This hotel, in a modern seven-story corner building five minutes from Av. d'Espagne and the beach, is the last best hope in Tangier. If the El Minzah, Mercure and this run-of-the-mill tourist-grade hotel are booked up, book it out of here. In this day-tripper town, hotels like the InterContinental, Solazur and Tanjah-Flandria should be paying guests for the pleasure of their company—not the other way around. Still, the crowd of tourists spills off the Spanish ferries as if the place were paradise found.
Clean and comfortable, this quirky little hotel calls to mind Tangier's literary heyday.
Stepping into the lobby is like going back to a time when this city was a magnet for Beatniks. Though little about the hotel bows to current fashions, what is here is adequately maintained. Originally constructed in 1950, the hotel is slowly evolving with modern times, though not as fast as those in Casablanca.
The lobby lounge provides respite with period pieces and framed copies of Rembrandt's self-portraits, and the TV lounge on the mezzanine beckons with dated white leather ottomans, striped satin sofas and frayed carpeting (mostly unnoticed by guests traipsing in and out to the markets 
or shore). The small restaurant is not unattractive with its oil paintings (hardly Rembrandts themselves). A pianist entertains in the comfortable lounge during busy periods. The bar is clad in more striped satin, and a second bar with brass accents adjoins the seasonal snack bar, which serves those using the garden pool area walled for exclusivity.
The spacious guest rooms rival those over at the Mercure for their spare but spry local styling: thick patterned spreads, rugs over carpeting and mix-and-match modern appointments. Barren walls show nicks and cracks in between the sparse artwork. All have air-conditioning and central heating, TVs (remote controls are distributed at check-in), comfortable beds, and baths with faux-marbre surfaces, WCs and bidets.
Rooms are not soundproofed, but those in the rear are quiet and enjoy limited sea views. The conscientious management and pleasant, English-speaking staff lend a dignity found at very few hotels in Tangier these days. At these bargain rates, there is no excuse in forgoing this pleasant hostelry.
