Sisters Trip to Southern Spain and Morocco

Spain | Apr 13 - Apr 26, 2026

The location was wonderful, right in the heart of the old town and about 5 minutes walk to the Cathedral and main square. We saw a band and singers, 100's of people and a holy relic being pulled by 2 oxen right out of our balcony! We were told it was the beginning of a Festival. The only thing that I was disappointed with was that it felt a little modern and sleek when I was looking for old world charm, tiles and plants and fountains. The employees were very helpful and friendly and the breakfast was wonderful. It was very clean. There were a lot of places to sit in the lobby if you didn't want to sit in your room. It had an elevator and a rooftop area to explore.

What a wonderful location on Calle Nava, filled with restaurants and lovely ambiance, pedestrian only. The place was clean and bright and the employees wonderfully friendly. We stored our luggage both coming and going and there was a nice room to take a break next to the lobby. There's an elevator! The breakfast was wonderful. Walk south and immediately find some quiet plazas and a huge church. Walk the other direction and within 5 minutes you're at Plaza Bib-Rambla, shopping, Cathedral and more!

The location is great, just a minutes walk to Puerta del Sol. It's in a pedestrian only area so we figured out quickly where the drivers can pick you up and drop you off. The place has a small lobby, just for saying hello to the friendly staff and a tiny elevator, perfect for our needs. The breakfast room upstairs was bright and the food wonderful. Everything was clean and we had all the amenities needed.

This riad was our first experience so we were a little new as to how a "guest house" worked. It was charming. The courtyard was filled with comfy couches with big pillows, tables and plants. My sister had a moment of anxiety at first seeing just one bed for the 2 of us and made a few comments. It was totally fine and she would have been ok with it but they heard her complaint and brought a 2nd bed downstairs for us! They went above and beyond to make her comfortable and we so appreciated that. The only thing that was off putting to me was the big step down into the toilet room and the big step down into the shower, something to think about with my arthritic knees but workable. The breakfast was wonderful and all the staff were so nice and always greeted us with smiles and hellos.

Wow, this riad is a palace and we felt a little like country bumpkins who wandered into the wrong kingdom. It's truly beautiful and the architecture, tile work, fountain, lighting and everything about the courtyard was spectacular. Just-WOW! They greeted us with mint tea and some nibbles and told us all about the riad. Our room was also elegant, comfortable and overlooking the courtyard. All the personel were so nice and really wanted to make our stay a wonderful experience. We saw the same staff often so we got to see familiar faces. Breakfast was delicious and on the rooftop so we had nice views afterwards.

This is just a few minutes drive from the airport but it's in a neighborhood, filled with all sorts of restaurants. What a nice find! Nice staff, rooms are super nice and comfortable.

What an opulent and lovely palace! Don't skip this. It was so hard to figure out what to look at first as the paintings on the ceilings, chandeliers, tile work and furniture are all spectacular! We had a young but very experienced guide for just my sister and myself and she was filled with great stories about the people who lived there and the history. I loved that we are now allowed to take photos inside.

This is a long but wonderful experience and having a guide to tell us the history was very helpful. For someone with arthritis that was flaring up already, the hills and stairs were a challange. There were so many beautiful rooms, views and architectual details that it was photo heaven and well worth the effort.

We had an engaging and charming driver, Joan, who was so fun to talk with about life in Spain, culture, music, etc. from Seville to Cordoba and back. Once we were in Cordoba, our wonderful guide for the Mosque-Cathedral was Angel. It was really helpful to have him as a guide to this amazing place as there were so many additions and such an interesting history of how these 2 religions meshed together in one place. This is a do not miss place to see and on my travels through southern Spain, I never saw anything like this. We didn't see anything else major on this trip, just some of the pretty, pedestrian streets, lunch and the Roman gate and bridge. Some places were closed that day that we would normally have enjoyed seeing.

We walked a lot to see some of the main things to experience and had our guide Ahmed lead the way. He was very knowledgeable and gave us the history and information on his culture and the country. He was aware that long walks were difficult for us due to arthritis and had a tuk-tuk take us to places a little further away. He had us eat lunch at a small place that had the best food! We enjoyed this tour and would recommend it rather than just wandering around on your own.

We had our wonderful driver Said take us on parts of our tour with our guide, Sahara. She was so lovely, energetic, informative and guided us through the narrow alleys with ease. It was a Friday so almost everything was closed. It was a little disappointing not to see the hustle and bustle of all the shops and people BUT we got to walk without every step avoiding people and heard what life is like for the people who live there. There were only locals around, very few tourists. The ancient Fes we were exploring with intertwining alleyways is so huge that at one point I asked how far of a walk our Riad was and she said 35-45 minutes, knowing the exact route.