Official Rating - First Category - Bed & Breakfast

On entering this intimate six-room guesthouse built in the late 1800’s, vivid and brilliant colors will evoke a sense of passion to its guests. This Riad was once home to Chief Architect Muhammad al-Mekki, designer of the famous Bahia Palace of Marrakech for Ahmed Ibn Moussa, known also as Grand Vizier Ba Ahmed. As it formed part of the palace quarters at its time of construction, Angsana Riad Aida shares with Bahia Palace the distinctive decorative elements of magnificent ceiling painted woodwork.

Accommodation

The hotel comprises of superior rooms, deluxe rooms and a suite with corridor/patio view. All rooms come with tea and coffee making facilities, mini bar, hairdryer and in-room safe. A complimentary mobile phone is in every room for guests use in Marrakech (local calls only).

Food & Beverage

Riad offers an all day dining menu featuring a superb selection of light Moroccan and Asian food. As with the breakfast menu, guests can enjoy their food in all of the Riad’s public areas. For lunch, a selection of Moroccan and International cuisine is available, with all ingredients are fresh and purchased locally. Riad’s drink list has a large selection of different beverages. Wine lovers will also have a small yet very fine selection of local Moroccan and French wines, as well as champagne. When dusk calls, all guests have a choice from a three course set menu, with a selection between Moroccan and International appetizers and main courses, including dessert. Guests of Angsana Riad Aida can choose to have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the patio, the living room with fireplace or the Roof top with a view on the Palais Bahia. Guests can also order from the Room Service menu. There is a mini Bar provided in all rooms. Moroccan Cuisine will be revealed in the ancient kitchen of Angsana Riad Aida. The rooftop restaurant at Bab Firdaus provides both indoor and al fresco dining with a choice of European, Thai or Moroccan Cuisine. The restaurant is open only to guests staying at any of the Angsana Riads in Marrakech.

Facilities & Services

At guests disposal there is a central patio with seating, a living room with fireplace, an outdoor yet undercover salon with daybeds to relax, rooftop terrace with sun loungers, shaded area with dining tables and couples spa tent. A 36” flat screen TV in the library and portable DVD players (two per Riad) are available for guest use.

Angsana Spa

Angsana’s exclusive Riads Collection in Morocco is home to the award-winning Angsana Spa which blends traditional Asian healing and wellness concepts into the exotic Moroccan culture. Angsana Spas renowned hospitality and signature spa treatments are available for all guests staying in the Angsana Riads Collection comprising seven unique Moroccan Riads.

Meeting Facilities

Riad offers a variety of possibilities for guests’ meeting needs; a living room where small meetings can be held for a maximum of six people, a living room fitted with a fire place and a pagoda that holds 10 people on the Aida Roof Top. A projector, music system (CD, Tape), DVD and TV are available upon request. A special evening set meal can accompany the meeting as well as entertainment with belly dancers, a snake charmer and a traditional Moroccan band. Privacy can only be guaranteed if Riad is taken on an exclusive basis.

Reps Opinion

Riads are the total Morrocan experience and always situated within the walled medina with its souks and markets. The streets are winding and cobbled therefore the transfer vehicles will get as close as possible and some walking may be necessary. Riads are small properties and family run, the staff are there to offer assistance and advice along with our free resort representatives. The bonus of Riads is the ability to request specific Morrocan meals (in advance) which will be home cooked to order and taken either in a traditional salon or possibly on the rooftop terraces. Riads are peaceful havens and very contrasting to the hustle and bustle of the Medina areas and are suited to couples, single travellers and families with older children, they may contain steps or narrow stairwells and the medina pathways are normally uneven and may not suit customers with walking difficulties or mobility problems. It must be noted that Riads are not hotels – they are private family guest houses.