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Zone Touristique Agdal, Marrakech, Morocco
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Ryad Mogador Kasbah
Ranked #321 of 435 hotels in Marrakech
3.5 of 5 stars 116 Reviews
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“Such a shame - Could be so good”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2010
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I'll start with a summary, for anyone not wanting to read the full review.

Good Cleanliness
The State of Building Maintenance

Acceptable Rooms
Pool (even though service is poor)

Bad The Service/ Friendliness of Staff (language is a beautiful thing)
The Shower Water Flow
The Room Aircon
Location / The Free Shuttle Bus
The Bar
Breakfast

My wife and I arranged bed and breakfast at the Ryad Mogador Kasbah via the Travel Republic website using EasyJet and transfers with Travel Hoppa, both of whom provided excellent service and value for money.

The Ryad Mogador Kasbah is situated in the Zone Touristique area to the south of old Marrakech, 2.3 miles from the main square. I was initially quite impressed with the hotel, especially as I had booked it "on a budget". The lobby was spacious and beautifully decorated (see photos). The terraced breakfast area looked appealing. The pool was adequately sized and looked well equipped.

The room was pleasant and acceptably spacious. The housekeepers did an excellent job everyday. The water flow in the shower and basin was well below par, the shower could just manage a fine mist (temperature variable). After 2 visits to the reception desk I gave up trying to explain my dissatisfaction. Even with the summer temperatures receding I did feel the air conditioning was struggling to keep pace with the late afternoon temperatures.

The dining room had an pleasant outside terrace, breakfast was served buffet style. Though the breakfast was adequate, we were generally disappointed with the meal. Every morning there was something different missing from the buffet. The tea bags, orange juice, tea cups, hot water and toaster regularly disappeared, fruit made a guest appearance on the first day. The hot food on offer was limited to omelette’s or soup (well it looked like minestrone). The croissants and pastries were of varying freshness. Need I go on.

The Evening entertainment in the lounge consisted of a keyboard player and a singer, singing traditional Arab songs, not my personal taste. There’s a large screen TV showing a variety of Arabic/ Engilsh / French language programmes. Skype calls were possible on the excellent Wi-Fi. (The Wi-Fi was available in the bar, reception and pool cafe).

We found the service abysmal. I've never been to a hotel where the waiters stay behind the bar and you have to go to them to order and then 15 minutes later you have to go and remind them of your order (I thought it was maybe a Moroccan thing, but found out that it wasn't). Elsewhere the service was painfully slow. This became very frustrating

We had one "rest" day by the pool. The loungers were reasonably comfortable and the pool itself is a good size, however I've never understood why hotels make them so deep, I could only stand on the bottom for about 25% of its area. There is smaller children’s pool. A Poolside drinks service didn't exist, though there was a snack bar on the adjacent terrace.
On this particular day the musical theme was French Trance Music, which increased in volume as the day went on. (To the point of being deafening). One point of note, there is a building site across the road from the pool, we didn't notice much noise (even between the disco tracks), but that might not remain the same.

As I said earlier, the hotel is well out of town, there are absolutely no other facilities close by. Fortunately the hotel has a free shuttle service to the city centre. Unfortunately, there’s only one every 90 minutes or so. AND it must pick up at at least one other Mogador hotel before reaching us. Additionally, you have to compete for the few (if any) remaining seats with other tourists (queueing was not an option). The return journey is even more of a scramble. The answer is just forget it. The taxis outside the hotel grossly overcharge for the ride into town and generally refuse to budge below 50 Dehrams (just over £4). But as a way of avoiding the Melee its the only other option. Two return trips a day into town added nearly £90 to our holiday costs over the week.

OK, that reads a fairly long - winded, gruesome review. I've tried to be as honest as I could without going into personal details. We are a fairly easy going couple and both felt it was a shame. Minor changes could make this a good hotel. If the staff could lighten up a bit, smile and get on with the job it would be miles better. The apparent language barrier made us feel unwelcome. The Transport difficulties were annoying. But having said all of this we still thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Marrakech and will return one day, but not to this hotel.

