This hotel is one of the finest properties in town. There is a good old time atmosphere combined with all the services and comfort you can expect from a five star deluxe hotel. Highly recommended. (SB 03/08)
The hotel looks like an old house from the outside, and looks like a palace from the inside.
It has a tiny public area decorated with a Moorish style decor and decorated with expensive furniture.
The hotel is situated in the center of the city of Tangiers. Facing the strait of Gibraltar, the hotel is located to some steps of the beach and the port of Tangiers. At 15km from Ibn Battouta airport and 5 min. of the Port or the train station. At 3h drive from Rabat and 4h drive from Casablanca by the highway.
Built in 1930, the hotel comprises a total of 142 rooms, of which 16 are suites, set over three floors. Facilities on offer include a foyer with 24-hour reception, a coffee shop, several shops, a hairdressing salon, three bars, and three restaurants. Four conference rooms are available for use by guests on business. There are parking spaces and a garage available for those arriving by car.
General information:Of all the hotels in Tangiers, El Minzah is without a doubt the most sumptuous and elegant. El Minzah is one of the few five star establishments in the city and it was built at the command of John Crichton-Stuart. He was the fourth Marquis of Bute, a British aristocrat with extensive interests in the 'International Zone'. The hotel was constructed in a pure Hispano-Moorish style and it is true to the architectural heritage of Morocco whilst embodying all the comfort of an English gentleman's club.Location:Situated on the Straits of Gibraltar, where Europe and Africa almost touch, the El Minzah was the fashionable heart of 'International Tangiers'. It was then that the hotel first acquired its deserved reputation as one of the most luxurious in North Africa. The passage of time has neither marred the charms of the El Minzah nor witnessed any diminution in its unrivalled position as the leading hotel in northern Morocco.Area:The views from the El Minzah are stunning. One can survey the Bay of Tangiers, the Straits of Gibraltar and the Rif Mountains against which backdrop is set the old medina and Cap Malabata. Nestled in the luxuriant gardens are beds of roses and giant geraniums, lilies, hibiscus and countless exotic plants. The immaculate lawns are shaded by palm, orange and eucalyptus trees. The hotel was built in a Spanish-Moorish style in 1930 and it is located in the mystical city of Tangiers. El Minzah faces the strait of Gibraltar and is close to the beach, the port, the Tangiers Train Station and is 12 kilometers from the Tangiers Airport. Recreation:At El Minzah hotel we have a complete Wellness Centre and can arrange other activities such as Tennis, Golf or Horse riding. At El Minzah hotel, you have a big choice of restaurants: International Cuisine at El Erz or Moroccan at El Korsan.Also, the Wine Bar offers a delightful cuisine or you can also enjoy a meal in the sun at the Masbah Club. Rooms:All our rooms include mini-bars, satellite television, hair dryers, and all the facilities one would expect in a luxury hotel. The vast majority of the bedrooms have a sun facing south-easterly aspect allowing uninterrupted views of the gardens and the renowned Bay of Tangiers. The bedrooms are situated off elegant, richly carpeted and furnished Hispano-Moorish corridors. In designing and decorating the El Minzah successive owners have ensured that it reflects the magnificence and purity of line of Andalousian good taste in which restraint and richness were considered of equal importance in producing harmonious interiors.
Rooms with Phone, Radio and Safe, some with robe & balcony, 16 Suites. 24-hour Room service, Coffee shop, Children's pool, Health club, Jacuzzi, Gym, Laundry.
Opened 1930, Renovations 1995
Rates shown are per room per night.
