Riad El Bir

We booked the large family room since we were traveling with our 25 year old daughter, but when we arrived, we were informed that our room was overbooked. After a lovely cup of Moroccan sweet mint tea, we were still waiting and finally the owner called to apologize and have us follow his employee to a different Riad. The room offered to us was not a large family room which I paid for but they did then offer us two separate rooms. It was just disappointing because I specifically paid extra to book a large room as it was our first night in Morocco and wanted to have a nice experience. The second location was not as "fancy" and it was smaller. Thankfully the people at Dar Yanis were extremely nice and accommodating. But we read about the issue of overbooking rooms in Morocco and it happened to us twice, so beware!

When I arrived they told me they were overbooked and moved me to a less Riad (hotel). Only because I was staying for 1 night, I didn't want to make a problem but what happened was totally unacceptable.

Amazing property, friendly hosts, and an attention to detail. The showers had black soap that is special to Morocco, and we had complimentary tea almost every night on the beautiful terrace. Highly recommend!

It was the most amazing room! Staff was lovely, location was great (once They fetched me because my sense of direction is terrible and I got lost).

We stayed for 1 night at this riad and very enjoyed our stay. The Riad is owned by the French, he welcomed us and give recommendations about all the places to visit. We had very heavy luggage, he helped us to carry them to taxi station. The Riad is very nice, comfortable and clean. We highly recommend it, and we would definitely stay here, if we come to Rabat again.

The design was exquisite. The breakfast was superb. Their lunch/dinner recommendation for eating out was perfect. The sisters running the Riad were extremely hospitable, kind, and helpful. I highly recommend Riad El Bir for anyone staying at Rabat.

Good location, in heart of Medina All attractions easy walking Good accommodation, breakfast delicious Nice staff and service Well done Riad El Bir

Great location Staff very helpful Nice breakfast

We stayed for a week in Rabat, taking day trips to places like Casablanca. As covered by other reviewers, the riad is in a very good location. Rabat Medina is fairly clean and calm as compared to some other Moroccan towns and this riad is in the middle, close to shops and restaurants. The accommodation is fairly basic, and could do with a few improvements to really make it a great place to stay, but it’s comfortable, clean and good value. I thought the rooms upstairs were better, which we had, as they are slightly removed from the courtyard where people had breakfast. However, looking at the other downstairs rooms (as I’m nosy) they did seem bigger. I didn’t meet Vincent but the women working there were lovely and never annoyed that we didn’t appear for breakfast until after 9am. The tram is close, and it’s a 15 minute walk to a good carrefour supermarket (walk to the tram and follow that road to the right, past a large junction and it’s on the other side). Rabat is an easy distance from the UK and is a good choice in a cold winter, so I’m sure we will go back and I would happily stay there again.

They requested at the very last minute at our checkout to pay $50 dirham for "TAX" even though we only stayed a night. We also paid some tips when we arrived. Is not nice to ask for money when we leave. We r in a rush and had to catch last train to Casablanca. The road was congested. We couldn't find taxi.