Ditto HopGod's review. We stayed in Marrakech for three nights at the Riad Mirage, also booked for us by Rough Tours, which I also recommend. We had the suite, which was very clean and large and totally enjoyable. Large and comfortable bathroom. Air conditioning that worked. Monique and Aziz were most helpful, and while Monique doesn't speak English, we had no trouble communicating our wants to her. Aziz is the kind of hotel employee you wish you could pack in your suitcase. He not only speaks English, but is a font of knowledge and just downright helpful. My wife and I were bit under the weather when we arrived and requested some soup and mineral water. We had a dinner tray including hot soup, bread, water and yogurt delivered to our room in 15 minutes. What great service. Like other visitors, we enjoyed a hammam on the last afternoon of our stay. That's not to be missed. And it was very comfortable having it right at the riad rather than going someplace else. This place gets high marks for a reason. Truly 5 stars for Marrakech.

We stayed at Riad Mirage for 3 nights. It is true that the owners speak very little English, but they were very friendly and went the extra mile - picking us up and dropping us at the airport at no extra charge and being on hand to offer any advice or help they could, without being stifling. The hammam was an experience and the food was delicious too. Would recommend!

Riad Mirage is ideally located in the medina, within walking distance to Jemaa el-Fna & the souks. We were guided there by our tour guide (Rough Tour) so we don't have problem finding it. It is not difficult to find but best to get the directions from the Riad prior to your arrival if you are there without a guide. Cars are not allowed in the medina after certain hours but you can easily arranged for porters to cart your luggage to the Riad. The riad was beautifully decorated, clean, comfortable and relaxing. Free wifi is available at the courtyard area (very weak signal in the room). They served traditional french breakfast which was simple but very good. If you have a chance to have your lunch or dinner in the Riad, try their Tagine. It was yummy! The owner, Monique and her husband (very loving cute couple) only speaks French. Despite the language barrier, we managed to communicate through their night staff Aziz (who can speak good English) and with the help of other guests. When my husband was down with food poisoning, they were very helpful and accommodating. Monique even let me used the kitchen to cook porridge for my husband and supply us with complimentary fruits! We were really grateful to them for taking such good care of us. Highly recommended!

Our stay here was arranged by our tour guides (Rough Tours), so we didn't do much hunting around for a place to stay in Marrakech. I have to say that we had a very good stay with great hosts and despite the language barrier (Monique only speaks French), I cannot complain about anything.

The riad is located in the medina, just a short walk from the D'jamaa el Fna. Cars are not allowed in the central area of the medina after a certain hour (and wouldn't fit in the passageway leading to the riad in any case, so porters can be arranged to cart your luggage for you (it was a fair haul from the parking area.

Inside, you are met with a clean, white and elegant courtyard, a sitting area for tea and conversation and a small dining area just off the court yard. The rooms are small but nice and comfortable. As in most places throughout Morocco, wifi is only available when you are close to the courtyard and in some instances, you can only use the wifi from downstairs in the lounge/dining area.

Monique is very French, very happy and very chatty, though my rudimentary high school French (twisted by two and half years of Spanish) means it can be difficult to understand her, but we found ourselves in need of nothing. She was extremely helpful in allowing us to store our baggage for a night when our day trip to Essaouira became an overnight trip.

The food was very good. Mornings were filled with lots of breads, jams, cheeses... a traditional French breakfast with very sweet (natural) orange juice, tea and coffee. You can arrange for meals if you do not want to eat in the medina (most people opt for the medina) and the dinners are very good. The riad stocks some very nice Meknes wines and we enjoyed them with a lot of vigor.

The riad employs a night worker named Aziz, who speaks very good English, is very intelligent and engaging, loves football and will carry on a conversation about nearly anything. He, along with our guide staff were able to convey anything we needed to Monique and helped with the language barrier.

We did our second hammam here and it was astounding! I lost no less than 10 pounds in dead skin (and probably some living skin as well) and after 12 days of hauling all over Morocco, felt like 10-million bucks when we left. If you are considering hammam, it is well worth it as the ladies they bring in to do the job are ninja-masters! The hammam facility is a little small (for a 6'4" bloke) but the service was amazing.

All in, we had a great experience. I find it difficult to fault a place for only speaking French in a country that is heavily influenced and formerly occupied by ...France - make sense, but the language barrier is the only area where I can find fault with this wonderful place. I highly recommend it for anyone traveling to Marrakech.