Reviews of Riad Bab Lakhmiss

We really enjoyed our stay at Riad Bab Lakhmiss! It is such good value for money and the owner Frank and the night manager Abdel are so lovely. Big shout out to Abdel who sat down with us on the first evening and explained some tips and tricks for the area, and showed us an offline map app to use. We really appreciated this! The breakfast was lovely warm pastries and bread, with a selection of jams and some cream cheese, alongside orange juice and either tea or coffee. Its simple but yummy! The pool was actually slightly bigger than I expected, and was perfect for cooling off in during the very hot June weather! The interiors were lovely and you really do get that riad experience at such a low price point. Would highly recommend for your stay in Marrakech. Video of the property: https://www.tiktok.com/@erinrobynoriordan/video/7522036052656213270

Our AC wasn't working properly, the staff did try to fix it but I think there was some problem with the coolant so probably need to get a service person in! We slept with the window open into the centre of the Riad which helped cool the room down and we weren't particularly bothered by any noise - but of course depends what you are used to.

We had to leave our stay 4 nights early as the location wasn’t safe for 2 girl tourists on there own!

The staff were so lovely and helpful. Abdel stayed awake for us as our plane was delayed, and we checked in late. He showed us an app to navigate the area offline and bookmarked all the highlights in Marrakech for us. The lovely man running the breakfast service remembered our drink order and had it ready for us without asking the following mornings. Clean sheets and towels, and they made the bed for us each day while we were out :)

Some of the surfaces could do with a more thorough clean, like the bedroom floors and bathroom counters/shower.

Breakfast included, good location

Taxi hired from airport do not leave passenger at the Riad door, had to walk on unknown roads

Overall aspect. Clean sheets. Tips on how to get around the city.

Unpleasent smell in two rooms. Needed better cleaning overall. Needed to clean the pool.

Rooms are nice designed but very humid. Bed is old ans small, and bathroom not up to he Standards

the host was super kind and helpful, they picked us up from the airport waiting for us even though our flight was delayed and they prepared a very good dinner for us even though it was very late

Nice staff. Bird chirping in the morning. Good transport from airport.

The staff is really kind and the rooms are beautiful! I loved staying in this riad

The Riad is located inside the medina in a residential area. It’s beautifully decorated, rooms are well equipped and cleaning takes place daily. The breakfast is also very reasonable and delicious. There is a terrace as well and offers good views. Staff are very friendly and always ready to help! Rooms overall feel very cozy and comfortable.

The location! Download maps.me before you come because google maps and other maps will never show you the correct route. We got lost for almost an hour in the medina in the middle of the night because our taxi driver couldn’t get any closer to the riad. Thankfully, the staff are so wonderful they guided us step by step and we arrived safely.

Bed was reasonably comfortable, breakfast was fine, neighbourhood was mostly families and felt safe, good water pressure in the shower, staff helped us add map points of sites with maps.me

The sewer gas/smell in our room was overwhelming and the staff acted like that was surprising (it was obviously a regular/normal occurrence). Only one faucet at our sink worked and it was very cold water - to wash your face you would have to wait to heat up the shower instead of using the sink. The soap by the sink went missing for 24 hours and we had to request it back. The wifi was great in the dining room but dodgy in our room. Twice when we were out we came back to find our door unlocked and wide open exposing our laptops and video camera even though we had locked the room before we left. If they unlocked it to clean/air it out, it should have been relocked afterwards. The biggest thing that bothered us was that the staff acted like helping us with procuring taxis was an unreasonable request. The night before we left, we asked for help in getting a taxi to the train station, they claimed that they didn't have any numbers for taxis and couldn't help us. On the morning of our departure, the staff told us to walk to the hospital (10m) with our luggage because taxis congregate there. On our way to do that - what choice did we have? - a proprietor from a different ryad, saw our difficulty and offered to phone a taxi for us. It was so simple and straight forward for him to do that and we didn't even stay in his establishment! That really rubbed us the wrong way - why make things difficult for your guests?

The riad was really beautiful! The room was quite modern with an own bathroom. The location was good, on the edge of the medina. It‘s an around 10 minutes walk to the center of the Medina. You have to walk through some side streets where we didn‘t want to spend too much time, but just walking through them was alright. The hosts of the riad were really nice, friendly and helpful and the breakfast was really good! We enjoyed our time at the riad and would definitely recommend it!

Very friendly and helpful staff!

Staff, location, breakfast

The attentive staff were helpful and made a difference to our stay

Breakfast

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Clean and quite as there are only few rooms in the riad

The location

The information about this Riad are fake, the services written here are FALSE and the pictures are not realistic: 1) There is NO PARKING, the Riad is inside small roads, you cannot get there by car and have to walk 10/15 mins from the closest parking spot. Here on booking they say they have a parking and I booked here exactly for this reason, turn out they have NO PARKING! Please remove this from the services you offer because you do not offer parking! ->> There is "PARKING ON SITE" written on your booking description, you better write real things here! 2) the breakfast is very average and the jam and butter portions are smaller than a coffee cup (for 2 people). Nothing like the picture they show here, no fresh fruit, we asked some more jam and butter and they later pointed out that we did not pay for it -was never asked. Adding picture 3) there is NO POOL! What they have is a 1mt for 1mt tub full of unbathable cold dirty water. But still they say they do! 4) I booked a “superior double bedroom”, but no room is superior. They are all the same. In the services is written “pool view” and “private pool”, but there is no pool. Still you pay more than for a Riad with no pool. This is really a lie and you know you are telling fake things to people! The Riad is very small, far from the center (>30mins walking), the guys from the staff are nice but the girl is rude and uncaring, in the streets there is loud noises and motorbikes passing by all night long, not quiet, we slept really little. I’ve red the reviews here saying things that are totally false, clearly these are fake reviews and a false good rating, and they are selling services they don’t give at all. Don’t go here, spend your money on a place that gives you what you pay for!

This was my second time there and I can confirm that I made an excellent choice. *Location perfect, in the heart of the medina where everything can be reached by foot in a few minutes. * Super abundant breakfast, 4 of us never managed to finish the excellent food served to us, every day with different specialities * The room is cleaned and tidied every day! *THE STAFF is Amazing!!! Wijdane, the lady who works there She always has a smile on her face and is very sweet and caring. I will miss our morning hug 😍. Abdel recognized me after a year, it was like finding an old friend. He is always willing to help you with anything and full of great advices. Last but not least, Frank is full of energy and he always spreads good vibes!! What to say more… I might comeback for the third time 🤪

Everyone was very polite and we liked the breakfast. The room was clean and comfortable. The interior design was pretty.

The pool is rather a decoration than a facility (it is located in the hall and it’s quite dirty). So it’s not a private pool as the description says.