Name: Riad Plein Sud
Address: 56 Derb Derdouba Arset Ihiri Bab Doukkala, 56, Marrakech, 40000, MA

2/10

Poor

15 Aug 2025

Shabina

We got put into a room with full of ant infestation poor lighting and minging loo. There was lack of help to shift us to a new room quicker. Taxis/public transport hard to reach to the hotel so you would be expected to walk 5-7 mins its unsafe at night.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2024

Paul

Excellent place to stay

Fantastic stay, lovely rooms with air on, great breakfast and wonderful staff who couldn’t have been more helpful.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2024

Verified traveler

Pity about the fist night

I booked a 3 night stay for 3 of us and arranged with the Riad to pick us up from the airport. Nobody was there to meet us and when I managed to speak to the manager he admitted he had made a mistake and booked us in for the following night and did not have a room for us. We got a taxi from the airport and he met us and put us up in someone’s house for the night. He fetched us the next morning for breakfast and offered us 2 rooms instead of 1 and a free dinner but we couldn’t get in the rooms till after 12 so we felt we had missed out on a third of our trip. Not great ! He also booked the wrong time for my daughter’s taxi to go to the airport. On the plus side the rooms were clean and comfortable and the riad is attractive

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2019

Peter

Saved by the wonderful manager of the Riad

The place was over booked so we couldn’t stay even though hotels.com confirmed the booking in writing (that was after hotels.com had confirmed another booking and promptly took our money when the place then cancelled as it was being renovated). After several emails, Hotels.com eventually negotiated with the first hotel to refund our money. Needless to say it was very stressful for us but the wonderful Riad manager literally saved us which is why he gets 5 stars. His customer service is the best we’ve had in Morocco and more than equal to anything we’ve had worldwide.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Nov 2018

William

Good location great friendly staff nice Riad

Friends

8/10

Excellent

18 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Great Riad. Better host!

The riad was very quaint and cozy. When we walked in we were immediately greeted with biscuits and tea. There was an issue with Expedia and our host choiqui couldn’t see the second room booked via Expedia but he was able to quickly find a solution with another riad for my group to stay for the night. He was very helpful and walked to through the streets for an ATM and gave us brief directions to get to el Jmaan Fna. He even found a bottle of wine for us to enjoy after we got back. Great host! Thanks for the expierence.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2017

Jay

Excellent value and fantastic hosts

Fantastic friendly hosts. Nothing was too much trouble. Mint tea on arrival, excellent advice regarding booking excursions and prices. Highly recommend I would visit again. The hotel is 20 min walk to the square but feels less so with the souks starting 10 mins away.

Family

8/10

Excellent

14 May 2016

Carl

Nice place in the medina

A bit hard to find but if you are going to stay in the medina they all are.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

The riad staff are \"family\"

Had a great stay for 4 nights at this Riad. Booking here means that Chaouqi and his wonderful staff will take care of everything else for your stay in Marrakech. From taxi transfer to and from airport, map for medina and detailed directions for walking about, to money exchange, restaurants, city tours, day trips, hammams - they will help you with everything and we felt very safe. The staff even walked us to and from restaurants and to the souks so that we didnt get lost! The riad is lovely and quiet - we woke up to birds every morning. excellent and large breakfast. The pool was beautiful and clean and very refreshing after a day out in the heat.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jul 2015

Mike

A peaceful oasis in the heat of Marrakesh

Brilliant staff, went out their way to ensure we felt at ease and ensured we didn't get lost in the streets. Gave excellent advice on which restaurants to eat in. We had the whole riad to ourselves which was nice. The plunge pool was fantastic for the children to jump into after wandering around in the heat.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2015

Yvonne

Beautiful oasis in Marakkech Medina!

Had a lovely time at Riad Le Plein Sud! The rooms were comfortable, hot, powerful showers and cool air conditioners for a great sleep. The service was great. The people were wonderful and helped us with parking, shopping, etc.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2015

David

Fantastic

This is a great riad in the chaos of the city. The staff will do anything for you, you just need to ask. They will also give you advice on what to do and where to go. If you have a phone with maps I would recommend you mark the location of the hotel as it is down a small street which can be hard to find (though the staff give you their number and will come and collect you on a moped if you get lost!)

