Gem Riad

Poor sanitation and hygiene standards. Although they might be ok for moroccans for us- europeans they are not acceptable. I and my partner we couldn’t force ourselves to have a shower in that filthy shower room with a plastic slimy shower door and left this place on 18th April staying less than a few hours in this riad. It was so disgusting that we couldn’t even think of having a breakfast there, although it is included into the price. Out of toiletries, you get some cheap toilet paper and soap. You will not get a face or hand towel in this place. :) The room was nothing like on the pictures. It was a tiny smelly dark outdated box nothing to do with a moroccan luxury. The floor in the room and bathroom was so filthy I couldn’t force myself to stand up on it barefoot. The floor in the room was covered by old filthy rugs and I am not sure when was the last time they undergone cleaning or sanitation. I don’t think it ever crossed the mind of their cleaner to hoover or sanitise the rugs. However, when i read the other reviews they give this place 9 or 10 star including cleanliness standards. And for this reason I question if the reviews are genuine. Given what I’ve seen I believe the reviews either being bought or corrupted, or the sort of visitors who stay in this riad cannot afford a 4-star Hilton or Radisson and for them this riad is a top notch and they don’t mind walking on dirty rugs and staying in those conditions. As for me, a clean shower and clean floors is a fundamental condition for a decent accommodation. I wish I could give this place a 3 star but this would be unfair on good 3 star places with good hygiene standards. If you think you will get some luxury here forget about it. Even some 2-star hostels are cleaner and nicer. We paid something like 53 euro for the room and frankly speaking it is not worth even that. 15 euro per night is all I would give for the room in this smelly, old and not clean riad.