Location: right in the centre of Laghouat
The hotel is at 77 Boulevard des Martyrs, in the heart of Laghouat. Shops, cafés and public offices are within walking distance.
Laghouat, a provincial capital and an oasis at the gateway to the Sahara, lies on national road 1, the route linking Algiers to the deep south via Djelfa and Ghardaïa. It is a natural place to break a long drive towards the M'zab valley, Timimoun or the Hoggar.
A hotel by Fernand Pouillon
The Marhaba has a history. The former Transatlantique hotel is described as one of the very first hotels built by Fernand Pouillon after his return to Algeria in 1966. In the 1960s and 1970s this French architect designed many of independent Algeria's tourist hotels, including the Gourara in Timimoun.
The hotel has been modernised, gaining a swimming pool among other things, while keeping the character of its architecture. Architecture lovers will enjoy sleeping in a Pouillon building in the centre of Laghouat.
Rooms, restaurant, pool and garden
Rooms, mostly doubles, suit solo travellers, couples and small families; the bed type and capacity are shown on each offer before you book.
The hotel has a restaurant, a swimming pool, a large garden, an internet connection and parking. Breakfast may be included depending on the rate, and check-in and check-out times are given on your voucher. Pool hours are set by the hotel: ask at reception.
Who is it for? And not to be confused with
The Marhaba suits business travellers passing through Laghouat, families driving south who want a quiet night with a pool, and architecture enthusiasts.
Do not confuse it with the Marhaba Hotel Casbah in Algiers or the Marhaba hotels in Sousse, Tunisia: they are unrelated to the hotel in Laghouat.