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2014

Max

Excellent hotel with very helpful staff

When we arrived, the manager kindly took over 30 minutes with us to explain how to get around the city and where to go. The staff was very helpful and kind. We booked all our excursions with them, because they always had lower prices than all the travel agencies we found in the city.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2014

kully

amazing little gem!!!

amazing staff clean rooms comfortable good location nothing bad to say about this riad, they made our stay memorable, made sure we was safe even giving personal mobile number to me just incase i needed help

good breakfast, but the dinner is exceptional highly recommend eating at this riad so much better then restaurants

can't wait to come back and stay here again.

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2014

Sooz

Really friendly owners

Choki was great and helped us organise our day trips in what can be an overwhelming city!

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2014

Dan Pritchard

Loved this traditional Riad

It was great. The Riad was a calm oasis, yet close to the main Souks of Marrakech. Everyone at the hotel was very friendly and helpful. We loved the pool and the roof terrace. And being in the medina, it means you can do all your exploring on foot.

Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2014

lukas

welcoming and great service

Beautifully Road in Medina about 15 min walk from main area. Room was great marrocan bathroom superb but lack of any ventilation. Only downside bulbs not warm white but blue horrible. Best value for money in medina Marrakesh for riad biggest downside Marrakech itself.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2014

Colin

Awesome service!!

If you are a service oriented traveler, then this is a great place to stay in Marrakech. Chouki and his staff were wonderful and provided 5 star service. They were great with my kids and extra helpful in arranging trips and recommending places to see. Chouki even offered to lead us to Casablanca just to ensure we made it. The Riad is comfortable but you will find that your GPS won't have the address and parking in the old town is limited. That said, just let Chouki know and he will pick you up at the airport. We had a great time and I would definitely stay here again!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2014

Verified traveler

Great Place

Great service, the owner(s) are very helpful and kind. Big breakfast and centrally located. Been back a week and already miss Marrakesh and all the nice people!

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2013

Anju

Beautiful Riad

We were welcomed by Chouqui the hotel manager. Chouqui really made us feel at home. The Riad is beautiful and has traditional features.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2013

Kevin

Good location in Medina

I really enjoyed my three night stay here. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Location is great, just a short walk from the markets and other attractions, and far enough to to give you peace and quiet when you need it. Breakfast is great. Riad experience is really fun. Overall one of my more enjoyable hotel stays in a long time.

2/10

Poor

11 Apr 2013

ARneJ

Worst service ever

If you want an OK room, ok food, for that price, it´s ok. If you like service, that kind of stuff:))) stay away from this place. You have a feeling that they do NOT like customers. This was a prepaid hotel. They refused to accept that the room was paid for, even when I showed them the papers from hotels.com. They just looked at me, and said that they have charged my card anyway..:) And I´m not acutally a difficult customer, and even I was kind of shocked from their way of dealing with customers. I called hotels.com. They tried to fix it, but met the same kind of attitude as I was met with. Hotels.com did their best, but I kind of hope they would just take that hotel out of their web-site. Nobody deserves to be treated like that:) The rooms were ok though, the sofa in the lounge as well:))

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2011

Ava

Excellent Riad, Wonderful Staff!

I was very pleased with this Riad that I was telling every fellow traveler we've been meeting on the streets of Marrakech about it. The riad is located in a quiet area of Bab Doukala. I was really surprised at how quiet the place is. It's like complete zen inside. We've stayed in a riad in the same area before and have been woken up by howling noise, this part of Bab Doukala was so quiet!!!

Rafa and Sioke (sorry if the names were mis spelt) were the most amazing hotel/riad staff I've ever met. Very friendly and very accommodating. We were up very late the night before and they were alright for us to have our breakfast at 3:30pm the next day!

