Stay in Luke Skywalkers home from just £6.00 per night including breakfast (Hôtel Sidi Driss, Matmata, Tunisia)

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Remember the last time you were watching 'Star Wars: A New Hope' and thought to yourself, "Maaaan, it'd be ace if I could roll into that car park in a LANDSPEEDER!" Well, sorry, but that will never happen, but what will happen is staying in Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home, the Hôtel Sidi Driss.

The Sidi Driss hotel in Matamata is built out of 5 pit dwellings, an earthy silent tomb, it’s a tourists landmark and only costs only 15 dinars a night (£6).

The underground labyrinth of vaults and passageways was used as Luke Skywalker’s home for the first Stars Wars film and attracts a flurry of visitors. These “troglodytes” underground homes are traditional cave dwellings built 20 feet underground to protect you from the overpowering heat.

Niches carved into the walls serve as storage, and stone mill fitting are used for preparing couscous in an otherwise bare but clean dwelling.

The hotel doesn't have a website, you need to book direct by telephoning (05) 230005 or through the Tunisian Tourist Office (I've made that the deal link)

You can get return flights to Tunisia (Matmata has an airport too) from just £99, depending when you go

6070 Matmata Ancienne, Tunisia
Tel: (05) 230005
Capacity for 145 guests in 20 rooms. Restaurant and bar. From £6/night per person including breakfast.
Unless traveling off-season (November through March), reservations are recommended

GETTING THERE

Regular daytime service by louage (share taxi) or bus (8 daily) from Gabes (40 km). Specify Matmata Ancienne as some services terminate in Matmata Nouvelle 15 km distant. Daily service to Tunis (450 km) via Sfax and Sousse.

ATTRACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

The small museum just behind the Sidi Driss Hotel keeps erratic hours but is worth a look. A trip to the scenic stone village of Tamezret (12 km) makes an interesting daytrip, as does an excursion to the tiny troglodyte village of Haddej (3 km) known for its underground olive press. Two buses a day ply the Tamezret route. The small Syndicat d'initiative near the bus stop/market in Matmata can help arrange transport to Haddej.

MONEY

No banks or ATMs in Matmata Ancienne. The nearest bank is in Matmata Nouvelle (15km)

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30th Jul 2013
Well I've been, I can tell you it's a load of old crap. First off (when we went) when we arrived there was (no word of a lie) 2, that's 2, smouldering bodies outside our apartment. Further investigation also revealed several smouldering piles of what looked like midgets! God knows what was going on there? We were then taken on a day trip to some palace, which was just weird. Must have been a fancy dress party the night we went, the music was similarly dreadful. We then took a ride to have a look at the vast expanse of dunes but by which time I was so annoyed I smacked the Rep, Bob clean in the chops and he fell off and rolled down a dune into a pit, which gave us a laugh!
I'll never go there again, you couldn't make it up!
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30th Jul 2013
If I had 'money', it'd be an interesting investment to buy the place and do it justice.

tanked
The best order I think would be:4. New Hope5, Empire Strikes Back1. … The best order I think would be:4. New Hope5, Empire Strikes Back1. Phantom Menace [optional]2. Attack of the Clones3. Revenge of the Sith6. Return of the JediThis way you still get the surprise at the end of one of the movies (if you've been living on another planet)

The best order Is:
4. New Hope
5, Empire Strikes
6. Return of the Jedi
4. New Hope
5, Empire Strikes
6. Return of the Jedi
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30th Jul 2013
Colder than Hoth. It's a danger zone FFS, why would you advise HUKD members to go here?!... full of Tuscan Raiders and weird old men, not to mention the kidnappings the Jawas frequently do.
30th Jul 2013
I bet I know a place where you two can get a cheap room!
musicals
I love Andywedge.
30th Jul 2013
As long as I can go over to Toshi station to pick up some power converters
30th Jul 2013
Kniggit
To be honest it feeds on the Star Wars fame and is just a seedy tourist … To be honest it feeds on the Star Wars fame and is just a seedy tourist trap.
30th Jul 2013
"Capacity for 145 guests in 20 rooms"

mmmmmmm, cosy!
30th Jul 2013
Voted cold, this is in Tunisia not Tatooine.
31st Jul 2013
Terrible place, customer services are a joke. Served us soup the first night and didn't even give us any spoons.
I complained to the staff and they just told us to 'Use the forks'...

I'll get my coat.
Author
30th Jul 2013

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30th Jul 2013
Just make sure you pack extra sun cream, those twin suns are killers for sunburn
30th Jul 2013
I love Andywedge.
30th Jul 2013
La_Pluie
I have been there and enjoyed myself. Unfortunately though Tunisia is a … I have been there and enjoyed myself. Unfortunately though Tunisia is a hole!

