Hôtel de Paris — Hotel in Tiznit

We three were on our return leg to Marrakesh from mid southern Morocco. We checked out Tiznit's offerings from Mirleft and saw not many hotels on offer in the centre. There seemed, however, to be a hotel zone on main roundabout outside walls. We chose Hotel Mauritania to check first as a good price. We took a public bus and arrived at the public bus terminal by the walls. Along the 1.3km walk through the town and square in the heat passed quite a few hotels! We trudged on with our 6kg bags and eventually found the main roundabout surrounded by hotels including Mauritania and Paris. ||We were shown a nice big clean quad room in Mauritania for 250, triple what Lonly Pham described. As we were on a return budget we thought we would check elsewhere so walked across to H Paris.||In the corner of the building by the cafe there were stairs leading up to the reception. The receptionist himself was functional and gave us the key to check out the triple room. First night impressions: this is not a quaint hotel (anticipating TA questionaire later).||The room was #7 on second floor, a bit tatty but only 220. None others were on offer as I asked. We decided to stay as tired after the long walk in the afternoon heat.||We collapsed on the firm beds, logged into the reliable wifi and settled in. It turned out to be good wifi all night (not turned off as in some cheap places we've experienced!)||There was a small balcony with a small table and two chairs overlooking a levelled building site (expecting to enlarge the hotel district?). Not pretty but fresh air.||There was an untested (night remote supplied) A/C unit by the balcony. A phone was also present. ||The TV was a basic fuzzy terrestrial uhf small CRT, no satellite STB and definitely no English channels. The only thing we could watch on the box and understand was the the dust.||There were well worn curtains and net curtains beneath, all quite dusty. Bits on floor and a small rug. Even more dust and bits under the bed so whole room needs a deep clean.||On the walls were shrink wrapped (job lot?) framed pictures also with dust on top. There was a cracked mirror over one bed, no need for it to be there as as useless and could also be seen as dangerous (though probably not). ||In the evening we were pestered by flies, and I killed about a dozen to clear them out (thick elastic band method) in the morning they were on the inside of the windows waking me up.||All the sconce lamps were wonky and needed bulbs adjusting to work to enhance the dim central light. A smell of burning dust filled the room but reduced later!||The electric socket behind far right bed was falling out of cage but was used to charge devices OK.||There was a wardrobe with half a dozen coat hangers in!!||The firm beds had clean sheets, bolsters, pillows and lots of blankets. Ask for towels, all provided were clean, some monogrammed H d P.||Overnight it was quite peaceful once all flies perceived were disposed of (others lurked overnight at the windows grrr). The odd noises from the road. At 08:00 my alarm and a fly woke me up. Then workers directly outside moving concrete blocks into a jcb scoop. Just as well as the 10:10 bus to Agadir was our mission on the opposite side of the roundabout.||The showerroom had strong hot water from adjustable hung up shower head and the sink tap was useful for generating a water jet to clean razor. The shower basin drain just about coped as the flow could be strong. The sink and taps needed to be cleaned but the mirror lamp worked! No hooks in the bathroom though...grrrr. A few small packet soaps and loo paper was provided.||For an extra MAD30 we three could have been in Hotel Mauritania but we were on a (returning home) budget. It would have been cleaner and smarter with probably less flies but directly above a drinks den and overlooking a petrol station on a busy road. We sampled the small beers at 17 each there later. Wine was 100 a bottle. Morocco v Togo was on their TV, we were hoping to watch England v Spain as we had seen the half time score earlier. No footie on our room TV unfortunately.||Overall if you want a budget hotel close to the buses stay there. We were too tired to seek a third or fourth option. There may be cheaper. Mauritania was more...

We stayed here a couple of nights. The hotel is is serious need of a deep clean and face lift. It is extremely tatty and tired, and appears not to have been re-decorated since it opened! We had to ask to change rooms at first as there was a bad odour of sewage coming from the bathroom. The bathroom was grim and grimey with mould on the tiles and a stained yellow shower curtain. The bed was comfortable enough and at least there was a continuous supply of hot water. I do not recommend this hotel to people with mobility issues or lots of heavy luggage as there are a lot of flights of stairs. Actually I would not recommend this hotel if you are looking for comfort, there is a much more upmarket hotel opposite (Idou Tiznit), but this is ok as a budget option.||||On the plus side, there is free wifi in the rooms and the restaurant downstairs (Cafe de Paris) is probably the best place to dine in Tiznit. Certainly it was the best offering from the few we tried and excellent value for money. They serve a particularly good...

I have stayed in the Hotel de Paris three times for a night or two on my way to or from the Western Sahara. As a pensioner on a budget I appreciate the low price - about 150 dirhams (single occupant) plus breakfast, from memory.||||.clean, decently-furnished rooms||.aircon units in bedrooms||.free wi-fi||.popular cafe/restaurant on ground floor||.parking in side road just outside hotel entrance||.near medina, SATAS bus station and grand taxi station||.small but comfortable sitting area on first floor corridor||.on the main road by the main roundabout, but I've never been troubled by traffic noise||||Right opposite is a modern hotel with a bar, should you want a drink by a swimming pool or a...