Riad Mandalay

We had a wonderful 2 night stay at Riad Mandalay. This was our first time in Morocco, so we can’t really compare it to other riads or hotels. The location is pretty great, hidden away in an alley like most riads. The cleanliness and state of the room could have improved a bit. The hand soap bar for the bathroom was gone (with just an empty plastic wrapper left) when we arrived. The toothbrush holder cup was dirty before we used it and the bedside tables had enough dusk on them to indicate that they probably haven’t been thoroughly cleaned in some time… But what the Mandalay lacked in cleanliness/ upkeep, it made up for in character and service of the wonderful staff. Abdul was so wonderful and greeted us with Moroccan tea and treats as we checked-in. He was such a rockstar everyday and made everyone staying there feel like family. Thank you Abdul and the rest of the staff at Mandalay!! We will definitely be back 😊

We arrived late, delayed flight (boo), in the evening and probably due to my lack of French we where allocated the wrong room but this was rectified by the owners the very next morning without any prompting on our behalf. The owners and staff where wonderful and although nether of us spoke much of a common language we where able to make the important stuff understood. Although on Expedia I thought we were going to be collected from the airport, that wasn't actually realised and we had to make our own way to the hotel by Taxi (200 Dirham + a 100 Dirham tip to a local to walk us through the alleyways to find it), but I don't know if that was my fault for not confirming so I'm just mentioning it so others might not fall into the same pitfall. The air-conditioning in the room wasn't working, but with the windows open the temperature at night was comfortable. The room was lovely and as expected... the breakfast was well simple and adequate. I don't have the experience to compare this Riad to anything else but it certainly gave us the experience that we went looking for and I'm very pleased... :)

Beautiful riad with very friendly owners Breakfast was lovely and we availed of evening meal one night which was one of our best meals in Marakesh and good bottle of red Also had a massage one evening and it was well worth the €30 If paying any extras in riad pay cash as a charge is put on using cards ( by government ) Riad within walking distance of a lot of the amazing sights. Would definately go back