any one else about the Azur, let's keep it our secret.
