Jerry S

Review of LA MAMOUNIA Leading Hotels of ...

To be honest - this hotel comes with a lot of hype...

To be honest - this hotel comes with a lot of hype and the real question is whether that hype is real or just fabricated because of its history and seeming opulence in the general realm of hotels. In my opinion - this was all hype and not worth the stay. However in full disclosure, my opinion is based on several factors intrinsic to what we wanted to do at the hotel . In other words why we decided to pay a higher price to stay at the hotel for one night when there are so many amazing options inside the Medina . Because of the reviews of the hotel and more importantly it's standing in social media- we decided that staying here would allow us the opportunity to take some wonderful pictures of the hotel itself. In other words, we decided to treat the hotel, beautiful as it may be, as sort of a museum or famous historical landmark. To our disappointment we were not allowed to take any pictures. When asked why they could not give us a reason and said only for magazines (we were allowed to take pictures with our phones however). We just regular people . This and some other things made us feel that even when we paid to stay here, we were not welcome to even take pictures and treated more like trespassers as opposed to valued guests. That really bothered me. Yes the service is good - yes the interior is beautiful- yes it's historic- but what good is all that if you don't feel welcomed . We were not asking for a lot - just to spend the day there as a "fancy escape" from real life. I guess the most disappointing thing is the realization that the hotel is catered to such a high quality of clients and guests that it didn't matter to them either way. And I don't believe that affects them either, due in part to all the reasons mentioned above. It seemed like class division at its finest - all in part to the simple ability to take photos in the Grand Salon. Won't ever try to stay here again- even if I became a billionaire tomorrow.