Ushuaia Hotel & Clubbing

“Authentic Moroccan vibe”

My husband and I travelled to Marrakech in October 2012 and stayed for a week at the Palais Soltan. The room was spacious and felt very authentically moroccan which was lovely. The staff were excellent and couldn't do enough to make us feel welcome - the free trips into town were a nice touch but … more

My husband and I travelled to Marrakech in October 2012 and stayed for a week at the Palais Soltan. The room was spacious and felt very authentically moroccan which was lovely. The staff were excellent and couldn't do enough to make us feel welcome - the free trips into town were a nice touch but airport transfers would have been great too. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed for the whole time we were there, and the breakfast offered was very average. We bought bread, cheese, and cold meat from the Carrefour 5 minutes away and made ourselves sandwiches for breakfast every day. For what we paid this was a nice hotel, but it certainly could do with some improvements especially with regards to food.

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“Very traditional and personable service”

I stayed in this hotel with my family and spent a week here in September 2012. Positives 1) Very personable and friendly staff who go out of their way to help you. 2) Very nice, spacious rooms 3) Very nice traditional building in keeping with the moroccan style 4) Only 10 minutes away from the … more

I stayed in this hotel with my family and spent a week here in September 2012. Positives 1) Very personable and friendly staff who go out of their way to help you. 2) Very nice, spacious rooms 3) Very nice traditional building in keeping with the moroccan style 4) Only 10 minutes away from the old city (Medina) and the main square (Jenna ul fna) 5) Only 10 to 20 minutes from the airport (depending on traffic) 6) Close to a shopping centre which has a supermarket in there too 7) Not noisy inside the hotel Negatives (things that require improving) 1) There are no lifts and as breakfast is only served on the rooftop, not suitable for senior people who may find climbing stairs a struggle. However, the staff were kind enough to bring breakfast to my mum in her room on a daily basis or my dad would bring breakfast down to her. 2) Breakfast selection is quite limited and best to ask the staff for warm food like toast and fried eggs and tea. 3) The bathroom light can only be switched on if the main room light is switched on so if you are sharing a room with someone not very practical. I ended up buying a torch so if I got up in the night to use the bathroom I didn't disturb the other person. 4) The free shuttle is only free at limited times so we ended up paying whenever we used this. 5) The lights in the room are very dim and especially in the bathroom. I would suggest they install brighter lights in the bathroom at least. However, it was a very pleasant stay and very different to a conventional hotel. I would recommend this to someone and I hope if the staff are reading these reviews that they may take on board some of these suggestions.

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