This is a very special riad located in the Medina of Marrakech. I stayed there four days with my boyfriend, and we loved Dar Darma! Our Mirror Suite was beautiful with a nice living room and beautiful mirrors. We also had a cookery lesson with the chef of Dar Darma and it was so funny!
www.dardarma.com
11/12, Trik (rue) Sidi Bohuarba, 40000 Marrakech, Morocco
00212 5 24 38 07 08
Dar Darma is a small and very exclusive palace situated in the Old Medina with few rooms preciously decorated. Our Suite Patio was really comfortable and spacious. The palace also has beautiful terraces, with a swimming pool, where you can relax drinking the traditional mint tea. Also the cuisine is very good. We asked for typical dishes, and the cook prepared us cous cous, brochette and tajine: all was very very good! Dar Darma is also near to the most important places of interest. From the hotel we walked to visit the Medersa, the Museum of Marrakech and vibrant Square Jemaa El-Fna. We have really appreciate our stay at Dar Darma: a wonderful experience indeed!
Dar Darma
11/12, Trik (rue) Sidi Bohuarba
40000 Marrakech – Marocco
www.dardarma.com
I really recommend the Riad Dar Darma, a beautiful palace in the heart of the Medina. I was there in June with my husband and it is was fantastic!
We loved the particular architecture and the Moroccan atmosphere. We stayed in a colorful and very intimate suite in complete privacy. The dinners were also superb, very tasty and the staff were very kind.
Dar Darma is an amazing place to spend a romantic holiday.
11/12, Trik (rue) Sidi Bohuarba, 40000 Marrakech
Tel +212 524 38 07 08
www.dardarma.com/
Dar Darma is a nice riad in the Medina that we discovered surfing on the net. It's a great place to stay with comfortable rooms and the staff are very kind. It is very near to the Museum of Marrakech and also the famous square is not very far from there. The cuisine too is very good.
www.dardarma.com
+39 02 66 99 27 204
It is a sort of ancient riad, so private and charming! I was there during Easter holidays
It has only three suites and each of them is called with the name of a colour that personalized the decoration.
The staff are very kind. The palace has also a personal shopper who escorted me in the medina where I did some shopping, he helped me to find some original souvenirs really appreciated by my friends.
There is also a superb hammam where you can relax and if you stay at Dar Darma, try the mint tea: it is great!
Dar Darma, Marrakech
28 Derb El Farnatchi
www.dardarma.com
Dar Darma is a riad, a typical palace of Marrakech and it is located inside the old Medina. It is near the nice Medersa and the Museum of Marrakech, really a good place from where you can easily discover Marrakech. I loved the style of this riad and the sophisticated amtosphere! You can choose different kind of rooms and apartments, each with its own style. a great place indeed!
Old Medina, Marrakech
+39 02 66 99 27 204
www.dardarma.com
Google map: bit.ly/gYKbbe
Light, airy and very good value; Taros Cafe next door is very good.
Hotel Riad Dar Ness, 1 rue Khalid ben Walid, B.P 640, 44 100
Tel: 00 212 24 47 68 04
Dar Adrar is a lovely place to stay at the top of Imlil, run by one of the star guides of the atlas, Mohamed Aztat, and has great views from the roof terrace, peaceful rooms, hot shower and an in-house hammam.
This is a stunning riad made up of four self-catering apartments. All the apartments have access to a communal terrace and courtyard.
Dar Lazuli is really close to the main square in Essaouira and we found it just a nice little place to chill out relax.
Dar Cherisa is a lovingly restored town house that is a wonderful place to have a tea/fruit juice or even lunch. You can sit in the courtyard, one of the rooms or on the terrace. There are also art exhibitions and books on Marrakech to leaf through. Well indicated, it's in the Mouassine part of the Medina.
Dar Cherifa
Mouassine
Marrakech
Right in the heart of the Fes (Fez) Medina, Dar El Menia is a cool place. Very luxurious, convenient, and for the price, I couldn't believe the amount of luxury that we felt there. Graham also helped us to find some rocking activites while we were there. Cheers Mate!
www.medinafes.com
Dar El Menia Land Line 00121 (0) 535 63 31 64
Dar Tassa is a simply wonderful place in the Atlas Mountains near Marrakech.
A lovely place amongst beautiful surroundings, let alone the delicious food and drink!
With highly friendly, knowledgeable and English speaking hosts aiding the organisation of our trek, our trip was definitely one to remember.
We visited on reading about this wonderful place in the RyanAir magazine where Dar Tassa was voted in their Top 10 most Eco-Friendly places to visit that won't harm the planet, or your pocket.
