good value accommodation and other Marrakesh, Morocco Hotel/Accommodation Reviews

Comfortable and clean accommodation - large rooms with ensuite - double and single bed for 190 dirham for two with breakfast.

Good value with pleasant staff, two nice courtyards to enjoy breakfast or collect it and take it back to your room.

Some parking spaces available for secure off street parking, otherwise on street parking is quite okay with overnight guardian.

Hotel is about 5-10 minutes by car/taxi from the main square/medina but its in a quiet area, there are good shopping streets nearby
and an optometrist next door which i discovered provides very nice frames and lenses for half the london price. Also uses 1 minute computerised eye testing for about ?10.

There is also a large post office in the vicinity.

Unique Qualities: good value double rooms with nice courtyard and staff.

Have returned for yet another stay and even though it does not have air conditioning and Marrakech was very hot we enjoyed the oasis type courtyard with its green foliage, banana tree and cool shade for a very relaxing breakfast, staff again were very pleasant and kind.

and good value away from the chaos of the medina to get ourselves together after a busy departure from London, also being able to have the car so accessible, drive to Marjane and back easily without the hassle of medina parking etc.

They can organise tickets for you such as Chez Ali which is great entertainment - with banquet included - for a night for only just over £20 per person.

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Phone: 0021224430033
Address: 44 Rue Tariq Ben Ziad, Gueliz, marrakech
Website: www.geocities.com/hotel_toulousain
Other Contact: hoteltoulousain@yahoo.fr

Always had this hotel on my list of choices but just never got to it! of course went past it many times but never had it come up into any of our visits - its restaurant is also recommended - and this time taking a friend we needed somewhere very handy, clean and low budget - which it met all these demands and my friend was very happy with the decor with moroccan look and character - for her first visit to morocco.

we had a room with a view - directly over to Koutoubia and the main road up to the main square.

and the deciding factors ahead of Hotel Ali and Hotel Foucould was the higher chance itd be clean and have a good breakfast with a view with reputation - so we did get very good value for all of this for 420 dirham or £25 for the two of us.

Unique Qualities: Nice view, especially from the restaurant up on the higher floor which is a good reputation for dining with the view in the evenings for outside guests, but for us guests staying and with brakfast included its a nice inclusion. The background was hazy so we couldnt see the snow topped mountains in the background but generally you can on a good day.

The staff were always pleasant and helpful, such as when needing water when arriving back at midnight from Chez Ali taking us around to their shop though closed to get it for us, booking the tickets for us for Chez Ali, being accommodating for us when we didnt get back by the time our rental car agent had arrived and happy to phone them for us etc when we were ready!
And the decor done with some nice moroccan decor finishing touches.

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Phone: 0021224440081
Address: 279 ave mohammed V
Directions: main road into the centre of Marrakech, ie almost at the main square, the Djma elfna, and opposite the koutoubia mosque which you cant miss!!
Other Contact: www.tripadvisor.com

This one star hotel (if that but it is popular and safe so far) is in the street behind Hotel Ali - its a very handy spot only a few minutes from the main square Djma Elfna - its cheap for only 70 dirham a person for a room sharing or 100 single without bathroom - i splashed out and took a double room with shower and air conditioning for 150 dirham. and glad i did as it remained quite hot until late in the evening.

it was the end of a 15 day visit to friends and see some of the sights for maximum picture taking and when i got to marrkech that evening to be prepared for the am flight it was hot and i was exhausted - so i was happy to splash out for one of the best rooms in the cheap hotel being that airconditiong and shower in the room are available.

Unique Qualities: Nice view from the roof to the Koutoubia mosque and on a good day without haze there is clear view through to the Atlas mountains in the background with its snow on top till as late as early June.

Good security which is reassuring when in the busy city centre - staff are always around the entrance way to keep a check on whos coming in and going out.

the communal area, loos and showers have always been clean when ive been there as a non guest and as a guest - take your own loo paper though - and your own towel unless youre staying in a room with an ensuite.

Ultra budget hotel - especially if theres 2 or 3 of you sharing

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Phone: 0021224441112
Address: 12 rue bani marine

Ive stayed here three times when our usual first choices were full - and particularly if weve been in need of airconditioning so this place is good value especially in the summer heat and during Ramadan - the 6pm breakfast - to break the fast - was fantastic.

Has a small pool up on the roof with nice views of the nearby park.

As a Moroccan run hotel, but European style, it may be hit and miss - but generally its been clean and 3 star quality - Ive since read mixed reviews but as with travelling around Morocco theres always a possibility of being disappointed with an unclean bathroom etc - but if thats the case point it out immediately and the problem will be attended to immediately.

We paid 330 dirham/£20 each time we stayed there - with breakfast included - the last visit was 2+ years ago


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Phone: 00212-244480000
Address: 30 Rue Cadi Ayad Marrakech Morocco, Marrakesh, MA
Directions: over the road from the Jardin jnane El Harti and near the road to the SNCF railway station, theres a big post office nearby also - best to catch a taxi from whereever you arrive in Marrakech
Other Contact: fax 0021224449329

I first stayed here when lo and behold I arrived and telephoning through the list of the places I wanted to stay at were full! but the Foucauld still had rooms. The price was fine so when I got there I could see why!

This place is a big place - lots of rooms - and with the wide selection of cheapies around the centre this place I guess is lastish on the list - but Ive since stayed back here - as a back up when arrived without prebooking in the evening - and still happy to stay here.

The first time I stayed was 189 dirham for a single in a double room - ensuite, TV, and breakfast (basic continental breakfast - so no great cultural or economic experience here) but the rooms are tiled in modern moroccan style and are clean and comfortable and for the price - good value.

There is an evening buffet advertised that is reputably a good deal - Ive never needed to eat here so havent tried it - but for hotel guests the price of 60 dirham is good value as well. Dont remember how much more they charge if not a hotel guest but it is open to outside customers.

The second time when arrived here late one evening I had to have a room up on the roof which was a triple (the 'hot' water was lukewarm up there) but was able to have the room without breakfast so only paid 165 dirham. The prices are higher than Hotel Ali - also a hotel with many rooms and historically the Mecca for budget travellers and backpackers - but also with a better standard and more reliably better standard (the first time I stayed in Hotel Ali my room was great but when booking in advance my preferences are elsewhere as per my other accommodation tips).


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Staying in a riad, a traditional house that centres around a courtyard, is usually a rather expensive business in Marrakech - there are many lovely old riads that have been renovated to stunningly beautiful and opulent decor, with prices to match of which aim for around 800-1000 dirham a night for 2.

Here is Jnane Mogador which gives moderately budget travellers a chance to savour the tradition and stay in a lovingly decorated establishment, only a few minutes away from all the happenings of the main square of the medina, the Djma Elfnaa, for between 380 dirham (38 euro) for 2 for low season and 480 dirham(48 euro) for 2 in high season.

Breakfast is available for 40 dirham(4 euro) per person

Unique Qualities: Single, double, triple, quadruple, and suite accommodation is available.

Hammam with massage is also available at a fee.

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Phone: 00212(0)24426323/24
Address: 116, Riad Zitoun Kedim, Derb Sidi Bouloukat, Marrakech Medina 40 000 Morocco
Directions: Walking through Place Jma El Fna, Cafe de France and cafe Toubkal on your left, look for small side street Sidi Bouloukat to the right off Riad Ziton Kedim, which is main walking street up to the Bahia Palace
Website: www.jnanemogador.com
Other Contact: jnanemogador@hotmail.com