Riad Chi-Chi

Facilities

• Dining: Breakfast is included in the room rates, and other meals (Moroccan salads, tagines, cous-cous) can be arranged on request. There are numerous restaurants and cafés within walking distance
• Communal areas: Off the central courtyard is a cosy salon with a fireplace, satellite TV, a DVD player, a stereo and an iPod dock. There's also an open-sided loggia on the first floor with daybeds and magazines to flick through, plus a roof terrace with loungers and a canopied sitting area
• Internet Access: Free WiFi is available - you'll find the best signal in the loggia
• Swimming Pool: There's a small plunge pool (2.7 x 2.5m) in the courtyard, open in the summer months
• Spa Treatments: In-room massages and beauty treatments (including manicures and pedicures) are available; book in advance
• Recreational: Cooking classes with the riad's chef are available with advance notice; day trips, guided tours and other activities can also be arranged on request
• Weddings and Celebrations: Not suitable
• Meetings/Functions: Not suitable
• Disabled Access: None
• Pets: Not accepted
• Languages Spoken: English, French, German and Arabic

Also...

• Guests can borrow pre-paid mobile phones for use during their stay (a returnable deposit is required); if you get lost in the medina, just call and a member of staff will come and find you!

When to go?

The best times to visit Marrakech are spring and autumn. It's baking in the summer months of July and August - a dry but extremely relentless heat beats down on the city. By the end of October the evenings are cold, although the midday sun is still warm enough to bask in. The weather in winter, from November to March, ranges from cold and rainy to sunny and warm enough to sit outside.

Author's tips

Don't miss the Maison de la Photographie, just a few minutes' walk from the riad behind the Musée de Marrakech. Its fascinating photography exhibitions chart life in Morocco from 1870 to 1950. There's also a roof terrace (supposedly the highest in the city), a café selling reasonably-priced tagines, and a small collection of prints to buy.

Features include:

• Vegetarian menu
• Breakfast
• Lunch by arrangement
• Dinner by arrangement
• Walk to restaurants (offsite)
• Terrace
• Guest lounge
• WIFI internet
• Plunge pool
• In room treatments available
• Airport Transfers