my friend and i travelled all over morocco and hotel ali was out favouite and we stayed in some higher class places,the staff are lovely the place is charming the rooms are slightly simple buthave character.the location is the best and the rooftop garden is amazing,if you get a room looking onto the medina its noisy but your in maraakech what do you expect!i would go back there tomorrow!!

ok if u r backpacking and looking for a really cheap place to saty- otherwise forget it!! rooms and bathroom dirty and smelly- near city centre and major attractions but i would rather pay little more and stay in a decent place

Excellent accommodation for the budget conscious traveler. I stayed at the Hotel Ali for 5 nights. It is not 5 star but you are not paying 5 star prices so anyone who complains you are in the wrong hotel! The breakfast was great - freshly made omelets and crepes with orange juice and baked rolls with butter and apricot jam. Definitely filled you up until lunch time. I was pleasantly surprised that the rooms were cleaned on a daily basis. Each time I returned to my room the bathroom and toilet had been cleaned and the floors wiped etc Being a clean freak I was impressed by this considering it is not a 5 star hotel. The location is fabulous and the proximity itself is of great value alone. If you are spending a lot of time in the medina and browsing the souks of which you need a few days at least, it is so convenient to be able to nip back to your hotel room, even if it is just to use a 'clean toilet', drop off any shopping or rest a while before going out again. The staff were helpful and pleasant, despite being busy. I would recommend this hotel for anyone who likes to be right in the middle of the action, who is looking for basic, clean accommodation.

I lasted about three hours in the Hotel Ali, and most of that was spent locating alternative accommodation and forfeiting two days of prepaid accommodation at the Hotel Ali. Yes, the hotel's position in the Medina is excellent, however...it is dark and dingy, parts of it are under 'reconstruction', including the kitchen/restaurent so there's lots of construction noise, the room I was assigned didn't lock or offer any security at all, it smelt horrible, the toilet didn't flush and I walked past an open door (three doors from my unlockable room) to see intravenous drug use on display. I've travelled all over the world and never felt so unsafe or so revolted by a hotel.