Dar Benti

Dar Benti is the guest house to pick for staying inside the Monastir medina: seven rooms and suites in a restored house at the end of a quiet lane in the old spice merchants' quarter, a few steps from the Bab El Gharbi gate. The ribat, the museums and the beaches are all within walking distance, and the airport is about ten minutes away by car.

Who it suits

The house suits couples and small families who prefer the feel of a medina to the large hotels of the resort strip. It also has a suite adapted for guests with reduced mobility. With seven rooms, the welcome is personal and the atmosphere calm. See also our boutique hotels page.

Rooms: from courtyard to upper floor

The seven rooms and suites are named after people: Karim, Alyssa, Emilie, Sarah, Shaïne, Elise and Caroline. They range from 22 to 48 m² and are split between the ground floor, around the courtyards, and the upper floor, beside the pool. Marble or travertine floors, local stone arches and Tunisian furniture set the tone; the rooms the house describes all have air conditioning and a smart TV.

The ground floor offers the privacy of the courtyards, the upper floor the light and the pool a few steps away. For a honeymoon (see honeymoon), take the Karim Suite, with its own courtyard and heated private jacuzzi; for a family, the Alyssa Royal Suite, the largest, whose shower is suitable for guests with reduced mobility. Upstairs, Emilie fits a child on a sofa bed, and Elise, smaller and very bright, is made for a couple.

The suites have gas central heating, useful from December to February, when nights drop to around 9 °C.

The house

The main courtyard is the heart of the house. The pool is on the upper floor, next to the rooms around it; parking is provided, which matters in a medina. The house's website offers a 360° virtual tour to get a feel for it before booking.

Breakfast is served on site. There is no restaurant: in the evening you eat out in town.

Monastir on foot

From the front door, the old town is easily explored without a car:

• the ribat, founded in 795-796, with its watchtower and a museum of Islamic art displaying a 10th-century astrolabe from Córdoba: 8 Tunisian dinars (TND), about €2.40, for non-residents;
• the mausoleum of Habib Bourguiba, the first president of independent Tunisia, who was born in Monastir, with its gilded domes: free entry;
• the seafront, between the marina, the ribat esplanade and the fishing harbour;
• the souks, for leather, blankets and basketwork.

The Kuriat Islands, about 18 km offshore, can be visited by boat on a half-day or full-day trip; the potters' village of Moknine is 20 km away. Details are on our Monastir page. El Jem and its Roman amphitheatre combine well with Mahdia and El Jem.

Getting there

• Monastir airport (MIR): the town centre is 8 km away, about 10 minutes;
• Enfidha-Hammamet airport (NBE): 74 km, about 1 hour;
• Tunis-Carthage airport (TUN): 186 km, about 2 h 30.

The address is Bab El Gharbi, avenue Mahmoud Bourguiba, Monastir. The Sahel Metro, the coastal commuter train, leaves from a station next to the airport terminal.

Season

The house does not announce any closure. The sea is warm from June to October, around 26 to 27.5 °C in July and August at Monastir; in spring and autumn the town is pleasant for sightseeing. Most Europeans come between April and October. Ramadan 2027 is expected from 8 February to 9 March.

Price and tourist tax

Price on request: Sabaro obtains the rate from the house for your dates.

Tunisia's tourist tax is paid on top, on site: TND 8 per person per night in three-star hotels and TND 12 in four- and five-star hotels, for up to ten nights; Sabaro confirms the amount the house charges. At the Central Bank of Tunisia rate of 19 October 2026, €1 buys TND 3.36.

Sabaro's view

Who for: couples, small families, travellers with reduced mobility, medina lovers.

Strengths: the medina location, the Karim Suite and its private hot tub, the pool, the accessible suite, and a 4.7 out of 5 rating on Tripadvisor (52 reviews).

Worth knowing: no restaurant for dinner; the minibar only stocks soft drinks.