The Riad

Recent Reviews: 250

• User:Geraldine D

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  Lovely place and staff, but too noisy inside the building and outside. Also really bad smells in the room and bathroom

  19 Jun 2025

  Location is amazing, minutes from the old town food & shops. Design special and brekkie lovely. Room however had sewage smells that Ishmael said could be fixed but it wasn’t. Noise at night unbearable and got no sleep. Lovely but need sleep 🥺

• User:honestreviewer7080

  Trip type: Couples

  Perfection!

  05 May 2025

  We visited Tarifa for one night to celebrate my birthday during a fortnight holiday to Southern Spain. This hotel & in particular, the staff made this such a unique & truly wonderful trip. The hotel is located up a little side street just a couple of hundred metres or so from the central part of Tarifa with its squares, winding streets, bars restaurants & shops, it really is a Riad in all senses in that it’s an oasis of calm, beautiful interiors with a truly Moroccan vibe. Gorgeous water features, scents of oud throughout & a fab terrace for breakfast. It’s also walking distance (5mins) to a large long stay car park which is so handy! We communicated with Rafael on reception & Serafin at the Spa in the lead up to our stay which was great but when we met them in person, it was even better as were all the staff. These guys were just amazing….Rafael upgraded us to a junior suite, (thank you so much!) we were given coffee and a slice of delicious cake on the roof terrace - sadly we didn’t catch the lady’s name who served us - but she also deserves a mention. The whole place just has a beautiful atmosphere. We had booked a Hammam ritual at the spa which is actually now located across a couple of streets in a stunningly renovated house that had been abandoned for years. Ismael from reception took us there himself & was again, a super lovely host & nothing was too much trouble. The original stone walls from around the 17th century remain, beautifully restored & it is simply perfect. We were greeted by Serafin who is probably one of the friendliest & charming people we have ever met, his vibe is contagious which is a delight! It’s luxurious but super cool & intimate at the same time. Paloma, our therapist was out of this world, professional yet warm & welcoming at the same time. The combination of Moroccan & Turkish Hammam styles is really great & we left feeling relaxed yet also invigorated! Our minibar was complimentary so before dinner we took a couple of beers up to the roof terrace to enjoy the evening sun. The hotel is not manned overnight but you have keys for the front door as well as your room & a number in case of emergency. Before he left, Ismael came to see us & let us know he was going & told us what to do with the terrace door - we felt right at home. Tarifa has an overall atmosphere of bohemian, communal charm & if you want to experience this in your hotel choice, this is the one for you. Thank you guys, we absolutely loved it! Kate & Tim xxx

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• User:Tania E

  Trip type: Couples

  Worth a stay

  03 May 2025

  Very tasteful decor throughout the hotel, it’s beautiful and romantic, staff very friendly and helpful, it has a rooftop terrace, where breakfast is served and you can help yourself to tea and coffee throughout the day. Right in the center of town. My husband and I absolutely loved our stay

• User:Andy R

  Trip type: Friends getaway

  Disappointed that we didn't get what we paid for

  04 Dec 2024

  The hotel rooms were beautiful and very impressive on first impression. Once that has been absorbed, we got the impression that the stylish look of the rooms are at the compromise of the functionality. For example, nowhere to hang your clothes, no comfortable sitting area, windows that are drafty, etc. Our sleep was disturbed throughout the night from the canopies outside constantly rattling (maybe these could be retracted for the comfort of future guests?). Our biggest gripe though was that we booked a room that included breakfast, and received confirmation to say so, but was told that breakfast would not be served as they are closed on Sunday (we stayed Saturday night). We had to go out and find breakfast, and pay for this in addition, when we specifically booked this hotel due to the inclusion of a breakfast. It was our friend's birthday on the Sunday, and she was looking forward to a 'birthday breakfast'. We expressed our disappointment with this on WhatsApp due to no staff being there to challenge about this, and this message has been read but has not been replied to. Altogether, very poor customer service, and we would not stay here again.

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• User:Greg B

  Trip type: Couples

  Would return in a heartbeat

  06 Oct 2024

  We have stayed in at least a dozen hotels over the past 4 weeks and this was our favorite. Rafael at the front desk went out of his way to make our stay comfortable. The hotel is small and unique. Our room was spacious and well decorated and very comfortable. The massages were excellent. And the food at breakfast was great. We have only positive things to say about the Riad. It was great.

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