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Spartan but with Simple Charms

  • May 3, 2009
  • Rated 3 of 5 by midtownmjd from New York, New York
Spartan but with Simple Charms

When I arrived at the Hotel Atlas Chaouen on a rainy October night, I wasn’t thrilled to find that my room was chilly, dim, and full of rather hard furniture. The TV only featured a few fuzzy French channels, and while the bathroom had a nice sink area, the shower was as pitch-black as the hallway outside.

That said, the hotel’s hilltop location, comfortable common areas, delicious breakfasts, and helpful staff made up for the shortcomings.

Rooms have small balconies, which come in handy around 5am; the hotel overlooks the medina of Chefchaouen, and the pre-dawn call to prayer reverberates through the valley. Views of the town and the Rif Mountains are even better from the terraces off the restaurant’s dining room, especially during breakfast, when the morning sun lights up the hills in all different shades of green. Incidentally, breakfast is delicious, with baskets full of all kinds of pastries, cornbread, and pancakes, and wonderful coffee. While the isolated hilltop location could be a drawback for people who would rather stay inside the medina, it does afford you these stunning sounds and views, plus a pool that looks like it would be lovely in the summer. And there’s a convenient 10-minute path down to town, or the front desk is happy to call a taxi (a ride to the kasbah cost me 32 dirham, or about US$4).

Downstairs, there’s a convenient bar off the lobby, and a giant sitting area where I relaxed with coffee and cappuccinos in the afternoon sun one day. There’s a tiny, unmanned gift shop as well.

In the end, my biggest gripe was that my room key was completely unreliable and I had to return to the lobby after nearly every try to ask an employee for help. They were always happy to oblige, though, so I can’t complain too much. The same goes for the hotel as a whole: it’s not without flaws, but it’s not without charm, either. And it’s not a bad choice for a few nights in Chefchaouen.

From journal Morocco: Medinas and Mezze

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