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Travelogue: Morocco - Riad le clos des Arts

Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Hi! Still doing posts about Morocco. I have this need to post in chronological order, so it seems like I've been in Morocco for a really long time, but it was really just 5D4N in total. 

Here's a peek at our lovely hotel in which we stayed, Riad le clos de Arts! We stayed for 2 nights, in different suites for each night.

Nacre Suite:





Turquoise Suite:






Personally, my favourite room was the Nacre Suite, but Justin's was the Turquoise Suite! But both were great. If I had the time and money, I would try all 6 suites in the Riad just for the fun of it!

Besides the lovely interiors, one thing that made the experience truly memorable was the excellent service. They were extremely attentive to all our needs, for example, when we were leaving for the Sahara, we left our coats behind in the hotel for safekeeping, and when we returned back from the Sahara to our new room, our coats were already sitting in the closet, waiting for us! Some kind of attention to detail!

Also, we were so tired from travelling to the Sahara, so we arranged to have dinner in the Riad itself. When we arrived, we were greeted by a romantic set up in the middle of the courtyard, just for us!






This was, by far, the BEST meal we had in Morocco! It was really surprising because they aren't really a restaurant, but it was like personalized home cooked food, of a high quality restaurant level. And since we were the only diners, the service was excellent of course.

This was my favourite dish of the night. Much of the moroccan "salad" at restaurants we had eaten at offer fruits piled together, but this was so different. Clockwise from the top left, we have zucchini, followed by eggplant, hummus, an AMAZING CARROT, ALMOND, RAISIN AND CINAMMON BLEND, and fresh cucumber in the middle. Each one titillated my tongue and was filled with distinct, moroccan flavours. Wish I could have it again!

The cooks had originally prepared a beef tajine for me, but upon hearing that I don't eat the meat, they whipped up a special monk fish tajine on the spot. It was unique and delicious because tajine's aren't often made with fish.


Dessert was a light but sweet dish made of filo pastry, crème fraîche, apricot marmalade and a sprinking of icing sugar.

For 20 Euros (or 200dm) a person, it was truly worth the price for the level of food and service we received. Like the whole Riad, it was as if we were stepping into our very own oasis of comfort away from the chaos of the city. If you ever go to Morocco, I definitely recommend the Riad le clos des arts for a truly memorable stay!

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