Vancii Hotel

Vancii Hotel is a mid-range hotel in the old town (medina) of Chefchaouen, Morocco. The listing gives the address only as the Old Town, with the exact street shown on the booking confirmation. Guests rate it 8.2 out of 10 across 600 reviews on ma-hotels.net (2026), a relatively large sample, with nightly rates from about 800 MAD (roughly US$86). Chefchaouen sits in the Rif mountains of northern Morocco, in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, about two hours by road from Tangier and roughly an hour and a half from Tetouan. The old medina, founded in 1471 as a fortress town and later expanded by Andalusian refugees, is known for lanes washed in shades of blue and white. Its central square, Plaza Uta el-Hammam, holds the red-walled kasbah and the Great Mosque with its octagonal minaret, and the Ras el-Maa spring and stream on the eastern edge of the medina are a short walk away. Cars and taxis cannot enter the medina lanes, so luggage is carried by hand or by porters from the nearest gate, and many lanes climb in steps. As a hotel rather than a small riad, it is arranged with a standard set of private rooms; the room mix, bathrooms and any views of the medina rooftops or the Rif mountains should be confirmed with the property. Breakfast is the usual meal offered at hotels in this price band, with Moroccan bread, pancakes, eggs, jam and mint tea, while the medina has many cafes and restaurants serving tagine, harira soup and grilled meats within walking distance. Staff at Moroccan guest houses commonly help with airport and bus transfers, hiking arrangements in nearby Talassemtane National Park and the Akchour waterfalls, and local restaurant bookings. Rates vary with season and room type, and the highest demand falls in spring, early autumn and on Moroccan holidays; winters are cool and damp at this altitude of about 600 metres, so heating is worth confirming when booking.