Riad Dama

“Beautiful Riad, lovely helpful staff”

Beautiful Riad 10 minutes from the medina / square The location - tucked away down a small street 2 mins walk from the taxi, we were met by Mohad, helped with bags then served us water, mimt tea and showed us the main places on a map Our room - traditional, comfy, some noise from the mosque and … more

Beautiful Riad 10 minutes from the medina / square The location - tucked away down a small street 2 mins walk from the taxi, we were met by Mohad, helped with bags then served us water, mimt tea and showed us the main places on a map Our room - traditional, comfy, some noise from the mosque and call to prayer, good shower, cleaned daily. Food - in the riad, breakfast prepared and cooked by Latina was gorgeous and plentiful. The staff - all fantastic! Mohad, Ishmael, Latifa and Mohammed they are the best asset of the riad, they couldn’t do enough to help us After returning from a full day tour Mohammed provided mint tea by the open fire - perfect ! Choukran bezaf !

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“Three stars, not four”

There's a lot to like about this guest house, it's an attractive and relaxing place and overall we enjoyed our stay. However, the website overstates the level of quality and facilities offered, and as a result we left the hotel/guest house feeling a bit disappointed. We paid 660 euros for a double … more

There's a lot to like about this guest house, it's an attractive and relaxing place and overall we enjoyed our stay. However, the website overstates the level of quality and facilities offered, and as a result we left the hotel/guest house feeling a bit disappointed. We paid 660 euros for a double en-suite room for 6 nights, and although it's close to the centre of the Medina in Marrakesh, I don't think the facilities offer great value for money. For example - the website offers a "private, indoor swimming pool', but in reality this is a small hot tub, somewhat inconveniently located in the reception area next to the kitchen. The 'Spa and Massage centre' is 2 small, dark and windowless rooms, which do not suggest a relaxing and comfortable experience. The photographs shown on the website are definitely not the actual rooms available. The "exceptional" breakfast (served on the roof terrace) is adequate, but repetitive and without much variety, basically offering bread or pancakes with jam or triangles of processed cheese. Sometimes yoghurt is provided, sometimes fruit, but this wasn't provided every day. Coffee is available, in a large thermos, but this doesn't maintain the temperature or flavour very well. Several times there was no coffee/sugar available when we arrived at breakfast, and our request for refills took 15 minutes, or one is obliged to go down 2 flights of stairs to reception to get it. The rooms themselves were comfortable enough, and the decor is tasteful, but our 'view' was actually a pile of rubble and a semi-demolished building. Some of the fixtures in the room where broken, for example faulty window shutters and wobbly shower fittings. The towels were changed every day, but were rather threadbare and poor quality. The website had also offered tea/coffee making facilities, but these were nowhere to be found either in our room or in the reception area. There was also no provision of the bathrobes or alarm clock as mentioned on the website. Having said all this, we enjoyed our stay in Marrakesh. The 2 concierge staff, Mohammed and Moham, were very welcoming and helpful. However, if I were to return to Marrakesh, I wouldn't stay here again.

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