A peaceful and wonderful oasis!
I brought a group of 17 artists to Marrakech January 25-February 2 having never been there before. First time as as a tour operator to have a group on the African continent. I did an enormous amount of research in the many months leading up to the trip and selected Riad le Perroquet Bleu based in large part of the reviews read here. Of course you never really know how it's going to be until you experience it yourself. I can say we were all so pleased with so much about it: first of all the scores of emails between Béatrice and myself helped to set the stage. But to me the absolute highlights were: the great and dedicated team at the Riad. I'm talking about Omar, Moustafa and Mohamed. We all became friends and always felt they were taking such good care of us. Even the night guy was responsive and always available. The women who take care and maintain the cleanliness of the Riad seemed like they were constantly working. I feel there's so much more I can say, so I will!
There are so many places to hang out and unwind with a glass of wine or cup of tea. The rooftop seating areas, the many interior courtyard places to hang out. Loved the tajines prepared by the kitchen. I would say my group on average ate 3-4 times at the RIad and other times went out into town. I ate there every night with just one exception and tried the chicken and beef or vegetarian tajines, the beef and chicken skewers and the pastias (not sure about that spelling nor exactly sure what it was!). Breakfasts were good with fresh orange juice and eggs on demand. WiFi access was good but they were in the middle of some router upgrades so there were times it went out. But never for long. I was able to get work done in my room on the computer with a decent enough connection, but in some areas the connection was outstanding.
As others mentioned the Riad is actually composed of three Riads. The newest one being the Blue. I stayed in the older one and was happy there. I felt the older ones had more character - and less light, but I loved mine. Feel free to ask any questions and if I know the answer I will respond.
I brought a group of 17 artists to Marrakech January 25-February 2 having never been there before. First time as as a tour operator to have a group on the African continent. I did an enormous amount of research in the many months leading up to the trip and selected Riad le Perroquet Bleu based in large part of the reviews read here. Of course you never really know how it's going to be until you experience it yourself. I can say we were all so pleased with so much about it: first of all the scores of emails between Béatrice and myself helped to set the stage. But to me the absolute highlights were: the great and dedicated team at the Riad. I'm talking about Omar, Moustafa and Mohamed. We all became friends and always felt they were taking such good care of us. Even the night guy was responsive and always available. The women who take care and maintain the cleanliness of the Riad seemed like they were constantly working. I feel there's so much more I can say, so I will!
There are so many places to hang out and unwind with a glass of wine or cup of tea. The rooftop seating areas, the many interior courtyard places to hang out. Loved the tajines prepared by the kitchen. I would say my group on average ate 3-4 times at the RIad and other times went out into town. I ate there every night with just one exception and tried the chicken and beef or vegetarian tajines, the beef and chicken skewers and the pastias (not sure about that spelling nor exactly sure what it was!). Breakfasts were good with fresh orange juice and eggs on demand. WiFi access was good but they were in the middle of some router upgrades so there were times it went out. But never for long. I was able to get work done in my room on the computer with a decent enough connection, but in some areas the connection was outstanding.
As others mentioned the Riad is actually composed of three Riads. The newest one being the Blue. I stayed in the older one and was happy there. I felt the older ones had more character - and less light, but I loved mine. Feel free to ask any questions and if I know the answer I will respond.
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phone: 212-414-8875 fax: 866-501-6873
e-mail: nyartist2007@gmail.com