We stayed at Sirayane Boutique Hotel looking forward to a relaxing few days in Marrakech. Unfortunately, overall the experience did not live up to our expectations. There were some positives. The staff in the bar and restaurant were friendly and welcoming, with Zidane being particularly helpful. The lunch and dinner food was perfectly fine, although nothing particularly memorable. The pool area was pleasant, although the furniture is looking tired and could do with some investment. The hotel shuttle service was very useful, and the drivers were excellent – always helpful and accommodating. Unfortunately, there were also a number of issues during our stay. We had assumed (our fault for not checking) the hotel to be adults-only, so we were surprised to find a child staying just two doors from our room. There was considerable crying and noise for extended periods, which was frustrating when we had specifically chosen the hotel expecting a peaceful environment with our own private pool, which we did not use as much because of the noise. There was also building work during our stay. It wasn’t unbearable, but it was clearly audible and detracted from the relaxing atmosphere. We also experienced regular barking from dogs nearby. Our room unfortunately had an ant infestation, which required us to ask reception to have the room cleaned. After initially reporting it, I had to call back around two hours later because the issue had not been dealt with. When I called again, one member of the reception team actually shouted at me, which I found completely unacceptable. Reception staff generally came across as rather grumpy and, on several occasions, not particularly helpful. There was also a problem with the back-door lock in our room, which was broken and was never repaired during our stay. None of these individual issues would necessarily have ruined our stay on their own, but taken together they made the experience considerably less relaxing than we had anticipated. Sirayane has some lovely features and there are clearly some very good members of staff, particularly in the restaurant, bar and shuttle service. However, for the price and the type of experience the hotel appears to offer, we expected much better attention to detail and a more professional response when problems were raised. Sadly, we wouldn’t return based on our experience.