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Hotel Batha

  • August 8, 2008
  • Rated 3 of 5 by michaelhudson from Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
Hotel Batha

My first experience of the Hotel Batha was not a particularly promising one. Arriving by taxi, weighed down by bags and the eight hour journey from Marrakech, we were greeted by a tall, slightly balding and eminently supercillious clerk. He stood upright, clucking his tongue loudly while looking up at the computer screen and back down at my folded reservation. There was a pause while he moved his feet from side to side; he made a deiberate show of checking one last time. Finally, with a shake of his head, he gave us the news. "There is no trace of your booking and today we are full, miseurs. You must come back in two days."

Things improved when we finally did get inside, just not as much as expected. My room was high but stuffy with a smell of the toilet, aspiring to but not achieving the kind of old world grandeur hinted at in the courtyard outside. There are all the usual touches, sure - little packets of soap, a TV affixed to the wall, pea-green bathroom with bidet (handy for the separate toilet, which was two stairs down and next door on the left), and a bed so tightly wound with blankets it takes two minutes just to sit upright in the morning. In short, completely standard. No more, no less.

The courtyard is wonderful. Fountains and diagonal tiles, plastic seating open to the sky, a bar (open to non-residents) and swimming pool (could have done with a clean) in one corner. But the place is just too uptight: the bar often deserted, the breakfast (croissants, croissants and hunks of bread washed down with super sweet orange juice and a choice of tea or coffee) uninspiring, and the other guests? Let's just say it's a great place to meet people just so long as the people you want to meet are, in the main, bearded, French, middle-aged and unfriendly.

Overall, a cheaper version of the Holiday Inn. A quiet place that's not too basic, fairly central, and maintains a few frills. For more memorable experiences, try elsewhere.

From journal Morocco: The Imperial Cities

Hotel Batha

  • October 22, 2007
  • Rated 3 of 5 by raherahn from new york, New York
Hotel Batha

Hotel Batha was an oasis in a crazy city.
The hotel itself was comforting, with all night reception, beautifully tiled, pool, fountain, and garden. Continental breakfast was included. Although the food was nothing special, it was nice to sit on the terrace overhang and gaze upon the pool or courtyard below.

On the top floor, our room was nestled in a far corner of the hotel. Quiet, dark, and peaceful at night. Our bathroom was in 2 sections, one for the toilet, and other open half housed the sunken tub, sink and bide. The double room even had two single beds pushed together! Though there was a small veranda, the view was mainly of the tall bushes and building across the way. Thus aside from the oddities, the room was charming.

From journal Tajin Legume Anyone?

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