Holidays in Morocco
City of Agadir, 26.06. 10-08.07. 10
Hotel – Al Mogar Beach Club
We rested together, with a girl, we were in Morocco for the first time, but in North Africa - the 3rd (before that we had been to Tunisia and Egypt), so there is something to compare with. Here I would like to describe the general facts of our holiday, and let everyone make their own personal opinion. My personal assessment of the rest is 3 on a 5-point scale. But in everything you can find your pluses, turn any disadvantage to your advantage.
I'll start with the landing of the plane. Upon arrival, as elsewhere, a queue gathers in the arrivals hall, and it advances, depending on the workload of the airport, at different speeds. At that moment, when the whole crowd from our plane ran into the airport building, we were the only ones who arrived. There were about 7 document checkpoints. But in addition to checking the photo, questionnaires (by the way, which we were given to fill out on the plane when we flew) and affixing stamps, employees spent some time hammering our data into the database. In this regard, each person spent from 2 to 5 minutes. Thus, it took about 1.5 hours to pass the terminal. Our flight attendants went faster, although they came later (they were led by an employee, putting them in front of us without a queue).
The road from the airport to the hotel takes 30 minutes. During this time, they managed to tell us briefly where we ended up (arrived in the morning, it was cloudy - the sun was not visible at all), filled out questionnaires for the hotel.
The check-in went pretty quickly, only complicated by the fact that everyone abruptly ran out of the bus and took a queue at the reception. Who was in the forefront, he left quickly. Since we arrived early (about 10 am, and the check-in time for rooms is 12 noon), someone had to wait for the room to be vacated. Upon arrival at the room, it turned out that they did not have time to prepare it - it was not cleaned, there was no bed linen, and various things from previous residents remained. We decided to go for a walk on the ocean, and when we returned, everything was ready. By the way, about a bribe at the reception - it is impossible to do this, because. the girl did not even open our passports, she limited herself to viewing accommodation vouchers. So getting a hotel room is a lottery.
The ocean amazed us with its cold water, the beach is quite clean (closer to the ocean), near the shore it is in small branches and other rubbish. Since the beach is urban, it is not cleaned.
There were a lot of locals, but the opposite was true for tourists. Perhaps this was due to the fact that we arrived on Sunday, the people were resting. Then on weekdays there really were fewer people on the beach. But still, the bulk of tourists rest in a hotel near the pool.
On the first day we did not dare to swim.
I must say a few words about the food at the hotel. We took half board - breakfast and dinner. On the first day, we didn’t have time for breakfast, we ate at the hotel only in the evening. All food served was edible. The variety is small - 3 types of side dishes (usually potatoes, rice, couscous), 1-2 types of meat, baked fish and various snacks with vegetables. For breakfast there was cheese, sausage, various pastries - pancakes or tortillas, donuts and eggs were always fried (if you wish, they make scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs with you). 2 types of buns with jam, coffee, tea. Periodically, not every day they give oranges or green tangerines. Green skinned, but tastes sort of ripe. For lack of a better one, they ate these. In general, this is everything. We must pay tribute - everything is fresh, tasty. A few words about dinner. You need to come to dinner early, as vegetables and fruits are taken apart very quickly, and plates are not changed immediately, but within 30-40 minutes. At the end of dinner, they may not change, that is, it remains to eat only what remains uneaten. Since we had drinks at dinner for a fee, at first we didn’t take anything, then we tried local wine - we took 50 dirhams (5 euros) for a bottle of 0.3 ml of dry white. The wine is decent enough, but not for everyone. Tables are served before meals, that is, 1 napkin and a knife with a fork. When someone ate, it can take a long time to clear the table, you had to wait. But after that, you need to wait until they bring clean appliances. Like all Arabs, Moroccans are unhurried and measured people, they worked calmly, without haste. Also in one of the evenings there were a lot of sweets - 5 kinds, watermelon. Everyone is given a little, 2-3 pieces. To give more, you have to ask or come up a second time. Usually portions, if next to the dish there is a cook who prepares it (there is no such thing that they bake pastries in the morning and lay them down as they decrease - they bake and fry in front of you, a large queue accumulates, but they don’t give much to take), small. For example, sweets (given only in the evening) are given 1 piece per person, of each type. After about a week, the monotony of food makes you want to howl and climb the wall, ate little, ate fresh fruit from the market or dined in cafes in the city.
