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  • 160, Avenue de L'Armee Royale
     Casablanca, Morocco
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A Chic Spot in Casablanca

  • October 11, 2009
  • Rated 4 of 5 by midtownmjd from New York, New York
A Chic Spot in Casablanca

The epitome of a chic chain hotel, the Golden Tulip Farah was the most luxurious place I stayed in Morocco, but it wasn’t without a few quirks.

First, the great parts. The building was renovated in 2007 and it absolutely shines; it’s all marble floors, glass chandeliers, and sleek lines. The lobby is inviting, with black-and-white sitting areas where you can chat or watch CNN International. And my room was beautiful, with a fabulous bed and shower and nice extra touches like a red rose in full bloom. The lighting was unusually dim, but that didn’t really bother me (and hey, the glow from the big flat-screen TV helped).

The front-desk staff was wonderfully friendly, happy to change money or set up the Internet (you have to pay for access).

Now, the quirks. You (and your luggage) have to enter the hotel through a metal detector, a result of the 2003 Casablanca bombings that targeted this hotel (two people were killed in the lobby). So this precaution is understandable, if unusual.

Another odd thing was that for some reason, the elevator would not go down from my floor (the thirteenth), so I had to take a rather circuitous up-then-down or stairs-then-elevator route. Others were doing it too, so I don’t think it was an issue of myself not figuring out how to work the elevator.

Lastly, dinner service at the Quatre Saisons restaurant was quite uncoordinated (and it was a buffet!), to the point where some people were a bit annoyed. But the food was fine, quite good even. There are two other restaurants to choose from, and they seemed to be a destination even for people not staying at the hotel.

Overall, I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel as a luxury option in Casablanca; it offers a welcome retreat from the city outside.

From journal Morocco: Medinas and Mezze

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