Hôtel Kerdada

Toller verwunschener Garten mit sehr sauberem Pool, das Zimmer war renoviert, gemütliches großes Bett, Bad akzeptabel, mit Minibalkon, sonstige Inneneinrichtung noch im Dornröschenschlaf. Frühstück bescheiden.

We loved the fascination and the style of the property along with its lushing garden and big seomming pool.

Hôtel bien entretenue
Très joli jardin
Personnel au petit soin

L'hôtel est très bien, joli, bien placé et au calme avec une très agréable piscine.
Par contre le restaurant n'est pas bon et le petit déjeuner n'est pas terrible.
Aucun endroit sympa pour prendre un verre.

D’après le réceptionniste, la direction interdit de remettre deux serviettes de bain même pour une chambre double.

Accueil très sympathique. Très bel hotel

I stayed at this hotel several times. The rooms are generally decent and clean. However, don't be surprised if upon your arrival you learn that your reservation had been cancelled because some higher authority (let's say the Deutsh consulate) called the night before and wanted all the available rooms. It happened to me and that was their remorseless explanation!

The Hotel Staff are very nice and the restaurant is very good.
The rooms are clean.
The only thing what is bad is the key card for the rooms must be activated every day.
The Hotel has a nice Pool and is an a save area

This hotel is clearly the grand old dame of Bou-Saada, with a faded glamour that suggests it was once an exotic pit-stop in an era when Algeria welcomed more tourists than it does now. It's one of two hotels in Bou-Saada owned by the upscale (by Algerian standards) El Djazair chain, although after a look around the town, it's not immediately clear why either hotel exists here.

The more obvious elements of original décor aside (marble floors, Moorish ceiling detailing), the hotel interior and furniture is rather basic and old-fashioned, replete with the garish white energy-saving lightbulbs that are ubiquitous in Algeria and bedroom doors that make the sound of a screeching orc when closing.

You'll soon realise that the hotel's gardens and swimming pool - genuinely magnificent and more befitting a five-star hotel - are the best thing not just about the hotel but the whole town, which, apart from a nearby mini craft shopping centre containing a restaurant, seems to make no concessions whatsoever to tourism (sometimes a good thing, but not here) and has little to see or do beyond the natural 'couleur locale' of the place. (And if that's not the case, the hotel makes no effort to impart any such information to visitors).

During our stay, the Kerdada was virtually deserted; the hotel staff seemed to outnumber guests. Many had a slight air of detachment and bemusement, probably wondering what on earth you're doing in this boring town - you'll soon wonder the same thing. Occasional outbreaks of helpfulness could be obtained with persistence. One or two were loveliness personified.

Our boredom and frustration were compounded when we were barred from bringing into the hotel some cakes we'd bought from a nearby patisserie.

Wi-fi comes and goes and, given the lack of local nightlife, needed to be better than it was. Breakfast is a plate of pastries and biscuits with yogurt, an improvement on their sister hotel, the Gourara in Timimoun. The majority of staff don't speak English and it's cash only, both the norm for Algeria. As for the restaurant, our dinner was poor but how could it be otherwise when the hotel has such a high vacancy rate. At least beer and wine is available; you may find you need quite a lot of both.

Bottom line: if you're coming here, come for relaxation by the pool and garden and literally nothing else.

The hotel is situated in a small town is Algeria Called Bou-Saada.

The hotel structure is very weird, it's like a castle.
the staff are very welcoming.
the hotel is nice, rooms are ok. internet is free.
no elevators so we have to carry our luggage to the 2nd floor
overall is good