Tunisia
Annabel’s Amputee Assessment: 5 Star
What a find! This hotel ticks all of the boxes for amputees, and anyone who simply wants a gorgeous 5 star experience!
Back in 2019, when I had two legs, my Grandpa took all 14 members of our family on holiday to Turkey to celebrate his 70th birthday:
Well, a lot’s happened since then, but we’re still a family of 14 and we still have birthdays to celebrate, so this year my Grandpa wanted to take us all away for his 75th!
We needed to find a hotel that worked for us all. I have one leg, my Grandma’s had a knee replacement, my Grandpa needs a knee replacement and my Aunties and Uncles just like to lie around on the beach. So, we settled on the Kuriat Palace in Tunisia… but settling was something it wasn’t! The hotel was truly fabulous! Real 5 star treatment from the moment we arrived, greeted with flowers for our hair and delicious cocktails.
The room I was given couldn’t have been better – all organised in advance with the hotel who are brilliant at replying to emails. I happened to be part of an Ottobock campaign over the summer called the ‘invisible class’ where we share our holiday hacks to make travelling easier and this video highlights just how great my room was:
As you can see, hardly any walking was involved at all! I am, however, a really active amputee and the hotel didn’t disappoint. For people looking for a bit more adventure than just lounging by the pool, there’s Jet Skis, Flying Fish, and Banana Boats right on the beach which is literally the other side of the pool.
I would also highly recommend the Quad Biking, organised by the hotel. There are no foot pedals involved, you accelerate and brake on the handle bars so it’s a perfect high-adrenaline day for amputees. My mum, social media manager, and world’s best ‘momager‘, who makes most of my content, also makes our family films and has done since I was born. So here’s the Quadding section from film number 92-Tunisia’25!
It’s really reasonably priced and about 25 minutes from the hotel with drinks available in the shade afterwards. Honestly it was so much fun and I’d have gone back and done it again if it wasn’t for all of the other fun stuff going on. Another highly recommended trip would be the snorkelling, a short boat ride from the marina.
Again, very reasonably priced. There were also camels to ride, slides to have fun on, foam parties to enjoy. It really was a hotel for everyone.
I can’t recommend Kuriat Palace enough! The food is excellent. The entertainment is great. It’s just a perfect, easy-access hotel for amputees, but there’s also tons of fun for the adrenaline junkies. 5 stars all around!
