Riad Ajebel

Our stay at this riad was overall just okay, but there are a few things I really wish I had known before booking. The biggest issue was that guests are required to leave their room key at the front desk every time they go out. Staff is supposed to let you back in, but on multiple occasions we were left waiting outside for 20–30 minutes at night because they were asleep. As a group of three women in our 20s, this felt uncomfortable and honestly a bit scary—especially since the walk through the Medina to reach the riad is already quite dark and isolated. We were usually just coming back from dinner or shopping at the market, so it wasn’t unusually late. The breakfast was also underwhelming. Nothing terrible, but not memorable. Another thing to note: cigarette smoke is noticeable. It’s the first thing we smelled when entering, and as non-smokers it wasn’t the most pleasant welcome. We adjusted, but it’s something to consider if you’re sensitive to smoke. On the positive side, the staff was friendly enough, and the rooms were cleaned daily and kept tidy. Overall, the experience was fine—but because of the late-night access issue, I would personally look at other options next time.

The very basic.

Wonderful Riad in the Spice Souk. I would stay there again! Staff were super friendly and helpful.

The staff was amazing. Any request I made was fulfilled. Breakfast was delicious. The host actually took me on his motorcycle the first night to obtain the local currency, treated me to tea and assisted me with any directions I needed. I would highly recommend them.

Great stay with lovely hosts and wonderful service. The breakfast was yummy too.

Lovely Riad close enough to everything! Great attention by the staff in particular by Anke that was friendly and really helpful. This was a Riad to repeat! We surely will recommend it!!!

Nice place to stay at a good price , friendly people there too

The place itself was okay, but the location made things extremely difficult. It’s tucked away with two entrances, and none of the taxi drivers knew where it was—I constantly got lost and ended up being scammed by people who offered to “help” the drivers. It added a lot of unnecessary stress to my trip. They advertised a pool, but it turned out to be more of a small water hole—not what you’d expect. The owner also quoted me 100 MAD for a taxi, then suddenly changed it to 150 MAD, which felt dishonest and like a red flag. The air conditioning was poor—in the Marrakesh heat, the room never really cooled down and I was sweating through the night. Water pressure was mediocre. Overall, it wasn’t a comfortable stay. It’s also far from the city center, so you’ll end up spending a lot on taxis and wasting time navigating. It really put a damper on those days of my holiday. I would not recommend this place, especially for first-time visitors or those wanting convenience and comfort.

The meals I had there were delicious and home cooked. The service was excellent. I actually rolled my ankle and I was stuck in bed for a while during my visit, and the team there took care of me and brought me ice packs for my ankle.

We had an amazing time at Riad Ajebel. The host and staff were extremely pleasant. The room was cozy and perfect for our two night stay.

The staff could not have been more helpful. I arrived late after a long train journey from Tangier, was hungry and had gotten lost a bit. They made me supper, even though the kitchen was closed and even brought it up to my room. It’s like I was family. Also, they arranged for an airport transfer which had to be at 3:00, and the host got up at that hour to open the door and make sure I was well on my way.

Great service here, Aziz particularly was very helpful. However, a few extra charges here and there for no reason eg 22dh for a water bottle and additional tax on arrival despite paying online. Decent location, a bit of a walk and lots of the tourist attractions are near by, the only thing is that is it very difficult to first find the place and then to find a taxi nearby whilst there. Decent breakfast however could have more options as was served same thing everyday. Overall good stay for the low price that it is, can’t expect more.

The manager, Jean Claude, was fantastic and provided lots of helpful information.

Fantastic stay, very cosy and comfortable feel to the Riad. The team catered to all needs, breakfast was just so tasty, looked forward to it every morning. Great touch by management to provide a local phone with data, option to make international calls free of charge and use throughout the stay. Helped with getting around and made the stay great. Would reccomend.

We had a really bad experience on Riad Ajebel. WE GOT ROB IN OUR ROOM! We were looking for a place to relax after a really busy working period. The rooms are really noisy as there is a really busy road just outside the riad. You can't relax on the terrace or your room at all but that. In our second day at the Riad, when we were getting ready to go for dinner I couldn't find my rings so my husband mentioned that I might put them on the safe box so when he went to open it the safe box was opened and when I counted the money we were missing 50 euros from my husband wallet and 40 pounds from my envelope which I knew exactly what I got as I took the money out of airport ATM before we took the plane to Marrakech! I got really upset more for my rings as they had of a big sentimental value. I called the manager and he told me that never happened before but it happened now I said, he didn't know what to say or what should be do. I asked how was possible someone could opened the safe box and he told me that himself and his assistant knew how to open the safe boxes! If my rings didn't get rob I will never noticed the money robbery as once you start to spend and take money from an envelope it's really easy to lost your count. This destroyed our holidays as we needed to carry our money and jewellery all the time with ourselves plus in the riad they made us to feel really uncomfortable. Worst experience of our life. The day we left nobody was in the riad to apologies.

The Best host ! Highly recommended...

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オーナーの方も、その他のスタッフも、皆さん優しくて、雰囲気が良かったです。 パリの空港から飛行機に乗る間際(マラケシュ空港到着3時間前くらい)に予約したのに、直ちに、空港からホテルまでの有料送迎必要かどうかなど、ホテルから連絡が来て、飛行機に乗ってドアが閉まるまでの間に、送迎をお願いするためにメッセージを送り、きちんと到着地で迎えがあり、良かったです。旧市街の外側に面してるのでタクシーから降りてすぐでスーツケースを石畳の上を引きずらなくて良いし、旧市街地の中心地からは離れてるが、散策にはちょうど良い距離で、楽しめました。値段もリーズナブルで、初めてマラケシュに行く友人に是非勧めたいです！

Très bel endroit, à l’écart de l’agitation, confortable. Personnel accueillant et facilitant.