Riad de Tarabel

Style

Unpretentious elegance

Setting

Serene Medina sidestreet

Filled with heirlooms snaffled from the owner’s family château, Riad de Tarabel and its French-accented rooms are dotted with bamboo, cedar and rattan furniture, traditional tadelakt tiling and souk-sourced antiques. You'll find it hidden down narrow lanes in one of the Medina's calmest corners, with tree-lined patios, candle-lit terraces and a peaceful pool tucked within for afternoons spent sipping the freshest mint tea. Add a spa to the mix and you've found yourself a serene corner in the heart of the Red City.

Facilities

Zimmer

Six, including three suites.

Checkout

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, noon, also flexible.

Weitere Details

Rates usually include a generous Continental breakfast, with tasty extra options such as Moroccan crêpes and cooked-to-order eggs.

Also

Ask really nicely and you may wrangle a private cooking lesson with Riad de Tarabel’s first-class chef.

Kostenfreies WLAN

Wäscheservice

Pool

Restaurant

At the Hotel

A local mobile phone to use throughout your stay, swimming pool, free WiFi throughout and laundry services. In rooms: Ortigia bath products and free bottled water; some rooms have working fireplaces.

Our Favourite Rooms

All Riad de Tarabel’s rooms are beautiful and individually finished, but the Large Suite has, in our opinion, the most impressive bathroom: it’s a split-level affair with an enormous bath tub that’s perfect for long soaks. The suite’s sitting room has an inviting day-bed, and owner Rose-Marie designed the grey patterned zellige tiles; the terrace looks out over the orange trees.

Poolside

The grey and black tiled heated outdoor pool is in a separate courtyard and is for adults only. The small rooftop plunge pool is also perfect for perching by and dangling your legs into, drink in hand.

Spa

Courtyard spa Les Bains de Tarabel is sweetly scented by the surrounding eucalyptus and orange blossom trees. Choose from a traditional Moroccan hammam ritual, soothing massages or youth-lending facials; natural oils and essences from Nectarome are used in all treatments.

Packing Tips

A classic Panama hat to fit in with the decor, and a good read to make the most of your down time.

Also

Arrange an in-room massage or mani-pedi.

Kinder

Designed with adults in mind, leave smaller Smiths at home. The riad is better suited to older children (16 plus) who can entertain themselves.

Galerie

Food & Drink

Top Table

Dinner can be served anywhere in the riad, but nothing beats dining outside on the terrace overlooking the maze of Medina rooftops.

Kleiderordnung

Think cool linens and silks, flowy and floaty beach dresses, and romantic glints in the eye.

Hotel Restaurant

La Table de Tarabel’s staff organise dinner à la carte with guests; it’s really more like enjoying a meal prepared by a personal chef who specialises in incredible Moroccan and international food than dining in a restaurant. For breakfast, Moroccan crêpes, cooked-to-order eggs, organic muesli, pâtissserie, cakes, home-made yoghurt, fresh fruits, fresh orange juice, marmalades, honey and hot drinks are on offer.

Hotel Bar

There’s no bar, but you can order drinks to enjoy at any time of day or night.

Last Orders

The restaurant is open from noon until 10pm.

Room Service

No room service as such, but ask nicely and your meals, snacks, and drinks can be delivered to almost anywhere in the riad.

Planes

Marrakech’s Menara airport is 15 minutes away by car. There are regular flights from the UK and mainland Europe. Three-person transfers can be arranged for €25 per way.

Trains

The Moroccan state railway, ONCF, runs inexpensive (but limited) services to the Marrakech Railway Station from Casablanca, Fez and Tangier. The station is 10 minutes away by car, and free transfers can be arranged with the hotel.

Automobiles

Driving in Marrakech can be horn-filled and hectic, so we don’t recommend hiring a car unless you’re heading elsewhere in Morocco, too. If you decide to hire a car from the airport, follow Al Mhamid Avenue to Avenue Guemassa, continue on Avenue Guemassa to Avenue Ahmed Ouaqala, then take Rue Dar el Glaoui to Route Sidi Abdelaziz. Look for signs to Dar el Bacha Palace, which is next to the hotel. Parking is available approximately five minutes’ walk from the hotel for about €5 a night.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

Riad de Tarabel is in the Medina, so in a few steps you can barter for treasures in the kaleidoscopic souk, then snack on pigeon pie from a stall in the Jemaa el-Fna, amid acrobats and belly-dancers. For a bit of calming green space, pop on over to Jardin Majorelle, a wonderland of greens, blues, and yellows bequeathed to Marrakech by Yves Saint Laurent – head in as early as you can to avoid the daily crowds. And to find out more about the designer's time in the country, there's a museum dedicated to him. Over the road, 33 Rue Majorelle sells a stylist-curated collection of local art, and designer accessories, and is connected to the Kaowa juice bar. For more cultural sustenance, MACAAL (Musée d'Art Contemporain Africain Al Maaden) showcases the country's most exciting modern art.

If you fancy getting out of town, plan a day-trip to the Atlas Mountains, Sahara Desert or coastal town of Essaouira, all but a drive away, or be whisked by 4x4 to Berber villages, the Plateau de Kik, the Ourika Valley or Lake Takerkoust. The staff at the riad will also be happy to help you arrange diversions further afield: camel- or horse-riding day treks to the desert or the mountains, or ballooning.

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. .