Riad 72
- Style
- Art-school riad
- Setting
- Alleys of Bab Doukkala
There seems to have been a comfort avalanche at this riad in the Marrakech medina, with futons, huge cushions and decadent paddedness everywhere.
Need to know
- Rooms
- One suite, two deluxe rooms, one standard.
- Rates
- €110–€300, including breakfast and afternoon mint tea and pastries.
- Check-out
- 12h–13h, but flexible if unoccupied.
- Facilities
- Hammam, massage (techniques depend on masseur available), roof terrace, Internet access.
- Children
- Welcome. The Karma suite can accommodate two extra beds. No charge for under-fours; €30 a night for four–13-year-olds; €50 for 14-plus. Babysitting on request.
- Also
- Airport transfer €12 each way. Guide can be arranged.
In the know
- Our favourite rooms
- The Karma suite is a very big, light room with original carved wooden ceiling and Japanese-style square tadelakt bath. Ammal is a smaller deluxe room, good-value, with an extra-long extra-deep tadelakt bath.
- Packing tips
- A compass to help you through the labyrinthine souks.
Food & drink
- Hotel restaurant
- Moroccan cuisine, whenever and wherever you choose. Orders must be put in at breakfast for lunch, and by 14h for dinner, since fresh produce is bought daily from the market.
- Dress code
- As though you’re at home.
- Top table
- In summer, on the roof terrace by candlelight; in winter, in the dining room.
- Room service
- 24-hour for drinks; food availability limited after kitchen closes at midnight.
- Hotel bar
- No bar as such; you can relax with a drink wherever you choose in the riad.
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