Hotels near La Sqala, Casablanca

I stayed at the Melliber Hotel for 5 nights in June 2023. I was a female travelling alone for an architectural research trip. I felt nervous because people said I must be mad travelling alone in Casablanca. For this reason, I had purchased door locks for my hotel door etc. I never used the lock once because the hotel felt safe and welcoming. It was clean. The breakfast was yummy - it varied slightly each day, serving a mix of cold salad of olives, salads, lovely fresh bread and you can purchase omelettes as a extra. The breakfast time was between 6.30-10.30am. I advise getting there around 9am. The hotel is in close vicinity to the mosque and therefore does not serve alcohol. I packed a few mini bottles of wine in my suitcase, to enjoy on my balcony. Although I did feel guilty drinking wine so close to the mosque. The double glazing is effective and the prayer calling doesn’t wake you up, although personally, the sound of the calling is comforting. You should note that the cafes and restaurants near the hotel, don’t serve alcohol. Once you travel past 1k, it seems to be served. I recommend walking down to the Central Market for a delicious fish lunch if you enjoy a glass of wine with your food. Being a city, the traffic is noisy and the drivers enjoy beeping their horns, so you will find that an evening on the balcony is not peaceful. However, it is much quieter than the Movenpick - which I visited one day. I sat on the 16th floor for a drink and a rest, and the sound of the noisy horns seems to travel upwards - it was deafening! On the last day, I had a problem charging my battery pack and the lovely Melliber staff went to the trouble of purchasing a power adaptor to make it work. It still didn’t work in the end, but I could tell that the staff really cared and wanted to fix the problem. You should know that UK phone power banks don’t tend to charge on Moroccan power). I had a problem with the return airport driver, booked through Expedia. The Melliber team made the necessary calls for me to ensure I had a return driver. I definitely don’t recommend Sahara Tours drivers - see my separate review for this. Finally, the hotel kindly upgraded me to suite with a balcony with the view of the mosque, which I requested by email. If there is any room for improvement, it would be that the Melliber website does’t work for me in the UK - I was directed to a page with a security warning and therefore I had to book through Expedia. It would be great if the hotel could provide a WhatApp number for taking bookings because my emails kept going into their spam before arriving which was stressful. Plus I purchased a data only ESIM for Morocco, and WhatsApp works well on this. All in all, I score this hotel a 5 for the reasons above. Thank you. I will book for 7 nights next year, assuming they can contact me on WhatsApp.

This hotel is deceptive. The ground floor and lobby is quite nice but the other floors and the rooms are not. The beds were clean and comfortable, the room was decent, and the shower was nice. I did see what looked like a blood stain on the bathroom wall though. The breakfast was good and had eggs, sausage, beans, sweet and other bread and rolls, coffee, hot chocolate, orange juice, chicken, slices, and cheese available. It's located right on a tram line and taxis are going by so the time, yet it's a relatively quiet street. That's the good news, now for the bad. Most of the electrical outlets in the room did not work. The rooms let in all the noise from the hallway and you can hear phones ringing etc. the elevator buttons on each floor don't always work to summon the elevator. There is no safe in the room, and I felt like we needed one. The wifi stopped working often and was quite slow at times. The tap water is not drinkable. The orange juice at the buffet breakfast tasted a bit like Tang. Although cheap, I don't know that it was worth the price.

The room is large, the bed is comfortable, the bathroom is spacious, hot water comes out of the shower quickly, the service staff is polite and responsive, the wifi speed is OK, the location is not out of the way, the surrounding is safe, and you can find a restaurant within 300-500 meters' walk. Disadvantages: There are many types of breakfast but the freshness is not good. Butter, cheese, and yogurt are easy to deteriorate when stored at room temperature, and some of them seem to have mold spots. Too much perfume was sprayed in the room, the windows could not be opened, and the bathroom exhaust fan did not work. Therefore, the quality and smell of the indoor air were not comfortable. The windows are covered with a semi-permeable film with spots, which blocks the view and prevents the view of the city that should be seen from the upper floors.

The location is very good, room was very neat and clean, and spacious, the bed is very big, breakfast is nice with many different options, bathroom/shower is good and clean. All that said, i am quite upset about two things, the first is AC was not working in the room, the second is if you are coming from countries where you can have a visit to the room by a family member or friend, then don't go there, i went back to the hotel to grab some gifts and go to a party i was invited to, and i asked a family member to come with me to the room to help and get going in 5 min, and i just opened the room then reception started calling room's phone and saying you can't have visit, i said okey we are coming out, then they started calling again and again, just super annoying.

Very much enjoyed my stay at this Ibis (way better than the Ibis in Marrakech). Very pleasant check in - the receptionist was vert friendly and spoke very good English. Room quality was good and the location was excellent - right beside the train station. Breakfast, though, was a little disappointing - found the fare to be very dull. Otherwise, all good

Positive: While we were waiting for our room to be ready, we were served with complementary fresh juice, and later on with Moroccan tea. The location is great because it is right next to a mall, so you have a lot of options to eat, shop and also an option for currency exchange. Taxis were readily available from the front of the hotel. It is also close to the train station, Casa Voyageurs. After we complained about the breakfast on our second day, the next day breakfast was good and back to normal. We could leave the luggage at the hotel on our checkout day. Staff was friendly and cooperative throughout our stay. Special shout out goes to Ummaimah, Mariam, Fahad and Reeta. They also offered us complementary tea after we checked out and while we waited in the lobby. Negative: We had to wait 10-12 minutes before our room was ready, and this was already within the check-in timings (we arrived around 15:40). I would expect the room to be ready when I arrive. The breakfast experience at the second day was bad because we had to wait 20-25 minutes before we could eat anything as everything was finished (we arrived for breakfast at 09:45). Kitchen staff was either very less or too slow to meet the requirements of the guests, which were not many when we arrived. Whenever we made a request, it was entertained, but we had to chase them for it. Toiletries were below average.

The hotel is very close to the beach and is on the edge of Miami Beach. There are few beach people in the morning and the experience is very good. My room is not included, breakfast is not experienced, the price is 12 euros, it is still quite expensive.

New hotel. About 15 miles from the airport. Have stayed there twice for our trip (coming and leaving Morocco) Rest of family staying day before their flight out of Casa, (that's how much we liked this place). Staff will bend over backwards for you. Rooms are good size. 2nd stay was in suite b/c it was only room left. Pull out bed was okay but wished mattress was bit thicker. Otherwise, beds are quite comfortable. Recommend having breakfast-outstanding with traditional Morocco foods along with omelettes made to order.. Nice good size pool and gym. Outside of hotel, there isn't much to walk to. Much construction going on, so this will likely change. There is parking under hotel. Very narrow entrance to get into garage and out. If you have small car -no problem, but be careful -it's narrow. Would stay here again.

This is not a high quality hotel, fairly basic but clean and with all the essential services and amenities one needs when staying overnight at an airport. It is walk-able from the airport (about 1 km) if you have no heavy luggage. The hotel provides a shuttle bus every hour from 5 a.m., which is free. Beware of taxis, which charge you Dh 100 for a 2 minute journey, a rip off. The staff were friendly and efficient. The restaurant is OK. It is fairly quiet as it is situated in a trading estate but the stray dogs can wake you with loud barking. The hotel should arrange something with the local authorities to reduce the stray dog menace. For the sake of convenience, I would go there again.