I'm not quite sure why this hotel has such bad reviews.... Booked it last minute to be closer to the train, 2 blocks away. It's massive and easy to find, also close to La Mama which was a plus. Our room was pretty big and we had a wifi signal (yay!). Breakfast (included) was pretty lousy and consisted of some... More

Our visit to Hotel Balima began with the rates being substantially more then the website advertised. 1100 Dh for a four person room instead of the advertised 800 Dh. They then gave us a hard time about passports and took the copy of one of ours that was the only copy we had for our current travels around Morocco. Promising... More

We've stayed several times at this hotel for short breaks over the past 20 years, most recently in Sept 2011. The rooms have been renovated recently, which is good, but still have dark wood furnishings, which give an old-fashioned feeling, which I think is nice. During one stay (Dec 2010) we found ourselves in a room where the previous occupant's... More

Simple rooms, nice terrace outside, very close to the railway station, decent breakfast. More

I stayed 3 nights at Hotel Balima in October 2010. The hotel was not on my planned schedule (neither was Rabat) but I spent the 3 nights there after I somehow got side tracked (literally) on my way to Fes and somehow found myself in Rabat instead. The hotel is just a block from the train station and walking distance... More

Hotel Balima is located in the heart of Rabat, very near the main rail station. We got an upper floor room with a small balcony overlooking the parliament building and a view out to the city and a sliver of ocean. It was fairly spartan, clean and inexpensive. Two problems: there were two single beds that my wife and I... More

This is a fantastic hotel, I don't know what the people saying bad things about it are talking about! Then again, you always get uptight people who love to moan and complain about their holidays on this website. I have been here before (last year and the year before) and I will keep coming back as long as it stays... More

we didnt want to spend a lot of money on a riad in rabat and this was a slightly cheaper option. there is not as much charm as a riad, but this was a very good option. the rooms are nice and clean. the location is great, practically across from the train station and a few blocks away from the... More

... but today it is probably the worst one. It just celebrated its 70th anniversary and i can bet they did not do anything on the hotel since - hence it is very interesting experience, sort of tour of dirty toilets in TIbet - also interesting, but a bit distasting (maybe i exagerate here, ok, but not too much). And... More