Hotel Le Gardenia (ex Lutetia)

Eight decades after its original opening as the Lutetia, this one-star property on Avenue Prince Moulay Abdellah keeps its terrazzo lobby floor and iron stair rail from the French Protectorate era, now renamed Hotel Le Gardenia under new ownership.

Rooms stay simple — no minibar, no air conditioning in most — but the building sits within a ten-minute walk of the Grand Socco and the medina's Petit Socco square, useful for travellers prioritizing location over amenities.

Staff speak French, Spanish, and Arabic; the avenue address makes it a straightforward taxi drop point for arrivals at Tangier Ville station, four minutes away by car.