This riad was arranged by our tour guide (Rough tours) and we were totally impressed by it! The location is fantastic! Just right on the edge of the medina, merely a 5 minute walk to the medina and restaurants. Rooms were well decorated, clean and hygienic with all the modern amenities. The view from the rooftop is spectacular! Service wise, we have no complaint at all! Hassan, Omar & Fatia make us feel so at home! Fatia (the chef) cooked up a lavish breakfast that never fail to impress us! Free wifi is available at the courtyard area (which is really beautiful!). If we are to visit Fes again, we will definitely stay at this charming riad! Highly recommended!

I would thoroughly recommend this riad. One of the biggest and best breakfasts and evening meals we had during our 16 day stay in Morocco. Excellent location and easy to find...we arrived by car at night in the middle of a major rain storm with minimal problems. The location is minutes from the souk and has a convenient parking area just around the corner. As is the norm in Morocco the outside of the building masks the beauty inside and this riad is truly beautiful and the most spacious of all the riads we visited during our trip. However it is the people that make this riad special and it starts at the top with the manager Hassan. They are all sincere in wishing that this be a most pleasant stay for the visitor (a sentiment that we experienced often in Morocco but this riad took it to a new level). We were booked in a ground floor room but were immediately upgraded on arrival to an upper level superior room for no other reason that it was available. Over our mint tea, we enquired as to whether there would be a price difference but were politely told not to worry about it. The rooms were just what you'd want if you are looking for something different and special, spacious, clean and wonderfully decorated. At checkout Hassan accepted our credit card (although he prefers cash) but as always the customer came first and he met our needs! We did not find the medina over powering however would recommend that if you do not wish to visit the leather/carpet shops, etc then make it clear to your guide at the beginning.

Having only been in Morocco for a few days, this was our first of many stays at a Riad, and this one, by far, was the best. Historically, in an effort to hide the presence of wealth, Riads were built to be very nondescript from the outside, but passing through a series of doors leads you to a pristine and beautiful courtyard that is the centerpiece of a traditional home. For westerners, the closest equivalent would be a bed and breakfast, but that description doesn't quite do this justice...

Walking down a narrow passageway in the medina, between high earthen walls you arrive at a door. There are no other windows to the outside world, and no indications of what lies within. We are greeted at the door by our host, Kasim and led through the first door into a small greeting room. Passing through the second door and turning to the right, we are led into a beautiful, sunlit courtyard, elegantly tiled and lushly decorated, with a central fountain. As is common everywhere you go in Morocco, guests are greeted with (totally awesome) mint tea and some conversation.

Narrow, winding staircases take you up to the upper levels of the riad where the guest rooms are located. All of the rooms face into the courtyard and the only windows point inward Continued climbing takes you to the roof, where you are met with an excellent view of the city and a multitude of satellite dish antennas that are mainstays of rooftop views all across the country.

Within the walls, all is quiet and cool; a pleasant reprieve after the hustle and bustle of the medina. Our room ran the length of the courtyard (read as HUGE) with open air windows that faced the interior. The bed fits about 16-43 people (an estimate, we didn't really put it to the test) and the room has all the amenities one will need including cable TV, speedy wifi, A/C, hot water.... When you close the shutters on the windows, don't plan on seeing anything until you open them again. Without the lights, the room is pitch black and silent, perfect for sleeping. If you don't set an alarm, you might just sleep for several days, and within these walls, that is NOT a bad thing.

After a long day on the road, we opted to have dinner in the riad, as opposed to going out and it may have been one of our smartest decisions ever. The in-house chef, Fatia whipped up a lamb and prune tagine that I still find myself dreaming about weeks after being there, and I'm not a particularly huge fan of lamb. All meals are served in the courtyard, at quaint tables surrounding the fountain. Even with other guests eating close by, the fountain allows for private conversation without whispering. The staff provides excellent service with the kind of personalized attention that makes you feel more like a guest in someone's home.

If you are staying in Fes, Riad Ahlam is the perfect place. The staff are friendly and accommodating; excellent hosts, and the riad itself is exceptional beyond words. I highly recommend it!

We had a wonderful time at Riad Ahlam for the 2 nights we were in Fes. The friendliness, decor and food were all amazing. The location of the Riad is very convenient to the markets and walking distance to many of the sites. We had one of the larger rooms and enjoyed the room. The a/c was nice on a few of the hotter days. We had dinner at the riad one night, and it was one of the better dinners we had on the trip.
The manager treated us like family and went out of his way to make arrangements for us to do the things we wanted, hired a guide for us one afternoon, and made sure we were taken care of.
We would definitely recommend this riad, and also would stay there again.