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2.5 out of 5
Dar Nawfal
109, Derb El Kadiri, Salé

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 49 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 128 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 128 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Response from Cherkaoui on 24 Feb 2023
Merci de votre visite au plaisir de vous revoir dans notre établissement

10/10 Excellent

Mourad

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Cherkaoui on 17 Aug 2022
Merci, au plaisir de vous revoir.

10/10 Excellent

AARON

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from A.C on 21 Jun 2021
Toujours un plaisir de te voir à la maison Aaron.

10/10 Excellent

AARON

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from A.C on 19 Jun 2021
Au plaisir de vous revoir dans notre maison.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So good that I recommend to my friends. Very good!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Response from Abdallah on 2 Mar 2021
Merci au plaisir de vous revoir dans notre maison.

8/10 Good

Iram, London, UK

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Clean. Location was a bit tricky to get to - can only do so by walking. Pleasant staff; helpful. Lovely terrace. Breakfast was simple yet delicious. Should’ve received daily cleaning and bottled water as stated on Expedia but didn’t, however quiet, peaceful and comfortable place to stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from AC on 12 Apr 2019
MERCI

6/10 Okay

tr

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
property needs upgrading, no parking nearby. its okay for 1 night.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019
Response from C on 2 Mar 2019
MERCI

8/10 Good

Norman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from cherkaoui on 29 Jan 2019
Merci

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018
Response from C on 1 Dec 2018
MERCI

8/10 Good

Derek

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Response from cherkaoui on 11 Apr 2018
Merci

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Response from cherkaoui on 11 Apr 2018
merci de votre visite

10/10 Excellent

angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent place to stay
It was an absolute pleasure to stay at Dar Nawfal. We arrived late at night and were graciously greated. The Dar is very close to the train and bus station. The hosts are excellent and will be very helpful with what ever you need. I can't recommend this stay enough.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Just for time pass
Hotel is very old house and security of personal equipments on high risk because doors are damages

8/10 Good

Caleb

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good option for Sale
The riad is beautiful and the hosts were helpful, if a bit gruff at having to wake up at 5:30 am to let us out to go to the airport. The room was comfortable although there was an unpleasant odor of cigarette smoke mixed with some unknown smell. Overall though, we were very pleased with the riad.

10/10 Excellent

Zeeshan, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent traditional Moroccan house
I didn't want to stay in another hotel and wanted something different. For me it was perfect, no TV or modern things, just simple, quiet and peaceful. Think about what type of visitor you are e.g. business, with family or adventurous tourist and also research the location. I asked for home made Moroccan tea at least twice a day and they didn't even charge me anything for a whole tea pot each time :) Carry your own toiletries soap, shampoo etc. and there was no toilet door (at least in my room) which is OK for me as a sole tourist.

8/10 Good

Attari, Birmingham uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice riad
This riad was close to Sale train station and not too far from the beach. It's in a residential area close to Adam mosque. It was raining most of the time. Metre taxis are very cheap but beware of non metre taxies as these can be very expensive. Never book airport transfers on internet as this is very expensive. It was about £35 on internet but we paid 100 dirhams(less than £10) at the airport. Some lovely sites to see in this lovely country. Definitely worth going.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Very friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended. Peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. Wonderful hospitality

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Historical Sale
Stay in Sale was perfect.Lovely historical district.friendly local people and no one hassling you to buy stuff.street food was excellent.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

R James, Langley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Tired of walking.
The location was the main issue, anything worth doing was at least a 30 minute walk away. The riad itself was fine, nothing special, it all worked, the staff were good. The breakfasts were really good, standard riad fare though.

8/10 Good

Ms Shamyla, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel
Fantastic hotel would definitely stay here again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Surprise and Unhappy
This hotel is old needs upgrade and it's very far from the medina.. The area is very scary at night. No tv in the room and the portable heater could not heat up the whole room. They never give us new towels.they charge us tourism fee and this was unexpected. No map provided for guest.

8/10 Good

Capt. Nascar, Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hard to get to
We spent a lot of time trying to locate the place,cars can't get to it,there is considerable walking distance to get to it. The facility is very clean and very well decorated. Bed was very comfy,stayed one night only. I will not go there again due to the hardness of getting to it plus no cars close by.

2/10 Terrible

Mike, Usa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad location
Didn't stay I need my money back

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

hicham, qatar

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
bof
Disappointing facilities and not the same room as on the picture. the Dar was in the middle of the old city. the breakfast was ok. Zakarya was helpful and nice. no door in the toilet. poor internet, it was very hard to connect. It should be nicer or cheaper (even in summer)

8/10 Good

Josef, Malta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Liked this place a lot. Welcome tea, good breakfast, nice comfortable rooms, good service. I reccommend this place.