I would definitely stay at Plein Sud again whenever I go back to Marrakech.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 May 2025

olivier

Chambre reservee non disponible a l arrivee, malgre tout personnel très attentif, arrangeant et sympathique. Cadre typique et agréable mais qui necessiterait quelques rafraichissements. Cuisine excellente.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2024

Kristina

Nous avons passé un séjour merveilleux. Merci à toute l’équipe.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2023

sylvie

Merci au responsable de l’établissement pour sa gentillesse et son accueil.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2019

DAVID

El personal es maravilloso,atento en todo momento de hacernos nuestra estancia lo más fácil posible y ayudándonos en todas nuestras dudas.
Esta a 20 minutos andando de la plaza Fnaa.
Volvería sin dudarlo si volviese a Marrakech.

Leisure

4/10

Poor

23 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Agreable mais chambres a améliorer

Bonjour, nous avons été relogé dans un RIAD \"LES PORTES DE L'OASIS\" suite à une erreur de Réservation de votre Part HOTEL.COM. Riad propre mais chambre humide, particulièrement en rez de chaussée, Tranquille loin de l'agitation; Bon service, petits déjeuners copieux. Terrasse agréable mais jacuzzi très froid car non chauffé. Cordialement

Family

6/10

Pleasant

31 Mar 2019

Rocio

El riad esta muy deteriorado, la ducha no trabaja agua, el lavabo estaba roto y las toallas eran muy viejas... Lo único bueno que tiene es el servicio , ya que preparaban unos desayunos deliciosos y eran super amables y atentos, estaban las 24 horas del día pendiente de nosotros, viven para el Riad.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Mar 2019

Eren

Slechte Riad

De Riad was totaal niet schoon! Vieze vloer, erge stank in de kamers en in de omgeving. Rioolgeur was omgeving de Riad. Erg gehorig, als je eenmaal het raam open doet, hoor je de andere gasten in de Riad. Onbijt was erg vies, 3x een haar in de jam en de glazen warem matig gewassen. Onze kraan was stuken het putje van de douch zat verstopt. Ik zal hier nooit meer heen gaan!!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Nous sous sommes sentit très bien grâce aux personnes qui travaillent ici,
Nous avons particulièrement apprécié le petit salon avec le feu de cheminée le soir.

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2018

MARIA BEGOÑA

Un país de Gente estupenda con pocos medios

El hotel es estupendo y la atención del personal maravillosa, pero el entorno está muy deteriorado y hay mucha pobreza. Hay mucha seguridad y no es peligroso a cualquier hora. Lo recomiendo, pero controlad mucho lo que se coma. Eviten frutas o zumos naturales y comida no cocinada o embotellada. Nosotros acabamos muy enfermos con gastroenteritis aguda. Otro peligro son los vehículos como bicis y motocicletas que circulan descontrolados por las calles del zoco y van atropellando a la gente haciendo un ruido infernal. No se puede pasear tranquilamente sin ser atropellado.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

15 May 2018

Verified traveler

Sehr freundliches personal, prima willkommens- tee und frühstück. Zimmer zweckmässig, leider steinharte betten. Pool war leider nicht gefüllt obwohl bei reservation damit geworben wird.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2018

SEBASTIEN

Riad plein de charme et de douceur

Séjour au top. Hôtel idéalement situé dans la medina. Le personnel d’acceuil est d’une gentillesse incroyable avec de très bon conseils pour profiter des joies de la ville! Le petit déjeuner est excellent avec des produits frais (jus d’orange, confitures...) Nous avons mangé un excellent tajine le premier soir. Bref que du bonheur. Je recommande vivement ce riad et y retournerai avec grand plaisir.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2017

Mustafa

Underbara människor!

Fantastiskt fint bemötande av personalen som var hjälpsamma och helt underbara, man blev bemött och behandlad med respekt och kärlek. Rummen var något slitna men detta vägdes upp av den otroligt fina servicen och den hemlagade frukosten som serverades varje morgon.
Vill även passa på och lyfta de utflykter som hotellet arrangerar mot en liten kostnad, vi hade det stora nöjet att få åka med Said som chaufför, något jag varmt rekommenderar.
Hotellets läge är även det bra, tryggt område som ligger en kort promenad genom souken fram till torget Jmaa el fnaa.

Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2017

cedric

Hôtel chaleureux et propre

Un très bon séjour de 4 nuits au RIAD Plein Sud. Un accueil chaleureux de bons conseils et du personnel à l'écoute toujours prêt à rendre service.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Nov 2016

Markus

Good Riad in Medina

This was the third Riad on our Trip through Marocco.

The Riad and the room itself were OK, the bed was comfortable.
The higher roof terasse has a great view to the Atlas mountains!
Breakfast was good.

It is located in a small road in the quiet northern part of the Medina.
You can easily reach all important poits like Souks, Djemaa el Fna by foot.

The best of the Riad was the friendly and helpful Manager that made our stay really good.

8/10

Excellent

07 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

hotel parfait

riad bien situe chambres propres personnel en particulier chaouki d'une gentillesse exemplaire

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2016

Matthias

Eine Oase im Herzen Marrakechs

Das Personal ist super hilfsbereit! Das Hotel ist in einem sehr guten Zustand. Der pool ist perfekt um die ermüdeten Beine auszuruhen. Die Lage ist so perfekt, weil sie nah genug an allem dran ist, aber man sobald man im Riad ist nicht mehr vom Trubel mitbekommt! Meiner persönlichen Meinung nach das beste Riad in Marrakesch. Das Frühstück ist der Hammer

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

Super accueil

Super accueil dans ce riad a 15 min de la place

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2015

Philipp

Ein sehr angenehmer Aufenthalt

8/10

Excellent

14 Apr 2015

Verified traveler

:)

Hotel staff was really helpfull.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2015

Carolina

100% recomendado

Nos encantó... es un riad tradicional, la atención es muy buena, nos fueron a recibir a un punto centrico para que no nos perdieramos, e incluso nos ofrecieron ir a buscarnos donde fuera si nos perdiamos en las calles de marrakech.
Caminamos menos de diez minutos para llegar a la plaza.
Al llegar nos sirvieron un te exquisito, y el desayuno (que estaba incluido) era muy bueno y abundante.
Es un hotel en el que puedes pasar varios días. Las habitaciones eran amplias.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Jan 2015

Carsten Bugtrup

Decent, not top, Riad.

Decent Riad, Marrakech. Interesting location, inside the Medina, not direct i Soukh area, but close to, rather in local nabourhood setting. Friendly and helpful staff. Quite cold inside the Riad in december/ january, though heater-aircon in room.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2014

Anne

Riad Le Plein Sud

Trés bonne semaine passée dans ce joli riad, calme, famillial,situé dans la médina, ou le personnel Chaouqi, Khalil et Rajha vous accueillent chaleureusement et vous donnent toujours de bons conseils !

Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2014

lola

Au top!

Un séjour au top dans ce riad dans lequel nous espérons revenir grâce au personnel très à l'écoute

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2014

Daniel Elise

beautiful riad with a nice host

unfortunately we only stayed for one night in this riad. it is right in the medina and it was only a 15 minutes walk to the jamaa el fna. there is also a close parking spot.
the host was very nice and helpful.

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2014

Florence

Très beau riad

Accueil très chaleureux et petit déjeuner copieux.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2014

nadine j-paul

merveilleux riad au coeur de la Médina

Nous revenons ce dimance 15 juin de Marrakech : vacances complètement dépaysantes.
Le riad est un havre de paix au coeur de la Médina. Chouaki, Raja, et Khalil sont l'atout sympathie de ce riad.
Ils se mettent en quatre pour vous renseigner, vous faciliter le séjour, vous régaler d'un cuisine traditionnelle.
Ils répondent à vos questions sans jamais se fatiguer.
Ce riad est magnifique mais les trois personnes qui le font tourner sont absoluments charmantes.
Si un jour nous retournons à Marrakech, c'est sûr ce sera au riad Le Plein Sud !!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2014

JC

tres bien

très bien reçu hotel formidable

personnel trés serviable très gentil toujours disponible