Where to stay in Mahdia

No hostel with a name and a dorm-bed price was found in Mahdia, so accommodation comes down to hotels. Two named three-star hotels, €28–59 per person a night, cover the budget end of the market. Above that, the choice is by quarter: the medina for its walls and quiet, or the side nearer the town beach for a flat walk and the sea on the doorstep.

What is confirmed are two three-star hotels, El Mouradi Cap Mahdia and El Borj Family Club. Below them the option is unrated private accommodation, which this page doesn't recommend by name.

2 daysWhat two days here actually cover:Mahdia in 2 days →

The medina or the town beach

Come for the medina, and mornings start early, up to the fort before the heat sets in — a room in or right by the medina puts Skifa el Kahla, the mosque and Borj El Kebir within reach, and it's quiet behind the walls at night. The cobbles and narrow lanes make it harder going with a suitcase, so the exact address is worth checking ahead of time, not just the quarter name on a booking site. Come for the sea, and the side nearer the town beach suits better, with the water a couple of minutes away.

When to goWhich month changes both the heat and the crowd on the beach:The best time to visit Mahdia →

For one night

For a single night, stay closer to the two-day plan's route: a room near the medina, since that's where the morning starts, and dinner is already in town after the cape.

• Don't rent a car for the sake of your room. Mahdia is small, everything that matters is on foot or a short taxi ride.

2 daysThe same town, day by day:Mahdia in 2 days →