Riad Mehdi

We’d stay here again. The pool was great, and breakfast was very good. The dinner restaurant was a letdown for us, especially the lamb, which was very dead and dry, but there are lots of other places to eat nearby. The hotel sits between the new and old parts of town, and nearly everything we wanted to visit was within walking distance.

The breakfast was truly abysmal, with gloopy eggs that were barely edible every day and very few choices. The building with our four rooms was so dated and run down that I couldn’t believe they charged that much. In my double room, there were no doors separating the beds from the bathroom. The walls had cracked paint, with some areas badly chipped, and the towel rack kept falling off. We could also hear a family of pigeons waddling around on the roof while we tried to sleep. There were no blackout curtains either. I wouldn’t recommend staying here; I’d look elsewhere.

We were two young golfers and stayed for six nights. The hotel gave us an upgrade, and we enjoyed the pool, spa, and large gym. The food was quite good, and the location worked well: transfers to nearby golf courses were quick, and getting into the city was easy. The massages were expensive for what we got, so we weren’t happy with those. We also started out with half board, but at checkout they added the cost of two dinners. That was a bad miscalculation and didn’t feel transparent.

Breakfast was excellent, with lots to choose from and omelettes made to order. Everyone was friendly and polite, especially the breakfast waiters, who couldn’t do enough for us. We had a huge junior suite facing the big pool. The hotel is beautiful and well placed for exploring the souks, about a 10-minute walk away. I’d stay again.