Hi sunshinegirlie

no probs - this is what this forum is for!

there are no set dining times; the main restaurant is open for several hours for each of breakfast, lunch and dinner, and within those (quite generous) hours you are free to go when you like.

When you arrive you will be given a little card, and they don't really tell you what to do with it! On your first meal, as you go into the restaurant, find the maitre d' - he will be near the door - and give him the card. He will arrange for a waiter to find you a table. This is your table for the duration of your holiday, and the card will go into a little holder on the table.

You will also get a voucher ( or two -it's one per week of your stay) for the a la carte restaurants, one italian and one tunisian. You have to prebook your meals in these restaurants, which are not in the main building, but are in the long building to the left of the main driveway (looking from the gate) into the hotel. You book it at a set time each day with a chap who sits in the lobby ( usually at the golf desk)

Ignore what they tell you about "one for italian, one for tunisian". if you want two italian or two tunisian, or whatever you can do it.

As for the AI drinks, they are all 'local' brands. They have beer, whisky, rum (bacardi type) gin and the usual mixers. I don't think you will get actual Malibu and I don't know if they have a local equivalent.

You can get your bottled water at any bar, from the fridges there, which is great.

Soft drinks like cola, fanta etc tend to be self-service from the dispensers.

HTH