Riad Darhani

The piece and quiet at night and the comfortable bed with lovely fresh sheets. The breakfast and staff were lovely and a different selection each day. Situated in the heart of the medina.

Riad Darhani is spectacular, the accommodation itself offered a good mix of beauty and character, I enjoyed how central it was but also very peaceful & quiet. Omar and the staff were extremely attentive in every way regarding housekeeping, breakfast and organising our arrival/departure from Riad Darhani. We also requested a number of extras that Omar kindly organised for us (birthday decs and an authentic morrocan chocolate birthday cake).

Take Omar up on the offer of help regarding arriving to the Riad if you are new to Marrakech, but after your first arrival you will easily navigate your way back (it’s probably a 1 minute walk back off one of the main walk ways).

Beautiful traditional building right in the middle of the Marrakesh markets would stay here if this is what you are visiting for.

Being in the Medina

Omar and the rest of the staff were extremely helpful and nice. The accommodation was exactly as described, with a clean room, nice rooftop terrace and I good breakfast. We didn’t go for a swim but it was nice to relax on the sofas found on each floor. I’d recommend this property to everyone, the location was also excellent, down a private street so not too noisy, but less than a minutes walk to the heart of the souks.

After a very stressful beginning to our trip, with the Riad booked via the tour operator being fully booked and having no record of our booking, we quickly had to find somewhere to stay for the night whilst we figured out the issue! We were so lucky that we took a chance and quickly chose this Riad via Booking.com. Once we found the location amongst the maze of souk alleyways, this Riad was an absolute delight for our senses. The Riad owner was so lovely, immediately bringing us the traditional welcome mint tea, understanding the stressful journey that we had experienced so far. The Riad is breathtakingly beautiful, if they had had availability for the remainder of the holiday then we would have stayed here. The decor is second to none, and provided us with a calm relaxing haven for our first night. The owner recommended some restaurants close by for us to try for our evening meal as he could see that we just needed to eat and then sleep for the night. One of those choices was Cafe Arabe which was only a 5 minute walk and immediately became our favourite restaurant of the trip. I would recommend this Riad to everyone, if they have availability then stay here 😊

Nothing, everything was perfect

Communication prior to arriving was excellent. Omar messaged me to say someone from the Riad would pick us up from the airport but I had already booked a transfer. However Abdel (hope I spelled his name correctly) met us from the taxi and took us to the Riad which is in the Medina where no cars can go. This was reassuring for our first time visiting Marrakech. Omar was extremely helpful with advice regarding haggling and directions to attractions. He will arrange excursions for you and someone will come to the Riad to pick you up and put you in the right van - there are a lot around so it would be easy to make a mistake! He also booked a taxi for us to the airport. I would recommend booking through your accommodation for this as the locals know more about how long it takes to get through the multiple security checks. There are many! The staff at the Riad were amazing. Very sweet and accommodating. I would stay here again

Nothing to do with the Riad but I had booked a return to the airport through booking.com and had underestimated how long it takes to get through the airport (we arrived 3hrs ahead and only had around 30 mins in total sitting around!). The company were reluctant to change the time I had originally set hence booking another through Omar. We would not have made the plane if I had stuck to the original time.

Abdou picked us up in the middle of the night which was great. He was always available for questions and the accommodation was beautiful. They have a beautiful roof terrace and a very nice courtyard. we felt very well taken care of.

The beds could be a little softer and the isolation is not the best but this is usually the case for Riads so it did not bother us at all.