African Room — 24 m² in the medina
The African Room is one of two rooms at Riad Dar Alhambra that sleeps three, which makes it the one most families book. It is 24 m² on the upper floor, worked in warm earth tones — ochre, clay, burnt orange — with hand-carved wood and African-inspired pieces on the walls. It is a calmer, less saturated room than Limoni or Beldi, and the most grown-up of the four standard rooms.
Three in one room, without a connecting door
Small medina riads rarely have family rooms, and connecting doors are rarer still — these are old houses and the rooms are where the walls put them. This room simply takes a third guest: two adults and a child, in 24 m². If you are three, this room and the Limoni Room are the two that work, and this is the larger-feeling of the two.
A quieter palette than the rest
The other three standard rooms lead with orange, blue or white. This one is built on earth tones, which reads calmer at the end of a loud day in the souks. Guests who find strong Moroccan colour tiring tend to prefer this room.
Specification
| Room size | 24 m² |
|---|---|
| Category | Standard Double |
| Floor | Upper floor |
| Beds | One double, or two single beds |
| Sleeps | 3 guests (two adults and a child) |
| Bathroom | Private en-suite, bath or shower |
| Outlook | Inward, over the courtyard |
| Climate | Air conditioning and heating |
| Terrace | Shared rooftop terrace, plunge pool in warmer months |
| Lift | None — the riad is an old medina house |
| Rate | From €120 per night, breakfast included |
Who this room is for
A good fit if you are…
- Two adults travelling with a child
- Guests who want warm, muted colour rather than bright
- Two friends sharing — the bed splits into singles
Book something else if…
- Four guests — three is the maximum in this room
- Guests wanting a spa bath or a sitting area — book a suite
- Anyone who cannot manage stairs — upper floor, and the riad has no lift
Inside the African Room
What is included, and how you reach the room
Included in the rate
- Moroccan breakfast, made in the riad each morning
- Air conditioning and heating — both matter here; medina walls are cold in winter
- Fast free WiFi throughout the riad
- Private en-suite bathroom with free toiletries and a hairdryer
- Mini bar, flat-screen TV and a wardrobe
- Rooftop terrace, shared by all guests, with a small plunge pool open in the warmer months
- Daily housekeeping, and help arranging an airport transfer on request
Finding the room, and getting to the riad
This room is on the riad’s single upper floor, reached by the main staircase from the courtyard — there is no lift, and like most old medina houses the stairs are steeper and narrower than you would find in a hotel. If that is a problem, the Chaouen Suite is the one room on the ground floor.
Worth knowing before you arrive: the medina’s lanes are pedestrian, so a taxi cannot reach the door and the last stretch is on foot. Tell us your arrival time and we can arrange an airport transfer and help you in with luggage.
What is around you
Riad Dar Alhambra is inside the medina, the walled old city — which is the reason to stay in a riad rather than a hotel in Guéliz. The Ben Youssef Madrasa, the 14th-century Quranic school with the courtyard everyone photographs, is a two-minute walk from the door. The souks, the tanners’ quarter and Jemaa el-Fna are all walkable, and you come back through the lanes to a house where the noise simply stops at the entrance.
That is the trade a riad asks you to make: no car to the door, and in exchange a quiet courtyard house in the middle of the old city. Most guests decide it is the right one. More about the riad.
Comfort, as standard
The rooftop plunge pool is small and open in the warmer months — we would rather tell you that now than have you arrive expecting a swimming pool.
African Room — questions
Can three people share this room?
Do you have family rooms or connecting rooms?
Can it be made up as twin beds?
Is breakfast included for all three guests?
Compare it with the others
What else the riad does
Your arrival transfer is included — the concierge meets you at the drop-off point and walks you in.