About housekeeping. The room is clean enough. There was no dirt anywhere. The room had a persistent musty smell. In principle, the humidity is high, and in the cabinets, apparently, the air stagnates, something rotten was constantly drawn from there. There are no rails in the bathroom for drying clothes, so we hung wet swimsuits in place of towels. By the way, there were no towels on the floor (or rug) at first. We must pay tribute to the employees - after we said at the reception with the help of a guide, the next day they brought a towel on the floor. Towels in the room bring old, washed, with holes, gray. Very strongly smelling of chlorine, horror. The problem of poor drainage in the sink was also fixed (the technician came and corrected it). We lived on the first floor, there were cockroaches, a couple of pieces for the whole holiday. There was no refrigerator in the room. Safe - for a fee. The safe was paid for immediately, for the entire duration of the holiday, because. at first it costs 15 dirhams per day. If extended later, the fee increases to 25 dirhams per day. Thus, saved 11 euros. The room had air conditioning which worked well although looked shabby. And in general, there was an impression that major repairs have not been carried out here for more than a dozen years. Everything, although working, is old, shabby, cracked, in some places dirty and dusty. The window and door in the room were wooden, our building was the only one with such windows - the rest were with plastic ones. For those who bring electrical appliances with them, keep in mind that the sockets in the hotel have a metal pin, that is, you need either a flat adapter, or the plug must be with holes or flat. Also in the room there is a TV with one Russian channel - RTR-planet (round-the-clock news). The room has poor soundproofing - in the morning there is noise and din in the street due to the numerous birds, cleaners. And in the corridor, vacationers constantly slam the doors, and from 8 o'clock - cleaners. All rooms are located in large houses on 2-3 floors. And you could constantly hear someone talking behind the wall, going to the shower or toilet overhead, shuffling on the floor. Falling asleep until everyone calms down is unrealistic. If someone is tipsy, then the entire floor will suffer from the noise of having fun vacationers. What can I say, the usual conversation from the corridor could be heard, as if there were no walls and doors.
The territory of the hotel is quite large. Everything is full of greenery, beautifully trimmed bushes, flowering trees and palm trees. In the evening, the paths are illuminated with lanterns. On the territory of 2 pools. Most often, we sunbathed near them when the weather was good - with the sun. Needless to say, the weather was capricious. Every morning - impenetrable clouds, the whole sky was covered with a gray veil. Toward evening the sky cleared up and the sun appeared for several hours. Usually from 13:00. The sun sets late, around 8 o'clock in the evening, but it is no longer warm, because. a cool breeze is constantly blowing from the ocean. We could sunbathe in this way only during the day, about 5 hours.
They dared to go to the ocean to swim the next day after arrival. At first it is very difficult to enter, but then the body gets used to the cold water and no longer wants to go out. The coast is sandy, the water is clean, without living creatures. That is, not just few fish or jellyfish, but no life forms at all. Except maybe plankton. The shore is gentle, to a deep place you have to walk 100 meters on the water. There are frequent high and low tides, and for a fairly long distance, the entire coast is washed out by the ocean. If the sun comes out earlier during the day, the ocean warms up and you can still swim in it.
We liked sunbathing more near the water, as the wind constantly blows and it does not seem that you are burning from the scorching sun. By the pool, the air is stagnant, and it turns out hotter than on the shore. Near the pool, sunbeds must be borrowed in the morning, and you need to get up early - by 10 o'clock in the morning you will not find free ones. We got up around 7 am to take, then went to the room to sleep further.
About the city. Small coastal town. On the second day after arrival, we took a 3-hour sightseeing tour - we saw a city, a market, a port, a fortress on a mountain (with a beautiful panoramic view of the ocean and the city) and a cooperative for the production of cosmetics from argan oil (a local attraction that was advertised for a very long time and persistently guide). The tour is worth taking to navigate the city (for those who like to walk). The city is full of restaurants and cafes. Prices are reasonable, you can find something cheaper if you go deeper into the city - from the coast. Found 2 more McDonalds. That is, in general, you can eat, and quite tasty and quite inexpensive.
2 types of taxis constantly run around the city - old white Mercedes and red Renault babies. If you are going to ride, turn on the counter, as they can cheat and count more. According to the guide, the most expensive trip around the city is 20 dirhams, no more.
