Long Room — 24 m² in the medina
The Long Room is the room to book when you are two people who want two beds. All four standard rooms at Riad Dar Alhambra can be made up as twins, but this is the one we set up that way by default — it is the room shaped for it. At 24 m² on the upper floor, it is the brightest and plainest room in the riad: clean Moroccan lines, white and wood, and noticeably more daylight than the jewel-toned rooms.
Two single beds, arranged as standard
Twin rooms are surprisingly hard to book in small riads, which are mostly built around double beds for couples. Friends travelling together, colleagues, a parent and an adult child, siblings — all of them end up asking the same question, and in this riad this is the answer. It can also be made up as one double if you would rather.
A walk-in shower and grab rails
This room has a walk-in shower and grab rails fitted in the bathroom, which the others do not. To be straight with you: the room is on the upper floor and the riad has no lift, so those fixtures help once you are in the room — they do not make the room step-free. If getting upstairs is the difficulty, book the Chaouen Suite on the ground floor instead.
The brightest room in the riad
The deep colour that makes the suites feel enveloping also makes them dim. This room goes the other way — pale, simple and light — which suits guests who want to read in the room, work for an hour, or simply not feel closed in.
Specification
| Room size | 24 m² |
|---|---|
| Category | Standard Double / Twin |
| Floor | Upper floor |
| Beds | Two single beds, or one double |
| Sleeps | 2 guests |
| Bathroom | Private en-suite with walk-in shower and grab rails |
| 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 people who want separate beds
- Guests who prefer bright and simple to dark and ornate
- Anyone who wants a walk-in shower rather than a bath
Book something else if…
- Three guests — this room takes two, and no extra bed
- Anyone who cannot manage stairs: the grab rails are in the bathroom, but the room is upstairs and there is no lift
- Guests wanting a spa bath or a sitting area — book a suite
Inside the Long 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.
Long Room — questions
Is this a twin room?
Does the walk-in shower mean it is accessible?
Can a third guest be added?
Is it a bath or a shower?
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.