La Villa Mandarine

Excellent villa. Beautiful landscape. Very comfortable rooms with excellent views. Close to many restaurants and public places. Although we did not use the pool, it looked very inviting. We did dine at the restaurant on the premises for breakfast and dinner. Food was plentiful and delicious. Staff were very friendly and helpful.

This beautiful villa is set amid gardens filled with blooms, trees and a lovely, large pool. The main courtyard had a small fountain and was surrounded by rooms on 2 levels (yes there is an elevator for mobility requirements). Our deluxe room was bright, comfortable, large and had a small balcony. It was spotlessly clean, beds were comfortable and a small tray of cookies and fruit was delivered on arrival. The pool was cool but not jarring and the restaurant food and service was outstanding for both dinner and breakfast. There is a small shop on-site where you can purchase the jams and honey that is produced from their gardens. It was a quiet oasis in the middle of a large city and a favourite of mine. Wish I had spent more than one night. Highly recommended!

The photos don't really do it justice! This is such a beautiful hotel, with many surprising nooks and crannies, each one with its own character. The rooms are spacious and the bathrooms well appointed. Sitting in the room with the door to our balcony open, the birds give an auditory hint at the beauty of the garden that surrounds this hotel. The paths are lined with orange and mandarin trees and many varieties of flowers. The original building houses the bar, billiard room, meeting rooms etc. The lodging area of the hotel is a newer build, but great effort has been made to marry it to the Moroccan aesthetic and architectural history. Every detail is beautiful. Gorgeous antique carpets and furniture are everywhere and the walls are dotted with stunning ceramics. The food in the restaurant is excellent and there is a delightful outdoor patio for a mint tea in the afternoon. But beyond all the amenities and the beautiful surroundings, the staff at this hotel are top-notch!! Everyone we met and interacted with, from the lovely and efficient women who serviced our room, to the friendly wait staff in the restaurant to the very helpful people at the front desk, all were so eager to make our stay happy and comfortable. We used the concierge service quite extensively and they always found answers to our questions. We had plans to move to a different hotel for part of our stay in Rabat, but changed our plans because we felt so at home at Villa Mandarine. We are serious travellers and have stayed in boutique hotels all over the world and in fact were owners of a boutique hotel in the Congo for many years, so this review comes from a place of experience. I would not hesitate to stay here again, nor would I hesitate to recommend it to a friend. My only comment would be that personally, I would have preferred to see Moroccan or African art on the walls rather than all the European prints. In our hotel in the Congo, we had original art in each of the rooms and it added a lot to the aesthetic of the hotel while promoting the work of the local artists.