Name: Riad Pourpre Medina
Address: Derb Baba Ali, Marrakesh, Marrakesh, Marrakesh, 40 000, Morocco
Rating: 9

24-hour reception

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Children swimming pool

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Medina

Maison de la Photographie

Ben Youssef Madrasa

Rahba Kedima

Mouassine Mosque

Ensemble Artisanal

Djemaa el Fna

Majorelle Garden

Dar Tiskiwin Museum

Dar Si Said Museum

Museum of Moroccan Arts

Bahia Palace

Koutoubia Minaret

Cyber Parc

El Badi Palace

Saadian Tombs

Bab Agnaou

Theatre Royal

Menara Gardens

Marrakesh Menara Airport

Oasiria Water Park

Riad Pourpre Medina

Marrakesh

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lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

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oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

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partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

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with-view

annex

basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

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safe

mini-bar

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pets-allowed

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kitchen

The Riad Pourpre is hidden away in a small walkway. We booked via Secret Escapes and were really happy. We were welcomed with the traditional Mint tea. The staff is extremely helpful and friendly.  They showed us the sites to visit as it was our first time in Marrakesh. Breakfast was goood and well enough. The room was nice and clean. The bathroom had a lovely shower. On the top was a place to sit and see the Marrakesh sunset. I specially loved the bathroom door, so oriental. 
We were very happy to stay there. 
Everythign we visited was in walking distance. Thank you for being so welcoming and helpful.

Lovely stay

0/10- appalling 

We arrived at 10pm although check in was 2pm as we had a late flight and our room was not ready. We had to sit and wait. 
The room was damp and dirty, we had dead woodlice in our beds and woke up covered in bites. 
I understand this cannot be helped but also dead cockroaches in the pool to add to the list. 
The so called cleaner came in our rooms and moved our things around daily but no cleaning was done, on my second to last night I left two silver rings in my room whilst attending a day market for 4 hours and on my return they were not there. 
Most staff were rude and ignorant, one morning for breakfast we got directed to sit on a cramped two person table even though we were guests of 3 people. 
The manager also was not helpful, in fact extremely rude resulting in her putting the phone down on me. 
Main issue: my rings have not been returned! 

The only redeeming quality of the hotel Smail. O- he was very helpful on our stay, the hotel is a poor reflection on this one man’s service.

WOULD NOT RECOMMEND

Nice stuff but the location is not safe,  not clean and the goat smell is very intensive. In the bathroom, the wall was broken and one of the 2 washing tables not working. Towels colour:Grey (intended to be white). At the entrance, 2 motorcycles blocking the way. We had to cross them over for going in and out.

Not a good choice

This riad was absolutely amazing. The rooms themselves are very nice and the beds are super comfortable. The bathrooms are also really nice.

It's just far enough to be quiet but close enough that you can get to the Medina via a short walk. It has a nice terrace up top which is great to hang out in at anytime.

Mohamed himself was also a great host and set us up with everything we needed to explore Marrakech! He was very responsive and accommodating to our needs.

I would certainly recommend this riad to anyone who's interested in staying in the Medina and wants a clean, quaint and comfortable place.

A Great Time!

The Moroccan tradition is to receive guests with a good mint tea, but not in this riad. Mohamed, the employee in charge, makes a point of negotiating tours immediately, saying that otherwise you won’t have a place and the city is extremely dangerous. For negotiating, understand: tariffs up to 10 times higher than those practiced locally. When proposing dinner, heated in the microwave, he says that there is no restaurants in the neighbourhood and charges 15 euros for a sad and tasteless meal. For 13 euros, by the way, it’s possible to make a delicious and homemade menu in a great restaurant just 3 minutes away (Dar Tazi). Once in the freezing room, when there is water, it is charged. Television never works. Breakfast is made only with low-quality industrialized products and not homemade, as expected in a traditional riad. In addition, it is possible that it will not be served, as it happened on one of the days: at 8:15 am there was no one at the hotel! So, to sum up, don't expect help with maps, transportation or sincere recommendations - they won't come!

