
This property, in a quiet residential area of the new city, is a popular midrange hotel that attracts budgeting individuals and international groups. Plenty of activities, varied amenities, and a relatively high standard of service and maintenance keep almost everyone happy.
The bland white and peach marble lobby is crowned with a carved stucco ceiling and chandelier. Beyond the reception area are a host of soft leather chairs, low wooden tables, a fireplace for cool winter days, and a wall of picture windows that afford wonderful views of the mellah and medina. Throughout the lobby, locally crafted carpets lie
scattered underfoot and brass lamps glimmer overhead. Elaborate ceiling patterns and marble carvings bring a palatial perspective to this public space.
Dining options include an international restaurant with lunch and dinner buffets, a Moroccan restaurant with colored tiles and spicy fare, and a snack bar with grill. The lobby bar and the British pub near the pool serve drinks.
An attractive Andalusian fountain trickles water from the lobby to the hotel's two pools, which are surrounded
by gardens. Most unusual is the underwater seating and bar, although the latter is rarely stocked or used. Recreational pursuits center on a sauna or fitness room, or shaking it in the nightclub. Meeting space can hold groups of up to 200.
Erratic elevators carry guests to curved hallways lighted by motion detectors (step lively, or be stranded in the dark). The standard rooms are decorated in bright peach with blond-wood trim and pale tile floors. However, the dated look and ragged edges make guests wish that the motion detectors would function in rooms while they simply stand still. Other features include TVs, stocked minibars, air-conditioning, large cabinets, simple Berber rugs and comfortable twin beds. Baths have tile floors and walls, marble countertops, bidets and basic fixtures.
Pets are not permitted. Room service delivers at all hours. The English-speaking staff is ambitious and eager to please in this inexpensive hotel, but individuals will feel abandoned in favor of the more profitable tour groups that swing through here with little complaints about the poor maintenance upkeep.