Jan 13, 2009 - Very sweet staff members who let me keep my luggage there a little later than check-out time. A great price for package deal that included a free breakfast. Great location, too. The only disturbing thing was that there were no sheets and the pillows were uncomfortable and uncovered. Overall a great experience, though, and the cheapest available, to boot.
Sep 25, 2008 - We only had a brie one night's stay here but there were plenty of people who seemed to have been staying longer than us and having a great time. The roof terrace is an excellent spot for partying and everyone seemed to be making great use of that, it was a shame we'd arranged to meet friends elsewhere. The other people staying were friendly so it seemed a great place to meet people.
The location is great if you want somewhere central - in the Medina and very close to the main square Djeema El Fna. Two downfalls of staying in the medina are that if you want to sleep you can't guarantee it won't be noisy and that, as some of the medina is not accessible by car, taxis won't drop you at the Riad Rahba (where you have to check in for Heart of the Medina) or at least ours wouldn't so it was a bit tricky to find but not too difficult as it is an easy route from the square once you know where you're going. Though our taxi dropped us at the square and told us what direction to walk in, cars can get to both the hostel and the riad so our airport transfer got to us ok.
Rooms are basic, no air-con, and bathrooms are shared. As we had to leave early for the airport we didn't have problems getting into the bathroom but I'd guess this can be a problem at a more normal getting up time.
The guy at Riad Rahba who checked us in was very welcoming and spoke English very well. A member of staff took us from Rahba to the hostel, only a short walk. Nevertheless it was strange having to check in elsewhere and is not the sort of added inconvenience you want at the end of a day's travelling.
If you are on a tight budget, stay here. It was the cheapest place I could find and if that's all you want then it's fine. If you're in the same sized group as the room capacity it's even better because you essentially get a private room in that case and only have to share the bathroom. There are, however, much nicer places to stay in and around Marakech if you can afford them and I would urge you to do so if you can. Quality accommodation can really enhance the enjoyment of your visit.
Jul 18, 2008 - All is good. Good places, good terrace to share with people but have one man careing the hostal that is no fine and is bad people
Jun 30, 2008 - Absolutely fine and good value for money - breakfast included, working shower (with intermitant hot water) and western toilet.Right in the heart of the souks, although a little hard to find!
It seems like they've ironed out most of the problems people have complained of.
Jun 11, 2008 - Good hostel, good beds, great location, small rooms. If you go there, don`t find weird that the reception is in another bulding. Print the reservation ticket, they don't seem to have access to them
Apr 28, 2008 - After being initially somewhat apprehensive, given the bad reviews that we had read about the hostel we were pleasantly surprised.The hostel staff were very helpful and the rooms were clean and comfortable-nothing too luxurious but you get what you pay for. The location is absolutely fabulous-when they say "heart of the medina" they really mean it. Just one word of warning, the hostel does not seem to have reservation records so having your reservation number is not enough-bring all the details(number of beds, amount left to pay etc..)
Feb 26, 2008 - If you are looking for a simple cheap backpackers hostel this is it. Once you find it, the peple were friendly to us and it was fine. You might not get a quiet nights sleep though!
Feb 25, 2008 - Just that, it's the heart of the medina
Jan 04, 2008 - It is right in the heart of the medina, as stated by the name. A little hard to find in the begining but the location makes up for this right away. Very convenient for the rest of the sites in Morocco, onyl a walk away from most and easy to catch a petit taxi. Hard to find places to go out at night and drink...but most places would be like that
Jun 22, 2007 - The hostel was exactly what we wanted - a place to lay our heads. Lack of hot showers was interesting, but in Marrakech's climate not unbearable. Would stay here again.