The most exciting Marrakech guest house on the market

Chic Marrakech often receive inquiries from buyers who are looking to find a beautiful, fully licensed, established guest house that is a genuine deal.

Genuine deals though for well located, accessible, fully licensed riads are rare, especially for ones that offer something fabulous and unique.

Marrakech is brimming with guest houses that cater for the ever swelling number of tourists holidaying here, but generally the riads on the market are over priced and unremarkable.

I am therefore pleased to say that Chic Marrakech have just taken on an exceptional five bedroomed riad, which is being sold at an exceptional price.

I genuinely believe there isn't a better priced and more interesting riad on the market.

This restored eighteenth century riad is 220m2 - (so is a lovely generous size), and it is titled and fully licensed.

For me, it offers everything an investor would require.

The riad is well located in the souks in arguably the most atmospheric part of the Medina. It is in the vicinity of many of the main tourist spots and museums, as well as several notable cafes and restaurants. Importanly there is parking and a taxi stand close by. Its derb is one of the nicest I know. And lastly, it is outstandingly beautiful, spatially interesting and is steeped in history.

The riad boasts many selling points. Here are a few: -

It is situated on a private gated alley, which provides the guest house with an air of exclusivity.

Its large courtyard is a proper functioning mature garden that bathes the riad in tranquillity and scent.

Its configuration and layout are unusual, and on one end of the riad the rooms are exceptionally wide and generous, allowing for a wonderfully sized salon and master suite.

The riad boasts some of the best preserved original handcarved plasterwork I have seen. Abdellatif Lamselli, my construction partner, delicately restored this during the painstaking restoration project ten years ago. It is extremely old and extremely special, not least the lofty n'djeema plaster ceiling in the salon.

Complimenting the plasterwork are fabulous handpainted antique doors and cupboards, along with an antique handpainted cupola ceiling in the master suite. As can be seen from the photos below, the master suite, with its aesthetic finesse, has a definite wow-factor.

The master suite has a separate entrance that was traditionally for mistresses to come and go discretely, and interestingly, it is a self-contained apartment, or douriya.

The riad benefits from five bedrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, an inviting windy entrance, a loo, a storeroom, a formal dining room, an open salon on the first floor balcony, a grand reception room, a utility room and a multi-tiered roof terrace with enviable views.

Ideally it would be sold fully furnished and as an ongoing business concern.

It is important to note the reason for the riad being put up for sale is that the owner recently inherited it, but due to commitments elsewhere and the arrival of a first child, there isn't sufficent time for her to attend to the business.

For more details please kindly contact me at: info@chic-marrakech.com

Price upon application.