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Riad El Yacout

4.0 star property
4-star spa riad in Fes El Bali

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Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Moroccan cuisine, alfresco dining
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; Moroccan cuisine, alfresco dining
Interior
Lobby
Outdoor pool

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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9 Derb Guebbas Batha, Medina, Fes, 30200
  • Blue Gate
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place Bou Jeloud
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Fes (FEZ-Saiss)
    ‪21 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Luxury Room

Luxury Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

About the area

Fes

Fes El Bali stay.A stay at this Fes El Bali riad places you steps from Kassr Annoujoum Ducci Foundation and within a 5-minute walk of Dar Batha Museum. Bou Inania Madrasa and Water Clock are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Blue Gate - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Place Bou Jeloud - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • University of Al Quaraouiyine - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Borj Fez Mall - 3 min drive - 2.6 km

Getting around

  • Fes Station - 13 min drive
  • Fes (FEZ-Saiss) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dar Tagine - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Palais Fes Yahya - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Dar Hammad - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Made in M - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Firdaws - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Riad El Yacout

4-star spa riad in Fes El Bali
Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. Public spaces have free WiFi. Riad El Yacout offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a steam room. A rooftop terrace, spa services, and a library are also featured at Riad El Yacout.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Fes riad.

  • 20 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Built in 1347
  • Deli
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Garden
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Dining venue
Riad El Yacout offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, bathrobes, slippers, and complimentary toiletries.

This Fes riad provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Guests can pamper themselves with a trip to the onsite spa, which has 1 treatment room. Services include massages and body scrubs. The spa is equipped with a steam room and Turkish bath/hammam. The spa is open daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Steam room

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Dryer
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee for check-in after 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Riad El Yacout

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for MAD 500.0 per day.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: MAD 30.00 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Late check-in fee for check-in after 10:00 PM
  • Rollaway bed fee: MAD 500.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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 and cash
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and cash.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the riad before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Riad El Yacout Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 67 out of 100 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 100 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 100 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 100 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 100 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A must see, best Riad in the medina

The service was impeccable! Marcos went above & beyond to make our stay not only enjoyable, but that he made us feel like family (checking on our desires & anticipating our every need). He assisted with moving our bags into our room when we arrived & left. All of the staff was extremely responsive & we were happy to show off the beautiful facilities to our tour mates that we met in the Medina. We would highly recommend & would definitely stay again on our next trip 💜
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samira

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First and foremost, the finest service and staff around! We are grateful to Marcos, Obama, Elias, Hassania, and all the staff behind the scenes who made our stay exceptional and memorable. The riad itself is beautiful and full of charm, the room was nicely sized, the bathroom and shower was very nice, and the riad is in a very convenient location. As two women travelers, we felt safe and very well taken care of. The food was delicious as well, albeit a bit pricey. Highly recommend this riad.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daryl

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My friend and I stayed here for two nights. Wonderful experience with a very attractive staff. The building itself is amazing. Highly recommend and we will return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karl, Baltimore

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our family stayed here for two nights and it was extraordinary! Everyone was so gracious and willing to help us. If we come back to Fes, we’ll definitely stay here. The Riad is an arts and crafts beauty!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The riad is beautiful. I had a comfortable room, the service was more than friendly and went out of the way to help me get to my various trips, and even arranged a ride to the airport for me at 5 am. I didn't have the pleasure of dining there for anything more than breakfast, but even that was delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommend this riad!

Loved my stay at Riad El Yacout. The riad is beautiful and historic. The staff was very helpful and made sure I had everything I needed. The location is perfect for exploring Fes. I highly recommend a stay here! My only complaint was there was a cockroach creeping around my room. I know it's an old building in an old city, so not much you can do about that, but I didn't love it haha.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff including host Marcos, and Abdou, Zyiad, and Yahya. They make sure your needs are met. The riad itself is beautiful and the rooms are well appointed. Stepping inside is like entering a book. If you don't feel like adventuring for meals, the food is excellent.
Stayed 9 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

alison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely Riad in Fes

We spend 2 nights in this splendid and beautifully maintained Riad. The staff are helpful and friendly; they arranged a guide to show us around Fes. We also had a Hammam and massage in their spa, which was lovely. Food is good and they have a bar, so you can get a beer or glass of wine. I would stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

This Riad is past it’s sell by date.