If you want to eat plenty of fruit (the hotel usually serves only oranges, albeit in large quantities, but you want variety; apples were served at dinner once, but they scattered so quickly that we didn’t have time to eat them), go to the local market - Souq al Had. The fruits are really tasty, fresh, ripe and cheap. Approximately grapes cost 1.5 euros per 1 kg, peaches - 1.5 euros, melons - 0.5 euros, bananas - 1 euro. Also, the market is full of vegetables, but we did not take them, because. We still ate at the hotel. But they ate fruit.
In addition to food, things are also sold on the market. But he reminded us very much of the Cherkizovsky market in Moscow - there are a lot of things, almost no souvenirs (we found only one shop with wooden products and magnets), sellers pester at every step, not as much, of course, as in Egypt, so we didn’t get anything there to buy, postponed until the trip to Marrakech.
The city has a small free zoo - a bird park. Once you can go for a walk, take pictures of goats, peacocks, kangaroos and mountain goats.
You can call home from a local SIM card, you can from pay phones. We took a card for a pay phone, it turned out ok. 50 cents for 1 minute of conversation. Phones in the city are common, there are a lot of them around the hotel.
Be sure to take warm clothes with you - if you are going to walk in the evening. Sometimes it even rains. The temperature is quite low. About 15-18 degrees. And in general, except for the fact that the sun is scorching during the day, the weather here bears little resemblance to Africa from morning to 12 and in the evening after 19 o'clock.
When we were sitting in a cafe in the evening, they offered a massage service in one of the massage parlors. For 400 dirhams (40 euros) they ordered a chocolate massage for my girlfriend. I was lucky even to be present. For 1 hour she was crushed well, and then for 2 days she exuded the aroma of chocolate. It's worth it, I advise you to try it.
Almost every evening an eagle flew in, apparently trained - its people stroked and ruffled its fur, and at least something - it just spreads its wings.
In general, in general, the hotel confirms its level - 3 stars.
City of Agadir, 26.06. 10-08.07. 10
Hotel – Al Mogar Beach Club
We rested together, with a girl, we were in Morocco for the first time, but in North Africa - the 3rd (before that we had been to Tunisia and Egypt), so there is something to compare with. Here I would like to describe the general facts of our holiday, and let everyone make their own personal opinion. My personal assessment of the rest is 3 on a 5-point scale. But in everything you can find your pluses, turn any disadvantage to your advantage.
I'll start with the landing of the plane. Upon arrival, as elsewhere, a queue gathers in the arrivals hall, and it advances, depending on the workload of the airport, at different speeds. At that moment, when the whole crowd from our plane ran into the airport building, we were the only ones who arrived. There were about 7 document checkpoints. But in addition to checking the photo, questionnaires (by the way, which we were given to fill out on the plane when we flew) and affixing stamps, employees spent some time hammering our data into the database. In this regard, each person spent from 2 to 5 minutes. Thus, it took about 1.5 hours to pass the terminal. Our flight attendants went faster, although they came later (they were led by an employee, putting them in front of us without a queue).
The road from the airport to the hotel takes 30 minutes. During this time, they managed to tell us briefly where we ended up (arrived in the morning, it was cloudy - the sun was not visible at all), filled out questionnaires for the hotel.
The check-in went pretty quickly, only complicated by the fact that everyone abruptly ran out of the bus and took a queue at the reception. Who was in the forefront, he left quickly. Since we arrived early (about 10 am, and the check-in time for rooms is 12 noon), someone had to wait for the room to be vacated. Upon arrival at the room, it turned out that they did not have time to prepare it - it was not cleaned, there was no bed linen, and various things from previous residents remained. We decided to go for a walk on the ocean, and when we returned, everything was ready. By the way, about a bribe at the reception - it is impossible to do this, because. the girl did not even open our passports, she limited herself to viewing accommodation vouchers. So getting a hotel room is a lottery.
The ocean amazed us with its cold water, the beach is quite clean (closer to the ocean), near the shore it is in small branches and other rubbish. Since the beach is urban, it is not cleaned.
There were a lot of locals, but the opposite was true for tourists. Perhaps this was due to the fact that we arrived on Sunday, the people were resting. Then on weekdays there really were fewer people on the beach. But still, the bulk of tourists rest in a hotel near the pool.
