Beautiful Riad, with the greatest attention to detail, it features the most beautiful moroccan decorations, put together in a very chic but still traditional way. We stayed in La Califa room, the room of the lovers, with muted silvery/opal colours and the amazingly carved poster bed - everything is rich and romantic in its rawness.
The staff is very welcoming, helpful, friendly and always ready to make your stay special and unique, epecially Mohammed!
The riad is located in the heart of the medina a few steps away from the main square Jamaa El Fna, so it's pretty easy to find your way back home after getting lost for a while in the souks!
We had dinner there one night and the food is delicious, and the sublime setting with the open fire really does make a difference.
We strongly reccomend this beautiful gem in the heart of Marrakech, its exquisitness and understated charm will make you fall in love - over and over again!

We stayed at Le Rihani for 6 nights over New Year Eve 2011/12 and had a wonderful time.

The location was great - easy to memorise the way to the main square, and also easy to direct taxis back to the closest drop off point at the end of the street - the carved archway off the main street into to the little lanes is easily recognisable, then it's just first left, a dog leg and you're there!

The courtyard was a haven, although it was cold (it was winter!). The beautiful rooms all had heaters which was great, and the rooftop was a lovely spot for breakfast in the sunshine (the breads and mandarines and scrambled eggs - yum!). My parents (in their late 60s) found the stairs a bit steep, and their room only had a bath with high sides, no shower, which they found a bit difficult to use, but I think every riad would be the same? They also found the rooms very dark and had to use torches to find things. I loved the ambience but agree they were dark.

Cecile, Najat and Mohammed were so helpful leading up to the holiday and while we were there, checking so many things for us, recommending tours, cooking classes and restaurants. Najat even drew us maps to walk to various places and taught us belly dancing on NYE!

They booked us a guide to walk through the souks and show us palaces and Kamahl was fantastic - a govt-sponsored guide. We learnt so much about Moroccan/African history, architecture, religion, etc., and he took us the cooperatives and workshops of the souks, which was fascinating.

We did a day tour to Essouria and to the Atlas and really enjoyed both of them. Make sure you check if the "driver" is also a guide - we hopped in the car for a 'tour' to Essouria and the driver, Abud, asked us where we wanted to go while we expected him to have a plan and walk around as a guide too. But then we had the opposite experience with the Atlas mountains, with our driver, Mohammed, asking what sort of things we wanted to see, mapping out a route and providing fascinating details and banter throughout the day as we stopped in villages, crested mountains, ate at a beautiful restaurant and zoomed across 4WD tracks.

I'd definitely recommend Le Rihani.

Riad Rihani is a fantastic peaceful oasis a short 5 min walk from the market. A perfect atmosphere and the turtles makes your day already at the breakfast. Compared to other places, prices should not scare you off, its guaranteed worth it. Superb service from the staff, great food and a nirvana, you forget everything outside - makes you almost dont want leave. At least makes you dream about going back soon :) A place worth sharing with all your loved ones! J

Just left our four night stay at Riad Le Rihani.

Such a lovely oasis tucked away from the madness of Marrakech.

Extremely friendly staff Najat and Mohammed who looked after our every need.

Delightful breakfasts by the pool with fruit, fresh breads, cakes and delicious fresh orange juice!

Wonderful dinner, which is highly recommended at least one night! Slightly more expensive than what you would pay at the restaurants in the medina, but the quality and setting are unsurpassed!

Rooms are clean and nicely decorated. Lovely touches of rose petals on the beds and then a fresh rose every night on your pillow. The rooms are slightly dark, but that is normal in these Riads, and it is easy to open a window or your doors to get some extra light. Shampoo etc refilled every day.

Wonderful bookcase and library, in which you will also find two resident turtles!
Didn't get to use the pool as it wasn't quite hot enough, but it looked amazing. The rooftop was a lovely place to spend an afternoon.

All in all, the best riad we have stayed at. Would definitely stay here again and recommend to anyone.
Thank you very much for a lovely stay.
Oli and Sarah