With great value for money we will be returning to Dar Tassa for sure.
Dar Lazuli in Essaouira is a really tranquil, relaxing place to stay. It has a great location just inside the medina walls, a minute's walk from the beach, main square and cafes.
The riad is full of character and lovely white painted walls which just make the whole place feel full of light.
The beds are huge and really comfortable, and there are two terraces where you can sit and enjoy meals outside. Essaouira can be pretty windy and the terraces are really sheltered.
The Moroccan couple that look after Dar Lazuli are incredibly friendly, keep the place immaculate and can't do enough for you. Latifa can also cook delicious meals for you in your apartment which I thoroughly recommend!
Dar Lazuli
rue Moussa ben Noussair
Essaouira
www.darlazuli.co.uk
Perfect for exploring Old Tunis, this hotel used to be the exotic home of an erstwhile Bey.
64 Rue Sidi Ben Arous, Tunis
Riad Dar Zahia offers superb accommodation and tranquillity in the heart of the medina and just a five minute walk from the main square. We stayed in the beautiful Sakina suite for a couple of nights at the start of our holiday in August. The room, sun terrace and excellent staff almost set too high a standard for the rest of our holiday in Morocco.
60 derb El Hammam, Mouassine, 40000 Marrakech Médina;
www.dar-zahia.com
This has to be one of the best riads in Marrakech. Oliver and his staff are very welcoming and friendly. The accommodation is first class with all rooms air conditioned. The food is Moroccan home cooking at its best. Dar Najat is just five minutes walk from the centre of the bustling city and is a quiet and calm place to return to after a busy day of sightseeing.
Dar Najat is a fabulous riad in the medina. Comfortable, relaxing with the finest staff I have encountered. They and the owner Olivier Behar are a "family" - so much so that we kept wanting to get back to our home-from- home. As we ate our delicious dinners under the stars we counted our blessings. Look at the website and be convinced - it's hospitality at its best. Prices from €83.
THE BEST PLACE TO BE IN MARRAKECH!! Riad dar Najat.
Stayed in Riad Dar Najat for only one night as we we’re on trip to Essaouira (on the coast).
My husband and I were travelling with two teenage daughters. We loved the place !!
Beautifully decorated boutique hotel. The lighting and artwork are fabulous.
The Jacuzzi on the roof-terrace is an heaven..
The terrace is a great spot to relax and get away from the medina. Breakfast on the terrace was fantastic at any time.
Marrakech itself is quite an experience and cannot be described,but dar Najat was by far the best part of the trip even if we stayed a really short time in the riad.
We would recommend this fabulous place without hesitation and not even think staying in an other riad!
Thanks to all!
N° 18 DERB LALLA CHACHA
Marrakech
+ 212 524 375085
www.dar-najat.com
Google map: tinyurl.com/2v6p53c
Dar Said is the former townhouse of a wealthy Tunis family, in the pretty seaside and artist’s village of Sidi Bou Said, perched on the cliffs in the northern suburbs of Tunis. It's a picture-perfect place of warm sun, cobbled streets, whitewashed houses with bright blue shutters and ornately decorated doors, with tall cypress trees and bougainvillea flowers spilling over garden walls.
Dar Said has been listed many times among the world's best boutique/individual hotels, and it feels small, quiet and intimate (how staying away from home should be!). All the rooms are spacious, cool, well-furnished, with opulent bathrooms, and open onto small courtyards of jasmine and gurgling fountains.
A gorgeous pool is set among terraces overlooking the sea, and breakfast is served poolside every morning.
Dar Itrane is an ecolodge that gives the opportunity to experience the Berber Culture of the Moroccan High Atlas, only 4 hours away from Marrakech.
Built in adobe, wood and natural materials according to traditional building techniques, it’s a small environment-friendly structure set in the wonderful area of the M’Goun Range, the villages of the Bougmez Valley, and offers a high level of comfort, which is awesome in such an area.
After a long walk, it’s really pleasant to relax in the traditionnal taddelakt hammam. And from the roof terraces at night, you can see thousands of stars… Dar Itrane also has a wide library focusing on the Berber Culture.
It’s a good base to go and explore the close traditional villages of the valley, meet the locals or go trekking to the Azourki or the M’Goun Summit, for example.
The team at Dar Itrane is really friendly; they always cook delicious Moroccan dishes and are happy to introduce you to their way of living in the High Atlas.
www.daritrane.com
booking: sejour@origins-lodge.com
phone number : +212 23 459 312
You can reach the Bougmez Valley using local transportation (collective taxis) from Bad Doukkala in Marrakech. Take a taxi to Azilal first, and then change to Tabant/Bougmez Valley.
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