The manager quoted me a fair rate on the phone and then nearly doubled it upon our arrival. He then spoke to me like I was a child when I corrected him. After a tense conversation, he insisted on a cash payment upon our checking in and then directed passive-aggressive threats toward me and my spouse. Had it not been so late at night, we would have stayed elsewhere. I hope readers don't make the same mistake we did.

for a one night stay in casablanca this was great for us. the hotel is a fine piece of art deco which is crying out for some TLC. lots of restaurants within 5-10mins walk. walkable to the medina. hassan II mosque and the train station (casa voyageurs) is a short taxi ride.

Room (on 3rd floor) had character, a bit of road noise, no restaurant/bar noise. bathroom was clean, but ready for a redecoration. shower worked but the shower head hadnt been descaled for quite a while.

front desk staff were ok rather than engaging.

breakfast was very mediocre (is someone siphoning off the interesting bits?) and didnt live up to the setting. we had better food in a nearby cafe (out the front of the hotel, turn left, 2mins walk on corner on the right)

so - if you want a plush modern room, lots of "have a nice day", and a great breakfast - look elsewhere. if you want the chance to stay for a night or two in a piece of casablanca's history - give it some consideration.

This hotel is perfect for the traveler who doesn't want to leave their room to go to a night club! Beginning at 11:00 p.m. and lasting until nearly 4 in the morning hotel guests are treated to the heart pounding rhythms and micro-tonal warbling of the loudest music Morocco has to offer! Wow what an experience! If like me you tire of this at about 2:00 a.m/ the staff will gladly lie and tell the music is "finished"! Then when you ask for another room you may be shown a room that is above (instead of next door to) the club. Oh to be so lucky!

At least the folks in the room next door found a way to pass the time. Their headboard was banging against the wall for a good 30 minutes or so during the "concert".

Oh, and if you book on hotels.com and pay in full in advance, you will still be charged another $40 upon your arrival. "Fees" they will tell you.

Soooo if you want to be ripped off by rude, incompetent staff and not get even an hour of sleep before your flight home. The hotel Transatlantique is the place for you!

Hotel Transatlantique is a very sad reflection of it's former magnificent glory. It was built in 1922, and I imagine it was fantastic then. You can still see the traces of the original art deco design in the lobby and the restaurant area, and the outside seating has beautiful traditional ceiling carvings.

Sadly, that's all there is to it. I doubt it has ever been remodeled or updated or vacuumed since 1922.
I stayed in room 215 (2nd floor, above the nightclub, noisy). Here are the highlights:
- half the lights in the room didn't work - switches did nothing
- drapes were extremely dusty and had not been cleaned in decades. My wife is sensitive to dust, so she immediately had an allergic reaction. Same for dusty bed covers and blankets
- none of the "decorations" in the room - coffee table, etc, were cleaned. very dusty
- there was an undeniable stank of "oldness" in the room. or maybe dampness. or tears of previous travelers who realized they wasted their money
- general lousy upkeep: the cabinet for the mini-fridge wouldn't close, everything is crooked - mirrors, lamps, bathroom door didn't really close well, etc
- bathroom was rather dirty - possibly traces someone's blood caked on the side of the sink
- towels were ancient and sad looking. i think i had better towels in college as a grad student
- breakfast: arguably, worst breakfast ever. Much-cheaper riads in Morocco had significantly better and more interesting breakfast. Crusty bread rolls and jam works in England (sorry England) but not anywhere else.... Other guests were very confused looking at the breakfast buffet, trying to find the "food" part of it...

Overall., Transatlantique is a phenomenally poor value for the $105 they charge for the double (900 dirham in Oct 2010). It's still rated 4 stars, but they must've kept it from 1922 and never had a re-grade.
The saddest part was that the staff and the bellhop acted like they were doing you a favor letting you stay in the hotel....

You are much better off staying at Hotel Amoud (http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293732-d1813029-Reviews-Hotel_Amoud-Casablanca.html) 1 block away for half the price; and coming to Transatlantique as part of the walking tour. If i had stayed for more than 1 night, i would absolutely switch hotels.