My husband and I stayed at Dar el Souk in June for 4 nights, beautiful Riyad. The room was spacious with good air con. The room was cleaned every day and towels were replaced with clean ones every day also. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Maddie comes to the riyad each morning to see if you need any advice on where to visit, restaurants etc, lovely lady.
The riyad is three streets away from the main square, so a very good spot. You get to know all the locals on the way! We found the riyad very tranquil and relaxing. Waking up in such a lovely setting was wonderful. The staff would bring us coffee each morning and we would just tell them when we were ready for our breakfast.
We did all our site seeing in the mornings at it was extremely hot!, then we headed for Oasira water park each afternoon on the free shuttle bus from Mellah. Then we would return to the riyad and have a bottle of wine, relaxing by the plunge pool before getting ready for the evening trip to the main square.
We did the bus tour of Marrakech which we found interesting, we also wandered through the souks and stubbled across the Tannery! what an eye opener. The smell was a bit off putting but they give you a large handful of mint to sniff whilst looking round. You see the men washing skins and bleaching them all by hand. Well worth a visit.
During our stay, if we were looking slightly lost, the locals were more than happy to help and advise us of where to go, they are such friendly people.
We will definately be returning sometime very soon.

Stayed for 4 nights - the Riad is situated in a good place to visit the Square and other attractions. Madi was very helpful with information on where to go and visit. The tour buses are good value and the trip to the Atlantis mountains was arranged by Madi so no hassle. The food was excellent and we had one lunch when we arrived that was hot and tasty after an early start. Overall very good experience the riad is lovely. My sister and i stayed in the family room 2nd floor beautiful. would recommend this riad.

I visited Dar El Souk at the beginning of May 2011. I found it via hipmarrakech but dealt with the riad directly for my booking. It made a real difference being able to communicate with someone whose first language is English. We booked the Smarine room, which is 2 twin rooms with a bathroom in the middle - and we were lucky enough to get both at a reasonable price even though there were only 2 of us.
Madi is a fascinating and accommodating host - she is more than happy to help you make reservations and provide suggestions for things to do.
Do visit Hammam Ziani - it is a really good and reasonably priced hammam near the riad.
The location of the riad is excellent and it is only a 10 minute walk from the main square to the north, or 5 mins to the main road if you need a taxi elsewhere.
The staff in the riad are really helpful especially Reda who went out of his way to help.

A small slice of paradise amongst all of the hustle and bustle of Marrakech. Wonderful atmosphere with traditional furnishings and comfortable rooms. Very welcoming staff on hand throughout the day with great recommendations of activities to do in and around the city. Delicious breakfasts and dinners with plenty of courses. Would definitely come back and recommend to all. xxx