Please don't hesitate to email me if you have any questions.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“British Bewere of this Hotel”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 October 2010
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We booked a last minute holiday so maybe we didn't check out the hotel like we would usually do. The hotel is on what Marrekesh call the tourist area which basically mean a 10 minute taxi ride fron the centre of Marrekesh with no other facilities but them that are in the Hotel . We we arrived none on the reception spoke to us we told them we had booked a room and was pushed 2 pieces of paper infront of us and pointed to fill in . We had requested a room on the ground floor because I am disabled but were given a key and told the room was one the 2nd floor. The room was clean and the housekeeping kept it that way all the week . The shower was a joke and the fridge didn't work . After going down to reception twice the best we got was a mist from the shower .There is a lot of building works going on around the hotel so it hasn't realy got a view on anyside. The staff we found very unfriendly if you were English making out they couldn't understand the simplest of requests a black coffee or just down right rude in just ignoring you . The bar in the hotel closed at 11.00 so after this a couple that had just arrived were told no drinks now !!. The swimming pool overlooks the building works though not a lot of noise the view isn't what you are looking for and the music all week was some kind of French " trans music" which the pool boy seemed to like as he sat in his shorts on the swining chair reading his newspaper . Food is well basic we went for bed and breakfast , no fruit most mornings the offer was salad! cheese and omlete the taoster was only out for a couple of days .Croissants were never fresh and always tasted like the day before's You have to hunt down a teacup . We only had one meal for dinner in the hotel that was enough . The same salad as was offered for breakfast and chicken and curried rice or fish balls .
All in all a very disappointing holiday at this hotel . Marrekesh is wonderful and I would reccomend anyone thinking about going to do this just stay clear of this hotel

  • Stayed September 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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i stayed at this hotel early august there was a big group of us about 15 people when i walked in at first was quite suprised the lobby was very spacious and looked amazing... this hotel had a good relaxing enviroment it would be best suited for people who would want a couple of days peace and quiet. the rooms were good there were clean towels, new bed sheets etc etc, we otped for half board, breakfast was good with a variety of choices fruits, omlette, juice, etc the BUFFET at night was not very good there were lot of choices but was mostly french and morrocan food . due to the location of the hotel some of the rooms had terrible views becuase there is still ongoing work around the area but still there were rooms with great views of the pool. the only down side of the hotel was that it is located a bit far from the centre however there is a free shuttle bus available to the main centre also there is a small shopping centre and a big mall just like tesco, asda etc located nearby the hotel about 5 minutes walk from hotel. Also watch out for taxis you will have to hassle with the price of the fair even in the markets hassle with the prices as they always love to give high tourist prices first!!!! overall it was a pleasure to stay at this hotel enjoyed it very much!!!!!!

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Unwelcoming”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 July 2010

When we arrived at the hotel the staff on reception were not very friendly. The staff in the restaraunt did not give us the time of day. They did bend over backwards for the french tourists but seemed very anti British. Breakfast was very basic and geared again more for the french tourist. The pool toilets were absolutely filthy and my brother had to complain before they were cleaned. The hotel is surrounded by building work and our hotel room overlooked a building site. When sitting by the pool you can see cranes opposite.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Good value, modern out of town hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2010
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We booked this hotel because we thought that after staying 3 nights in a charming and characterful riad in the medina we would be ready for somewhere a bit more restful, but still fairly close to town.
Our bedroom and bathroom were very large, clean, comfortable and well-appointed: the fridge being a nice touch.
The reception staff were friendly and helpful, even telling us how much the taxi fare to the Square should be.
The hotel is about 3 km from Marrakech centre and the surrounding area is still something of a building site. As previous reviewers have said there is a shuttle bus to and from Marrakech centre, we found it was no problems with finding room on the 09:00 bus, but were unable to get on the 10:30 bus.
There is a new shopping mall with a large Carrefour supermarket iwth large beer, wines and spirits department in the basement less than 10 minutes walk from the hotel if you need to buy provisions.

  • Stayed May 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Address: Zone Touristique Agdal, Marrakech, Morocco
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