Menzeh Zalagh

There is no way that this hotel should be advertised as four star quality. My room was dirty, the air conditioning was broken, and I could hear everything going on around me (in other rooms and outside). Most of the outlets didn't work and two lightbulbs were burnt out. None of these things would have bothered me, if the hotel were less expensive and advertised itself more modestly. If you stay here, be sure to ask for a room far away from the nightclub. Even the pool was a little disappointing as the DJ has a penchant for loud, lewd rap music. Also, the breakfast was not very good. You'll get a better breakfast at almost any cafe or patisserie. There were a few advantages to staying at this hotel. The most obvious is that if you are a newly arrived student waiting to enroll at ALIF, this is a very convenient location. Also, there's a balcony with a very nice view of the city where you can sit and read without anyone bothering you. However, I still don't recommend staying here if you can avoid it. Your money is much better spent elsewhere. Fes is a wonderful city and I recommend finding a hotel or riad in the medina (old city), if you can.

I recommand this Hotel to everbody. Very good service.

Do not expect the four-star rating to be like a four-star in the U.S. I had a single room that luckily turned out to be a double bed, and not a twin-size, as was alluded to in the booking. It is in the Ville Nouvelle (newer, French-influenced quarter) but not around anything special or enticing tourist-wise. I found it convenient as a student waiting to move in at the ALIF school. Reservations cannot be canceled and refunded, so be sure that you are set on this hotel when you reserve. There is a nice cafe one block away and a simple espresso/crepe shop across the street. The old medina is only a 10 minute taxi ride (about 10-15 dh) away, so that is fairly easy to access. The single room is simple and small. The bathroom barely had hot water and it was not consistent. My drain did not work and there are no wash cloths. They did give me two sets of bath & hand towels a day, though, and the maids are nice. Women traveling alone may feel partially scrutinized, and most employees speak French or French-Arabic. Few speak English, but those at the main desk do, which eases some of the check-in issues.

The location was excellent, and except that the air conditioner did not really work very well, the room was nicely laid out. There was a chair for sitting and when a light bulb blew out and it blew out the electricity in my room, the staff were courteous and quickly had a service person come replace the bulb and have the electricity on again. The room was kept clean, too. The bathroom facilities were nice and large. it was great to have a hair dryer there, too. Lamps by the beds were a great thing, and there was CNN on tv so that news could be gotten.

I only ended up staying at the Menzeh Zalagh for one night out of my four scheduled nights in Fes. I suspect that the hotel staff are used to dealing with large tour groups (as evidenced by the many buses parked outside of the hotel), and aren't used to helping solo female travelers - getting a petit taxi, or a guide seemed nearly impossible when speaking with them. The only meal I had at the hotel was by walking over to the pizza restaurant, ordering, and sitting on the patio. My room was facing what appeared to be the air conditioning unit at the back of the hotel. I was able to see the old medina in the distance, which was lovely. I think the other rooms in the hotel had much better views - I just was stuck with a lesser one. It was also right along railroad tracks, and I was woken up by a very noisy train in the middle of the night. The room was the most spartan for a four star I've ever been in (in comparison, I've stayed in three star hotels with nicer beds, linens, and bathrooms). At any rate - do yourself a favor and upgrade to a nicer hotel or riad in Fes - you won't be disappointed, and you will definitely get your money's worth as far as comfort and ease of travel go.

hotel fatal, nunca mas en este hotel: por la noche montan una discoteca dentro del mismo hotel. Ademas directamente delante de la ventana de mi habitacion montan una parrilla de pescado... lo poco que dormi...

Cet hôtel est bruyant pour un 4* et merite d'être rénové ; il est difficilement accesible pour qui ne connait pas