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simple rooms. It's a little past its best, but remains a friendly place handy to everything in
town. Rooms with shared bathrooms have their own sinks. Hot showers are Dh10.
Le Piétri Urban Hotel
HOTEL
€€
( 0537 70 78 20;
www.lepietri.com
;
4 Rue Tobrouk; s/d Dh720/790; )
This good-value
boutique hotel in a quiet street in a central, but more residential, part of town is modern
and chic. The 36 spacious bright rooms with wooden floors are comfortable, well
equipped and decorated in warm colours in a contemporary style. Fifth-floor rooms have
huge balconies. The hotel has an excellent restaurant, Les Sessions du Piétri, with live
jazz several times a week.
Hôtel Royal
HOTEL
€€
( 0537 72 11 71;
www.mtds.com/royalhotel
;
1 Rue Ammane; s/d Dh528/748)
In a very central loca-
tion, the Royal has tastefully renovated rooms that are very comfortable, with polished
wooden furniture, new mattresses and sparkling clean bathrooms. The rooms on the 4th
floor have the best views over the park and city, are quieter and come with a large terrace.
An adequate breakfast is served in the downstairs restaurant.
Hôtel Balima
HOTEL
€€
( 0537 70 77 55;
www.hotel-balima.net
; Ave Mohammed V; s/d incl breakfast Dh563/746; )
The
grand dame of Rabat hotels is showing its age a bit, but still offers newly decorated and
comfortable en-suite rooms, all immaculately kept and with great views over the city. The
hotel has a decent restaurant and nightclub. The glorious shady terrace facing Ave Mo-
hammed V is still the place to meet in Rabat.
Hôtel Bélère
HOTEL
€€
( 0537 20 33 02, 0537 20 33 01;
www.belere-hotels.com
;
33 Ave Moulay Youssef; s/d from Dh650/980;
)
This four-star hotel is a step up from the other options in this price range and of-
fers small but extremely comfortable nonsmoking rooms with tasteful (albeit very 1970s)
modern decor, now back in fashion. It has a bar and restaurant and it's handy to the train
station.
