This was our first trip to Marrakech and Riad Shemsi was recommended to us by family friends, who had stayed there a couple of times, so we thought we would give it a try, even though we were a little apprenhensive as we usually always tend to stay in large hotels. We were far from disappointed and had a fabulous stay. The riad was lovely and the staff, Nora, Nadia, Kadija and Bader so very kind, nothing was too much trouble,
they were very attentive yet descreet at the same time. We stayed in the Chocolate suite, which is located on the lower terrace. The room was very spacious and had a very comfortable bed, good shower with bathrobes, complimentary toiletries and personal safe. Although it was warm and sunny during the day, the temperature did drop at night but our room was heated and Bader, the guardien, would also lite a fire in our room for us every evening.
We had dinner at the riad one evening and it was probably the best tagine we had during our stay.
The riad is located in the Royal Kasbah district and about a 20 minute pleasant walk to the main square. I'm glad we didn't stay too close to the square as it is very noisy and the Kasbah area is accessible by car and the streets seem wider and better lit than other parts we visited.
Marrakech is great but...This was our first trip to Marrakech and Riad Shemsi was recommended to us by family friends, who had stayed there a couple of times, so we thought we would give it a try, even though we were a little apprenhensive as we usually always tend to stay in large hotels. We were far from disappointed and had a fabulous stay. The riad was lovely and the staff, Nora, Nadia, Kadija and Bader so very kind, nothing was too much trouble,
they were very attentive yet descreet at the same time. We stayed in the Chocolate suite, which is located on the lower terrace. The room was very spacious and had a very comfortable bed, good shower with bathrobes, complimentary toiletries and personal safe. Although it was warm and sunny during the day, the temperature did drop at night but our room was heated and Bader, the guardien, would also lite a fire in our room for us every evening.
We had dinner at the riad one evening and it was probably the best tagine we had during our stay.
The riad is located in the Royal Kasbah district and about a 20 minute pleasant walk to the main square. I'm glad we didn't stay too close to the square as it is very noisy and the Kasbah area is accessible by car and the streets seem wider and better lit than other parts we visited.
Marrakech is great but very full on, so after a long day in the souks and sight seeing, it was just so wonderful to get back to the peace and quiet and relax either by the pool, or up on the sun soaked terrace! Heaven!
We shall certainly be recommending Riad Shemsi to all our friends and family and we don't think we will ever stay in a large hotel ever again!More
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