El Andalous Lounge & Spa Hotel

The beds were pretty comfy. Granted I was extremely tired from a very full day so I passed out quickly. And the bottled water was pretty cheap 25dhs. Close to the airport 5-10 min drive. DONT let the airport taxis try to charge you 200dhs!!! I fell for it because when I landed I wasn't sure if you could bargain with the taxis but you can. Them making you pay this much is one of the biggest scams. It should be around 50dhs.

Firstly, weeks before my arrival I tried many times to get in contact with the hotel about their airport pick up service since I had selected it. I tried once a week for 4 weeks to tell them yet again I wanted it and my flight time. Not once did I ever get a reply. And when I arrived they were nowhere to be found. Their wifi was awful downstairs. Couldn't enjoy talking to my parents down by the pool when I've been gone for so long. Had to go upstairs to my room which was ok since the ac worked well just wish I had been able to be at the pool. When headed to the Medina the man behind the front desk gave really bad instructions that were not correct. Along the way I had to ask several locals who ended up getting me to the right spot - the hotel doesn't provide maps. When checking out a different man working the front desk demanded I owed 60+dhs for "other fees" with the hotel. I asked him to show me where and he couldn't find where. I showed him my receipt from Kayak that I owed 0 and he said I still did and I couldn't leave. Not sure if this was a scam but it ticked me off because if this was true, it wasn't not brought to my attention on Kayak nor when I checked in. I still have a weird feeling since he wasn't able to show me. When I asked the same man what the price was for the bus from Marrakech to Merzouga he kept insisting there wasn't such bus when I knew for a fact there was. He then gave me "directions" on how to walk to the bus station since I didn't want to take yet another scamming taxi. The directions he gave went in the complete opposite way when I double checked on Google Maps before exiting- since the other guys directions were off. Not happy with the staff at all.

Hidden additional fees that you must pay at the hotel

Staff were friendly and pleasant. Gardens and pool area are well maintained. Room was clean.The hotel is of a pleasant design

It wasn't clear that you have to make diect contact with the hotel in order to benefit from the free transfer from the airport (rather than just noting this on the booking form). So we paid for a taxi. The hotel is generally slightly run down and I the buffet meal in the evening very disappointing.

The room was quite spacious, a triple room with two separated rooms.Nice staff. Good location. Buffet breakfast reasonable

It is is 3 star hotel. The hotel lacked some maintenance. The room was not ready when we arrive at 3 p.m.