souless & sad place

Our stay in Marrakech will always have a bitter aftertaste... We visited the city at the end of December 2019. We had booked a room of 3 (5 nights) with breakfast at Riad Proupre Medina. On arrival it turned out that our first night was double booked. The host already had a solution: he would take us to another place for one night, so that we could continue our stay with them afterwards. When checking our check-in data, however, we were not in their system at all. Even if we had the booking confirmation from Hostelworld and a deposit has been taken from our Mastercard, the host said they didn’t receive our booking ("it was very busy during these days"). The host contacted hiss boss and Hostelworld, but our booking turned out to be nonexistent. As it was getting late and we couldn’t stay at the riad, the host helped us by looking for another place to stay: a friend of the host still had an old apartment in the city center. This would cost us a lot more, after all it was last minute and most hostel and hotels were full booked... We also had to pay everything in cash. Knowing it was 7pm, we had no options left. Of an "upgrade" because they made a mistake, there was no question. We slept 5 nights on hard beds, under dusty sheets, shared 2 towels which was not very comfortable compared with what we expected when we were booking this riad. Which was also strange: in the riad it was extremely quiet and we didn't see any tourist all this time...

We contacted Hostelworld, but as it was during busy season they also only replied after 2 days. According to them, our booking was correctly confirmed and they were unaware of any issues. Apparently bookings are arranged directly by the riad. Hostelworld gave us back our deposit and would try to contact the riad Proupre Medina. However from there side they had troubles in contacting the riad as well. Until today we didn’t hear anything anymore from the riad nor from Hostelworld.

We think other tourists shouldn’t go through the same as us when they book a riad. As we like to travel and travel a lot we also like to keep our trusts in the locals. But after we get to know the Marrakchi, we still doubt that we haven't been ripped off money since day one.

Never again

We booked a 3 night stay over New Year but they cancelled via email just 1 day before - even though we had booked 6 weeks in advance, received confirmation of booking and paid a deposit. They would not reply to any further emails or give any explanation (or indeed apology?!!) and left us stuck with no accommodation over such a busy period in central Marrakesh. Do not risk it - book somewhere more reliable!

Do not risk booking here!

My friend and I stayed at Riad Pourpre Medina (118 Derb Baba Ali). The Riad is cosy and the staff is very friendly. The manager of the Riad however is not accommodating. My friend is gluten-allergic, something we disclosed to the Riad prior to our stay (breakfast included at the Riad). There was no breakfast for her. We suggested fruits, but no. When at the Riad we complained several times about my friend not getting any breakfast, yet the manager failed to arrange it. We adressed the manager as we understood he was in charge of arranging the breakfast and as he was the only one who spoke english at the Riad (and my friend and I do not speak french or arabic). He did not care. A very bad experience in an otherwise nice and friendly Riad. The rest of the staff was terrific!

Nice place but poor management

I was in pourpre médina last month with my girlfriend, the Riad was super clean, staff are really friendly and helpful, the design of rooms are typical, I enjoyed also the terrace you can see all Marrakech there, you can also have there chicha and aperitifs, i really recommend for you this Riad

The best Riad in Marrakech ever

A hidden gem in Marrakech. Our actual booking through our guide fell through and we ended up staying in a less-than-desirable arrangement at another riad for a night. BUT all that was worth it when we were promised a nice place for the night after and ended up at this beautiful riad. 

The rooms were clean, elegant and beautifully done up. The common space sophisticated and relaxing. Unlike the riad we stayed in before, the rooms also had better sound insulation. As a result, we weren't constantly awaken by sounds coming from the common areas. 

The owner/manager was very friendly and helpful. In a city where riad owners and managers don't always keep to their reservations, she seemed reliable and accommodating. Our stay was short, yet they accommodated our group's request for a pre-dawn breakfast on the morning we left. 

P.s. Easier to get in touch directly with the riad's management than to try and book online. This place is popular with its regulars but they may have space if you get in touch directly.

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