Riad Hcekarram

After reading recent low reviews we considered not staying — but we were glad we did. We stayed for two nights and it served us well but I don't think this Riad is suitable for longer stays. There is no denying that it is basic, but it was clean, homely and we felt the owner was looking out for us; the main drawback was out of their control.
We met the owner Simo on arrival — he speaks French and has limited English which made communicating slightly difficult, but we could tell he was really trying to help us. We arrived late and he offered to order us pizza and water — which was delicious. He gave us advice on not speaking to any of the Arab men outside and made sure we had the Riad's number in case we got lost — which we did.
The room was basic but the sheets, towels, toilet and shower were all clean and the bed had been re-made after our first night. There is also Wifi. We stayed in early February, it was 22 degrees during the day but both nights we were cold in bed around 5am; there are blankets and heating in the room but we just layered our clothes. There is no safe in the room which is a drawback, so we kept all of our money on us as we were only staying for two days.
The only real major drawback is that the Riad is very difficult to find and there is no name outside. Our taxi driver (I would recommend you pre-book, we did so via GetYourGuide.

The hotel itself had a warm and welcoming atmosphere. I was so happy to find there was heating available as the riad gets cold at night/early morning. Simo was a lovely host and made me and my mum feel very welcome, he was very kind and attentive to our needs, as was the lovely maid Sanna who couldn’t have been warmer to us. The shower was nice and Wi-Fi was available. The terrace is nice to catch some sun and have a cigarette. The review I give is purely for the hotel once you are inside… as for the location of the hotel… I wouldn’t recommend staying here if you are travelling alone as women. To get into the hotel you have to walk down some pretty dodgey passages in the riad. It feels extremely threatening for women alone as young men hang around in these passages all day and night and try to get you lost then ask for money, even if you refuse and know where you are going they are extremely persistent and will block your passage inside the hotel then hurdle insults at you when you refuse. I believe this would feel different for men or if you are travelling with a man but me and my mum felt threatened, pressurised and claustrophobic when leaving the hotel. This along with the constant motorbikes which fly down these alleys it is very dangerous walking to the hotel and there is no way a taxi can drop you outside as the passages are too narrow for cars for about a 10 min walk.

Very nice place very clean, fatima is very nice and attentive to customers and that she good smell when returning.