On the first day we did not dare to swim.
I must say a few words about the food at the hotel. We took half board - breakfast and dinner. On the first day, we didn’t have time for breakfast, we ate at the hotel only in the evening. All food served was edible. The variety is small - 3 types of side dishes (usually potatoes, rice, couscous), 1-2 types of meat, baked fish and various snacks with vegetables. For breakfast there was cheese, sausage, various pastries - pancakes or tortillas, donuts and eggs were always fried (if you wish, they make scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs with you). 2 types of buns with jam, coffee, tea. Periodically, not every day they give oranges or green tangerines. Green skinned, but tastes sort of ripe. For lack of a better one, they ate these. In general, this is everything. We must pay tribute - everything is fresh, tasty. A few words about dinner. You need to come to dinner early, as vegetables and fruits are taken apart very quickly, and plates are not changed immediately, but within 30-40 minutes. At the end of dinner, they may not change, that is, it remains to eat only what remains uneaten. Since we had drinks at dinner for a fee, at first we didn’t take anything, then we tried local wine - we took 50 dirhams (5 euros) for a bottle of 0.3 ml of dry white. The wine is decent enough, but not for everyone. Tables are served before meals, that is, 1 napkin and a knife with a fork. When someone ate, it can take a long time to clear the table, you had to wait. But after that, you need to wait until they bring clean appliances. Like all Arabs, Moroccans are unhurried and measured people, they worked calmly, without haste. Also in one of the evenings there were a lot of sweets - 5 kinds, watermelon. Everyone is given a little, 2-3 pieces. To give more, you have to ask or come up a second time. Usually portions, if next to the dish there is a cook who prepares it (there is no such thing that they bake pastries in the morning and lay them down as they decrease - they bake and fry in front of you, a large queue accumulates, but they don’t give much to take), small. For example, sweets (given only in the evening) are given 1 piece per person, of each type. After about a week, the monotony of food makes you want to howl and climb the wall, ate little, ate fresh fruit from the market or dined in cafes in the city.
About housekeeping. The room is clean enough. There was no dirt anywhere. The room had a persistent musty smell. In principle, the humidity is high, and in the cabinets, apparently, the air stagnates, something rotten was constantly drawn from there. There are no rails in the bathroom for drying clothes, so we hung wet swimsuits in place of towels. By the way, there were no towels on the floor (or rug) at first. We must pay tribute to the employees - after we said at the reception with the help of a guide, the next day they brought a towel on the floor. Towels in the room bring old, washed, with holes, gray. Very strongly smelling of chlorine, horror. The problem of poor drainage in the sink was also fixed (the technician came and corrected it). We lived on the first floor, there were cockroaches, a couple of pieces for the whole holiday. There was no refrigerator in the room. Safe - for a fee. The safe was paid for immediately, for the entire duration of the holiday, because. at first it costs 15 dirhams per day. If extended later, the fee increases to 25 dirhams per day. Thus, saved 11 euros. The room had air conditioning which worked well although looked shabby. And in general, there was an impression that major repairs have not been carried out here for more than a dozen years. Everything, although working, is old, shabby, cracked, in some places dirty and dusty. The window and door in the room were wooden, our building was the only one with such windows - the rest were with plastic ones. For those who bring electrical appliances with them, keep in mind that the sockets in the hotel have a metal pin, that is, you need either a flat adapter, or the plug must be with holes or flat. Also in the room there is a TV with one Russian channel - RTR-planet (round-the-clock news). The room has poor soundproofing - in the morning there is noise and din in the street due to the numerous birds, cleaners. And in the corridor, vacationers constantly slam the doors, and from 8 o'clock - cleaners. All rooms are located in large houses on 2-3 floors. And you could constantly hear someone talking behind the wall, going to the shower or toilet overhead, shuffling on the floor. Falling asleep until everyone calms down is unrealistic. If someone is tipsy, then the entire floor will suffer from the noise of having fun vacationers. What can I say, the usual conversation from the corridor could be heard, as if there were no walls and doors.
