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Dar el Mathaf

3.5 star property
Riad in Fes with free breakfast and a steam room

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Located in the heart of Fes El Bali, Dar el Mathaf provides a peaceful retreat from the bustling medina. Guests start their day with local cuisine for breakfast, relax in the garden or rooftop terrace, and rejuvenate with spa services including professional massages.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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Quadruple Room | Individually furnished, free WiFi, bed sheets

Quadruple Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Private bathroom
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Double Bed

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Triple Room | Individually furnished, free WiFi, bed sheets

Triple Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Double Room | Individually furnished, free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

Highlights

Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Economy Double Room (salle de bain sur palier )

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Detached private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Single Room | Individually furnished, free WiFi, bed sheets

Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Individually furnished
Air conditioning
Heating
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower/tub combination
Electric kettle
Daily housekeeping
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
31 derb serraj talaa sghira, Fes

What's nearby

  • Blue Gate - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Bou Inania Madrasa - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Dar Batha Museum - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Place Bou Jeloud - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Zaouia Sidi Ahmed Tijani - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles

Getting around

  • Fes Station - 8 min drive
  • Fes (FEZ-Saiss) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Veggie Pause - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Mounia - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Firdaws - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Chez Rachid - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Al Batha Cafe - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Dar el Mathaf

Riad located in Fes El Bali
Free breakfast (local cuisine), a rooftop terrace, and a garden are just a few of the amenities provided at Dar el Mathaf. For some rest and relaxation, visit the steam room. Be sure to enjoy a meal at Restaurant à la carte, the on-site family restaurant. In addition to dry cleaning/laundry services and a bar, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this riad include:
  • A roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), express check-out, and express check-in
  • Luggage storage, an elevator, and concierge services
  • Tour/ticket assistance, ATM/banking services, and a reception hall
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and boast comforts such as air conditioning, in addition to thoughtful touches like free WiFi and room service.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Offsite parking available (EUR 2 per day)
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Rooftop terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • Reception hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 15.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.72 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Nearby parking fee: EUR 2 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: EUR 15.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

Property is also known as

Dar el Mathaf Hotel Fes
Dar el Mathaf Hotel
Dar el Mathaf Fes
Dar el Mathaf Fes
Dar el Mathaf Riad
Dar el Mathaf Riad Fes

Frequently asked questions

Is Dar el Mathaf pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Dar el Mathaf?

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight.

What time is check-out at Dar el Mathaf?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Dar el Mathaf provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Dar el Mathaf located?

Located in Fes El Bali, this riad is steps from Water Clock, Bou Inania Madrasa, and Blue Gate. Dar Batha Museum and Kassr Annoujoum Ducci Foundation are also within 5 minutes.

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Dar el Mathaf Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 59 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 59 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 59 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 59 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 59 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Rahim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I was staying here a couple of days as I needed to attend court with my fiancée as part of the marriage process. The woman who works at the property is lovely! Looks after her guests and the location is convenient. Right inside the old city near Bab bouljoud. Breakfast provided is also a delightful traditional Moroccan one.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Obnoxious service

At night I tried to go out of the hotel to eat out, but I could not open the entrance door with my key by any means. I repeatedly called the contact number but there was no reply. After a while three Moroccan women happened to get down the stairs. I talked to them and they tried to open the door with my key, but in vain. They kindly called the hotel owner and the responsible person was coming here to solve the problem soon. I waited alone in a dark lobby for as many as two hours, but no one came to help me. Consequently, I could eat nothing. A cold water shower ruthlessly pierced the hungry traveler. Next morning a hotel guy appeared but even he couldn't open the door with my key no matter how many times he might try. He said the receptionist would come here at 9 a.m. to change the keys. Nevertheless, she was late for as many as 30 minutes, not caring how badly the customer suffered. Unbelievably, she went so far as to make a self-centered, violent remark that I, a customer, should have waited and asked some other guest to open the door last night. Additionally, she flatly refused my refund request for cancellation fee for additional stays and passed the buck to me, shelving this hotel's terribly slow support. I have never experienced such a sloppy, obnoxious service in any other hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tobias

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

AVOID AT ALL COSTS

The absolute worst hotel I’ve ever booked. Took nearly an hour to check in because they were accidentally overbooked. They said there were no rooms I had booked available and instead gave me a temporary bigger room… but the smell in there was awful. I thought it was gasoline at first and got a massive headeache after just minutes in the room. Turns out the walls were freshly painted which I discovered after moving my bags which were now covered in wet paint. As they had no other rooms available I had to book a new hotel, and they still refuse to pay me back for my booking.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Saaid

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Relation client a revoir

Endroit bien situe à besoin de plus de propreté. Vétusté au niveau des chambres. La qualité du matelas et de l'oreiller laissait à désirer. Wifi de bonne qualite a l espace accueil mais quasi inexistant dans les chambres. Ménage à revoir et problème à signaler au niveau de l’eau chaude : débit non régulier. Aux premiers abords, Hasnaa la gérante est plutôt sympa mais pensez à vérifier votre règlement et éviter de payer des taxes imaginaires… Faites le lien entre le paiement demandé sur Hotels.com et le prix annoncé sur place. Petit déjeuner simple mais tardif à partir de 9h. Pas de cuisine sur place mais possibilité de restauration (des plats réchauffés probablement acheté au snack du coin) Autre information : malgré mes multiples relances sur place et après mon départ aucune preuve de règlement ne m’a été fourni donc si besoin est ne comptez pas dessus. Dernière remarque mon fils, à ma grande surprise, a été sollicité pour faire les taches de la femme de chambre a savoir distribué le papier toilette aux résidents sur place et faire une course à l’épicerie du client. Il reste malgré tout un client …
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We appreciated that the receptionist met us out on the street when we got out of the taxi and walked us to the riad. The AC and WIFI worked great in our room and we liked hanging out on the upstairs terace in the mornings and evenings. Breakfast is at 9 am and consisted of coffee and traditional bread products and toppings. We enjoyed out stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Detlef

