Riad Lalla Azalay

"Staff were very helpful and friendly. The breakfast on the rooftop was lovely. The location is perfect, a short walk to the souks and lots of places to eat. Far enough off the main road to be quiet. A bit hard to find on the first day as Taxis cant get to the hotel so you are dropped off a short distance away. Would definately recommend setting up google maps or similar in advance with the address."

"My partner and I absolutely loved our stay at Riad Ekla earlier this month. The riad itself is so beautiful, with a stunning mosaic pool area that was a perfect place to retreat back to after exploring the craziness of the medina. Our room was clean and comfortable, with all the amenities we needed. The rooftop terrace made for a lovely place to enjoy breakfast each morning too. Location wise, we were very happy. It is well situated with shops and restaurants very nearby, but most importantly, felt very safe. It is in an easy location to navigate back to so we never felt lost either. Nonetheless, the staff very kindly would escort us to the main road each time we had booked a car or taxi, which was kind of them. Speaking of staff, the team at Riad Ekla are what sets it apart from the other beautiful riads in the city. I’d like to particularly thank the manager Fakkharadine and the Moustaphas (Breakfast Moustapha and Receptionist Moustapha) for their generosity, warmth, friendliness and hospitality. We thoroughly enjoyed meeting you all and would enjoy chatting with you over our stay. Thank you for sharing your recommendations in the city and for going above and beyond every day to ensure we had a special time. The wider team are also lovely and so friendly. It is a great team of people. I can recommend Riad Ekla highly enough and would encourage everyone to book."

"Lovely little riad off the busy main street. The riad is beautiful and perfectly decorated throughout. It's around 20 mins walk from the medina. You can not get to the hotel by car so I was slightly overwhelmed when the taxi dropped us on the busy main street. The staff are very lovely, and extremely helpful. The riad has someone on reception 24/7. The breakfast was lovely traditional morrocan style and there was plenty. They were happy to provide extra coffee every day as there's no facilities in the room. The rooftop is beautiful and very peaceful we sunbathed for an hour each day there and it was very quiet. The view from the rooftop however is a rubble to the side and back where 2 houses now no longer exist. The only thing that spoilt it for us was noise at night, we got room number 1 (there's only 10 rooms over 2 levels). This room was next to reception so everytime some one came in you heard everything, a group of people decided one night to chat in the lounge area and it was like they were in our room, the staff had said they ask people to be quiet after 11pm !! This also means the light for the main area is on / off all night as people come in and out. So it did mean lack of sleep for most of our 4 nights stay. I did ask to move rooms but this didn't happen. It was experience staying in a riad not sure I'd do ot again as I'm a light sleeper, but I have to give the Ekla a 4 star as all other areas spot on and it is very beautiful inside."