Zalagh Parc Palace Hotel

The lobby area is rather lovely and down one end are a few shops – one selling some lovely local styled clothing and the other souvenirs, snacks and basic items. This shop will sell you stamps there for your postcards. Reception doesn’t keep them.

Finding my room was a little tricky until I found a closer elevator which brought me into another part of the lobby area. Also when searching for the room, all the stairwells and corridors were dark. I thought there had to be a powercut happing but the hotel actually has big buttons on the walls which you press as you walk past and the lights ahead will come on – a good power saving method.

All the rooms have air-conditioning and satellite tv. Some complimentary toiletries are also in the bathroom. The rooms are decorated in a moderate Moroccan theme. They are roomy and comfortable enough and I was able to pick up wireless internet access in my room.

The hotel also has 2 outdoor swimming pools and one indoor heated pool. Snacks are served around the outdoor pool in a lush garden setting. For the energetic there is also a squash court and tennis court.

The Zaalagh Parc Palace is a little away from the centre of Fez with not a lot around it. There is however a shopping centre (Marjane) within walking distance. The hotel stands over 5 storeys and has 515 rooms and offers a sauna, gym and a Turkish bath. There are also 4 restaurants, a bar and nightclub. They have laundry facilities and also cater for the disabled.

We enjoyed our 2 night stay in this 5 star hotel. The room was spacious and the furnishings were first class, the bathroom was in good condition with fresh towels daily.

We were sightseeing most of the time and only used the hotel facilities on the night of our arrival having dinner in the main dining room, an international buffet which was a little disappointing as we were looking forward to Moroccan cuisine.

After dinner we had a game of 10 Pin Bowls at the in house Bowling Alley. We did not have time to use other in-house facilities except the internet which I found to be exceptionally slow, the slowest I have ever experienced.

A shopping centre was 5 minutes walk from the hotel with a large supermarket stocking everything you might need, including clothes.

Directions: The hotel was on the edge of town, approximately 10 minutes drive to the medina.