Morocco Travel Guide

HOTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

HOTEL

MOROCCAN

Hôtel Oujda €

Offline map Google map ( 0536 68 40 93; fax 036 685064; Blvd Mohammed V; s/d Dh278/352;
) According to the decor, this hotel’s clock stopped in the early 1970s: there’s a ‘space
age’ lobby and funky bathroom tiles. Still, everything works, it’s all comfy enough and the staff
are eager to please. The restaurant offers lovely views of the nearby square and Cathedrale St
Louis.

Hotel Al Manar €€

Offline map Google map ( 0536 68 88 55; [email protected]; 50 Blvd Zerktouni; s/d
Dh360/420; ) Centrally located, the Al Manar is suitably towering for its name. Functional
and practical decor: rooms are fine value, although avoid the darker, small-windowed interior
rooms.

Hotel Orient Oujda €€

Offline map Google  map (    0536   70  06  06; www.hotelsatlas.com;    Place   Syrte,  Ave Idriss  el-

Akbar; s/d Dh512/624, ste from Dh1200; ) One of two Atlas hotels in Oujda, this is a
swish and professionally run business-class outfit. Plush rooms look out to the medina or the
lovely gardens; there are two restaurants, a nightclub and pool.

Hôtel Ibis Moussafir €€

Offline map Google  map (    0536   68  82  02; www.ibishotel.com;  Blvd    Abdella Chefchaouni;    r   incl

breakfast Dh555; ) Bang in front of you as you leave the train station, the Ibis has all the
up-to-the- minute facilities and comfortable rooms you’d expect from this international hotel
chain. Off the peg, you could be anywhere (or nowhere) in the world.

Atlas Terminus €€€

Offline map Google  map (    0536   71  10  10; www.hotelsatlas.com;    Place   de  la  Gare;   s/d from

Dh800/1100; ) Sitting imperially, the Atlas Terminus must be the grandest hotel to have
been built in this part of Morocco for years. Rooms and service are the best quality, with a fine
restaurant, bar, pool and gym facilities.

Eating

We asked a resident the best thing about the city. ‘It has plenty of cafes,’ was the reply. It’s
true; people-watching over coffee or mint tea is a major occupation for locals (well, the men).
The most popular are along Blvd Mohammed V south of Place du 16 Août. Just wander and
see what catches your eye.

In the ville nouvelle, Rue de Marrakesh and the pedestrianised area south of Place du 16
Août are good for kebabs, sandwiches, juice and quick snacks. In the medina, the stalls inside
Bab el-Ouahab offer more traditional fare, including kefta (spiced meatballs), bowls of harira
and boiled snails.

Restaurant Nacional €

Offline map Google  map (    0536   70  32  57; 107 Blvd    Allal   ben Abdallah;   meals   from