In Club Palmeraie Resort

The In Club Palmeira is a series of complexes with 2 and 3 bedroomed apartments situated in a huge, exclusive, beautiful and secure palm grove with carefully sculpted gardens about 15-20 minute's drive from the Marrakech Medina. There were 11 points of entry, with boom gates, each manned by a security guard. The lush surrounding estate with its massive beautiful pool is really well kept. There are numerous similar individually cordoned off buildings in this expansive estate which also houses various hotels and a golf palace. One major drawback, is that there is no public transport to the medina so it could be quite costly to get around by taxi. We were three couples who had just completed a two week guided tour through Morocco, so the Palmeraie was the perfect place to unwind. The apartment itself was very spacious and comfortable but a bit badly maintained. Door handles on some of the bedroom cupboards were missing. There is one master bedroom with a balcony and a good sized bathroom plus 2 slightly smaller bedrooms and another bathroom. The kitchen was very well equipped. Pots and pans were fresh and there was a very nice set of crockery and cutlery. The toaster had seen better days and was promptly replaced. Daily cleaning was very superficial though and there were a few large cockroaches seeking shelter from the sweltering heatwave. Wifi was almost non existent - it's a dongle that was only available at certain times and only in the small reception area. There is an upmarket well stocked supermarket about 10 min walk away with an ATM, bureau de exchange, bakery and pizzeria nearby. The pool was spectacular but a good 15 minute walk from the complex. It would have been great if there was some internal transport like golf carts to convey visitors around the massive estate. One of the good things about this resort is Abdul Samed the night manager! He is a real gem who went out of his way to make our stay at the resort as pleasant as possible. If RCI were to upgrade their units a little this could be great place to stay!