Five-star resorts are relatively new to Algeria, whose tourism industry has lagged somewhat behind that of its neighbors Morocco and Tunisia, but Algeria is catching up quickly. Surely one of the most elegant places to vacation in the entire Southern Mediterranean Basin these days is the Pine club, the only hotel facing the sea in the great metroplex of Algiers. It is right on the blue Mediterranean and maintains a beautiful private beach for the exclusive use of its guests.
Vacationers planning a week-long stay in Algeria could do much worse than splitting their time there between the venerable Hotel El-Djazair (known as the Hotel St. Georges when Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery used it as his headquarters at the North Africa in WWII), that former Moorish palace built in the 1880s on top of a Algiers hill, with the rest of the week in the Pine club to sunbathe and eat divinely in its many restaurants.
You can expect a high level of comfort and good service at the Pine club. There is a wide variety of meals within the hotel. Many visitors rarely venture outside the complex, it is very self-contained, although the University of Algiers is just around the corner, as is the Ben Aknoun Zoo, which features desert foxes (the famous Fennec fox, the mascot of Tunisia) and other animals. you and your children will rarely see outside of North Africa.
Within the complex are four very different restaurants, as well as two bars and lounges along with a separate poolside bar and a nightclub nightclub for night owls. Room service is available 24/7. There is so much to do here beyond sunbathing on the beach or swimming in the warm Mediterranean. If you don’t feel like hitting the sea, there are indoor and outdoor pools available, a third smaller pool for kids, a health and fitness gym, sauna, and spa. At the spa you can enjoy a massage or hire the usual beauty and hair care services that you would expect from a 5-star resort. If you must bring your official work with you, Pine club It has a business center with private conference rooms.
The complex, which has some 400 rooms and was completely renovated in 2010, occupies a large walled compound at the western end of Algiers in what for decades has been an exclusive residential area occupied by the city’s elites. You will be amazed at the low costs compared to France or Italy, across the water. A room for two (big enough to sleep three) will cost you around 220 euros or around $ 145 a night per person. Of course, if you want to splurge, you can get an ocean view junior suite with a small sitting area for 330 euros or around $ 215 per person. And if you’ve just robbed a bank and money isn’t an issue, you can occupy the 2,150-square-foot presidential suite (assuming no head of state or movie stars have already booked it!) For 1,300 euros or $ 850 per night. per person. .
If you splurge on the latter, you can expect the best views of the Mediterranean Sea for your money from a series of windows in the large separate bedroom and separate study, dining room, living room, private balcony, private kitchen, with bathroom. big enough for the needs of a small town. Look on the hotel website for current charges and a reservation form.
