Riad Dar Attika

Well. I have mixed feelings about this. It's a delightful building. The bedroom was beautiful in its way. The sole staff member we saw was charming. But. I found the bed pretty hard. You don't get a key to the front door so have to knock or ring - but the doorbell was broken. There was some issue with the air conditioning remote controller. The staff member found one which worked, but then reappeared several times later asking us to try other remotes, none of which worked. The last time he knocked on our door waving an alternative remote controller (non-working again) for us to try was 11.30pm when we were in bed! We suspect from half heard conversations that people in another room went that night with no remote controller for their air conditioning. Finally, we were only asked to pay the tourist tax as we were leaving. Naturally, there was "no change" so we had to overpay slightly.

Situated down a quiet street, with sad evidence of the effects of last year's earthquake in other buildings. The initial impression is of traditional Moroccan decor with the layout, the fabrics, lamps, etc and it is lovely. It isn't until you stay in a place for a while that you start to notice the little things such as the chipped tooth mug, the quality of the towels in the bathroom which were thin, frayed and had a small hole or two. Some of the crockery was also chipped or cracked. The bed is one of the hardest that we have slept on which affected our sleep quality. The toilet was loose which made using it a bit of a feat, the taps on the wash basin were also quite loose and the wash hand basin and surround were never cleaned the whole time we were there. The staff who work there are absoluely lovely and very obliging, although halfway through our stay, we were confronted one evening by a lady whom we had not seen before demanding we pay the city tax and for drinks that we had already had. I would have said she was quite aggressive, but the Arabic language can sound like that to someone not familiar with the language and from someone who did not speak English all that well. I did explain that we were staying for a week and would happily pay when we checked out as we would still have drinks to pay for. It was also strange having to knock or ring on the doorbell to get in each time we returned after a sightseeing trip. The terrace on the roof is perfect for relaxing with a choice of tables/chairs in the sun or a wondefulcovered, shaded area. We spent a lot of time here in the afternoons when it got too hot for sight seeing. A jacuzzi is also available, which we did use once. It could perhaps benefit from a mat to step out onto to prevent slipping as another guest who had a child splashed water over quite a lot of the floor and it wasn't easy to see where the water was. I feel I must mention the fact that we were scammed by the riad owner. We had purchased tickets to visit the Jardins Majorelle for mid afternoon. This particular day was our wedding anniversary and my birthday so we thought it would be a really nice place to visit. As the guide books advise, if unsure, ask at your hotel how much you should be paying for taxi rides. This we did and the owner (as we later found him out to be) mentioned that there are other gardens near and that he could arrange for a taxi to take us to those, wait for us, take us on to a different garden, wait then take us onto the jardins majorelle. Again, we thought that would be a lovely, relaxing, romantic thing to do. Please note the romantic here!. We asked the cost and he told me 60, which I took to be dirham, but he meant euro. I thought it a bit expensive but as my husband pointed out, we would have the taxi for the afternoon and we didn't know where the gardens were or if taxis were available to hire there. I did not hear properly the name of the gardens, being partly deaf, and looking ba

Ebest location, best host... location is right beside bahia palace, near the atm and nese the pharmacy and about 10minute walk to the square... taxi stop is kist nearby... host is nice and wccomodating and soraks and undertstanda english well.. big plus was the small jacuzzi on the rooftop to be used in ur beck and call... props to the host of the place.. keep it up

Excelent location, 12m from the Place Jamaa Al Fna. The road that thakes you there is lovely. Good breakfast and very nice people, always helpful The mattress was a bit hard. Enjoyed it very much. Thank you

Upon arrival the staff were very nice. The place was missing 3 swimming pools, spa and wellness centre and a fitness centre as advertised on the *********** facilities list. In response the owner remarked that these were available down the road or the fitness centre was a 20 minute car journey away. These should not be listed if the facilities are not on site. We came as a group of friends had 2 rooms: one on the bottom floor and one on the top floor. The bottom floor’s air conditioner could have worked a lot better. On the top floor the toilet door lock did not work and there was a weird smell throughout our stay. All 3 or whatever wifis available were completely unusable on the top floor. The wifi was shocking all the way upstairs. The place should not advertise as having high speed wifi if this is not the case for even one room that is bookable. I have had breakfasts at many hotels and I have never been faced with being offered stale bread, one pancake and tea and coffee for breakfast. Upon request for more food such as eggs the staff seemed very reluctant to give more than 2 eggs between 7 of us per day at which point we were very disappointed with the stinginess. To take it further we had requested two bottles of water one morning and was charged €2 per bottle. Very odd for an ‘included breakfast’. One of the strangest breakfast policies I have ever witnessed. We also requested an extra towel one day for whatever reason. In response the owner threw a fit and complained for 15 minutes. Very weird behaviour. We also accidentally broke an ornament for which we were happy to pay for and reimburse. In response the owner shouted to us that he wanted €150. He later checked with the manufacturer its worth and revised this total to €50 an hour later. It was beyond all of us why he got so emotional and threw a fit and tried to overcharge us by €100 instead of being calm and checking first. In conclusion, the dishonesty with what was listed as available facilities, breakfast policies and handling of situations at the place brings the rating to what it is. A shame as the other members of staff apart from the owner were extremely friendly.