Mimi Calpe

Kamir and Joseph have made our stay so delightful. They're truly kind, polite and approachable people. It's really like staying at someone's private home with that cozy well feeling while still being a very professional accommodation with all the required services, facilities and very attentive cleaning. I feel like Mimi Calpe is already my home in Tangier if ever come back.

-----Leaving a recent review just so folks have a point of comparison as a lot of the reviews are somewhat polarizing. Truly a ~4.5 experience. Google's scale is a bit coarse and so I left a 5 as to be above the average which is currently 4.1.----- The Villa gives late 19th Century elegance, with patina'd charm. It hasn't been updated in a while, that's certainly true. But aside from the hot shower in the Jardin suite that we were still able to use—and mind you there is a full bathtub with a shower handle and temperature control (no shower curtain)—the age didn't negatively affect our stay. The grounds are absolutely stunning. It's a very nice oasis / garden above the Marina. Some of the rooms and grounds were under construction as it was the low season but we didn't hear any construction noise or have any bother from it. There is normal street noise at night, but the main bedroom in the Jardin suite faces the garden and not the street. Karim, the manager on duty, was very courteous. The villa is indeed private, so if you have any guests come by, just make sure to let them know. The breakfast was perfectly nice as well, good msemen, coffee, and fruit; we didn't have any other meals there. Simón, the cat, was excellent.

Sure, it's a beautiful, colonial styled villa that feels like it's frozen in time. Unfortunately the staff are quite rude (which is very unusual for Morocco) and the management and staff were often absent entirely. My colleague stopped by to see the place for 1 hour to prepare our next day's plan, and I was penalised with a surcharge of an additional night, which was billed to my card after my departure, without any explanation. They later told me that visitors come with a surcharge. I found this incredibly dishonest, sneaky, and disappointing. Better communication and presence of staff is needed. If you want to experience the true, generous, open-hearted spirit of Tangier and its people, then I would NOT recommend this hotel.