April, 2012 | Marrakech Riad

Travel Agent GDS Booking Codes

Our Riads can be booked through travel agents throughout the world Riad Papillon Chain Code: GZ Amadeus Code: RAKRPP Sabre Code: 164665 Worldspan Code: RAKRP Galileo Code: 9582 Riad Cinnamon Chain Code: GZ Amadeus Code: RAKRDX Sabre Code: 164662 Worldspan Code: RAKRD Galileo Code: 9579 Dar Habiba Chain Code: GZ […]

Film Set, Marrakech

With it’s vibrant and mystical qualities, the city of Marrakech is often used as backdrop for many films. Occasionally the movies leave a mark on the Red City. One such example is to be found on the rue Mouassine, very near to the Mouassine fountain in the Central Medina five minutes from Riad Cinnamon and […]

Where to watch televised football in Marrakech

Morocco is mad about football. Most local cafes and coffee shops show international games and top club matches from Spain and England. Spanish club football, is followed more closely than English (Barca are most Moroccans favourite team) so Cafe’s will generally not be tuned to and English game if there is top Spanish game at […]

Modern boutique

One of our favourite merchants in the Marrakech Souks is the friendly Mostafa whose boutique is located on fashionable Dar El Bashah near to its junction with the Rue Mouassine. Mostafa offers a colourful and modern twist to traditional Moroccan designs and he will always be pleased to share a glass of mint tea in […]

New Dutch language website

Guests from the Netherlands are welcome in our English speaking Marrakech Riad hotels. We are pleased to announce the launch of our new Dutch language website www.marrakechriad.nl to offer a more convenient reservation experience. The Mediaeval City of Marrakech is surrounded by the snow topped Atlas mountains, there could be no greater contrast to the […]

Marrakech and French culture

In the year 1912 the French government officially annexed the majority of the kingdom of Morocco via the treaty of Fes. This treaty was the culmination of creeping European influence over what was for a time one of the only non-European controlled parts of Africa at the time, it laid out in direct terms France and […]

Norwegian guests welcome

Guests from Norway are most welcome in our Marrakech Riads. Even visiting polar bears from the archipeligo of svalbad! With outstanding offers on direct flights from Oslo with Norwegian how better to escape the arctic winter? Our English speaking staff will take great care of you and lend a Marrakech pay as you go mobile […]

Jet4you Marrakech France

Low cost airline Jet4you operate scheduled flights between a fantastic six French cities and Marrakech Menara airport. If you are traveling from Paris, Nantes, Bordeaux, Marseilles or Toulouse or Lyon check out the Jet4you alternative. We can arrange to have you met on arrival and whisked away to one of our luxury Marrakech Riads in time […]

Decorated Berber Furniture

There is a long tradition of decorating Berber furniture with painted patterns. In respect of islamic the patterns are geometric shapes that do not depict living things. This delightful litte table sits in the Essaouira Suite at Riad Cinnamon. The decor in our Marrakech Riads is carefully selected to be reflect local tradition.

Backshish Cafe

Backshish is Moroccan slang for the small courtesy payments (not major bribes) that help ease every day life in Morocco. The wittily named Backshish Cafe is a newly opened eatery conveniently located at the top of Riad Zitoun street very near to our Riad Dar Habiba. Just a few steps from the main square – […]

Musee de l’art de vivre & Cafe

THIS REVIEW WAS WRITTEN IN 2012 The Museum has now closed to be replaced by a museum of perfume in the same location The Musee de l’art de vivre brings alive some of the social history of Morocco, at the time of writing a fantastic selections of Kaftans is on display with explanations placing […]

The museum district

The Central area of the Marrakech Medina around the Ben Yussef Mosque is the ‘museum quarter’ with a great collection of museums and historic attractions. The oldest building in Marrakech, the Almoravid Kouba is open to the public and features sone of the most remarkable architectural decoration in the whole of the islamic world. The […]