I went to, but found the staff awful. They wouldn't let me leave. Even after all my friends moved on - they just kept saying 'after the next harvest'.
30th Jul 2013
This is not the deal your looking for............
31st Jul 2013
I've been there too and it's in a really dodgy neighbourhood. When you go outside (up) there are all these sand people. They scare easily, but they soon return and in greater numbers.
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30th Jul 2013

More info here (edited)
30th Jul 2013
Looks like a hole to me
30th Jul 2013
The force is strong in this post. Thanks.
30th Jul 2013
...now too convince the other half this is somehow a educational visit!
30th Jul 2013
Any similar deals on the lamppost from Singin In The Rain ?
30th Jul 2013
Good to see it's still there.

Other locations are disappearing!

Mos Espa
30th Jul 2013
as long as those Imperial Stormtroopers do not turn up looking for some droids, it should be a decent stay
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30th Jul 2013
Tatooine looks Awesome. Unfortunately this sums up Tunisia . A Hole
30th Jul 2013
Sorry, cant find my glasees,..

Is ths £6 for a night in Tulisa (?)
30th Jul 2013
30th Jul 2013
"These aren't the deals we were looking for"
30th Jul 2013
We stayed here (2005). We travelled independently. There are no other shops or restaurants in the area, the food was very poor - a fixed menu included in the room price and they ripped us off over drinks - (we complained and got money back.) The rooms were very basic with damp smelling bedding (which isn't unexpected given its underground so no complaints). There are shared toilets /showers which are used by all the many coach partys that visit each day and didn't seem to get cleaned for the evening guests. Exciting to start with until you realise there is nowhere else to go. We had a nice walk in the area. To be honest it feeds on the Star Wars fame and is just a seedy tourist trap.
30th Jul 2013
Please be aware many unfortunate tragedies have occurred here:
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Seriously though, good spot Andy!
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30th Jul 2013
As cool as it looks, the trip advisor reviews are awful. Such a shame.
30th Jul 2013
Very thorough job with all the info Andy. Are you trying to replace SunshineStacey as our resident holiday expert. If so, get some cheap flight info from various airports added pronto. X) Seriously good find.
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30th Jul 2013
steveex
Well I've been, I can tell you it's a load of old crap. First off (when … Well I've been, I can tell you it's a load of old crap. First off (when we went) when we arrived there was (no word of a lie) 2, that's 2, smouldering bodies outside our apartment. Further investigation also revealed several smouldering piles of what looked like midgets! God knows what was going on there? We were then taken on a day trip to some palace, which was just weird. Must have been a fancy dress party the night we went, the music was similarly dreadful. We then took a ride to have a look at the vast expanse of dunes but by which time I was so annoyed I smacked the Rep, Bob clean in the chops and he fell off and rolled down a dune into a pit, which gave us a laugh!I'll never go there again, you couldn't make it up!

You REALLY need to post that on TripAdvisor. Superb.
30th Jul 2013
It's full of nerf herders.
30th Jul 2013
I'm half way through booking, but I'm not sure about the optional "T-16 skyhoppers experience" apparently you get to bulls-eye your very own womp rat for 50 Truguts all in - does that sound like good value?
30th Jul 2013
Aires: These aren't the hotel rooms you're looking for.

HUKD: These aren't the hotel rooms we're looking for.

Aires: He can go about his business.

HUKD: You can go about your business.

Aires: Move along.

HUKD: Move along... move along.
30th Jul 2013
steveex
Well I've been, I can tell you it's a load of old crap. First off (when … Well I've been, I can tell you it's a load of old crap. First off (when we went) when we arrived there was (no word of a lie) 2, that's 2, smouldering bodies outside our apartment. Further investigation also revealed several smouldering piles of what looked like midgets! God knows what was going on there? We were then taken on a day trip to some palace, which was just weird. Must have been a fancy dress party the night we went, the music was similarly dreadful. We then took a ride to have a look at the vast expanse of dunes but by which time I was so annoyed I smacked the Rep, Bob clean in the chops and he fell off and rolled down a dune into a pit, which gave us a laugh!I'll never go there again, you couldn't make it up!

Best reply ever on HotUKDeals (and I have been here a while...)
30th Jul 2013
DonkeyKonk
Spend a day in the Isle Of Dogs, loads of movies filmed … Spend a day in the Isle Of Dogs, loads of movies filmed there...http://www.imdb.com/search/title?locations=Isle%20of%20Dogs%2C%20London%2C%20England%2C%20UK&ref_=ttloc_loc_6And Epping Forest, etc

i know the kind that was filmed in Epping forest
30th Jul 2013
went to tunisia and saw this...and more SW stuff

never again, it kills the dream

better places to go i'm afraid.
31st Jul 2013
be aware there is nothing to buy there that isnt vastly overpriced , a simple drink will be an hours haggle x its worth visiting but wouldnt want to stay more than a night x
31st Jul 2013
The lack of positive reviews disturbs me
31st Jul 2013
Been to Tunisia three times and its actually a nice place if you stay in a decent hotel I recommend a hotel in Port El Kantoui. I highly recommend visiting the Sahara too but its bloody expensive.
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