Au Trait d'Union Tijma Matmata

Everything perfect. Wonderful room. Private bathroom. Wifi in the lobby. Delicious dinner.

As a troglodyte type guest house in Tijma about 4 kms from Matmata it is a good place to experience this type of accommodation. There are five guests rooms off a central (below ground level )courtyard each room with a separate detached bathroom. The rooms are clean, but obviously windowless, with dim lighting. Apart from the bed (comfy) and hanging space there was not a lot more - no chairs or tables in the room. I didn't get the feeling that the dining room was for communal use after meals - I may be wrong but you would not want people talking late into the night in the courtyard. Check in 17-00 to 19- 00 check out 07-00 to 09-00 - not a place where you are expected to linger. Because of the location It was good that both breakfast and dinner were provided. The food at both meals was very good in quality and quantity. The meals are communal which gives you have a chance to chat with the other guests. An early morning walk in the surrounding desert landscape, particularly with the golden light of the rising sun, reveals lots of similar houses and lovely desert scenery. Payment is cash only.

It would have been nice to have somewhere to sit in the room other than the bed.

Very friendly staff, nice, quaint rooms, clean rooms and bathroom

location (bit off Matmata center esp. if you don’t have a car), dated bathroom

The architecture of the place is mind blowing! we had never experienced anything like this. The staff arranged all transportation and food for us, and the place was comfortable and clean

The property is absolutely beautiful and well taken care of. It is 10 min away from Matmatah in the village of Tijma very peaceful and in the middle of the desert. very special place. the Man that runs it, Habib, is super friendly and nice. he took us on a nice trip to tataouine stopping on many sights. very knowledgeable. Food was delicious. highly recommended!

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The traditional troglodyte interior was very beautiful. The dinner was perfect. Traditional Tunisian dishes were served: lamb with potatoes and spicy bellpepers, ojja and a tomato, onion and cucumber salad. Breakfast was also good, simple but with enough choices. We shared the table with the other guests which was quite pleasant. The desert surrounding the hotel is beautiful and you can see the stars in the sky at night as well as light coming from other troglodyte homes scattered around. In the daytime the interior is cooler than outside (mid september).

We went in the summer (mid september) and it was very hot inside the room at night. There is no air conditioning or ventilators, but the staff was very kind and let us borrow their ventilator for the night. Luckily we also brought a portable ventilator with us, so we slept comfortably. The shower was also very hot. You could make a nice tea with it. It took about 20 minutes for it to become bearably hot. The guests that took a shower after us had a better temperature already. These are things to be aware of when booking a stay here during the hot summer months, it is the desert after all.