Riad Esmeralda

This place exceeded our expectations. It's about a 20 min ride from the airport to this Riad. Because of it's specific location, your driver has to drop you off and then you have to walk down an alley (it's safe) to get to the location. Mohammed from the Riad spoke to the driver and gave him specific details on where to drop us and where he would meet us to take us into the Riad. The check in process was simple and Mohammed greeted my husband and I with traditional Moroccan tea (it's really good) and some bread and crackers. After this, Mohammed led us to our room and then gave us a tour for where breakfast is held. Breakfast is really really good (we had eggs, tea, fresh orange juice, fruit and yogurt, and break daily [coffee optional as well]). Overall, the staff (Mohammed, Yousef, Abdul, and the wonderful ladies in the kitchen) made this stay so comfortable!! The location is really central to all of the sites to see so everything was an easy (and safe) walk. I would absolutely stay here again.

I wouldn't say that we didn't like anything about the place, but I will simply give 2 suggestions that i think will make the stay even more exceptional. 1) The Riad requires a city tax to be paid separate from your bill to stay (which is pretty normal for most tourist spots). However, that fee can only be paid in cash. We used up most of our cash the night before we left, knowing we didn't want to bother converting it back. Luckily, we had some left over or we would've had to go to the currency exchange place to get more money. I think knowing that the fee had to be paid in cash up front would save the visitor any potential hassle. 2) The bathroom is setup is great. However, there is nothing stopping the water from splashing everywhere while using the shower head. I think it would be a great idea to install a fixed half glass separator from the front to middle of the tub to minimize/prevent the water from getting on the floor while showering.

Beautiful interior, conveniently located for the old town. The staff are incredibly kind.

The Riad was stunningly beautiful and we loved how it was traditionally decorated plus the location was fab being able to walk to almost anywhere.

Extra Large bad, amazing staff, silence. People running the Riad Youssef and Mohamed were very kind and made our stay very pleasant.