8/10 Good

C, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely raid in Sale
This riad was a nice surprise, in the medina at Sale. Within walking distance of the beach, close to the medina wall and " new" city, and a quick tram ride to Rabat!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Dah
Nice welcome with mint tea and Morrocon pastries our room was good with en suite

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good riad, simple but effective
Good rooms, great breakfast on roof terrace. Beware of airport transfer - if you're good with French or have been to the area before you may be able to get to the riad for much less than the 20€ airport transfer. Being from the UK the price sounds good, but after you've spent some time in Rabat you quickly learn that taxis should be dirt cheap and every driver will try to take advantage of you as you're a tourist.

10/10 Excellent

Donald, Oregon USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great family run hotel in beautiful Medina
My first experience in a Medina, and Sallee is the real thing. Was so pleased by the staff. But as on any big city watch out for anyone who tries to befriend you or pretend to help.

10/10 Excellent

Anders Sørrig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good option
Very friendly welcome and staff always trying to help - good wifi and nice breakfast on roof terrace. Only negative was that matress was in bad shape and needs replacing.

8/10 Good

Bader, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Service and Accomodation
The manager and staff were wonderful. The rooms were sufficient. Breakfast was fresh and the wifi was perfect when compared to many of my stays at other Morocco hotels. The area does not seem to be safe so I recommend that you arrive during the day. If you do arrive at night I suggest that you call the Riad first and ask for someone to meet you at the entrance of the alley they are in. They will gladly walk you to the Riad.

10/10 Excellent

Helen, Te Awamutu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were very helpful, beautiful rooms. Also had dinner there, which was wonderful

8/10 Good

Lennert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

G., Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Riad in the Sale Medina
Beautiful Riad, very clean and well decorated, with a very friendly hostess who did her best to help and advise us. Moroccan breakfast and meals in the Riad are excellent. The street in the Medina leading to the Riad was less clean, but it was being renovated. Cheap taxi ride to Rabat center.
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8/10 Good

Simon, Denmark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Well-hidden oasis
Friendly staff, great roof-top terrace, nice rooms. Be aware that this Ryad is not in Rabat, but in the city Salé just north of Rabat. There is a new tram connecting to Rabat, so if that is your main interest no problem. The Ryad is situated as an oasis in an alley in the medina (old town) of Salé, where not manby tourists go, so if you would a sence of a 'normal' Moroccan medina, where nothing is set-up for the tourists this is perfect - as you can go around on the market in Salé without being bothered.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Michele, Solihull, West Midlands, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly, comfortable riad
The building is not built straight, so I kept feeling like I was falling over (particularly when walking up and down the staircase). Our room was comfortable, though the shared toilet facility did not have a sink, you had to climb a flight of stairs to find a communal sink.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Not worth the long distance
If you can stay closer to the city center it would be a better idea. I was disappointed about how misleading the map and directions are. It's really quite a trek into town. I also did not enjoy how rude the woman manager was, everything I asked about was greeted with an impolite response or a reason for why it was not possible. The hotel even changed our room when we were out moving/touching all of our things and placing 3 of us into a very small room next to the bathroom.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Alexandros, Athens - Greece

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Riad Nawfall is not centrally located.
The problem was that even though the local taxi drivers did not know the existence of the riad. Therefore it was too complicated for us to be taken back. In overall, the Riad was extremely comfort (big rooms and private bathrooms), well decorated (according to traditional marocan style), clean enough, quiet. Above all, the service was excellent (breakfast served at 06.00 upon request, welcome drink etc) and all people very friendly and hospitable !!!

6/10 Okay

Predrag, Piran, Slovenia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good price, fair accommodation,helpful owner
It was little bit difficult to find because it is located cross the river in part of Rabat called Sale (Medina de Sale), our GPS bring to the dead end street, so we have to walk to find accommodation. When we got there owner was very helpful with information's about sightseeing. Room was clean, Breakfast was fair. Inside of the house is nice, traditional. The only thing you have to watch out is, when you go to the showers, be very careful, because ceiling on the stairs is so low that you can hit very hard with your head.

10/10 Excellent

François

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mourad

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2021
Response from A.Cherkaoui on 30 Jan 2021
Merci de votre visite, nous avons êtes heureux de vous recevoir. Au plaisir de vous revoir dans notre maison.

8/10 Good

Antony, Dieppe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Très beau séjour dans les villes jumelles du Maghreb. Vraiment jolie, sécurisée et très accueillante pour la Riad Dar Nawfal. Le personnel est chaleureux avec un thé d’accueil et un petit déjeuné typique.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Cherkaoui on 28 Feb 2020
Bonjour Nous vous remercions pour votre visite dans notre maison, aux plaisirs de vous revoir

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Riad bonito y bien ubicado. La habitación bastante básica pero el desayuno en la terraza estuve muy bien.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Cherkaoui on 28 Feb 2020
Nous vous remercions de votre visite dans notre maison, espérons vous revoir très vite

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy buena atención hotel muy bonito
La atención del personal del hotel muy buena totalmente recomendable
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Response from A.cherkaoui on 26 Jul 2019
Merci de votre visite, nous avons êtes heureux de vous recevoir