Sofitel Agadir Royal Bay Resort

A pleasant hotel with good staff and excellent breakfasts

Location: On the edge of the tourist area of Agidir, the hotel sits quietly away from the busiest areas and is a 40 minute walk or a quick taxi ride into the marine or city center. Atmosphere: The hotel doesn't appear busy (although the entire rally de maroc community and racing teams arrived for several days whilst we were here which made it very noisy and busy) and sunbeds and seating were plentiful. Very chilled out vibes and very relaxing. Pool area: towel boys nowhere to be seen for first few mornings. People complained and it did get better. Loads of bed comfy beds, never struggled to get a position we liked. We all like a nice pool and the pool area is a good size but, its literally falling apart. We had seen pictures of missing tiles before we left but its really quite bad, sharp tiles and grout underfoot throughout the majory of the pool. Very disappointing in a hotel that boasts being 'luxury'. This should be addressed urgently. We popped to the hotel next door (another sofitel hotel) and the pool was immaculate. Towels rolled up and ready on every sunbed...that's what luxury means. Rooms: spacious and clean, the housekeepers do a great job. Shower was amazing! Bidet plug didn't open so was unusable. We really liked the evening turn down service with bed prepared for sleeping, tea and slippers next to bed ready for a good sleep. Beds were comfy however, there is a duvet or something under the bottom sheet which created a big hump in the middle of the bed. Very odd and not sure what that's about? Do have to say though that our room was quite noisy. The room corridors are open so any noise from above or below is heard...that includes people playing pool or music from the main hall. Due to the rally crowd we were woken early several days and kept awake late several nights which was disappointing. Food: We were bed and breakfast and the breakfast was OK. Lots of cakes, pastries, chees fruit etc. Cooked omellettes and pancakes, fresh juices were nice. Waiting staff were nice and friendly and gave good recommendations for places to visit (thanks Ilyass). One negative about food and drink overall is the price. It's very expensive! About £4 for a coke. We ordered one chicken wrap and a dessert to share with 2 cokes...it was £32! But as we were bed and breakfast we went out every day and this is were you really notice the price difference. Locally, 2 starters, 2 mains, 4 drinks was about £40. The hotel offer and evening meal option for around £40 per head excluding drinks so it is very expensive if here for more than a couple of days. Only one waiter walking around so can be quite a wait for service around pool. All staff were polite and friendly and they all work hard. The staff are a credit and made us welcome. Overall: hotel feels a little dated, pool needs urgent attention, food although good is expensive for what it is. Atmosphere chilled and relaxed. We've enjoyed our break but not entirely what we hoped for. Feels more like a hotel for 2-3 nights rather than a week or more.

Every morning me and my girlfriend would go down for breakfast and received the best service from Ilyasse and the place all over is really nice lovely with lovely views