Unusually for me, i hadn't read any reviews of the riad before we stayed there, hence i didn't realise that the taxi wouldn't drop you at the door (because it couldn't, to be fair) and that a handcart guy would have to be paid to transfer our bags, so that didn't make a great start to our one night stay. But when we eventually arrived, hot and quite frankly bothered after trudging through the backstreets avoiding high speed scooters and bicycles, we couldn't believe just how peaceful it was.Literally the only sound we could hear was that of the birds,and when a mix up over our room resulted in us staying in a suite for a reduced price, we thought we would be in for a pleasant stay.
We ate out so i can't comment on the food there, but the breakfast was well presented if a little unimaginative, and was ok by moroccan standards.It was a shame that we couldn't actually finish it though, as the arrival of several wasps and huge flies was rather off-putting, perhaps they had been attracted by the foul stench of raw sewage, which i know is a problem in some areas of morocco due to poor or non existent sewage systems,and which was continually evading our nostrils at the Riad. However, i'm sure that in offering a professional service to tourists there must be a way of combating the odour.
As our room was a suite, we were very happy with it, it was big and the bathroom was quite luxurious, but as other guests have commented, a little noisy at times and as is often the case in riads simply because of their very nature, you will be afforded little 'vocal privacy!'. The towels were big and fluffy and the water hot, so we had no complaints there.
Just as we were checking out we were told that there was a problem with the card machine and it was charging guests double the amount. Well unfortunately our only option was to pay on our card as we'd been experiencing problems with the cashpoint, and the host informed us that the issue had been ongoing for several days now. That should have been one of the first things a guest is told, and as we had no other choice, we had to pay on our card and risk it charging us double the amount. As it turned out, it was fine, but to stick a tiny notice to the reception desk and expect guests to see it, is not acceptable.
Overall, it was a beautiful if pongy Riad,but for us, having to pay 200dirhams for an airport taxi and 40 dirhams for the handcart guy,plus having to make our treacherous way through dirty backstreets, means that we would probably find somewhere a little more accessible to stay in, despite having had a reasonably pleasant stay.
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