First time in Morocco

Written: 4 september 2016
Travel time: 10 — 21 august 2016
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For a relaxing holiday; For business travel; For families with children; For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
9.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 9.0
Service: 9.0
Cleanliness: 10.0
Food: 8.0
Amenities: 8.0
Rested in Morocco, Agadir hotel Royal DecameronTafoukt 4 * from 10 to 21 August 2016.
We flew to Morocco for the first time and therefore, everything was interesting. The flight from St. Petersburg was 6 hours, but oddly enough the flight went unnoticed. At the Al-Massira airport, representatives of the Anex tour met. Since there were only two couples in our hotel, and the location is right by the ocean, we were the last ones until we took all the tourists to the rest of the hotels. According to my feelings, people in the city walk around the clock, a lot of idly staggering both in the daytime and in the evening and at night, a lot of traffic jams, therefore they brought us only at 23:00 local time, it took about 2 hours from the airport, although In normal mode, you can get there in 30 minutes. The room got quite large - 38-42 sq. meters, a large balcony - 12 meters overlooking the main street from the central facade. Sandwiches and tomatoes were waiting in the room - a small snack, which was a pleasant surprise.
Having changed, we immediately went to the beach of the ocean, get some air and walk on the water. The ocean is clean, there are no sharks, no jellyfish, no different living creatures, the sand is fine and white. Near the beach there is a mountain with an inscription that glows at night "God, Motherland, King". Compared with Turkey and Egypt, this is something in between, there is a lot of greenery both in the city and in the hotel (which cannot be said about Egypt, where greenery is only in the hotel), but the staff is quite attentive (which cannot be said about Turkey). By the way, the staff tries to help in everything, but they only speak either French or English, although if there are difficulties, you can either use an electronic translator or resolve issues through the guide directly or by phone. The hotel itself is located on the first line, go 15 meters to the beach, the beach is guarded, so no one is allowed in except for hotel tourists. We left our things and went to swim in the ocean quite calmly.

Madden merchants offering tea, coffee, biscuits, blankets, jewelry, figurines of wood, and so on. N. , But the guards on their territory does not start, so if you choose a place in the middle, and then the communication problems can be avoided. In the morning, there are low tides - 100 meters, but do not notice the morning people still little and take a walk along the sand just a pleasure. Starting from 11:30 am on the beach there are local natives, placing their umbrellas, heating elements, and so on. N. , After that comes the way to the ocean weaving between them. Towels changed every day, but on a schedule - in the morning took the evening passed (in Egypt changed several times a day). Safe in the room charge, 12 days paid $ 30. Around the hotel is a zoo (free), a Ferris wheel (4 euros), near a small market and a shop where there are practically all at reasonable prices.
The guide has standard excursions, the list is given upon arrival, but everything is mostly for the whole day, so we decided not to go anywhere, especially for the first time in Morocco. They really wanted to take the FlyBoard (flying gidroranets), but the Anex tour does not provide it. The city has a Souk El Had market, which is located 10-15 minutes by taxi from the hotel, the cost is 20-25 dirhams, we just went to see it, this is a large Asian bazaar, 800 meters long and 500 meters wide, there is everything and fruits, and vegetables, and spices, and tea, and poultry, and shoes, and clothes, etc. , etc. , you can and should bargain, prices are really reduced. About the hotel: the hotel itself is small, but very cozy, the rooms are cleaned cleanly and every day, you can pay, or you can not pay, they are not yet as spoiled as the Turks and Egyptians. There are three bars - two in the hotel itself, one snack bar by the beach. You can have a bite, or you can drink, there is everything from alcohol. The food is good - a buffet, a lot of very tasty pastries for dinner, everything is fresh.
You can take as much water with you as you like, put 2 liters on the table, but if you wish, you can take more, this is not limited. Of the vacationers, there are many French, Germans, Poles, few Russians - which pleases, 15-20 percent of all guests. In the evening you can walk along the promenade along the ocean, everything is calm. There are a lot of policemen and guards - they treat tourists very well, in general the people are very friendly. Evening animation for both children and adults is very beautiful with jokes and gifts, but unfortunately only in French. According to the weather: cloudy in the morning, haze, the sun comes out from 10:30, but it is usually in mariva, there were few clear days, but this is a plus, since the temperature did not rise above 31 degrees, if the sky is clear, then 35 and above, on the sand no longer step. The climate is favorable, not as hot as in Egypt and not as damp as in Turkey. In the evening the temperature is 23-25 ​ ​ degrees, in the ocean 24-26.
The ocean is clear, there are waves that you can ride. Our check-out from the hotel was at 18:00, and the room had to be returned at 12:00, we reserved a room for another 5 hours without any problems (cost 50 euros). Euros and dollars are used in the country, but only dirhams are available in stores. Exchange either at the hotel or in the city itself. In general, I liked it very much, of course, it would be possible to do cosmetic repairs, but it’s okay. We will definitely come here again.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original