Hotel Odyssee Park

( 4 stars , Agadir , Morocco )

My daughter and i stayed at the Odyssee park hotel in August.The hotel itself is a bright modern hotel with limited facilities ,the pool was very clean and had plenty of pool loungers with a lovely well tended garden perfect for sitting in the shade in the afternoon sun. The childrens facilities seemed to be limited apart from a lovely clean paddling pool.We never made it to the beach which seemed to be in the middle of a building site.The reception staff were helpful ,the restaurant was ok apart from some of the waiters who on some occasions were rude if you were new to the retaurant half board rules ie wine or coke had to be bought by the bottle if you were on half board Tariff . Would i go back probably not.

Have just returned from a week stay in Morocco using this hotel as a base for exploring Agadir & also a two day trip to Marrakesh. Found the hotel and rooms very good. Had no problems with the staff, they were very friendly. Most notably the bar and pool staff. The reception staff were very good and if they didnt speak English they managed to find someone who could. Found the food and entertainment abit basic at the hotel. There are better places to eat within 10 minutes walk and at a fraction of the price. The entertainment was much as the guide book said it would be, very hotel and bar based but as we were out and about most of the time we were tending to eat late and crash maybe after a drink or two in the bar. Incidently the guide book also said the same of Agadir, souless but a good place to explore from, definately not the real Morocco. Generally I would agree with this. Value for money? Yes good value. Would we go back? A definate yes but would probably only go bed and breakfast and eat out for the other meals. Overall: If your looking for a beach or pool holiday then I would say you can easily better this but if you want a good place to explore from then you can't fault this at all.

If you are looking for excellent service and good price value choose this hotel. As on old travel guide must say that one of the best experiences in the last 25 years. Pool area is calm and beautiful garden (Abdullah who is taken care of the sunbeds is one of the most service minded persons I have met), fantastic buffet breakfast, super clean rooms, city center and only few steps from the beach. Rgds from Finland

We stayed at the hotel the last two weeks in August and booked a family room and a normal size room. The family rooms air con was no use and they look over the busiest main road in Agadir - non stop horn tooting so was impossible to open the window. Despite this the hotel staff would have put us in a smaller room overlooking the pool but would have been really cramped with 4 in a room. This was the only problem in the hotel. We were all inclusive and the food was great plenty of choice always fresh, but the food out and around in Agadir is so cheap (watch out for the 'dry' restaurants) and we didnt get bothered as they can see the all inclusive bands. The reception staff were on the whole ok but we got told off for vacating at 12.05 and tried to get a late dep fee out of us. Entertainment almost non existent apart from the infamous Abdul and a piano player. If you are looking for a good beach holiday DONT BOTHER as lots of Mr Hankies floating in the sea. The hotel itself was wonderful ultra clean and hygenic. I personally wouldnt go back to Morrocco with children (9,12, 16,16) as there isn't enough variety.

Having been advised by first choice that this was an excellant hotel,we were happy to book .Sadly,we were soon to find out that we were mistaken,first impressions were good the hotel itself is very pleasent,good sized clean rooms,reasonable pool area etc. The food was a little bit hard to enjoy,if you like pasta you would be ok as it is available at lunch and dinner everyday,I would also say it is more suited to french and german tastes as the influences come from their cuisines,the best evenings were an italian night and the one morrocan night.Breakfast was omlettes,fried eggs,boiled eggs,bread and continental style stuff(for me breakfast was the best meal of the day)Also the food was never more than luke warm... The thing that ruined the hotel for us ,was the attitudes of the reception staff(with the exception of one who was lovely)they seriously need to be re-trained in customer services,they were ignorant,used the language barrier to suit their needs,if you were waiting to speak to them they carried on as if you were not there.we have never felt so uncomfortable and upset by the way they treated us,all the other english who were there the same time as us felt the same,it seemed such a shock to be treated with such distai in this enviroment,the last day was the final nail in the coffin,when they would not give us a suitable late-check out having paid a fee we expected a time suitable as previous people had told us they got,we eventually got a decent check out ,as we were in our room in the afternoon we recieved persistant phone calls from reception telling us we must hand in our all inclusive wristbands at 4pm even though we should have had dinner that evening and refreshments ,as we had already missed out on our first night as we did not arrive until 1 am,but no amount of arguments would make them change their minds.It sounds petty but all these arguments what we,and others,had spoilt our last day and tarnished our holiday.I ALWAYS READ THESE REVIEWS AND THINK MOANING SO AND SOS ,but please be aware there is a lot to be learned at this hotel!

