Double 2 Bedrooms 1 Bathroom in Menara, Marrakesh

“Amazing!”

Villa Kacy was amazing, we'd definitely recommend and we are very keen to come back again. The hotel is beautiful, with donkeys, peacocks and lots of wildlife, and the food is really nice at a reasonable price, and the service was excellent. We don't speak much French but it was very easy. The ho... more

Villa Kacy was amazing, we'd definitely recommend and we are very keen to come back again. The hotel is beautiful, with donkeys, peacocks and lots of wildlife, and the food is really nice at a reasonable price, and the service was excellent. We don't speak much French but it was very easy. The hotel arranged an airport transfer for us at an additional cost, and helped us with everything we needed. Most days we got a taxi into town, which cost us around 200 dirhams return for two people, but you could haggle this I imagine. The room was really nice and overall we had a fantastic stay and would definitely go again. Thank you very much to everyone at Villa Kacy!

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“Beautiful and relaxing, but...”

This is a perfect place to stay which is away from the hustle and bustle of central Marrakech. It's beautiful, like a little oasis in the middle of the desert. However, don't expect a traditional Moroccan welcome... it is run by a French owner/manager, who doesn't really speak any English which ... more

This is a perfect place to stay which is away from the hustle and bustle of central Marrakech. It's beautiful, like a little oasis in the middle of the desert. However, don't expect a traditional Moroccan welcome... it is run by a French owner/manager, who doesn't really speak any English which became slightly awkward at times. When we arrived the manager met us, and pointed us to our room (which was lovely; big, comfortable and clean), but then left and we had to figure out everything else for ourselves. No tour around, no mention of the restaurant, bar, pool, games room, facilities, nothing... This was a little disappointing and didn't make for a good start. It's a shame as in Morocco you expect a certain level of hospitality. The manager did however speak at length to the other guests (who were all French) which did make us feel slightly isolated. However, once we settled in, we realised this place is a 'home from home' type place, very relaxed (almost too relaxed) and you have to ask to get things whenever you'd like it, and they are happy to oblige. The staff were all lovely and happy to help. The only member of staff who spoke English was a lovely barman called Abdil (who was one of the saving graces of the villa), and he had to do a lot of the translations (as did Google Translate). However, he was not there every day so it became hard. We ate there once, but again, there is no menu, you just have to ask when you'd like to eat (although you have to give them 12 hours notice for dinner...). But the food was excellent. You can book taxis into central Marrakech through the manager/bar staff (in broken French) and it is 100dh one way in the day, and 150dm after 20:00, which is very reasonable and well worth it. A taxi from the airport is 200dh as 'it's not in Marrakech'. All in all, it was a lovely stay with a beautiful pool, surrounding and setting (although the peacocks and donkeys were VERY loud in the middle of the night...but that's country living for you...) and definitely recommended, just don't expect a Moroccan riad type welcome or experience. Go for lots of sun, rest and relaxation, just swot up on your French before you go.

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