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Riad Picolina

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Spa
Shower, hair dryer, towels
Outdoor pool
Balcony
Reception

Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
56 Derb Sidi Lahcen ou Ali Bab Doukala, Marrakech, 40000
  • Dar el Bacha Palace
    6 min walk
  • Le Jardin Secret
    11 min walk
  • Marrakech Museum
    14 min walk
  • Marrakech (RAK-Menara)
    18 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the area

Marrakech

With a stay at Riad Picolina, you'll be centrally located in Marrakech, within a 5-minute drive of Jemaa el-Fnaa and Majorelle Garden. .This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Bab Doukkala Mosque and 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Dar el Bacha Palace.

What's nearby

  • Le Jardin Secret - 11 min walk
  • Marrakech Plaza - 15 min walk
  • Jemaa el-Fnaa - 16 min walk
  • Majorelle Garden - 20 min walk
  • Casino de Marrakech - 3 min drive

Getting around

  • Marrakech Central Station - 10 min drive
  • Menara Airport (RAK) - 18 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Rooftop Terrace - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Safran By Koya - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Dar Moha Restaurant - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Sports Lounge - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Les Terrasses Des Arts Marrakech - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Riad Picolina

Hotel with free breakfast, near Jemaa el-Fnaa
Riad Picolina offers 5 accommodations with safes and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and in-room child care (surcharge), and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace. This hotel also features concierge services and babysitting (surcharge). Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary breakfast is included.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and a 24-hour front desk. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a train station pick-up service.
A complimentary breakfast is offered.
Riad Picolina has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Arabic, English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Bathroom

  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; Check-in end time: 3 PM
Express check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.22 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 50 per person (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Picolina Marrakech
Riad Picolina
Riad Picolina Marrakech
Riad Picolina Hotel
Riad Picolina Marrakech
Riad Picolina Hotel Marrakech

Riad Picolina Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 65 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Don't prefer to stag
It's terrible noise and Chanting midnight, can't sleep!

10/10 Excellent

Federico , Posadas Argentina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfy and great location
Is impossible not get lost the first day to find the Riad BUT is part of the charming Medina. Yassin, the owner, is always there for you to guide to get a great experience of the city and help you for everything you need. The location is exceptional!! Not far from jemaa el fna and not far from gueliz.. you can make all city walking cos its in the middle of every place, during the day the neighbourhood it's a busy but nicely souk.. at the night convert in a quiet zone, it's safe walk through so no worries about that. The Riad have so lovely rooms, spacious and unique with decorations, a great breakfast and smile included every day. If you need to relax after a crazy day, the terrace is perfect. Why i choose this Riad first place? Well.. the location, the architectural details who transport me to other time and the service who gives. Why i could choose again this Riad? The location is excellent, the great environment you breed when you are in there, I repeat... The big smile every day, the good advice and the facilities. I have to be clear about this.. it's my experience and obviously not everyone could agree and that's OK. I loved it.

8/10 Good

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great
I have stayed for 4 nights, I have enjoyed my time in the hotel. Staffs more welcoming and friendly. Internet connection is good, the only downside is their is no television anywhere.

10/10 Excellent

Jessica Miles and Benjamin Vince

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely short break
Riad Picolina was just what we wanted for our short break in Marrakesh. It was within the Medina and only a short walk from most of the main sites in the city such as Place Jemaa el-Fna and the Souks. Youssef was a fantastic host, so welcoming and always about to help or chat. The room was lovely and was always made up nicely when we returned from a day out exploring. Breakfast was included too which was a bonus! We would definitely return to Riad Picolina in the future, great value for money, friendly environment and wonderful staff :)

10/10 Excellent

Leah, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Riad in the Old Town
We had a wonderful 5 day stay at Riad Picolina last month. The hotel staff, Mounem and Yousef, were so friendly and helpful and assisted us with booking tours and taxis. Mounem welcomed us the first evening with mint tea and gave us great suggestions of things to do and places to see in the city. The Riad itself is a calm, relaxing place to return to after a busy day out in the hustle and bustle of Marrakech. Breakfast is served after 9am, so it's nice if you like to sleep in and take your time in the mornings. Our best meal of our visit to Marrakech was a delicious tagine prepared by the chef at Riad Picolina so we would highly recommend arranging to have at least one meal here. The only downside was that the walls of the riad are quite thin so from our upstairs room we could hear other guests' voices when they'd return in the evenings.

