Riad Ibn Battouta

4.0 star property
Family-friendly Fes guesthouse in Ville Nouvelle with free breakfast

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Courtyard view
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Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

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About the neighborhood

Map
9 Derb Lalla Mina, Avenue Allal El Fassi - Batha, Fes, Fès-Meknès, 30000

What's nearby

  • Borj Fez Mall - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Royal Palace - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Blue Gate - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Place Bou Jeloud - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani - 7 min drive - 5.8 km

Getting around

  • Fes Station - 11 min walk
  • Fes (FEZ-Saiss) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Restaurant La Cheminee - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Amarez - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Sky Lounge Menzeh Zalagh Hotel - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - Borj Fez - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Riad Ibn Battouta

Upscale family-friendly guesthouse located in Ville Nouvelle
You can look forward to free continental breakfast, a bowling alley, and a free manager's reception at Riad Ibn Battouta. For some rest and relaxation, visit the Turkish bath/hammam, and indulge in a massage, a manicure/pedicure, or a body scrub. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a terrace and a coffee shop/cafe.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Valet parking (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and express check-out
  • Express check-in, supervised childcare (surcharge), and ATM/banking services
  • 1 meeting room, concierge services, and smoke-free premises
Room features
All guestrooms at Riad Ibn Battouta feature comforts such as 24-hour room service and premium bedding, in addition to thoughtful touches like air conditioning and separate sitting areas.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Heating and ceiling fans
  • Sofa beds, rollaway/extra beds (surcharge), and cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers or spring water baths plus free toiletries and hair dryers
  • 40-inch flat-screen TVs with premium channels and DVD players
  • Wardrobes/closets, balconies, and separate sitting areas

Languages

Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (MAD 30 per stay)
  • Valet parking on site (MAD 30 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle at scheduled times, on request
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–10:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 bars/lounges
  • Free reception
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bowling alley
  • Horse riding/rentals
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Bowling alley
  • Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
  • DVD player
  • Free children's club
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Sofa bed
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 2 treatment rooms
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages
  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Turkish bath/hammam

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Assistive listening devices available
  • Braille signage
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom (not in room)
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Spring water bathtub
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV
  • Cable channels
  • DVD player
  • Pay movies
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Dining room
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

Outdoor space

  • Balcony

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 12:30 PM
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 1, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for MAD 200 per stay
Cribs (infant beds) are available for MAD 200 per stay

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: MAD 41.80 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: MAD 200.00 per person (one way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: MAD 200 (one-way)
  • Self parking fee: MAD 30 per stay
  • Valet parking fee: MAD 30 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: MAD 200 per stay
  • Rollaway bed fee: MAD 200 per stay

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Parking height restrictions apply

Property is also known as

Riad Ibn Battouta House Fes
Riad Ibn Battouta House
Riad Ibn Battouta Fes
Riad Ibn Battouta
Riad Ibn Battouta Guesthouse Fes
Riad Ibn Battouta Guesthouse
Riad Ibn Battouta Fes
Riad Ibn Battouta Guesthouse
Riad Ibn Battouta Guesthouse Fes

Frequently asked questions

Is Riad Ibn Battouta pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Riad Ibn Battouta?

Self parking is available for MAD 30 per stay. Valet parking is available for MAD 30 per day.

What time is check-in at Riad Ibn Battouta?

Check-in start time: 12:30 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Riad Ibn Battouta?

Check-out is at 12:30 PM.

Does Riad Ibn Battouta provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of MAD 200.00 per person applies.

Where is Riad Ibn Battouta located?

This family-friendly Fes guesthouse is located near the airport, within a 15-minute walk of Borj Fez Mall, Royal Palace, and Jewish Cemetery. Atlas Garden and Parc Jnane Sbile are also within 1 mi (2 km). Fes Station is 11 minutes by foot.

Riad Ibn Battouta Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 42 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 42 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well run property in heart of Fez that survived COVID-19 by running lean and mean. We were one of only three families in this ~8 room hotel owned by a family with 2 other riads nearby. Room was clean, staff were pleasant and breakfast was hearty. For the 90 euro/night fee for my family of three this was a great choice.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Val

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice decor, nice towels, ok beds, good location, nice staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Luca

