Some of the reviews for this hotel on Tripadvisor have complained about the manangement - they must have come from people who were either very unlucky or are very picky and are used to the big international hotels and not this sort of quirky 'boutique' hotel. We found the management and indeed all the staff to be extremely friendly, helpful and personable and exactly what you would hope and expect from a hotel such as this Riad. This hotel was very comfortable with very imaginative and individualistic bedrooms, lovely outdoor spaces with some lovely decorative touches to add to the ambience and a great roof terrace for relaxing / having breakfast etc. It was also very central and well located with the souk very near by and when we wanted to venture further afield, the management was able to lay on transport for us - thank you Hasan - great service. All in all a most enjoyable stay - only too short, so we didn't get a chance to try out the spa, massages etc. Next time .....

This is a small intimate hotel with lots of 'wow' factor ... each room has its own 'special individual character', whether raised shower cubicle or sunken bath, leather- upholstered floors, 5-metre ceilings ... whilst communal courtyards (I counted 4) are havens of delight, with cosy nooks, water features and pools (yes, there are 3) providing tempting surrounds for 'just hanging around' ..:-)

Elements I particularly appreciated were:
- gorgeous hanging gardens over the heated swimming pool;
- proliferation of scented roses decorating rooms and public areas .. (I counted 80 in my room alone); these, together with potpourri and scented woods, left a perpetual sense of 'pervading enchantment' in the air ...
- the scenic roof terrace - breakfast of fresh fruits, home-made marmalade, eggs of choice, and birdsong ...meditating among the herbs on the roofgarden, to the sound of running water ...
-the eclectic blend of 'old' and 'new' , East and West -- art and culture on the walls, and in the many 'delicious' coffeetable books scattered round...
- totally charming staff, maintaining excellent service levels throughout ...
- individual 'outside seating area' for each room, where morning tea/coffee is left for you, as an extra 'waking- up treat' ..

The list goes on .. there's an atmospheric restaurant serving good french-moroccan fusion food and wines ... fruit trees and indoor fountains emphasise the 'cooling factor' when it gets too hot, open hearth fires 'warm your cockles' as the evenings get cold ...

This riad is priced at a 'premium' - partly to discourage 'the wrong types', partly to maintain its standard of service (staff-to-room ratio of 2 : 1), and provide the sort of 'intimate luxury and privacy' much valued by certain types of travellers, especially media- and arts-types.. the layout, design and atmosphere make it great for a romantic wedding ...

This hotel is not 'ostentatious', it just tries to provide 'charming service and high aesthetic standards', which is what creative folks tend to appreciate... which is why it is a 'magnet' for 'creative folks' seeking a change from 'the big and the bland'..

I have to say, thinking back, it ' quite blew me' and left me with the 'nicest impressions' of what was a 'far too short sojourn' in this town , and this hotel ...

Thank you, Riad El Fenn, for a most 'magical' stay in Marrakech ..

I travelled with a group of friends for a long weekend (3 nights). The service is exceptionally good, we were very well received and shown around the hotel. It has lovely, though small, pools and very pleasant courtyards. The highlight is the rooftop. It has very beautiful views and it is a great place to enjoy sunset drinks. At first I was a little bit concerned that the rooms do not have locks but that turned out to be totally fine. The safe in the room is quite big and it has a key, rather than being electronic. The rooms we stayed at (I also got to see my friends' rooms) were very large with very large bathrooms. In this respect, I can highly recommend the more simple rooms as I didnt see much of a difference between the different ratings. The decoration is very smart as it is very basic but charming, nothing like a good colour of painting to create atmosphere. In this sense, I thought the hotel was a little bit overpriced as the rooms, though nice, are very far from luxurious. In any case, we hardly stayed in our rooms, and fully enjoyed the hotel's common areas (which is easy when/if you are with a big group). Internet worked fairly well. I thought the breakfast was outstanding. It is served until noon, which is a definite bonus. We always had it in the rooftop. There is fresh baguette and croissants, eggs, omelettes and pancakes, fresh orange juice, etc. Really good! It is a lovely place to stay if you are not planning to spend much time in the room, or else you may feel you are paying a bit too much for quite a basic, albeit large, room.

Riad el Fenn is wonderful. As other reviewers have said before it is an oasis of calm in a hectic city. I particulalry liked the discreet swimming pools, very cool on a boiling hot day, and the inner courtyards with cmofortable sofas dotted around. The location is excellent, only a few hundres yards from the main square. The local staff were excellent and nothing was too much for them, but they never hovered over you. A lovely retreat.