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( 0535 52 52 39; hotel_bab_mansour@menara.ma; 38 Rue Emir Abdelkader; s/d Dh396/521; )
It's a fine line between tasteful and characterless and, while comfortable enough, the Bab
Mansour never quite seems to develop much of a personality - the famous
bab
is depicted
in tiles in the bathrooms, but it's more DIY store than Moroccan
zellij
. That said, it's well
run, with everything you'd expect in a tourist-class hotel.
Hôtel Malta
( 0535 51 50 20;
www.hotel-malta.ma
; 3 Rue Charif Idrissi; s/d Dh726/1000; )
The Malta sets
its aim a little higher in its service than most of the hotel options in Meknès, with pleasing
results. The spacious rooms may never win any design awards, but they're comfy to relax
in, and there's satellite TV, a restaurant and a plush piano bar.
HOTEL
€€€
Eating
Medina
Restaurant Oumnia
( 0535 53 39 38; 8 Ain Fouki Rouamzine; set menu Dh95; noon-3pm & 7-10pm)
This is less a
formal restaurant and more like a few rooms of a family home converted into dining
salons, and the emphasis here is on warm service and hearty Moroccan fare. There's just a
three-course set menu, but it's a real winner, with delicious
harira,
salads and a choice of
several tajines of the day.
MOROCCAN
€
Pavillon des Idrissides
(147 Dar Smen Lahdim; mains from Dh55; 8.30am-10pm)
An ideal spot for a quick coffee or a
lazy meal, this cafe-restaurant has scooped all the others in finding a great view overlook-
ing Bab el-Mansour. The food is an unsurprising mix of grills, tajines and couscous - per-
fectly decent, but the setting is really the thing here.
CAFE
€
Restaurant Mille et Une Nuits
MOROCCAN
€
