Guest User
September 14, 2022
STAY: We enjoyed our week at this pleasant unpretentious riad. STAFF: Super friendly, hospitable and hard-working staff, though both the day and night reception were very new. Not sure why the staff turnover. They were very helpful and dependable but I wonder if the owner will be able to keep them. LOCATION: Great location, walking distance from most major attractions in the Medina. COMFORT: Basic, but cosy accommodation. The bed and pillows were comfortable but when housekeeping changed the linens from cotton to synthetic, they became uncomfortably hot to sleep on. AMENITIES: Simple bathroom. The shower had weak pressure, probably because we were in the top floor. Some of the electric switches needed replacement. VALUE: Great value for money (a week here cost us as much as some other riads charge for one night). Not luxurious, but plenty of spaces to lounge in the shade or dunk your feet in the decorative pool after a hot day of exploring. FOOD: Breakfast was nice and fresh, but not highly varied day to day. The fresh breads, jams and honey, and fried eggs were great. We ate dinner there one night. We might have paid less somewhere else but the tagines, salads, bread and desserts were freshly home-made and tasty. NOISE: Our upstairs room's window opened onto an alley outside, whereas other rooms' windows might open internally to the riad's courtyard. We did not run the air conditioning, and slept with the window open, so the nightly calls to prayer and loud conversations outside the window disrupted our sleep on a few nights, even with ear plugs. Our advice would be to bring good ear plugs and/or sleep with the window closed. Note: Many of the photos on here seem to be from another riad.