Riad Anya & Spa

Our stay at Riad Anya & Spa marked the beginning of our Moroccan journey, and it truly set the tone for the rest of the holiday. From the moment we arrived, we were welcomed with such warmth and kindness - it felt like stepping into a friend’s home, but with a luxurious touch. Dinner on our first night was unbelievably good - generous portions, bursting with flavour, and served at a rose petal-covered table overlooking a softly lit pool. It was the perfect setting to unwind and ease into the magic of Marrakech. The atmosphere was serene, romantic, and deeply relaxing. The rooms are quaint, traditional, and beautifully styled, offering comfort and charm in equal measure. We loved the thoughtful decor and the sense of intimacy throughout the riad. It is clear that every detail has been carefully considered to create a welcoming and peaceful retreat. Breakfast was delicious and satisfying, and we left feeling refreshed and ready to explore. The location is ideal - close enough to the medina to enjoy the vibrant energy, but far enough to offer a quiet escape when needed. It is truly the best of both worlds. Thank you to the entire team at Riad Anya & Spa for making our first night in Marrakech so memorable. Your hospitality, beautiful space, and incredible food made us feel instantly at home. We could not have asked for a better beginning to our trip.

There are several reasons why Anya Riad and our couple was a great match. We have visited Marracech earlier and then we stayed in a very centrally located Riad (which is ranked as one of the 3 best Riads in the city), but then we booked our riad stay ourselves. This time we had booked through a travel agency a "13 days roundtrip in Marocco with private car and driver and their best overnight stays which promised us 4 stars+ stays (there were different overnight alternatives, and we chose their best overnights). So we would never had booked Riad Anya overselves because it is too far from the center of the Medina and one has to cross a couple of very busy roads on foot (and after we have spent about 35 years outside Europe, we know how dangerous it is to cross roads for pedestrians where one has to move around cars, motorbikes, cyclists etc.) because we are an elderly couple who do not move quickly. So that was a mismatch between Riad Anya and us from the start. But I agree with all the other reviews here that the staff is excellent and very hardworking! Also, the orangejuice at breakfast is great. We also loved the nicely decor and that there are many public areas to sit. But the stairs are difficult to climb, and even on the same floor there are so many places where there is only one step up or down which is quite dangerous if you don't look down all the time. Our room was extremely small and at one website I looked at, - it says for 1-2 persons. It had just one tiny chair which my husband said suited for a 5 year old child. Also, the walls are like "paperthin" so even for us who are having hearingproblems could easily follow the conversations in our neighbouring room. Every evening we were asked from a member of the staff if we wanted to have breakfast in the room, and we really did not understand why we got the question because our room was not suitable for breakfast in the room at all! So we had breakfast downstairs every morning. We were asked when we were going to have breakfast the evening before, and we told them the time. But it happened that there was no cutlery, napkins etc. on the table when we showed up at the set time. Also, the breakfast changed from day to day, and I missed to get yoghurt every morning, - and I would also loved to see an ordinary toast there for breakfast. There were enough to eat for breakfast every morning, but I found it was very strange to get creme brulé at breakfast one of the mornings there! Since we spent a lot of our time in the Riad and our room was so tiny without a sitting area, it was great that we could sit down in the library to read, - but the lounge was low so it was really hard to get up from it when we were leaving. Also, most of the children staying in the Riad, behaved very nicely, there was one evening there was one young boy who shouted and cried during the whole dinner so the whole Riad had to observe the LONG scene. We were surprised that the Riad does not accept cards so we had to pay our