10/10 Excellent

Rohit, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, great hosts
great traditional place to stay in, both hosts Munim and Yousuf were great and very accommodating. Will definitely visit again.

8/10 Good

Neeraj, London, United Kingdom

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Marrakech Feedback
Lovely hosts Yusuf and Munim. Great ambience in the hotel and the service was nice as well. Lovely places to visit, especially Atlas Mountains, quad biking and the Hammams and Spa.

8/10 Good

ROBERT M.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
unforgettable
Was expecting a hotel, discovered that a Riad is something more like a guest house. It's down a long alley, Derb something. Very difficult to find. Ask them to meet you at the airport. Dont ask kids the way because once they get you there they demand lots of money. Ask an adult, less likely to rip you off. Agree a price first. Once discovered, this place is a gem. In the heart f the Medina city. A traditional town house, only 5 bedrooms, take your meals on the rooftop terrace. excellent, traditional food. Enjoy Marrakesh !

4/10 Poor

Stew

Disliked: Room comfort
City Break
This is a very very basic riad and I think people need to be prepared for that, also the street in which the Riad is located had sewage in it and it is not particularly friendly for walking through. The staff were nice.

8/10 Good

Benjamin W.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
excellent value for money
The hotel manager was very helpful and charming. We stayed 4 nights and had a grate time.

10/10 Excellent

Tekukuno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very comfortable
We stayed in Riad Picolina for a few days. Everything was terrific. It's located in the Medina very close to the market and mosque. The staff was very nice, the rooms and beds comfortable. I would highly recommend this riad.

8/10 Good

ian, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tucked away from the centre.
Well away from the centre of the town with the delights of the local community, Rooms are at bit small and not well sound proffed so you here all the other guests and street noise and our bed was a bit cramped. Friendly helpful staff with a good level of cleanliness and good wifi throughout. Only 10 mins walk from souks and main square, ideal for a long weekend but a bit basic for anything longer.

8/10 Good

Albert, Wakefield, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good Riad with friendly staff
Stayed in the Riad Picolina at the end of January. Found the riad and the staff very pleasant. Although the riad is quite hard to find once you have found your bearings it was in a good location for accessing the old and new towns. The staff were always helpful and friendly and were able to advise on a number of issues. Enjoyed our stay and would recommend.

10/10 Excellent

Keo117

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Marrakesh at its finest
Wish I could give the staff a 10....beautiful! A true Moroccan experience, close to the the main square, and the place was lovely.

10/10 Excellent

Tekukuno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very nice time
It was our first time in a ryad and didn't know quite what to expect. What we found was a hospitable guest house, lovely appointed and with a wonderful staff in a pretty good location - we could walk everywhere. The rate is extremely reasonable, it is clean, breakfast was nice and the internet fast and reliable (which is important to me). I would stay there again, for sure. It is lovely.

2/10 Terrible

cobrasigns

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
NOT A PLACE FOR TWO SINGLE WOMEN
To call this a hotel is I think a misnomer. It is a house with bedrooms upstairs which overlook the only other room in this house. We chose it because it looked like a traditional Moroccan hotel, beautiful colours. We took a taxi to a very local area (no tourists just men looking into our taxi and running alongside it). The taxi stopped and the driver called Abdul who had to come and get us as you could not drive any further. From there it was 10/12 min walk down alleyways. It is NOT IN THE MEDINA. There are no shops or people just the odd fully cloaked person leaning against a wall. If felt very uncomfortable; it was essentially alleyways and I dread to think what it was like at night as there was no lighting. The riad (means "Old House") itself was lovely inside but the bed linen looked like old blankets and the pool is in fact a foot spa. We left after seeing the bedroom and took another taxi to a different area and paid again to stay elsewhere. THERE IS NO WAY I WOULD HAVE STAYED HERE WITH MY 20 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IT IS TOTALLY UNSUITABLE AND THE LOCATION AND HOW ONE GETS THERE SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR ON THE DETAILS. IT IS REALLY A BED AND BREAKFAST. I have put 4* for value for money if this is the kind of place that suits you.

8/10 Good

Sheritadelee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Beautiful charming riad!!
Took me forever to find it initially but by the third day I was oriented and able to find my way back to my riad. The host/manager was very friendly and helpful but not in an overbearing way. I loved Marrakech mostly because it is so different from my home. The square in the evening is very lively and fun. Lots of locals and visitors just enjoying being together. The riad gave me a true sense of living in the old town. Not touristy at all. And a great value!

