We stayed at this hotel for one night as part of a guided tour of Morocco. The hotel was terrific and exceeded my expectations of a four star hotel in Morocco. The building was clean, modern, and well designed, and the breakfast selection was fantastic. The hotel is also well located for individuals interested in seeing the main sites (the Chella necropolis, the kasbah, and la tour Hassan and Mausoleum). The rooms were spacious, spotless, and well maintained; the beds were comfortable, there was air conditioning, and there was hot water with good water pressure in the shower. The room also had all the amenities most tourists could want, including a gorgeous bathtub, bathrobes, slippers, etc. Of course, one would expect good things from the hotel, considering the high room rate.

This is a high quality, modern business hotel. A bit small and the breakfast is nothing spectacular, but it is very comfortable with good phones, Internet access and all the conveniences and that is no small feat in Morocco.

Between the 23rd of December 2007 and the 4th of January 2008 we (Belgian couple 55+) travelled around the imperial cities of Morocco. We chose to stay in IBIS Moussafir Gare hotels in Casablanca (1night), Marrakech (4nights) and Fes (4nights) as they were close to the railway station and in Sofitel Diwan in Rabat (3nights) as Ibis was badly located. We would not change this choice if we would do the same trip over. In every Ibis hotel we found a nice and clean room with bathroom (shower with plenty of hot water, airco) (480MAD), a good bed, a healthy buffet breakfast with fresh orange juice for less than 50MAD, a bar, an acceptable restaurant (menu 125MAD, wine/beer available). Negative point: none of the hotels bothered to stock on (free) town maps. There were some differences : In Casa the receptionist was lazy and the hotel noisy as trains circulate all night, Marra & Fes had a well kept garden with pool, the desk manager of Marrakech was remarkably polyglot, helpful and efficient, the only negative remark on this hotel is the “muzak” that is continuously played ! Sofitel Diwan Rabat is more “chique” but 4 times as expensive; the restaurant “Brasserie” is well worth the detour, the French chef deserves a star.

Before visiting rabat I had read some reviews on moroccan hotels that a 4 star hotel may be more like a 3 star, but after staying at the Sofitel in Rabat, this is not true for atleast this hotel. It meets the standards of a well established 4 star hotel, From the exterior to the lobby to the rooms, everything is nicely finished. The staff are friendly and are always willing to help out. Its also in a very good location and good restaurants are nearby. If you're with a family of young children, you can ask for a communicating room (a door in between two rooms in the hotel) if you havnt already been given it. It was new to me and I found that it was very handy indeed!