Expert reviews
“In the teeming pedestrians-only center of the city, Riad Star offers a quiet and cosseting retreat. Its celebrity history provides a fascinating back story, while personal service manages to make the hotel feel like home.”
What guests liked
- Beautiful Riad
- Rooftop terrace
- Friendly staff
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This fine hospitality center is located on 31 Derb Ailich Kaat Benahid in the Medina district of the city, where it offers guests a comfortable and satisfying living condition fitted with the best of amenities and facilities.
The hotel offers stylish and elegant room options such as Superior Triple Room, Standard Double Room or Twin Room and Double or Twin Superior Suite. The Riad Star by Marrakech is a family-friendly hotel, as such, it offers room options for families in the hotel for vacation. The Deluxe Family Room has all the necessary amenities and facilities for a family.
The hotel is located close to some old Kouba which are popular tourist attractions. Riad Star is linked to a building that was originally a palace but now the Marrakech Museum. This fine establishment offers a nearness to other famous attractions and fascinating places such as the Majorelle Gardens which is about 2 km away from the hotel.
The famous Conference Palace is about 3 km away from the hotel while the nearest airport is the Marrakech-Medina Airport which is 5 km away from the hotel.
Rooms in the hotel are fitted with standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning and a comfy sofa. The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries and bathroom slippers.
The hotel provides other services, facilities, and amenities such as concierge services, luggage storage, 24-hour front desk, airport shuttle, and daily maid service.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
9 January 2024
Exceptional
Excellent location, lovely place, but most if all the staff extremely helpful and accommodating.
9 January 2024
Ali, the best host and he can recommend the best eatery joints and helped me with local transport.
It’s the best location if one wants to be closer to Medina. Breakfast served was wonderful and had some changes everyday. Staff is exceptionally caretaking.
Only thing I could think of was the shower area in the bathroom where water was draining quite slowly.
3 January 2024
Exceptional
Everything, the timing of the breakfast and the staff was fantastic and very helpful.
Very old house and beautiful. The looks on the doors where very old and it was noisy and cozy 😁
2 January 2024
Recommend a short stay here to be right in the Medina
Service is wonderful. Booked pick up from Casablanca airport with Riad and booked drop off with Riad, no issues. Very smooth transit and very nice welcoming first night. Many tips offered. Loved how there was a common area with kitchen you can use and water for you. Breakfast was very attentive. Everyone was so nice. Housekeeping is good. Location is good. We were able to walk everywhere.
First time at Riad, not used to not having outside light. Room is dark and not enough light. The toilet and bathroom is on older side and you’ll hear the toilet running after the flush.
21 December 2023
Exceptional
Stayed as a group. The rooms were clean, the staff was very friendly and helpful, and the riad was spectacular. The breakfast served includes local tastes. Tea, coffee and hot water were always available in the common room. The terrace has a lovely old city view with comfy cushions.
Would be better if there were bathroom slippers.
17 October 2023
Fabulous
The Riad is beautiful and authentic: we felt the real marrocain atmosphere. The breakfast was well served and the quality was good. We arrived late in the morning and we were welcomed in an excellent way with a typical mint tea. The staff is nice, polite and always available. Amine is the perfect host, helping us in every situation: he gave us advices and suggestions for visiting Marrakech.
22 July 2023
Exceptional
Authentic Extremely nice and helpful staff
You have to walk to hotel Narrow streets a d walking only
15 July 2023
Amazing Riad and excellent staff
Great location, very spacious and comfortable room! Excellent breakfast and Ali and the staff were amazing!!! Highly recommended
30 June 2023
Fabulous
Very service-oriented, dedicated staff. All friendly. They go out of their way to help. Very clean. Very comfortable rooms
Sometimes can hear inner courtyard chats, but hey that's the concept of a riad, so it's kind of natural to hear a bit of interaction.
20 June 2023
ayoub you are special
the property is very nice inside and super clean. there is a nice breakfast with sweets fruits tea water and Moroccan food. I want to pay attention to the staff for how kind reliable and helpful are. it is not safe to go around Medina 4 ladies alone. thanks to Ayoub who escorted us every single time and made us feel safe and at home. he was special and amazing
just the fact that Medina is not a safe area for ladies only
6 June 2023
Exceptional
Extremely helpful and friendly staff. Great location and beautiful Riad. Lovely breakfast every morning.