8/10 Good

Rich Moog

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Fabulous!
A Riad with a personal touch! My stay at this Riad was a lovely experience. Abdul the manager, was there to help without question and went well out of his way to ensure my stay in Marrakesh was one to savour. Even before my lady and I had arrived, he had arranged for us to be picked up from the airport and back again for a very fair price — this was via prompt email beforehand. All-in-all a top-notch lovely place to stay with staff of the same calibre — thanks you Abdul!

8/10 Good

SammieC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely little Riad in great location
Small and quiet, the Riad was not easy to find hidden down a back street, but once you got your bearings it was in an ideal location just 10 minutes walk from Square, Souks and Marjorelle Gardens. Our Host was friendly and welcoming and cooked a lovely meal for us on our last night whilst waiting for taxi back to airport. And thank god for the air conditioned rooms. My only negative comments would be that the small plunge pool and the roof top terrace could both do with a clean, but the pool was perfect for soaking sore and tired feet. Lovely stay, Many thanks

10/10 Excellent

CordreyR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Perfect stay for a traditional moroccan escape!
Me and my sister stayed for 4 nights and we could not find one complaint! The Riad is clean, traditional and welcoming, situated in a great location close to all sights and the Souks. The manager 'Abdul' was very helpful and gave us information and tips on where to go and what to see! He had some great recommendations for places to eat and helped with everything from making a booking to ordering a taxi. We would definitely stay again, just one thing to be aware of is the transfers from the airport- advice call before to inform them of your arrival and to pre-arrnage a taxi!

6/10 Okay

Skii

Rustic Riad.
Having researched where to stay in Marrakech I chose the Riad Picolina based on its proximity to the bug square in the Medina and the pictures featured on the website. Unfortunately neither lived up to expectation. We arrived in the evening and it was difficult to find as it is at the end of a long alleyway. The owner was there to meet us but was in a rush to get away. We were given a choice of 2 rooms and chose the brighter one. The bathroom was very cramped, as appears to be in all rooms, and was behind a curtain so not a great deal of privacy or comfort. The roof terrace looked nothing like the photos with only 2 broken sun beds and a seating area that wasn't shaded like the photos. And rather than 10mins walk to the square as we were told it was 20-25 minutes at a reasonable pace. I have to say we were a little disappointed and left early.

8/10 Good

AnCath 1

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
very enjoyable holiday
Hotel (Riad Picolina) was beautifully "Moroccan" in style and very cosy (as opposed to large impersonal hotel) - we would have happily stayed longer than just one week - and its location (inside Medina walls) meant that most attractions were very easily accessed. We are already planning on returning next Spring (weather was ideal, hot but easily bearable) I must also say that "Abdul" (manager) was very pleasant and most helpful.

8/10 Good

KepVet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent small riad
Small, cosy riad accommodation. Very comfortable and relaxed atmosphere with all the facilities we needed. Interesting location and within easy walking distance of main attractions in the Medina. Staff very friendly and helpful, especially in organising tours in Marrakech and Ourika Valley. Only point we can think of for improvement is provision of a few more coat hangers in wardrobe.

8/10 Good

Tabla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great traditional Moroccan experience
The riad is located in the old town area. It is very cosy and relaxing with just 5 rooms around a central courtyard. There is also a nice roof terrace. The staff was very helpful and flexible. Due to problems with our flight, we arrived at the riad in the middle of the night, but this was not a problem. There was no specific time for breakfast, so we could enjoy it even if we woke up late. The staff helped us plan an excursion to the Sahara, booked a nice hammam experience for us and arranged a cab to the airport.

8/10 Good

CATHERINE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charmant petit riad, au coeur de la médina
Nous avons passé un très agréable séjour dans ce petit riad. Mustafa y a contribué par sa gentillesse et sa disponibilité. La chambre est confortable, ainsi que la literie. Les sanitaires sont un peu vieux, on a eu quelques petits problèmes mais Mustafa y a remédié. La terrasse est très agréable, la piscine est plutôt une grande baignoire. Ce riad est très bien placé, à 20 minutes de la place Jemaa et Fna. C'est vraiment dépaysant, et nous le conseillons fortement, plutôt qu'un hôtel. Le petit déjeuner est très copieux, mais servi un peu tard à notre goût (à partir de 8h30)
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2017