I enjoyed my stay in this small, quiet riad and would certainly return. My room, one of the least expensive on offer, was simple in the best possible way: small, but perfectly proportioned, well designed and elegantly minimalist, while still distinctly Moroccan in style and with a particularly pleasant bathroom. For one person, it was ideal. Couples may want to consider a suite. Breakfasts are ample without being over the top: excellent jams, juice and fruit, yogurt, bread, cake, crepes. Wifi in the public areas is a useful plus and works very well. The location is terrific: near the edge of the Medina, so access is easy, and 5 minutes' walk to all manner of interesting sights in this old part of the city. (If the taxi driver is unsure of the location direct him to Bab Laloo; from there, it is a 3 minute walk. The riad is happy to provide walking directions by email). Easiest is to book directly with the riad rather than via an operator or website.

We only stayed one night and wished we could cancel the rest of our trip and stay at the Riad Kalaa. The hotel is gorgeous, elegant, comfortable.. The staff was courteous and helpful. The breakfast is delicious. For dinner the riad staff sent us to a truly superb restaurant up the street that served the best food we had in Morocco. We hope to go back next year with more family.

The riad is gorgeous! beautifully appointed, lovely courtyard with plenty of space to relax and enjoy the peace and quiet. the staff is very friendly and helpful. The dinner and the breakfast were both delicious, with wonderful local delicacies and specialties. The wifi in the courtyard was a nice feature as well. Our suite was a duplex, with the bedroom and bathroom upstairs. The bathroom was truly gorgeous but had an odd design feature. The entrance from the bedroom to the bathroom was framed by a stone cornice molding that framed the doorway in such a way that anyone taller than 5 foot 6 inches (1 meter 67 centimeters) was bound to hit his/her head. This was not a problem in daylight, but when getting up to use the bathroom at night and not wanting to turn on the bedroom light and wake up my spouse, resulted in hitting my head on the cornice pretty hard. Another odd thing occurred after dinner. We had a lovely dinner at a table just outside the door to our suite. After we finished dessert, we lingered for a while and eventfully went to our room. 10 minutes later a waiter knocked on our door asking us to pay the bill. In a riad with only 11 rooms, i assumed they would just add the charge to our bill (which is exactly what the other 5 riads we stayed in did). the waiter demurred when i asked about adding the charge to our overall bill and i had to pay him in cash right then and there. i found the whole experience odd. did they think we were going to skip out in the morning without paying? if so, they had our billing information on file.

Stayed here recently for several days whilst on business trip. Booked on the internet and was (mistakenly) expecting an easy to find, typical Moroccan hotel with relatively easy access. Unfortunately, on arrival in Rabat late in the evening it took the taxi driver an hour to find the place so not ideal start. Finally, after speaking with some locals in the neighbourhood we did find it. Its in the Medina in Rabat (old quarters) with narrow alleyways to navigate left and right before you get there. Once having arrived at the front door (permanently locked) you need to ring the bell or bang the door to gain entry. If you're lucky someone will appear quickly. If not you could find your self standing outside for some time till someone arrives to let you in. Checking in wasn't a problem and straightforward enough. The hotel is built in Moroccan fashion around a central courtyard with rooms all around. Some are on upper floors. Stayed in both. The positive aspects include polite staff, fairly comfortable and secure surroundings and peaceful. The negative aspects include dodgy internet access, limited menu without prices and no TV in some of the rooms (at least one of mine). All guests were French which clearly tempers the style and content of breakfast which appears at a somewhat leisurely pace. Its served to you whether you like it or not (no choice) and no hot food - most irritating I must say. Its clear that the hotel caters solely for French visitors - mostly tourists. All in all, whilst I liked the staff and appreciated their friendliness, the hotel simply is too expensive for what's on offer and to my mind does not offer the non-French visitor much in the way of options. All literature is in French which doesn't help. My advice to the owners would be to re-think your marketing strategy if you want to attract more non-French speaking guests and make a bit of an effort to expand the services available including a hot breakfast (even if you need to pay for it). Having only a fixed menu isn't really acceptable in this day and age and wouldn't be difficult to address. Pity really as its not too far away from being a half decent option in Rabat which incidentally is out-of-order expensive whichever hotel you stay in. Frankly I am at a loss to understand some of the comments about 'deluxe' rooms, 'well situated'..for what? I suspect it has the rating it has as there are so few hotels in Rabat of comparable price and in fact not many at all for that matter worth considering if you are a tourist due to the exhorbitant cost.