“Um paraíso junto ao mar.”

“I was slightly apprehensive about visiting this place and Morocco as a whole after hearing some less that satisfying reviews from a few years ago. These were relating to food poising from a close friend. What can I say, i have been put right in my place. As soon as we walked into the hotel, 'wow' was my first opinion. Following a short coach journey from Agadir airport, we walked into a fairly large reception area allowing us space to relax straight away (we were back of the checking in queue), it was required... Upon walking into our room we were surprised about the size and facilities that were available. The shower unit was big and the only let down was the bed not being a double. I accpeted this as the two singles we had hardly moved and for how firm they were, was rather comfy. The layout of the hotel I found confusing at first and the map that we were given in our welcome pack, didn't really show everything properly. At times we had issues locating different areas (disco/karaoke bar for example) as they were down a flight of stairs and round the corner. From a map you wouldn't know this. The hotel uses its space well and has breakfast and lunch in a restaurant by the pool and dinner in a separate restaurant in the lobby area. There are also two other restaurants - an Asian and Moroccan themed eatery which you must book to be allowed in. When I saw four restaurants advertised, to find out one was closed in the evening and two you had to book for, I felt a bit misold as I was under the impression that they were all walk ins. Anyhow the main restaurant was well equipped and stocked a range of food on each day. I didn't expect much from an all inclusive, but the food was quite bland in my opinion. I came to Morocco at the beginning of February and the pools outside were freezing to say the least. They did have an indoor pool, but that's besides the point. I know the addition of pool heaters would cost too much for the weather patterns that Morocco experiences, so look for later in the year arrivals to Morocco if you want to use the pools. Otherwise anytime of the year is good to experience the whole of agadir and its history. I gave the hotel an overall 4 stars because of the small amount of negative points I found throughout my stay, but would really recommend this hotel over some of its nearby residence hotels (only from viewing online). If the food improved slightly to add more taste it would be a solid 5 stars.”