Initially we were delighted, on arrival we were served with mint tea and the hotel itself is undoubtedly beautiful. After this kind of welcome we decided to stay for dinner that night.

When we came down for dinner there was no menu, no choice and the food was quite basic. It was only after dinner on the second night that we learned how expensive the dinner was, 350 dirham each per meal, and in total we were given a bill for 1400 dirham not including water or a tip!! This absolutley shocked us given that we hadn't spent this much in total on food for a whole week in Morocco up to this point. For example the following night we ate a comparable meal nearby for less than 100 dirham for both of us!

We tried not to let this overshadow our stay but we couldn't help but feel that we had been taken advantage of.

While the hotel is pretty we did feel that it was a little overpriced.

We stayed in this riad for two nights. We could easily find it as signs lead there from the main square in the batha district. THe first thing that strikes you upon entrance is the greatness of the building. For us foreigners its almost like walking through an old palace museum with all its huge doors, heavy curtains and intricate mosaics and plastertechniques. The courtyard is covererd by milky glass which is prety much the only part of the riad that could be improved. This because the resulting white light slightly gives the place the feel of a mausoleum. Some more yellow light in the form of lights our candles and some big plants would quickly do the trick. This is a pure matter of personal taste though.

The room was perfect with everything, including a/c, we wanted in it. Especially the full-body jet shower was great to blast off all the dust after a brilliant day in the sweltering medina. The breakfast was pretty good and definitely enough to survive on. Also the (Moroccan) owners and staff were very kind and assisted us with anything we might need. We arrived after a terrible trip (8 hrs in a train of +50 degrees celcius where the a/c broke) and were welcomed (as usual) with great mint tea after which we found our (pretty heavy) luggage in our room whichhad been airconditioned for us. Also one of the staffmembers arranged a restaurant for us. Eventhough slightly pricy, we would never have found this old palace ourselves and it was absolutely fantastic with great food and live moroccon performers. One small hitch might be that nearly none of the staff speaks proper english. We easily got there with some basic french though.

What the location is concerned, it's right off the yellow route (the palaces route, one of the walking routes through Fes) and is a less than 5-minute walk from Ba Bou Jaloud, the most used entrance to the Medina and the startingpoint of the above mentioned walking tours. Also there are many museums and a petit taxi rank just around the corner. Eventhough its vicinity to all the facets its very quiet which provides for a good nights rest. In other words, the location could not have been better!

We very much recommend this place on your visit to Fes.

"The historic nature and beauty of this Ryad make it worth the trip". I'd been in Fes in the past but didn't get a chance to fully explore the city. I have to say I really enjoyed hanging out down in the medina since is very close to the Ryad. But what really surprised me was how many cool museums, stores, and entertainments are around this magic place. Absolutely fantastic food and plenty of it. Atmosphere great, couscous, tajines, mint tea, and Moroccan cookies very good. My wife and my 8 month old son who's "teething" enjoyed the staying and the delicious food. We will definitely go back when we return to Morocco. The hospitality in this country is general and in this Ryad is special.