Dar Tanger Medina

Staying here, in the Medina, is definitely a different way to experience Tangier – but I don’t think I’ll return. Not that difficult to find (google maps worked amazingly well in the Medina and the Kasbah). The staff were very friendly and helpful, checkin was fine, bear in mind you have to pay in cash when checking in. My room was decently sized, nicely decorated with Moroccan lamps and woodwork. Small flat-screen with a few channels, including BBC. Wifi worked fine, in room and at breakfast. No real storage space apart from a cupboard with a few shelves. There’s an a/c which worked fine. Small table and two chairs. The room was not really well-maintained, Out of two beautiful Moroccan lamps, one had a horrible white led bulb, one wasn’t working. The bathroom was large, but the shower head holder was broken. The room is carpeted, but the carpets (and the bathroom mats) were not clean at all. The windows opened onto the street, and it was noisy, even late at night – despite closing the windows and the rolling blinds. Breakfast was good – some fruit, bread, spreads, juice, coffee, tea – individually served.

The place is absolutely dark, dirty, falling apart, no amenities at all. Had to ask for towels and toilet paper. (The breakfast staff were great)The rest was so disappointing and over priced for getting no service at all. The terrace is hot dirty and the guy who runs it just sits up there and smokes. I’m sorry I ever took my family here. No place to relax it just felt dirty. I’ve stayed in many riads in Morocco, this just ******. 0/10 in every area of this place.

Very disappointed in the stay. The pictures are incredibly deceiving and the place is not what it looks like at all. The rooms feel more like a cheap hostel than a riad/hotel. We stayed in cheaper places in morocco that were way nicer. The owner also pulls some type of scam where they make you pay their posting fee/commission fee that they owe to ***********, which I have not had to pay at any other riad/hotel in Morocco. Would highly NOT recommend this place as it was dirty, staff were unfriendly (besides the breakfast guy, he was kind and helpful). The rooms felt like being in a dungeon during medieval times. AVOID this place if you can, and do yourself a favour and stay in a nicer hotel for your visit to the lovely city of Tanger.

There are better deals to be had if you know what you are doing. But you should at least stay once here in the Medina (a market maze). You are .1 mile from Cafe Baba where celebrities like the Stones and expat artists, Kerouac, Burroughs, Tennessee Williams, hashed. Staff is friendly and very helpful in finding what you need.

Very helpful and accommodating staff. Wonderful and filling breakfast on the upper terrace. The home/ hotel was right in the middle of the Medina section of Tangier. Lots of sites within walking distance. This was my daughter’s second stay and we hope to also be a repeat guest. Rooms on second - fourth floors with stairs

Liked · What a wonderful establishment. Of course in Morocco you”re not going to find Howard Johnson style cookie cutter hotels. Each hotel is unique and Dar Tanger has all the colourful, exotic Moroccan decor you’d expect at a great location down an alleyway in the Medina. What’s really cool is the proprietor Larbi. He has a big heart and personality, has run more than one business in the Medina and is well known. He is zealous about his guests, their safety and enjoyment and he’ll do anything he can to make his guests stay enjoyable. Larbi has some restaurants with favoured pricing (believe or not as you don’t usually bargain on meals) and within a day I found myself known by more than one local which is nice when you’re a stranger in this environment. He’s also very concerned that his guests are treated fairly in the Medina. He walked me to the bank and ticket office interpreted on my behalf and waited till I was done. Larbi bailed me out on a jewlery purchase that was going to cost 1,150 Dirham. He walked me to another store where I was able to get better quality for 400 dirham. Might not be a 5 star hotel (whatever that means) but it’s a 5 star attitude at Dar Tanger.