Dar El Ouedghiri

Despite finding it a little hard at first to locate in the vast & labyrinthine medina, it turned out to be a perfect home-from-home for the week we spent there. The 2 guys running it were extremely friendly & helpful - & even upgraded both our rooms for free (I'd said that I needed good daylight as I intended to paint). The breakfast was served on the roof terrace & always brought up at the time we'd requested - consisting of coffee, mint tea, 2 types of bread + cake, fresh butter, honey, jam & olives. Certainly sufficient to set one up for the day! And the roof terrace itself is a wonderfully relaxing place to just sit & chill, with views over the medina rooftops in every direction. There is no restaurant on the premises but there are lots of cafes & restaurants around the Blue Gate, which is just a 10 minute walk. The decor in the rooms and throughout the Riad were traditionally Morroccan & very colourful - with beautiful mosaiced floors & painted furniture. The beds were a little hard but that suited me anyway - and with quality bedlinen. The towels were changed daily & there's almost instant hot water (solar panels I believe) plus very effective air conditioning - which you certainly need there in July! There are a LOT of steps from the entrance (where the kitchen is also situated - where we were allowed to store our water/beer/food in the fridge) up to the sitting room and beyond to the bedrooms & roof terrace - so it wouldn't be suitable for those with mobility issues or very overweight! Their prices are extremely reasonable and it's very quiet - except for the nearby mosque, which emits prayers over a loudspeaker 5 times a day ..but only for a few minutes. I'd definitely recommend this Riad and would happily stay there again.