Riad Dar Benbrahim in Marrakech

Just had a lovely stay at this riad. It is very centrally located, just a few minutes walk from the main square, the bahia palace and the tombs. There are some great restaurants just 2 or 3 minutes away and lots of shops and cafes nearby. The riad is very clean, breakfast was very nice and is served on a lovely rooftop terrace. We had a lovely room, quite quirky and very traditional, with a good sized bathroom and a shower with plenty of hot water. People need to remember when booking a riad that they are not luxury hotels and they should have reasonable expectations. These are old buildings, they dont have lifts or shiny chrome fittings, they are traditional morrocan buildings with small windows, dim lighting and old fashioned decor. That is their charm. Morrocan hosts are warm and welcoming and are very hard working, and if our experience is anything to go by, some of the nicest people on earth. Osama (I hope i have his name correct) was kindness itself, nothing was too much trouble for him, anything we needed was attended to instantly. He worked incredibly hard to take care of us, he is a credit to this establishment.

This was our first visit to Marrakesh & hopefully the first of many. Everyone at Riad Dar Benbrahim has been so welcoming and friendly. Our room was clean and comfortable and all the staff, led by Naima, couldn’t do enough for us. Naima’s cooking is second-to-none. I advise taking g at least one home cooking evening meal on the roof terrace at the Riad. Naima also does cookery classes but we ran out of time on this visit (so we must come back). Some highlights of our visit: breakfast in the roof terrace, evening on the roof terrace watching the sunset & listening to the call to prayer. Outside the Riad, which is centrally situated, we enjoyed a visit to Palace Bahia, coffee & lunch on the terrace of the Cafe Espices with its view of the snow covered mountains, wandering the souks, a day trip to the waterfalls & a visit to the Hammam. We managed to pack in so much to 4 days with the help of Naima, who organised some of the activities for us,

Excellent location great little find compertable bed staff go above and beyoind to help, Very secure as you have to ring bell to enter the Riad

It was a great experience i definitely recommend it. The staff is very polite and friendly. The people there really listen to what the client asks for and try to provide it.

Myself and my NOW FIANCÉE as i proposed to her in this Riad on the 21st july 2025 would like to say thank you to everyone connected with this establishment i can't stress enough how friendly and how accommodating they where ,the rooftop breakfast was outstanding the hospitality shown to us both was second to none nothing was too much hassle if i could give it a 10 star review i would ,i really hope you see this message as i didn't get the chance to say good bye this morning,our first time in Marrakech BUT IT WILL CERTAINLY NOT BE THE LAST ,from the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU ,your very greatful guests from Scotland,james and jackie

Amazing little find, Ali couldn’t do enough for us. I went with my daughter as soon as we arrived we were welcomed like old friends. Ali book and escorted us to have a hammam I definitely recommend this, Naima is a brilliant cook and we had our first meal at the Riad. If you’re looking for 5 star luxury don’t come here if you are looking for a true Moroccan experience and hospitality I would definitely recommend. We can’t wait to come back !