Riad Altair

We're just home from our trip to Marrakech and could not be more pleased! The Riad is beautiful - clean and comfortable, with good sized bedrooms and different spaces for socialising. We were really impressed and pleased with how peaceful it is, given that it is located just two short alleyways away from the bustle of the Medina. After a day spent out in the rush and noise of Marrakech, the Riad is a welcome pocket of calm and relaxation! Our welcome with water and tea was pleasant while we waited for the manager to finish welcoming some other guests. It seems that he has a well-practiced routine for introducing guests to the area with a map, and marking out places of interest. I'm not sure that the paper map is a necessity, with the popularity of things like Google Maps (and we had next to no issues with signal the whole time), but it is a nice touch. Meals were lovely - breakfast was hot drinks, fruit and yoghurt, pancakes, pastries, and eggs if you wanted them. We enjoyed being joined by the local songbirds coming down through the open roof to get their morning crumbs! The team were accommodating on the morning that we had an early start for a tour - when we got downstairs there was coffee and pastries out on the table for us Dinner was varied, good portion sizes (actually a little too much for me) and worked out as a good price for a 3-course meal. Just had to let them know in the morning if you were in or out for dinner so that the cook and prep as needed. The roof terrace was probably our favourite place. We would take the pastries from breakfast up with us to munch through the lazy mornings before heading out. And also enjoyed tea and games (we always travel with some boardgames!) in the evening. I've seen a couple of reviews mentioning the lack of alcohol? But it's a majority Muslim country so I'm not sure why that should be a surprise. There are other restaurants and bars nearby if that is a preference (find Kabana just down the road - it is excellent!) I would recommend this Riad over any of the big hotels we passed to anyone heading to Marrakech. We loved our stay Thank you team Altair!