Just returned home after a very enjoyable stay at the Odyssee Park. Once again we had used Trip Advisor to make our choice and once again it worked out very well. The hotel was just what we wanted - quiet, mostly older couples and low key. It really was spotless and comfortable both in the public areas and the rooms. Just walk through the lovely gardens and out the back gate to reach the beach in 2 mins. The pool and surrounding area is run by the amazing Abdul who will always find you a lounger in the sun whatever time of day you appear. The food was a very good buffet with something for everyone. There were only two other English couples in the hotel during our stay - most of the others were German with some French and some Scandanavians. The weather was glorious every day (4th - 18th Jan) so it proved a very good chocie for winter sun. Although you are led to believe that English is widely spoken in the resort area, it really does help if you can manage some basic French as a back up so dig out your phrase book and your school day French. The beach in Agadir is great for walking and watching all the local actiivity - in fact all of Agadir is good for people watching - although is a resort the locals are very much in evidence enjoying themselves on the beach and the promenade. Just a stroll after dinner takes you to the beachfront bars and restaurants were you can see locals and tourists together enjoying the musicians and singers provided. Also watch the Moroccan ladies in their beautiful dresses out with their friends and families, especially at weekends. If like us it is your first time in Morocco, you will be pleased to discover that all things that you are told about how much you will be hassled in the street is complete rubbish - the time share touts in the Canaries are much worse!! Agadir is well placed for relaxing days spent locally or trips into the mountains and to Marrakesh. The easiest & cheapest way to do these are on a reps trip although we did use the long distance bus service to get ourselves to Essouira - do youselves a favour and don't even think about hiring a car - leave the driving to the local experts. In conclusion Odyssee Park is a good choice of a well located and very reasonably priced hotel.

The location of this hotel, apart from the busy road outside is brilliant. You are literally minutes from the seafront on foot and a whole array of shops and restaurants. Howeer, be warned the hotel switches off its air conditioning on the 1st November every year, and will not switch it back on, despite requests from our Thomas Cook agent. Also there is no fridge/mini bar in the hotel. If you are thinking of going all inclusive, think again....we thought the food was edible, but not briliant - there are some excellent restaurants along the sea front and in town where you can have a slap up meal for the 2 of you including drinks for around £15.00 (between the pair of you!). Whilst there is not a lot to see in Agadir itself, it's a good introduction to Morocco especially if you take the 2 day coach trip offered by your tour operator to Marrakesh and Ouessoira. This has now wetted our appetite to come back. The actual hotel staff were all friendly the rooms could have been a little cleaner. Everyone we met in Agadir was very friendly and made us feel very welcome. Try the restaurant on the sea front called La Fiore - the lamp chops are excellent.

We were relieved to be transferred here after one night at the Tivoli!! The Odyssee Park is well situated for the beach, restaurants etc. The hotel is very well decorated with character and the hygiene standards were excellent. The rooms are bright and airy, the bathroom was spacious and clean. The breakfast was nice with a good selection, we only ate one meal in (as we wanted to experience the restaurants) which was very nice. We picked the Moroccan night and it was lovely. The staff were all fine with the exception of the bar staff who were not so friendly/helpful. My only criticism would be that if you aren't all inclusive you cannot buy any snack lunch. There is only barbecue meat and chips but no salad which was pricey. All in all - very satisfied...

First about my good experience (less of all, and I had all-inclusive): quite good food (perfect brekafest pancakes!), quite good stuff if you get familiar enough with them and you may have a luck to have a view over the ocean or rather piece of it. I expect much more form 4 stars hotels. I would classyfied it as a 2+ stars hotel. Bad sides of hotel: 1. You have to be very carefull ordering the water in the bottle in the bar - you may (90%) get an opened bottle with water comming from... (and the bottle too)!!! 2. If you do not get enough familiar with the stuff, they can be very rude! 3. The pool-boy - extremaly RUDE. You can wait for your sunbed for an hour and another for the towel. 4. Do not watch how they clean glasses or plastic cups! They just DON'T!!! 5. Next to the hotel you will find a public zoo garden. Could be even nice but the SMELL!!! 6. Rooms are small and out of date. There are no refrigerators in rooms. The AC doesn't work properly. 7. I would give it max. 2+ stars instead of 4. Location - next to the main street (not the tourist street but very busy 2-lane street), close to nowhere. About 5-10 min. walk to the beach promenade. About 15-20 min. walk to the nearest discos and pubs. About Morocco - dirty and poor country. The Maroccans can be very rude and you have to trade literally about everythig. You have to bargain with shop assistance as well as with taxi driver. They seem not to like tourist at all. I don't blame them for that but I'm not going to vist Marocco or any other Arabic country any more. There are so many more beatyfull and worth seeing places in the world. Personally I do not recommend Marocco as a vacation destination.

we stayed at the odyssee park from the 17.6.2005 to the 1.72005.we had a very good holiday.the hotel was very good it was in a good central location.our room had a balconey overlooing the pool.the room was nice andbright and spotlessly clean.the staff were nice and friendly and helpful.not all of them could speak english though.the food was generally good with a good selection.if you only like british type food you won,t like the food inthis hotel.the clientle at this hotel are mostly french and german so be prepared to be up early if you want a sunbed by the pool.a good alternative is to get a ticket from reception for free sunbeds and parasols at the private oasis beach which has a bar and cafe.the entertainment at night in the hotel is a singer/keyboardplayer singing the same songs everynight.the nightlife is cafebar style with morocan music and belly dancers the norm.overall i would recomend this hotel as a good place to stay while in agadir.