Riad La Villa & Spa

Super sumptuous and discreet setting at the same time. Excellent professional service Staff Is the added value of this riad, smile, kindness, availability and efficiency. Traditional Moroccan cuisine highlighting Moroccan culinary richness. Excellent massage.

This riad is centrally located and easy to find. The staff made me feel as if I was the only guest. The hotel is non smoking and modern. The rooms are air conditioned. Breakfast was included and I had an easy walk to the fortified city.

We thought we’d treat ourselves to a stay in a spa, unusual for us to spend like that. We arrived- the riad had arranged a taxi for us, probably more costly than a petit taxi but were new to Morocco and transport. The interior is light and contemporary, with nice rooms and very bad art on the walls, undoing what I thought was pretty good taste. Because the room faced the street it was quite noisy and bright- the newish window have no coverings. The staff were great, especially Asama, the breakfast pretty standard for Morocco- I hope that there can be some differences made because after we week in Morocco I am very tired of an omelette and pretty bad bread. Wifi very dodgy, TV had 3 channels (all showing the Pope funeral…)or so and offered DVDs (!) but the player did not work. It was very quiet in El Jadida- be warned, there is not much to do unless you want to take a surfing lesson. The Portuguese cisterns have been closed for 8 months and I suspect for at least another year. We had a decent fish dinner near the port- there are hundreds of fishing boats bringing in tons of fish every day…pity the future fish stocks… I don’t think I would return to El Jadida.