Riad Dar Sholmes

From arriving a little earlier than expected to check out, it was faultless. We were offered mint tea on arrival, and it was by far the best we had during our stay! Ishmael checked us in, and pointed out on the map he provided how to get around and directions to all the sites. Breakfast every morning was freshly made, with yoghurt, fruit, fresh orange juice, coffee and pancakes. We were in a downstairs room, so it was straight out and sit down! Our room was bigger than expected, and always cleaned when we went out. The location is around 15-20 mins walk to the square, and other locations ( apart from the Jardin Majorelle ) are fairly close by.

Arrived at around 12, moroccan tea was offered to us straight away and room was ready instantly. Stayed on the ground floor just by dining area with no issues at all. Lovely clean rooms & lovely smiley people. Fresh fruit, yogurt, pancakes, coffee and orange juice for breakfast which was very nice. Even though we came home from dinner 10/11pm some evenings we never felt uncomfortable knocking on the door to be let in. Would definitely stay again

We got the ground floor room, next to the lobby desk (most Riads don't) and breakfast tables outside our door. Told there were no other rooms available so left after one night to a 'European' style hotel disappointingly. The price had also dropped since we booked, but that is normal out of season with rooms still available. To be fair, Riads may work for some, but in this case: room safe not working, bathroom tap loose with green copper rust (another guest complained about his too), shower holder some crust, random screw pointy end sticking out, double bed broken/dipping on one side and made with two single mattresses. Didn't use the jacuzzi but it was covered over. Nb: generally Riads are in maze-like alleys, safe and some lighting, but broken paving and uninviting (as much as the locals who live there as the privileged tourist).