Riad Kalaa

We stayed in Riad Kalaa on our first night in Morocco and it was brilliant. Our room was beautiful, every detail was perfect. Lovely bedding and huge fluffy towels. They arranged a taxi from the airport for us and he walked us to the Riad which was great. The staff were friendly and helpful and gave us advice on where to walk to get the best out of the medina. Breakfast was lovely, fruit, yoghurt, cheese, bread, cake and eggs cooked to order.

We arrived with an expectation of a lovely, comfortable place. We were placed in the sister facility, #2, there was no sign or other indication that a riad was there. The courtyard is open to the sky, lovely during warmer months. In December it was cold. A covering was pulled over, so no sun and no heaters. Breakfast was in your coat. Our room was 3 flights up, again not was expected. Most room descriptions talk about ground level. The furniture was old and extremely firm, no, it was hard. The room was cold and the only source of heat was at the end of the long room. It was noisy as it cycled on and off all night. It takes hours to warm up the room. I did not take a shower the first night because I was cold, the second night the hot water heater was broken. Internet in our room was very poor, it is better in the courtyard, but again, chilly. The room had few, very small windows, so it was dark. The entire room ran along the alley, so you heard every motorbike, person and cart in the alley. It did quiet down around midnight. Not sure about the value for the price since it was booked for us by Kensington Travel as part of a package. Don’t book based on photos. All the photos and descriptions are of their primary riad, not #2.