Good location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Bolivar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel hogareño cerca de la medina

Hotel pequeño pero hogareño en una ubicación inmejorable, cerca de la puerta azul de la Medina de Fez. Restaurantes deliciosos y baratos cercanos. Atención esmerada y casera, lo que le da gran confianza a los visitantes. Desayuno rico y variado. Como único punto negativo, la escasa señal de wifi que llegaba a la habitación.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Marie

Disliked: Staff & service

N'y allez pas !

L'accueil de l'hôtesse a été très agréable le premier jour puis glacial les jours suivants, sans explication. Ton autoritaire, table du petit déjeuner débarrassée sans avoir fini, avec même lumière éteinte... Chambre non-faite malgré notre demande, serviettes inchangées... Ce matin départ expédié, le sachet du petit déjeuner à manger à l'aéroport m'a été balancé sur les genoux, suivi d'un "Allez le taxi attend" fort peu aimable. Sinon joli riad très bien situé. A éviter pour un couple de femmes ? C'est ce qui a dérangé ?? Je ne vois aucune autre raison !
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Paya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Close to the heart of medina and also taxi station
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Catia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Needs to be better

The bedroom offered was run down and the hotel needs a good refurbishment. Place was very difficult to find and I didn't felt safe in the area.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent !! Et Hasnaa l’hôtesse a été EXCEPTIONNELLE de l’arrivée au départ !! Je recommande cet établissement fortement
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A really great place that is very near to the main medina. Lovely host, quiet, clean cosy room and a very tasty breakfast. I'll definitely stay here next time!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Christophe

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Bien situé

Riad bien situé et très joli. Petit déjeuner sucré fait maison. Par contre ménage non fait et serviettes non changées pendant 3 jours. La chambre est correcte. La taxe de séjour de 12€ s'est transformée en 18€ et monnaie non rendue donc 20€...pas très sérieux
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Not convenient breakfast time

Great location, nice roof terrace. Bathroom not well kept, cabin door hard to operate even by a stong man. Breakfast is served at the earliest at 9 AM, what was too late for us, we had to check out at 7:45. The day before we asked for some simply dry "breakfast bag" but there was nothing in the morning. No reply, no reaction via Whats App from the staff, pity...
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Elina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Feels like being welcomed in to their family

Super service! A very quick response to arrange a pick up from a late night flight (on FB messenger), even so we were warmly welcomed with mint tea and. The room was fine but if you want to sleep in it might be better to be higher up rather than 'in' the reception / breakfast area. Everybody was really nice, and the breakfast is good, even for vegans, with freshly squeezed juice and nice coffee. Location-wise it's also good, especially for when you first arrive, as it's not too far in to the maze, and also an easy walk to the bus station.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff is very friendly but we felt we got less value compared to similarly priced Riads around Morocco. The beds were extremely hard, the room was dirty, and we were shocked that the toilette is in the bathroom. There was also a smell of still water from the bathroom that was very uncomfortable. This place has a very pleasant rooftop, though. To me this felt more like a bargain hostel than a hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

MT, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was extremely helpful and welcoming. Nabil and staff took the time to chat with us during check-in, recommended places to see and restaurants for dinner. One of the days they were sharing a meal together and asked us to join in and try! Food was absolutely delicious. Our breakfast spread was Moroccan dishes which included freshly squeezed orange juice, mint tea, coffee, msemen, beghrir, croissants along side cheese, butter, honey and jams. The place will likely be a bit noisier during busier times of the year because you can hear people walking in the alley outside. Perhaps that's the case because our room was on the ground floor.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Clean room, we had air-conditioning for heating the room as it was cold when we stayed. No toiletries in the bathroom although when we asked for it they gave us
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

margaritha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent all around

Run by siblings in their family home, I felt super welcome here. Excellent service, excellent breakfast, excellent ambiance and excellent location. Highly recommend
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Assez bruyant pour notre chambre donnant sur la rue
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie, Puerto Rico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved this Riad! The room had enough space. The AC worked perfectly! The bathroom was clean. The lovely ladies that work there were very attentive to our needs. We would totally come back to this Riad!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

MOHAMED

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

très bon je le conseille vivement

établissement très propre un très bon qualité prix petit déjeuner raisonnable disposition des douches a revoir
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lady who received us was sooo helpful and nice. She tried to make us feel comfortable and pleased with suggestions of where to eat and visit. My only complaint is that our air conditioner didnt work so we couldnt sleep very well and the tv didnt work either. Since they dont have reception 24 hours we couldnt complain. Our room was #5.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Akouélé

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Das Frühstück war sehr lecker und die Gastgeberin war sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich. Die Unterkunft befindet sich in einer guten Lage.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rolf

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great Moroccan hospitality

Family owned property with a warm feeling and excellent food.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

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