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HOTEL STYLE
Charming
Languages Spoken
English, French, Arabic
Property amenities
Free parking
Free internet
Fitness Center with Gym / Workout Room
Bar / lounge
Children Activities (Kid / Family Friendly)
Room features
Bath / shower
Location
Ancienne Kasbah, Oualidia 24252 Morocco
El Manzar
43 reviews
Getting there
Somewhat walkable
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Stunning views... from all the terraces with lots if seating, this is the highlight of the property and it is a pleasure sitting looking across the lagoon. It is well positioned, just over five minutes walk from the centre, restuarants and supermarket. (15 minutes walk from the CTM bus stop). No ventilation in the bathroom so it was damp and the shower was useless, just a trickle.....the lounge area has a contemporary feel but could do with a refurb. There was an oil heater in our room and an electric blanket which is needed early Feb. Breakfast was okay but no omelette or fruit, could be better for the price. The two staff were pleasant enough but very little communication even in French, no welcome info or explanations. In summary, it looks better in the photo's than actually is....
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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lovely views on the lagoon, helpful Nora running the place. the rooms are ok for a couple of nights. I would recommend the owner to put fans on the ceiling :-). I loved the simplicity of the place & the clean art - I recommend a better music system (like sonos) or a nice background lounge music in the living during breakfast & dinner - We had dinner twice and the food was superb! overall : i recommend el Manzar !
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Date of stay: July 2022Trip type: Traveled with family
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We stayed here for 4 nights, 3 nights in the Terrace Suite which we had booked and 1 night in the Lagune Suite (which was "an upgrade offered as a gesture of goodwill" by the "Booking Hero" aka management) after we complained about so many issues with our room. Unfortunately there are more negatives than positives to say about this place, the management is only really reachable by email and the nice housekeeping ladies end up having to pick up the pieces for them (not even these nice ladies can reach the management or perhaps have been told not to bother them with calls or may even feel afraid to do it?).
The Terrace "suite" we booked was no suite at all, I can't imagine what they list as "rooms" are like if a suite is what we got. The room was small, cramped, very dark since it faces a corridor and gets barely any natural light. It was very hot inside since it's not facing the ocean and gets no benefit from the breeze (different than the Lagune Suite which gets a nice breeze all the time). There's no AC units anywhere in the house, all we had in the room was a small fan which barely did anything to help cool us down at night.
The shower was another issue (it didn't get that much better in the Lagune Suite) and it's outrageous that it continues to be so despite the many complaints over the years. To start there's a terrible sewage smell that emanates from the shower drain in the Terrace Suite which improves if you keep the drain closed, however if you keep it closed then the bathroom floods. The shower head is another issue, it sprays everywhere and has very little stream strength (a coffee drip machine has much more stream strength than this shower head!) and this issue also did not improve in the Lagune Suite.
The few positives were the views from the terraces/balconies (which is one of the main benefits of the Lagune Suite since it faces the ocean), the free parking, the housekeepers who although they don't speak a word of English (we communicated using a translator app) were very nice, polite and worked hard every day as well as the nice daily breakfast they put together for us which included an egg omelet, bread, Moroccan pancakes, jam, butter, cheese, freshly squeezed OJ and coffee.
I think this place is overpriced and I'd say it's the worse place we stayed in during our 6-week Morocco visit. I definitely would not stay here ever again if I ever returned to Oualidia (very unlikely, it's not a town I'd come back to) and although I'd recommend against staying here, if you absolutely must stay at El Manzar then only stay at the Lagune Suite (it's the least worse option, and that doesn't say much good in my opinion).
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Date of stay: July 2024
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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We had the suite upstairs with our own terrace and view over the lagoon. Nora helped us with everything, served an excellent breakfast and let us participate in preparing the tajine. It is in walking distance to the market place, the shore (for eating fresh fish or a short boat ride to the other side of the lagoon). Booking by phone was somewhat difficult.
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Date of stay: May 2023
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Wonderful salon suite experience nice view to the lagoon El Manzar is more a friendly house than an hotel, where you immediately feel well and welcome with other guests. Highly recommended Thank you Mustapha and Noura for all you provided to us, what a lovely breakfast, lunch and dinner we had. only one regret: not staying more we will back soon...
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Date of stay: March 2022
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We landed in Casablanca and then we should have moved to Essaouira with the grand taxy, but it was too long so we decided to stop in Oualidia. The only thing that is nice on Oualidia is the view of the lagoon and El Manzar has an amazing view above it. The guys that work there are also very nice and the breakfast is also good, it's a cozy and warm house quite good for a short stay in Oualidia.
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Date of stay: July 2017
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Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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There is a great view from the terrace of the hotel. The manager was very friendly and spoke english, the cleaning lady spoke only arabic.We wanted to rest a few days before travelling around Marocco and this was certainly a wonderful place to do that. The manager helped as to find nice places to visit and to use the boat to get to the other side of the lagoon. The breakfast was good with fresh juice and good coffee. The electric madresses in our beds were great as it was getting cold in the room. We slept so well.
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Date of stay: November 2018
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
Room Tip:Â Our room was just one little house in the garden, simple and quiet.
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We stayed in the deluxe suite with sea views and it was perfect: the pictures don't do the views justice. It is a huge lagoon and stunning! Nice sunset from terrace too. The room itself is lovely, bright and open. The electric blankets were a nice touch as nights are getting a bit chilly here. Breakfast was taken down in the lounge and was nice. Karim was a great host, entertaining us with berber music after we stayed for dinner, as well as giving us recommendations for local food. All in all, elmanzar has a nice relaxed vibe and the deluxe suite and views were fabulous.
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Date of stay: December 2017Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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El Manzar is a very nice spot. It is relatively small with only five rooms, but this makes it very quiet and peaceful. The house has a beautiful view, the rooms are simple and comfortable, the breakfast is excellent, and the staff very friendly and helpful. I really recommend this place and already wish that I can escape again this weekend to this little gem. The only thing is that it's bit difficult to find the place. Yet, the manager is very helpful and if you call they help you to find it.
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Date of stay: September 2017
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Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Beautiful house with an amazing view to the lagoon.the best place for relaxing far rom the noise of the village. The stuff karim and nora are nice helpfull and very welcomer, delicious tradionnal foods. totaly Recommended
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Date of stay: May 2018Trip type: Traveled with friends
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PRICE RANGE
$62 - $80 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
MoroccoCasablanca-SettatOualidia
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