The territory of the hotel is quite large. Everything is full of greenery, beautifully trimmed bushes, flowering trees and palm trees. In the evening, the paths are illuminated with lanterns. On the territory of 2 pools. Most often, we sunbathed near them when the weather was good - with the sun. Needless to say, the weather was capricious. Every morning - impenetrable clouds, the whole sky was covered with a gray veil. Toward evening the sky cleared up and the sun appeared for several hours. Usually from 13:00. The sun sets late, around 8 o'clock in the evening, but it is no longer warm, because. a cool breeze is constantly blowing from the ocean. We could sunbathe in this way only during the day, about 5 hours.
They dared to go to the ocean to swim the next day after arrival. At first it is very difficult to enter, but then the body gets used to the cold water and no longer wants to go out. The coast is sandy, the water is clean, without living creatures. That is, not just few fish or jellyfish, but no life forms at all. Except maybe plankton. The shore is gentle, to a deep place you have to walk 100 meters on the water. There are frequent high and low tides, and for a fairly long distance, the entire coast is washed out by the ocean. If the sun comes out earlier during the day, the ocean warms up and you can still swim in it.
We liked sunbathing more near the water, as the wind constantly blows and it does not seem that you are burning from the scorching sun. By the pool, the air is stagnant, and it turns out hotter than on the shore. Near the pool, sunbeds must be borrowed in the morning, and you need to get up early - by 10 o'clock in the morning you will not find free ones. We got up around 7 am to take, then went to the room to sleep further.
About the city. Small coastal town. On the second day after arrival, we took a 3-hour sightseeing tour - we saw a city, a market, a port, a fortress on a mountain (with a beautiful panoramic view of the ocean and the city) and a cooperative for the production of cosmetics from argan oil (a local attraction that was advertised for a very long time and persistently guide). The tour is worth taking to navigate the city (for those who like to walk). The city is full of restaurants and cafes. Prices are reasonable, you can find something cheaper if you go deeper into the city - from the coast. Found 2 more McDonalds. That is, in general, you can eat, and quite tasty and quite inexpensive.
2 types of taxis constantly run around the city - old white Mercedes and red Renault babies. If you are going to ride, turn on the counter, as they can cheat and count more. According to the guide, the most expensive trip around the city is 20 dirhams, no more.
If you want to eat plenty of fruit (the hotel usually serves only oranges, albeit in large quantities, but you want variety; apples were served at dinner once, but they scattered so quickly that we didn’t have time to eat them), go to the local market - Souq al Had. The fruits are really tasty, fresh, ripe and cheap. Approximately grapes cost 1.5 euros per 1 kg, peaches - 1.5 euros, melons - 0.5 euros, bananas - 1 euro. Also, the market is full of vegetables, but we did not take them, because. We still ate at the hotel. But they ate fruit.
In addition to food, things are also sold on the market. But he reminded us very much of the Cherkizovsky market in Moscow - there are a lot of things, almost no souvenirs (we found only one shop with wooden products and magnets), sellers pester at every step, not as much, of course, as in Egypt, so we didn’t get anything there to buy, postponed until the trip to Marrakech.
The city has a small free zoo - a bird park. Once you can go for a walk, take pictures of goats, peacocks, kangaroos and mountain goats.
You can call home from a local SIM card, you can from pay phones. We took a card for a pay phone, it turned out ok. 50 cents for 1 minute of conversation. Phones in the city are common, there are a lot of them around the hotel.
Be sure to take warm clothes with you - if you are going to walk in the evening. Sometimes it even rains. The temperature is quite low. About 15-18 degrees. And in general, except for the fact that the sun is scorching during the day, the weather here bears little resemblance to Africa from morning to 12 and in the evening after 19 o'clock.
When we were sitting in a cafe in the evening, they offered a massage service in one of the massage parlors. For 400 dirhams (40 euros) they ordered a chocolate massage for my girlfriend. I was lucky even to be present. For 1 hour she was crushed well, and then for 2 days she exuded the aroma of chocolate. It's worth it, I advise you to try it.
Almost every evening an eagle flew in, apparently trained - its people stroked and ruffled its fur, and at least something - it just spreads its wings.
In general, in general, the hotel confirms its level - 3 stars.
Translated automatically from Russian. View original
Comments (3)
leave a comment
Show other comments …
OTHER REVIEWS ABOUT THE HOTEL
- THE HOTEL IS FULL OF BUGS
- bad hotel
- Hotel Al Mogar is a spoiled mood for the whole holiday.
- I have never seen a worse hotel than this! shame on Pegas tour
- Beware of this hotel!
SEE ALSO