Barceló Anfa Casablanca

Well maintained facilities, room nicely decorated and clean, spotless pool area (although the pool is very shallow.)

The outdoor pool was perfect for some downtime. Our kids were in the room next door and had a great time. Our room smelled a little mildewy likely due to the AC which if you have allergies, won’t be great. Our kid’s room was fine though. If we were alone, I would have requested to switch rooms. We only had one towel in our room which was odd for a “5 star” hotel but they brought more when we called housekeeping. For US standards, it was more like a 4 star hotel but still enjoyable.

Everyone was very welcoming and helpful. Zineb checked us in and helped us several times, always with a smile. Teresa, the manager, was wonderful. She also welcomed us at check in and helped us get medical help when our child hurt her ankle. I can’t say enough nice things about how well we were treated. We liked it so much we stayed an extra night. The decor everywhere is beautiful. The rooms are very comfortable and so clean. Shower was great. We weren’t able to use the pool, but it looked inviting. We would definitely come back and plan to stay at Barceló hotels elsewhere.

1. Location was superb. Easy access to offices (if you are there for business) and to a lot of nearby restaurants. Arab league park is around 900m away (where I went for my daily morning runs), and the Hassan II corniche is about 1.5km away as well. 2. Breakfast spread was good (although it was almost the same every day during our 6 days of stay) 3. Check in process was smooth and the person at the reception was quick to give us a room, even though we checked in 1 hour earlier 4. Gym was ok, with a couple of treadmills, 2 ellipticals and a few other equipment and weights, although early morning, I often found there was no towel available often.

The pool and surrounds and gym were great and the staff were extremely helpful. Breakfast was awesome. Pool well maintained and an oasis after the crazy world outside. When we complained staff were quick to try and fix, but the proactive maintenance left a little to be desired. Room was of a good size and location very central. Gym better than most hotel gyms.