Hotel Central Palace

I had booked a room in this hotel for my first night in Marrakech. It was a double room for me and my boyfriend, we are both italians with italian passports, but my boyfriend has an arabic last name which was apparently common in Morocco. The receptionist forced us to cancel our reservation because apparently it was against moroccan law and left us with no option than find another Hotel. He suggested a Riad that would do us a favor as apparently we were against the law. The new hotel tried to charge us double the prize of the first one even if it was all dirty, old and basically empty. Turns out, the receptionist was just trying to fool us, as the Hotel was overbooked and he did not have the room we had booked. In fact, as all the other hotels and Riads we stayed at in Morocco, they told us that having a foreign passport, moroccan laws cannot be applied. This is what I tried to tell the boy since the beginning but he insisted that even of the passport was italian, my boyfriend had a Moroccan name and only that was enough to break the law that forbids unmarried moroccan citizens to book and sleep in the same room with a person of the opposite sex. So he forced us to cancel out reservation and left us with no other choice than stay at the Riad he suggested which was squallid.

A beautiful riad on a nice central location in Marrakech. What really set this place apart from the rest is their helpful staff. This place feels like a safehaven for questions and support in the chaotic city. The staff at the reception speaks very good english and will put in the extra mile to help you out. Even after a week of touring through Marocco, the staff recognises me and this place was kind enough to help me with my booking for my flight home and I could leave my bags here till my plane left eventhough I didn't stay in their Riad anymore. This is a kind of genuine friendliness that anybody could really use during their stay in Marocco!