6 June 2023
Wonderfully authentic and perfectly picturesque
We had a wonderful stay at the Riad Star The staff ,especially Ali,went absolutely over and above to meet and greet us and make sure we didn’t get lost! They were so kind and helpful The Riad was beautiful inside and our room was wonderful ,such a lovely experience and I’m so glad we chose to stay there I loved being in the medina and close to it all but it was still amazingly quiet inside the Riad as it’s perhaps just a little further out from the commotion making it lovely and peaceful We had a scrumptious breakfast on the last day as I was out very early exploring the first days They had everything you could have wanted,pancakes were especially delicious! Many thanks again for a most wonderful stay!
We had no issues at all
3 June 2023
The most amazing customer service levels!! I would specially like to mention Ayoub and Ali who went out of their way to
The staff was absolutely brilliant!! Went out of their way to make your stay comfortable. Very comfortable big room, sunlit and airy property with beautiful decor!
30 May 2023
beautiful Riad in excellent location with very friendly stuff
very friendly stuff, excellent location, wonderful design
it was a bit worn out at places, but nothing major
21 May 2023
Very good
Stayed in a family room with 5 friends for 2 nights - was a perfect size and great location! Staff were friendly and the breakfast was great. Definitely check out the roof terrace if you stay here!
Staff were helpful with arranging taxis but they were very expensive so would recommend getting a metered taxi from a rank rather than booking through the hotel
16 May 2023
Exceptional
Excellent staff, great breakfast, stylish and comfortable room
Not a great neighborhood but very quiet and still safe.
12 May 2023
A beautiful oasis of calm, will definitely return
the property is excellent, an absolute Oasis in the beautiful madness of Marrakech, the staff are incredible and are more than willing to help whenever possible, Ali is an absolute credit to you!
20 April 2023
lovely Riad with beautiful roof terrace and helpful staff always with a smile / nothing is too much trouble.
calm house , lovely decor, amazing roof terrace . helpful friendly staff.
nothing
19 April 2023
Exceptional
The staff were really lovely, and the breakfast and dinner on the first night were great
15 April 2023
The care Sayeed & Ali and colleagues displayed was exceptional. Brilliant location.
Location & very accommodating staff. the App is fabulous for getting around
Dirty downstairs toilet. Dishes from evening meal left in public kitchen area
13 April 2023
Exceptional
Great central location, and very hospitable hosts. Highly recommended.
11 April 2023
Fabulous
The help with bookings in the area was great and the staff was great, especially Ayoub.
6 April 2023
Beautiful riad located in the heart of the Medina. Recommend to all!
Staff in the Riad were so welcoming and helpful during our stay, with access to mint tea and water at all times. Terrace was beautiful, a peaceful place amidst the hustle and bustle. Breakfast was a 10/10, we were even offered eggs one morning!
Our shower had an issue which we feel should have been checked prior to our arrival. We really appreciate that the issue was seen to promptly but in the intense heat that we experienced while staying in the Riad we needed the cold setting on the shower to be working. We also found the mattresses to be quite hard for our liking. That is just personal preference but you would like to have a great night's sleep and that was not always the case.
29 March 2023
Very good
room was hot
Hotel facilities
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Family rooms
- - Safety deposit box
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Shuttle service (additional charge)
- - Airport shuttle (additional charge)
- - Shared lounge/TV area
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
- - Concierge service
- - Private check-in/check-out
- - Lockers
- - Invoice provided
Activities
- - Golf course (within 3 km) (additional charge)
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hammam (additional charge)
- - Entertainment staff
- - Evening entertainment (additional charge)
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Make up services
- - Hair treatments
- - Manicure
- - Pedicure
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Spa/wellness packages
- - Walking tours (additional charge)
- - Tour or class about local culture (additional charge)
- - Cooking class (additional charge)
Outdoors
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
- - Outdoor fireplace
Food & Drink
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Special diet menus (on request)
- - Fruits
Cleaning services
- - Daily housekeeping
Entertainment and family services
- - Board games/puzzles
Pool and wellness
- - Plunge pool
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Transport
- - Airport pick up (additional charge)
- - Airport drop off (additional charge)
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Security alarm
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals
- - Thermometers for guests provided by property
- - Face masks for guests available
23 January 2024
Fabulous
The term "RIAD" means an acomodattion inside the Medina. The Star was a truly marrocan experience, the staff extremly friendly makes you feel like home.
Location at the first sight