DAR AYNIWEN Luxe

Thank you to the lovely and thoughtful team of Dar Ayniwen, which made our stay unforgettable! We stayed for 3 nights in the Bambou room and from the beginning until the end we enjoyed every single moment! The room is situated hidden away at the back of the garden surrounded by ponds and lush vegetation, you feel like in the jungle! The services and facilities of the hotel are really amazing, restaurant with lovely food, breakfast served on our private terrasse, wifi, and the free shuttle bringing you in the center of Marrakech is a real plus! The drivers were really friendly and even dropping us at another door of the Medina when we were alone!

I would like to thank Aziz for the room upgrade the suite was amazing. The hotel is set in beautiful grounds very peaceful, a perfect place to stay at the end of our busy 3 weeks in Morroco. The only but - was the food(evening meal), which was a disappointment. I won't go into to much detail as maybe it was a one off.

The Dar Ayniwen Hotel was built 36 yelars ago as an owner's family house in a 5 acre park setting. In year 2000 it was turned into an amazing guesthouse with many amenities such as local dining, pool, airport transportation The old residence today is in the heart of a very peaceful park setting with a very small number of rooms and suites. Dar Ayniwen is located outside Marrakech in what appears to be a neighborhood of similar villas. The room facilities were outstanding! Each room and suite is individually decorated. I had a room that has Moroccan furniture in it as well as rugs - both on the floor and hanging There is a very nice pool in a park setting surrounded by palm trees - just the right place to relax after a day of sightseeing. Both nights that we stayed we had dinner. Like the facility, the food and wine were excellent. The food is cooked fresh, from ingredients sourced and grown locally. Guests are asked to select dinner and lunch choices right after breakfast We ate outside in front of the pool One night I had a lamb shank that was cooked in an amazing sauce flavored by tomatoes, apricot, and prunes. Couscous accompanied our lamb. For a first course, I had a Moroccan salad consisting of four dishes: Cucumber & carrots, tomato & pepper, eggplant, and a tomato based sauce. I had very good red wine from Morocco to accompany my dinner. And, for those of us that are Rotarians, the owner is a member of one of the three Rotary Clubs in Marrakech. There is a Paul Harris Fellow certificate proudly on display in the hotel office. I would give both the hotel and restaurant a grade of A - and would definitely stay there again.

Chose Dar Ayniwen because of Trip Advisor reviews and because my husband is equine allergic, so the Palmeraie was the obvious location. Where to start: beautiful, lush, peaceful gardens; fabulous, sweet staff; great suggestions from Aziz and Stephan; great pool and food...We stayed in the Bamboo Room, which is one of the least expensive, but still large, incredibly private, with our own patio and a colonnaded courtyard complete with ping pong table – and a pond with frogs (one of which was addicted to the air con outlet). The bottom line is that nothing is too much trouble for the people here. Oops, forgot to mention the lovely in-house beautician (who doubles as a baby sitter) and gives great massages. And the drivers of the hourly shuttle, who do their best to accommodate any delays. Or the other guests, who were universally charming. This place is a treasure and a treat.

There are so few places where we have felt home when we were away from the children; Dad Ayniwen is one of them. We came during the Ramadan, even during fast the staff have been amazing looking after all of us especially our two little monsters. Stephan and Aziz are so knowledgeable and gave us lots of good recommendations. We loved every bit of our stay, the room is spacious and comfortable, delicious food, the garden a lush and charming bird sanctuary. We couldn't have asked for a better hotel. We look forward to coming back again.