Derb Tizougarine 105, Dar El Bacha, Marrakech, Morocco | (618) 248-8274
Intimate boutique hotel with attentive personal service
Historic Riad with tailored Morrocan decor and local artwork
Convenient location to souks and sights in the Medina
Free breakfast served on the rooftop terrace
Small spa with hammam
Plenty of private spaces for relaxing and reading
Fine-dining restaurant serving local cuisine in a
romantic setting
Private transfer to the Marrakech airport
Elevator (rare for riads)
No pool
No fitness facilities
Rooms lack private terraces
Only French TV stations
Some rooms are small, offering little space between wall and
the bed
Set within the walls of Marakech's bustling Medina, Riad
Idra is an intimate seven-room, luxury boutique hotel with a rooftop terrace,
a small spa, and a romantic fine-dining restaurant. Guests enjoy the personal
service, the tailored Moroccan decor, and the tranquil interior courtyard, which
provides a soothing place to linger after a day of navigating the souks. The
rooms are individually decorated in traditional Moroccan style, featuring tall
ceilings, local art, and plush amenities, but they lack terraces. The special decor and central Medina location help make this one of the city's top riads, but it is missing key amenities such as a pool and fitness room. For those, consider the also intimate Riad Noir d'Ivoire -- but note that it is farther from Jemaa El-Fna square.
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A small boutique hotel set in a historic Moroccan riad with an attentive staff, a small spa, and a rooftop terrace for lounging and lingering over breakfast
Riad Idra's location within the bustle of Marakech's Medina puts guests close to souks, marketplaces, and important sights. The intimate hotel, which delivers the atmosphere of an upscale inn, attracts mostly couples. They spend their days sightseeing and their evenings resting beneath the high-thread-count
linens atop the stylish beds within the cocoon-like rooms. The hotel's immaculate
Moroccan style features arched doorways, intricately carved wooden doors and
shutters, original artwork, and an interior courtyard with a bubbling fountain and climbing vines of bougainvillea, a serene space to escape the buzz of the street. Breakfast is taken on the
rooftop terrace among potted plants and wooden lanterns while dinner is a more
formal affair, served in a romantic dining room with tables finished with white
linen and crystal glassware. The hotel offers plenty of nooks to read -- on the
rooftop, in the courtyard, or in the jewel-box lobby beside the fireplace.
Location
In the heart of the Medina, a 20-minute drive to the airport
Set in the historic Dar el Bacha area of the Medina, Riad Idra is close to
several souks and a three-minute walk from Dar El Bacha Palace, where uniformed guards stand
at the gate (it's still in use by the Moroccan royal family and not open to the public). Jemaa EL Fnaa square, the hub of the medina and one of its key sights, is an 11-minute walk. - 13-minute walk to Koutoubia Mosque
Rooms
Seven unique rooms with classic Moroccan decor, plush fabrics and linens, spa-like bathrooms, and luxurious amenities such as robes and Moroccan slippers
Riad Idra's seven guest rooms are individually decorated in Moraccan style, featuring warm color palettes as well as more traditional black and white design. The rooms are priced in three different categories. The
smallest rooms -- Warda, Basma, and Ahlam -- are finished in tones of blue,
highlighted by intricately carved wooden doors and trim, curvy fabric
headboards, small seating areas, arched windows, and bathrooms with single
vanities and glass enclosed showers.The larger Nour, Kamal, and Amal rooms are styled in
jewel tones of soft yellow, red, and orange. They feature vaulted and
domed ceilings, larger sitting areas, colorful large-scale artwork, and
bathrooms with wider single vanities and deep tubs with showers. The Aliya suite, located on the top floor of the riad, is
elegantly styled with white marble floors, an ebony-color four-poster bed, a
sitting area with chairs and a window seat covered in a soft lilac color fabric, an
ornate writing desk, and a crystal chandelier. The large bathroom, also
finished in white marble, includes a double vanity, separate tub and shower,
and a water closet.All of the rooms feature minibars, safes, robes and
slippers, small flat-screen TVs, vases of fresh roses, and spa-quality toiletries. The rooms are
accessed via two staircases or the elevator, a rare amenity for Marrakech.
Features
A small spa with a traditional hammam and a romantic fine-dining restaurant
Riad Idra's intimate spa specializes in massage and body
treatments, which can be enjoyed in the massage room or in the Beldi traditional hammam. Traditional
scrubs incorporate eucalyptus
black soap and clay with orange flower while
relaxing massage treatments use rose and bergamot essential oils. In the evenings, the hotel's restaurant offers a multi-course menu
inspired by cuisine from Morocco's northern, southern, desert, and mountain regions.
The dreamy dining room features tall windows trimmed with ornate woodwork and
balloon-like window treatments, elegant chandeliers, and tables set with white
table cloths, crystal, and vases of white roses.
