Timoulay Hotel

We have literally only just arrived but the first impressions are very favourable. The staff are very polite and friendly. Our room which by the way is HUGE is on the second floor and over looks the pool. I’m sure more posts will follow during our stay.

We scouted around for ages trying to find a suitable place to stay once we had decided on Agadir. Luckily we got a great one week deal with this hotel including return flights from Gatwick. £680 for a week including flights. The hotel was an excellent choice in comparison with the Sofitel that lay just below us closer to the beach but was twice the price. I’m sure it’s lovely but this just fitted our needs and budget. A half hour ride from the small airport. (Cashpoints available when you have walked through customs.) This is a fairly small hotel. A little dated but the rooms were large, airy and comfortable with a small balcony that over-looked the swimming pool. Everything was spotlessly clean and remained so for the length of our stay. Everyday each area of the hotel is meticulously cleaned. The pool is seawater so cool but refreshing and is covered every night. A lifeguard even for such a small pool was always in attendance to help with loungers and umbrellas. The temperature was always in the high twenties. Sunny everyday. Staff are very friendly, very accommodating. Our only minor negative note was the lack of choice when it came to evening meals. Each day had a different offering of three courses. Italian one night, Moroccan the next etc, all ok but not inspiring. As we had booked B&B we ventured out to a couple of restaurants but again the choice wasn’t great. The Hotel next door offers a rooftop terrace with Cuban music, dancing, food and cocktails. Worth a visit but watch out for the smoky Hookah pipes. We had one of the most relaxing holidays we’ve ever experienced. Drinks by the pool. Great, cheap snack lunches. Lots of reading from a fully loaded Kindle. The hotel is sited at the edge of town, at the southerly end of the bay. Just 5 mins walk down to the beach. Water was cold but not too bad. A great surf that wasn’t too powerful. A brilliant place to teach kids to surf. Plenty of surf schools around. Lots of people walking the promenade that runs the length of the bay. Police patrol on quad bikes along the beach. Little to see or do but it’s a great place to rest up in the sun. The schools bring the children down to the beach to play. A lovely idea. There is a large supermarket about twenty minutes up the road. So you can easily stock up on snacks. The area feels a “bit Beirut”, as my wife described it, due to the high numbered of newly built empty sites of hotels surrounding. All a bit desolate. Our bill at the end of the trip for all the drinks, lunches and evening meals (there is a small surcharge of 35 dirhams a night, about £7.50 at time of writing) came to £270. So you can see how reasonable it is. Would we go back? Absolutely. It’s a little oasis.

Last year I gave this hotel a 5 star rating! Guess what , it's just got better. Everything I said last year is still true but with further improvements. For example the breakfast coffee is better, also WiFi is stronger. This is the best small hotel we've stayed in. We will return.