Residence Hotel Assounfou

Location very good. Very close to the fast food cains and only 25mins walk from old city.Accommodation could do with a bit of work especially the bath...

Location very good. Very close to the fast food cains and only 25mins walk from old city.Accommodation could do with a bit of work especially the bath rooms and breakfast can really be improved. But for me it was fine.

We booked the hotel as part of a package with Easyjet & took the 'Superior Option' and got exactly what it "Said on the Tin". Top floor apartment...

We booked the hotel as part of a package with Easyjet & took the 'Superior Option' and got exactly what it "Said on the Tin". Top floor apartment 506, double + single bed in bedroom with it own A/C, lounge with 2 sofa's + own A/C and cooking area with double rings, fridge & sink & extractor and enough of everything to make & serve a meal for 4, Shower, toilet , bidet and large wash basin. & hair dryer . In the hall way double wardrobe. Safe [10dh per day, about 70p]. Large balcony with chairs & table with a view to the Atlas Mountains & Koutoubia Mosque. Apartment was cleaned every day and soap , toilet paper & shampoo was replenished as necessary, Sheets & towels were changed every second day. Breakfast was better than the 'Continental' listed where you got Hot drink of choice, glass of Fresh orange prepared while you wait, Plain roll, chocolate croissant, sweet bun, hard boiled egg [you could ask for it soft] , butter & preserves and it filled you up for the day and was served in the restaurant attached to the hotel. It also has an 'Unheated' small outdoor swimming pool open to both sexes, & massage parlor for females only. Good sized reception area & 24/7 desk staff who spoke some English [French is the 1st language] but were always very friendly & helpful and when we found the plug for the wash hand basin was missing with the use of a quick drawing was replaced in under 10 minutes. Yes decor is looking a bit tired, but it is only rated 3* and bed was clean & comfortable and gave you a good nights sleep.Location could not be better situated in the 'New' French Quarter just behind the very upmarket 'Place du16 Novembre' with its very upmarket shops, restaurants & hotels and large open Plaza which makes finding your way back at night very easy as it is part of the 'Avenue Mohammed V' which is the main road that takes you down to 'Place Jemaa El Fna' which even with an artificial knee I could walk in under 30 minutes. Following the Avenue the other way north would take you through what you would describe as the 'Oxford Street' of Marrakech with lots designer shops & shopping malls interspersed with the likes of H&M. Directly across the road from the hotels is the Marche Central , outside lots of wonderful flower stalls, but go inside and you can buy everything with lots of fresh fruit , meat & fish kiosks, Artisan tailors, leather, wood & metal workers making & selling their wonderful products at about 25% of what you will be expected to pay at the main market at Jemaa El Fna and without all the 'Hassle' and there is also an 'Alcohol' Kiosk selling both local & European wines, beers & spirits at about UK prices which is a good deal in a supposedly 'Dry Country' . There are aslo some great & reasonably priced cafe's and restaurants surrounding and with a few minutes walk from the hotel Eveil des Sens our favorite which is verging on Michelin * for food , presentation & service with a set 3 course menu at 75dh [about £6] as well as only slightly more expensive Al a carte. and the indoor seating section is non-Smoking a rare thing in Morocco.So overall we loved it, and would go back and stay there again.

I stayed at Assounfou from the 7th - 12th July with my son (22 years) and daughter (16 years). We had a very pleasant stay. Two particular receptionists...

I stayed at Assounfou from the 7th - 12th July with my son (22 years) and daughter (16 years). We had a very pleasant stay. Two particular receptionists Hamza & Tami were extremely helpful and made our stay there much better. Both were patient with us and gave us advice of where to visit, taxi fares ranges, printed our boarding passes etc. The other receptionist called Leila was not friendly and seemed as if she was getting irritated by my questions. So in the end I just waited for when Hamza or Tami came on duty.Our hotel room was a lovely size. Spacious living room, little fridge , one plate stove (we didn't cook anything on it) nice sized shower & toilet and bedroom with three medium sized beds. The cleaner called Halima was so lovely and she communicated to us is Arabic and we spoke to her in basic English but somehow we chatted to each other and enjoyed our chats. We didn't say goodbye to her because she was off duty when we left. The so called continental breakfast was not great at all. No variety just two croissants, egg, some big bun, orange juice or tea. The restaurant staff were initially quite rude then got much better as the time went on....maybe language barrier at the beginning. There was a small pool in the back but we didn't use it but saw other people in there enjoying themselves. Assounfou is closley situated to the Carre Eden shopping centre, lots of ATMs around and places to eat out and change our money.....very cheap holiday for us since the GBP is very powerful against the local currency (Dirham). Be careful of taxi firms they will rip you off though! I would stay at Assounfou again because the positives outweigh the negatives.