Jardins De La Koutoubia

Very nice architecture, but hotel has dowdy interior design....in a loud bright red no less. A good interior decorator could turn this place around. Hotel restaurants were dated, but OK. The hotel needs a new executive chef, or to lure a trendy restaurant to operate on site. There is far better dining nearby and taxi's are inexpensive. We ate at Kechmara (modern Finnish design), Bozin (trendy, on the outskirts) and MK (exquisite food in an antique riad.) Hotel music was dated and from the 1970's. Hotel shop in the lobby was very fusty and undistinguished. There is a wonderful fountain on the front sidewalk that could use a serious restoration. Adjacent shops were seedy. Daybreak calls to prayer were very loud. On the plus side, it is well located near the UNESCO Heritage site Djamaa El Fma, and the Koutoubia mineret. Security is good. The pool is very nice (unheated), The breakfast buffet was included in the price and quite nice. The premises were clean. In short, this hotel is probably a four (vs. five) star establishment, but with a refurbishing it could shine.

This hotel requires a major refurbishing. Perhaps it was glamorous in the 1970's, but it is certainly not now. Rather, it is dowdy, dreary and dark. It is located on a seedy side street. Next door neighbors include stalls that sell plastic hats, fake plastic tribal jewelry, and tourist junk.If the owners won't invest in a refurbishing, then the least they can do is to take a scrub brush and or paintbush to the floors and walls,fix crumbling plaster, plant flowers, replace the poolside turf,replace adjacent tenants, etc. Housekeeping needs to be a LOT more agressive and detail oriented.I paid $290 per night including breakfast[...]