Do not be seduced by this hotel’s claims to fame - that Bono stayed here once. He did but that was almost 15 years ago. This place today isn’t what it was then. We have been traveling across Morocco for ten days now and our stay at Riad Yacout left us deeply disappointed. Nowhere did we stay in all of Morocco that required such immediate attention as this Riad. Our room was in dire need of attention - not to mention the noise from the tour group diners that kept us awake. Our toilet didn’t work and the bathtub was corroded and the tiling were moldy ( pictures attached) The staff was hovering and nosy and constantly in our face with questions like “where do you go?” “What did you buy?” “How much did you pay?”we were so disappointed and saddened at the service, which was nothing in line with the reviews that we couldn’t wait to leave the Riad.
The bathtub
Under the sink
Bathroom tiles
Bathtub side
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Mohammed

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff was wonderful but our check-in was not great as the first room did not have a functioning AC. We had to switch rooms a couple of times, then got a free upgrade.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Margo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Riad El Yacout is a larger scale Riad very centrally located to the Medina and Blue Gate. The property is well appointed. The rooms are nice and mostly modern but lack small touches such as coffee service, kettle, safe and adequate shelving. The breakfast was decent. The highlight of the Riad El Yacout is the personnel. All staff were gracious and very helpful whether arranging transport, arranging knowledgeable guides for touring around the Medina or hauling heavy bags up 3 flights of stairs. Particular kudos to Marcos and Khadijah who went above and beyond to help us. Overall, our stay at Riad El Yacout was very pleasant and we would return.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Martha, Brownsville

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I’m so happy I chose to stay in this magnificent place. I have traveled around the world and this place is breathtaking. It’s so unique! The staff is very friendly and they make you feel very welcome since the moment you walk in the door. They greet you with a delicious hot tea. The food was delicious and breakfast setting was perfect. I was feeling a little sick from a day before and the hotel made me some magical tea and I felt better within minutes they even offered to send somebody to get me medications if needed. The location was walking distance to blue gate Medina. Also very close to train station as well go the tombs. Hotel was clean and smelled amazing. I will go back to visit soon! Thank you all for your lovely hospitality. This place feels like HOME!

10/10 Excellent

Marcelo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place, great hostesses and attendance. Hot water in our room takes about 10 min to come. No elevator, be prepared to go up stairs, but they will bring your luggage’s to your room. Nice location in the center of Medina.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

SUPERB RIAD!!!!!!!

AMAZING!!! The Riad was beautiful. The manage Abdul upgraded our room without requesting. The room was stunning!!! The service all of the staff provided was top class, especially from Marcos who was such a nice guy! The breakfast was very nice. Can only say good things about this Riad and would definitely go back! 100% recommendation to all. Thank you Riad El Yacout and team for a perfect stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

4/10 Poor

Sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
While the Riad, it's breakfasts and the location were fantastic the staff was very sketchy, we asked them to book a car service to Chefchouan for us on our last day, and the man who was supposed to be the concierge took $250 in cash and disappeared. No ride showed up and they claimed something had happened to the driver but it was clear from the drama that that wasn't at all the case. Later we demanded our money from the hotel, not sure if they were robbed by their own employee and were able to get another hotel to get us a ride for half the price. It really put a damper on our entire experience because we expected the staff to be honest and they weren't we are pretty sure they cheated a lot of people by overcharging etc.

10/10 Excellent

donghao

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly and provideed helpful info
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Naeem

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly & cooperative. Location is also very ideal. Walking distance to Madina Blue Gate.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elsa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Treated like royalty!!!

We did not realize it was Ramadan when we planned our trip to Morocco. Despite this, we had a grand time. We were in Fez after a 3-day private tour from Marrakech. We were the only guests and they upgraded us to the master suite which was total royalty. The only drawback- we go thru 37 or 38 steps each way! But it was well worth it. The staff was very nice and all smiles. We really love our stay!!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amanda, Vermont

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff, especially Marco, was AMAZING. So helpful and attentive. Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Marcos, Kareem, and the rest of the staff (there is a staff member that wore a bow tie that was extremely helpful but I didn't get his name) are very friendly and helpful. The property is beautiful with its intricate mosaic floors and walls and carved details. The breakfast is a typical Moroccan breakfast (bread, jam, cheese, orange juice, coffee).
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

padraigh

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019