Riad Kniza

They were kind enough to upgrade us to the Royal Suite which was beautiful and ENORMOUS! Being given a smart phone to carry with us and contact reception was a really lovely touch. Staff were lovely and very helpful although sometimes a little tricky to find if we were looking for towels for the pool or to order some drinks on the terrace. The building is a real place of calm and tranquility in the midst of a very busy old town. They went out of their way to provide us with a late breakfast which was very kind and unexpected.

I arrived in Riad Kniza a day before my travel partner as he had missed his flight. I was picked up from my car by one of the employees and guided through a couple of windy streets to the hotel where I was welcomed and instantly felt comfortable and safe. The riad was breathtakingly beautiful, clean and beyond hospitable. There is a menu for delicious traditional Morocco food. Mint tea and wine by the glass is also available. The room was beautifully prepared and AC was blasting to beat the 100 degree heat outside. I ate a delish breakfast on the gorgeous roof of the riad before my buddy arrived. Would definitely recommend if you are looking for a very clean, high quality, and quiet stay in the busy town!

My wife and I visited Marrakech for our 2nd year anniversary. After a lenghty research, we chose Riad Kniza and we definitely recommend it! Likes: The staff: extremely nice, very helpful. We were welcomed by the owner himself who gave us a tour of the facilities. The staff arranged our transfers to and from the airport with ease. They also arranged a visit to their gallery, which has a small berber museum and very high quality artisanal products. The housekeeping were perfect, with daily turndown service. We were truely treated as royalty. They also gave us an android smart phone with working internet, a phone line and google maps. That was a nice touch and very useful. We had a lot of luggage, and a big problem in the medina in marrakech is that you have to carry your luggage through its winding streets as cars can not access those street. I emailed them and we had someone waiting for us with a hand-pulled cart that accomodated all our luggage and the walk to the hotel was quite easy! The room: superb! It was spacious, meticulously clean and very luxurious. And although the area around the hotel is busy, the room was quiet. The breakfast: quite good with enough variety and the food tasted great. Dislikes: The room had no fridge. The location: the hotel is located near one of the gates of the medina, Bab Doukkala. Unfortunately this is not one of the attractive areas of the medina, a bit unclean and has a small ???locals??? market, with many butchers and local food stalls and little to no tourists. The area CAN feel a bit unsafe, although honestly we had no problems during our 4-nights stay. It???s also a bit far from Marrakech???s main attraction, Jemaa el fanaa. It???s a good 20-25 minutes walk away. This wasn???t a problem on our way there, since after a stretch of 600-700 m of ???locals market???, tourist shops begin to appear. However the walk back can be a bit too much, especially at night when most of the shops along the way are closed. After the 1st night, we used to take a toktok back from Jemaa el Fanaa for 30 MAD. That was a reasonable solution. I knew about the location before I booked, and I definitely DO NOT regret it. It is definitely more luxurious that other options in slightly better locations and in the same price range. Highly recommended! Thank you Riad kniza!