Riad Hotel El Kennaria

3.0 star property
3-star spa riad near Jemaa el-Fnaa

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Balcony
Exterior
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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10 Rue El Kennaria Derb Dabachi, Medina, Marrakech, 40000
  • Jemaa el-Fnaa
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Bahia Palace
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Koutoubia Mosque
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Marrakech (RAK-Menara)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

Triple Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Quadruple Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds and 1 Queen Bed

Economy Double Room, Shared Bathroom

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(2 reviews)
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the area

Marrakech

Medina stay.At this Medina riad, you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Jemaa el-Fnaa and Souk Semmarine. Dar Tiskiwin Museum and Souk of the Medina are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Jemaa el-Fnaa - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Bahia Palace - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Koutoubia Mosque - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Le Grand Casino de La Mamounia - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Majorelle Garden - 4 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Marrakech Central Station - 13 min drive
  • Menara Airport (RAK) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café de France - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Zeitoun Café - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Chez Lamine Hadj Mustapha - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Snack Toubkal - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Naranj - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Riad Hotel El Kennaria

3-star spa riad near Jemaa el-Fnaa
Riad Hotel El Kennaria offers its guests a full-service spa. Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

Spa services, a terrace, and barbecue grills are also featured at Riad Hotel El Kennaria. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and a bus station shuttle are available for a fee.

This 3-star Marrakech riad is smoke free.

  • 15 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Deli
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Riad Hotel El Kennaria offers 15 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the riad's full-service spa. Services include massages. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a steam room. The spa is open daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Bus station shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Accessible bus station shuttle
  • No elevator

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Room service

More

  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
If you are planning to arrive after 11:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 10.0 per day.

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: EUR 2.00 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.

  • Airport shuttle fee: EUR 17 per room (one-way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 10.0 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.

Property Registration Number 56037

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.

Property is also known as

Riad Hotel El Kennaria Marrakech
El Kennaria Marrakech
El Kennaria
Riad Hotel El Kennaria Riad
Riad Hotel El Kennaria Marrakech
Riad Hotel El Kennaria Riad Marrakech

Riad Hotel El Kennaria Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 66 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 66 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 66 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 66 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 66 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

jason

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente, cerca de la plaza y medina
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location is prime, entertainment was great, the connected rooftop restaurant was good quality. The entertainment resonated into the hotel unfortunately making it hard to get to sleep as it went on until quite late but stopped before midnight. Overall positive experience here
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Waheed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The service at Riad Hotel has been very good. I liked the support I received from staff like Hassan, Toufik and Zize. They gave me good traditional Morrocan food options at the hotel and places to visit in town. Very safe place to stay whilst in Marrakesh.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Bushra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We were right off Jamaa al Fnaa, the shopping and dining was great, loud and always busy. It's worth noting that the square is only open to cars/taxis in the morning, so if you arrive in the afternoon or evening you'll have to walk approx 10-15 min to reach the riad. Something to bear in mind if you have elderly travellers. Staff were amazing, they helped me book private tours for my parents to atlas mountains and agafay desert.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sajida

Liked: Staff & service

Great location but noisy!

Hotel is very centrally located however downside is the restaurant on the terrace which has very loud music until late evenings plus lots of street noise from outside. Room was ok, but bathroom lacks basic facilities, needs upgraded and is tiny. Great location though as only 3 minutes walk from the square. Staff is good and breakfast is nice and filling, although a little variety would be good rather than same breakfast every day.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Jorge

Travelled with family
Average
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Lynne

Travelled with family
Great location and the rooms were ok but you had to walk across the foyer to the shared toilet and shower
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing property! Really friendly staff, very characterful and authentic. Lovely rooftop with amazing tea and mocktails too!

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I has a great experience staying in this hotel. All people who work all of them are very friendly and nice. Always concerned about giving you a good services. And the hotel is in a very nice area close to the bazaar
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Marites

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is inside the medina, near the square, the street is inaccessible by taxi so be prepared to walk with your luggage a good 10 minutes from drop off point. But, you will be nicely greeted by Jesu and served welcome Moroccan mint tea when you arrive. Also walkable to Koutoubia Mosque.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mary Ann

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

Wonderful time in Marrakech

Our family of five (2 grandparents and 3 grandsons) loved this Riad. The rooms were terrific, the breakfasts were a delight and the service was incomparable. Our transportation was arranged and our two tours were great. We couldn’t have asked for a better time in Marrakech.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Sheriza

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The room was spacious and comfortable. It is attached to a restaurant that had music playing until 11pm, with noice not finishing until closer to midnight. Very beautiful restaurant views. Very good, hot breakfast.

6/10 Okay

Joy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Staff is friendly, however they do try to hustle you a bit. Also are a little too flirty for women traveling alone. Pricing for extra amenities (transport, laundry, iron) changes depending on who you talk with or when you talk with them. Bathroom is shared and very public, I recommend making sure you have your own while staying. Not a horrible stay, but will not be returning.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very kind and hospitable staff. Right in the heart of everything. Great time there!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Olivia, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is fantastic. Highly recommend. They really go out of their way to make the costumers happy!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Do go ahead and book this place if you like cockroaches, filthy furniture, leaking taps and theft of belongings! (tried to resolve this all with Expedia first but no resolution hence the review) First time in Marrakech and wow what a lesson this has been in hotels/ riads and what you should do when you're in a country with no phone service and no understanding of what to actually do when things go wrong. No first aid provided at the hotel (unless you count a sterile pad and ice as first aid) after one of us slipped because of their inability to provide any floor covering outside of the 'shower' (the term shower is laughable- it's literally about 9 tiles on the floor right next to the toilet, with a shower hose attached to the wall) area in the en suite rooms. Building works going on for most of our stay that we had to get through to eat breakfast and facilities overall absolutely awful. Pictures are not representative of how this place actually is today unfortunately. Apparently the rooms with shared bathrooms are better but I wouldn't know as I unfortunately booked an en suite room. I will say that the location is good- literally 2 minutes to Jemaa El Fnaa square but aside from that, sorry, nothing positive to add. Avoid at all costs and take your money to a decent establishment where you, your health and your belongings will be safe.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

6/10 Okay

Darius

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good little place

Amazing location just off the main square, nice staff and stunning views from breakfast. Rooms were basic but then so was the price Good base if literally planning on sleeping and thats all WiFi was a little patchy but ok in the downstairs rooms, and slow on the terrace for breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Riad El Kennaria

Ideal location for the Medina, could do with a little updating as it was a little basic. Staff friendly and roof top restaurant was good.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

claudia

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

Nice place to stay

Great location, clean, nice place cheap food and the staff is very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

lei, england

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

Clean hotel.5 mins walk to the old square

The hotel is so basic,but so clean.Staffs are all friendly and helpful.They are all very accommodating.Highly recommended if you want somewhere nice to stay to sleep and rest after a longday galavanting.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly, good location, house keeping ladies were spectacular and wonderful ladies. Very beautiful nice girl working breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Kim, Oregon, USA

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

Perfectly acceptable

Staff were sweethearts, fluent in French and English. Location was perfect as many day tours depart from Cafe de France, a half-block away. Breakfast could be s...l...o...w, which is problematic if you’re supposed to meet a guide @ 8ish a.m., & coffee always came at the END of breakfast, as I was ready to give up & walk out the door half-asleep; WiFi was hit & miss in the room, although reliable in common areas. Absolutely acceptable for the price.
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

leeanne. , London

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

Loved the Terrence, and all the staff was amazing.

The hosts of this hotel made sure that I was safe an helped me to get around safely, They are also great to chill with.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing staff who are very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017