Riad Siwan

Style

Regal and rooftop-enhanced

Setting

Just by Djemaa El Fna

Riad Siwan is as ravishing as Moroccan buildings get: loyal to its North African roots, yet with stylish furnishings at every turn. Ornately carved columns tower in the courtyard, and there’s a sun-drenched and spacious terrace on the roof. Inside, impeccable service awaits.

Facilities

Rooms

Seven suites.

Checkout

11am, but flexible if there’s availability. Earliest check-in, 3pm.

More Details

Rates include Moroccan breakfast.

Also

Treatments, massages and cookery classes can all be arranged.

Free Internet Access

Pool

Room Service

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout, treatment rooms and library. In rooms: under-floor heating, fresh flowers and fruit, home-made pastries, free bottled water and Les Sens de Marrakech bath products.

Our Favourite Rooms

We love a good roll-top bath; pick Sidi Ifni or Qamar if you do too. We’re also fans of Sidi Ifni’s sleek four-poster, and Qamar’s courtyard-facing veranda. If you’re more of a fireplace fan, opt for either of these, Walata or Ifrane. Only rooms above the ground floor have air-conditioning.

Poolside

There’s a small, unheated plunge pool surrounded by sunloungers up on the spacious rooftop. It's better suited for cooling off than swimming laps.

Packing Tips

At least 10kg of spare baggage allowance for tagines and trinkets from the souk; desert-heatproof sun cream.

Also

Smokers can light up on the patio and roof terrace.

Children

Cots for babies are free; extra beds for over-12s cost €75 a night. Ask a day in advance for babysitting (250 dirhams, until midnight).

Gallery

Food & Drink

Top Table

Under the chandelier in the main dining room for the best view, or ask the staff to set up a private table in the ground-floor lounge with music and a lit fire.

Dress Code

Kaftans and curly-toe slippers.

Hotel Restaurant

Masterful Moroccan fare, such as lemon and chicken tagine, is served up in the decadent dining room, where grand columns have been stripped to their original stone and a glass chandelier hangs between them. Aubergine fabrics set off the cream tadelakt walls. Dietary requirements can be catered to, with advance warning.

Hotel Bar

There’s no bar, but drinks are served anywhere in the riad whenever you like.

Last Orders

Meal times are flexible: apart from the start time of 8.30am for breakfast, sustenance can be suppled at any time.

Room Service

Drinks and snacks can be brought up to your suite 24 hours a day.

Planes

Marrakech Menara airport is a 15-minute drive away, with direct flights to London, Paris and and other major European cities. The hotel can organise one-way transfers for €25 for up to four passengers (including porter services) which will be added to the final bill.

Trains

The main rail hub in the city can be reached in fifteen minutes; the hotel can organise one-way transfers for MAD165. From here, ONCF runs services to Casablanca, Rabat and Fes. Look for TCR (Train Climatisé Rapide) trains to guarantee an air-conditioned journey in summer.

Automobiles

The riad is in the heart of Marrakech’s old town, so it’s probably best to leave the wheels at the city gates. If you have driven, secure parking is available 100m away.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The hotel can arrange hot-air-balloon rides and day trips to the Atlas Mountains, as well as guided tours of the city, golf, camel rides and cycling.

Earn or Redeem Points with World of Hyatt

This Mr & Mrs Smith hotel participates in the World of Hyatt loyalty program. As a member, you can earn and redeem points and enjoy exclusive benefits for qualifying nights. .