Morocco Travel Guide

HOTEL

HOSTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

Offline map Google map ( 0522 27 42 75; fax 0522 29 80 69; cnr Rues Ech-Cherif Amziane &
Prince Moulay Abdallah; s/d/tr Dh350/450/550; ) Newly renovated, this small hotel has
spacious rooms that are clean and relatively quiet. Rooms are decorated with dark wood and
equipped with good mattresses, satellite TV and direct phone line. There’s a swish cafe
downstairs on the pleasant pedestrian street, and the hotel is in a good central location.

Hôtel les Saisons €€€

Offline map Google  map (    0522   49  09  01; www.hotellessaisonsmaroc.ma;    19  Rue el  Oraïbi

Jilali; s/d Dh1100/1400; ) This small hotel offers extremely comfortable, well-appointed
and quiet rooms with all the usual facilities: a safe, minibar, satellite TV and direct-dial phone.
It’s a more personal place than the larger international hotels and offers good value for money
and an excellent location. The staff speak English.

Youth Hostel €

Offline map(     0522   22  05  51; [email protected];  6   Pl  Ahmed   el-Bidaoui;  8-10am &

noon-midnight; s/d/tr Dh60/135/190, tr with bathroom Dh200; ) Clustered around a bright
central lounge area, the rooms are basic but well kept and quiet, with high ceilings and a
lingering smell of damp in winter. The staff are friendly and the hostel is on a leafy square.
There are good hot showers. No IYHF or YHA cards are required.

Hôtel Maamoura €

Offline map Google  map (    0522   45  29  67; www.hotelmaamoura.com;  59  Rue Ibn Batouta;

s/d/ste Dh430/570/800; ) Another favourite with readers, this modern hotel offers
excellent value for money. The spotless and spacious rooms may lack period detail, but they
are very quiet for this central location, tastefully decorated in muted colours and have neat
bathrooms. The staff are friendly and helpful.

East-West Hotel €€

Offline map Google  map (    0522   20  02  10; www.eastwest-hotel.com; 10  Ave Hassan  Souktani,

cnr Rue Washington, Quartier Gauthier; s/d incl breakfast Dh450/600; ) Readers
recommend this bright and cheerful three-star hotel. All rooms have clean bathrooms with
modern fittings, free internet and a safe, and the hotel boasts a good restaurant and an Irish
pub. Located in the residential but upcoming Quartier Gauthier, this choice is very quiet.

Hôtel du Palais €

Offline map Google  map (    0522   27  61  91; 68  Rue Farhat  Hachad; s/d Dh90/130,   d/tr    with

bathroom Dh140/240) At the lower end of the price range, this basic hotel is a good choice,
offering clean, spacious rooms with large windows. Though recently upgraded, it’s still fairly
spartan and can be noisy. A hot shower costs Dh10.

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