Hostal Valencia — Hotel in Chefchaouen

We stopped over to rest for a bit and asked for two Moroccan mint teas with no sugar. We got our teas with sugar (again, we didn’t complain or anything. It’s fine, maybe our server didn’t hear or understand us). We went downstairs to pay our bill. My partner asked the owner how much we owe him and he said “40 dirhams”. As we paid, I saw the menu that they had put up for customers in the front and it said 10 dhs for one tea. When I asked him why he was overcharging us, he said “how does it matter? It’s only 4 euros to you”. I was so exhausted by this recurring behavior I had encountered many times during my trip that I just gave the money and sarcastically told him off that Morocco doesn’t deal in euros but in dirhams. I usually tip everywhere I go but just this kind of cheating and scamming type of mentality soured my relationship with a lot of tourist spots in the country and I wouldn’t recommend this hotel or staff to...

We stopped by for a "couscous crave" as it was written " COUSCOUS" on a board outside of the restaurant. We entered and went to the lovely top floor. So far so good ! HOWEVER, the waitress came and served us the " 50 DRH COUSCOUS" that comprised of a 3 sliced pumpkin and the usual caramelized onions. They served us this couscous without asking what type they had beforehand and with a "traditional desert" that was nothing short of an industrial yogurt served on sliced bananas...nothing fancy. The experience that we had the worst and unsavory couscous of ALL TIME. Then to try to make us understand that it was traditional, Mediterranean / Andalousia and affordable Blablabla! Tried to bribe us and attempted to make us feel more comfortable with a free sardine sandwich, which we refused. You could have way better food elsewhere for the same price ! It is to us a...

walking through the streets of Chefchaouen we came across this hostel curious to taste something exposed in one of their posters. They accompanied us to their terrace where there is a nice view of the town. We ended up having a mixed Moroccan salad with tomatoes onion peppers eggs and sardines, then a soup accompanied by a date cake with scrambled egg inside, pasta, dates and i don't know what else nothing and finally we had a kind of sandwich which was actually an open bread with everything and more inside and 2 small bottles of water. We spent 40 dirams equivalent to about 4€. very friendly and...