7.25/10
The Eldorador Club Palmeraie, inaugurated in 2002, is made up of two buildings in a "U" shape, holding a total of 312 rooms and 4 suites, spread over two levels with elevators. The architecture is composed of domes, columns and corbels, unquestionably recalling the Moroccan tradition. One of the two buildings includes the octagonal shape reception in the purest style of the country (painted, domed ceiling, pottery and colourful furniture) as well as the two restaurants. The beautiful swimming pool of 8611 ft² is accompanied by a large sun lounge at one end. It is accessible by a walkway across a gurgling, narrow channel. Further on, the large park of 24 acres, planted with palm and olive trees, faces the Atlas range. The Club also includes a separate pool for children, two clay tennis courts that are lit at night, a multi-sports pitch (basketball, handball), a beachvolley pitch, a football field, an petanque area, a archery field, a gym equipped with a fitness room, two beauty rooms, 3 massage rooms, a hammam and sauna, a lounge, a hairdresser. The hotel is also equipped with a bridge lounge, a TV room and a reading room, a theatre decorated with beautiful paintings and directed by an entertainer, two bars including one facing the swimming pool, a creperie in a Berber tent during the summer and a disco bar.
Entertainment
A team of 14 people introduce holidaymakers to tennis and archery, organising sports tournaments, games, aquatic gym, dance classes, evenings of entertainment (games, cabarets, café-theatre, folklore ...). A baby-club (from at least 6 months to 4 years, at extra cost, upon reservation before departure) and a kids-club (4 -12 years, for free, all year), very well equipped and with very friendly animators, are proposed.
6.75/10
The hotel's 312 rooms (344 ft²) and 4 suites with 40 communicating rooms are furnished simply but with care. The storage facilities are sufficient. They can each accommodate up to 3 people. The rooms have satellite television with 10 channels, individually adjustable air-conditioning, telephone direct for international calls, Wi-Fi connection in some rooms, and a safe (extra cost). They do not have a mini bar. The bathrooms are equipped with a bath tub and a toilet. A hair dryer is available. The terrace or the balcony overlooks the swimming pool, with a view of the Atlas range or the park.
6.75/10
The main restaurant "The Oasis" is installed in a vast, lavishly lit hall looking onto the swimming pool. It organises, in the morning and evening, a buffet of international and locally themed cuisine, with a Moroccan show staged once a week. For breakfast, a "cooker" prepares omelets and Moroccan pancakes. In a cosy and colourful ambiance, the "Jawhara" restaurant serves a la carte Moroccan cuisine, with a dinner show. Finally, posed on a height on its large outdoor terrace overlooking the pool and the Atlas, the snack bar proposes simple and fast food at affordable prices non-stop from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m,(pizzas, paninis, salads, grilled foods...).