Riad Assala

Das Hotel war wirklich schön und sehr zentral gelegen, vor allem der Service war super! Alles in allem war es aber sehr anders als man es sich vorgestellt hat. Im positiven Sinne :)

Das Zimmer war nur durch ein vom Hotel gestelltes Vorhängeschloss zu sichern. Leider hing das Schloss am Abend immer offen an der Tür. Das Zimmer stand damit den ganzen Tag offen. Die Dusche war verstopft, nach einer Minute duschen stand das Wasser für Stunden. Die Reparatur war während unseres Aufenthaltes nicht möglich. Ein Fenster schloss nicht, man konnte uns aus dem innenhof während der Nacht beim Schlafen beobachten, auch diese Reperatur konnte nicht während unseres Aufenthaltes durchgeführt werden. Ein Wechsel des Zimmers war nicht möglich. Verschiedene Mitarbeiter wollten uns Touren, Mietwagen etc verkaufen, als wir nichts kauften liess man uns jedoch in Ruhe. Bei Abreise wollte man das via hotels.com bereits bezahlte nochmals kassieren. Es scheint hier ein (temporäres?) IT Problem zu geben, wir empfehlen eine ausgedruckte Zahlungsbestätigung dabei zu haben. Am Ende liess uns der sehr freundliche Mitarbeiter gehen und glaubte uns. Zum positivem: Der Ort ist sehr zentral. Das Bad (exklusive der Dusche) ist auf gutem Niveau und sauber. Die Zimmer geräumig, das gesamte Hotel für ein Riad sehr hochwertig. (wir kennen schon ein paar). Das Frühstück ist nicht abwechslungsreich jedoch umfangreich und lecker.

The riad was quite far from the entrance and we had to drag our bags over 5 minutes through the Medina to get to the riad. There also was a horrible stench right outside the riad. They were extremely nice once we made it inside the venture to get there just was not pleasant. The bathroom also did not have a door which was gross. Lastly their recommended transportation to and from the airport was overpriced and he was extremely rude.

We did NOT enjoy our experience at Riad Assala at all. 1) After making the reservation, Catherine emailed us to ask if we would like dinner arranged for our arrival. We followed up with her via email 5 times to ask re: menu, pricing and other details, but never heard back. When we arrived to check in, we were told that they had dinner ready for us. We weren't hungry and felt guilty for turning down food prepared for us; however it was $35 per person, and we did not want to pay that much for a dinner we didn't want. The staff insisted that we ordered it but we showed them our booking to confirm that we did not. 2) One night my husband fell ill and we couldn't go out for dinner. I asked the riad staff if they could order food delivery for me (since I don't speak french and most delivery places required an order in french), but they declined and said it wasn't allowed. I asked if they had anything at the riad I could eat (I was willing to pay); they said nothing was available. I went to bed hungry that night. I was extremely upset. 3) Overall, there was a sense of stinginess at the riad. Anytime we asked for something, the answer was no. No extra egg, no soap, no water. They were very rigid in their rules. 4) Make sure you get the hotel to arrange for pickup from airport or you will never find it yourself. Positives: The staff was usually helpful and would go outside the riad to show us directions. They were nice people.

We enjoyed our stay at Riad Assala. Staff was friendly & helpful, space was clean, and in a great central location within the Medina.