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Not worth the money paid
It's a good looking hotel, but had some inconvenience: it was cold in the room beacause the
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great welcome and a beautiful facility, I loved fhe room with private terrace. Quite near the medina entrance, while easy to access from the train station via taxi.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean. Hospitable. Great location and Great service.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Very good place. Great value and location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There is nothing I can say that I liked about this place. The overall experience was nothing like anything we had at any other Riad or Hotel during our 10 day trip in Morocco. The lady manager (Iman) was absolutely dreadful. Only pushing to sell things through this Riad and becoming rude and angry with us if we had other arrangements. She was not helpful at all. Rooms are dirty and falling apart. Breakfast we were served butter packages that when opened had mold in them. The owner of the hotel was no better. When he found that we no longer wanted to stay for the second night we had pre-booked he got extremely upset and at some times even threatening me. We were a family of 6 travelling Morocco for 10 days and we had the best experience in 6 cities with some of the kindest most welcoming people except for this place.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Excellent hosts! Excellent hosts! Excellent hosts!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Sultan, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Nice Riad. But wont consider it a 4 star. Maybe really important that others realise that a Riad experience is very different to hotels.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

TDK, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very close to the Médina. Helpful staff.
I booked a room with a view. As it’s one of a dozen bookings on this trip, I failed to notice I was given the wrong (but beautiful) room. On request and after a few staff I was changed to the roof terrace room I booked. Shame about the rain. The pictures show the riad as it is, a beautifully laid out and appointed home. Another guest returned to find her belongings packed up and moved to another Riad entirely. With the mangeress blaming the customer to me “nothing but problems”. I don’t like overfamiliarity or guilt and baksheesh requests. I had booked a tour prior to my arrival and was made to feel guilty for not giving them the business. Yet my requests in return were not met with enthusiasm. When I requested an extra hour to check out I was made to feel as though it was a huge inconvenience. As though everything was out of their control. They had a quick attitude to blaming me or anyone else for errors or broken items or wrong rooms! Nothing was their fault! Not even the apparent owner accepted responsibility. They made me feel bad. They have a wonderful roof top they don’t tell their guests about! Hopeless. I didn’t mind sharing it with the sheets and towels. It added to the authenticity.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A new experience
This was my first experience with a riad, and it was very nice. Unlike a hotel, you had to knock to enter each time you left, so that was a little inconvenient for me. However, the owners were very nice and concerned about our welfare. They took good care of us. Next time I will know what to expect and take advantage of the riad experience better.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing
Is a beautiful riad lovely breakfast , however we were given a room out of the riad in the building next door without any explanation , therefore we were not able to enjoy the real Moroccan ambiance of the room which was described in the act , very disappointing

10/10 Excellent

Mrs J A Raeburn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
This Riyad is beautiful - if you have a room at the top you will also have a great view - but, be warned there are lots of stairs to be climbed to get there! The decor is brilliant too - a lot of work has gone into this Riyad, and the food was quite adequate.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Afshan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Most Enchanting Riad
This is one of the best Riad's my family and I hav stayed in! Kept emaculatly clean with an extremely friendly and helpful staff. They were willing to go the extra mile to help us acclimate to Fez. Nothing less than a five star experience -- I look forward to going back. Afshan
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

yun

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice
everything is good
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home.
A welcoming Riad that the staff could not do enough for you to makeep you feel at home. Outskirts of Medina but close enough to walk to and explore. Plenty of eating places around the area and small shops for bottled water etc. Get a guide ( re hotel ) to show you around the medina and after that you get a fair idea of how to negotiate it. Highly recommended Riad. (note no lifts as you would expect in this type of accomadation).

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Model for excellence!
We felt welcome the instant we arrived. The staff went above and beyond to make up for us having to switch rooms from what we had originally booked. We ate a delicious Moroccan dinner and breakfast and drank the fresh mint tea. Our upgraded room was the the suite on the second night of our stay, which was huge and comfortable. Loved the close location to walk to the Medina. Overall, I would stay here again in a heartbeat and hope you choose this place so you can experience it too!

10/10 Excellent

Imogen, Glasgow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing, friendly hotel
This is a wonderful hotel on the edge of Fez's Medina. Room was gorgeous, the food was lovely and the owner could not have been more helpful or kind. Great stay, could not recommend more!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owners are amazing people. Super helpful, nice and kind.

8/10 Good

Habibur, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Riad
Enjoyed our stay here. Looked after well by the owners. This Riad looks good and is clean.

8/10 Good

jay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful room, great location
Lots of space, quiet and relaxing - beautifully decorated.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
La chambre ne correspond pas avec la réservation. Chambre propre mais attention au siphon bouché (Ispahan). Petit déjeuner correct, mais répétitif; service long. Riad très bien situé, près de la Médina.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Manuel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Riad con solera accesible con vehículo
Riad con solera en buena ubicación, sin restaurante (te envían a uno que está fuera) y de trato correcto en el estilo local.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La atención del personal, la ubicación y la terraza. Nos ayudaron a conseguir unos billetes. En todo momento tuvieron muy buena predisposición y Hamza nos ayudó.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019