Prices Currency Conversion

Rental periods	House Per Night 1/2 Persons	House Per Night Per Extra Person	En-suite Room Only	Shared Bathroom Room Only
All Year Round	100 euros	20 euros	70 euros	60 euros
Christmas Period	120 euros	20 euros	90 euros	80 euros
Sacred Music Festival	N/A	N/A	90 euros	80 euros

Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per night in euros. Breakfast is included. Discounts available for long summer lets.

Changeover day
Dar El Menia will be as flexible as possible.

Dar El Menia (Bed and Breakfast)

Dar El Menia has four double bedrooms. All bedrooms have king size double beds which can be split into singles as per guests requirements. Bedrooms three and four have an additional single bed and can sleep up to three per room. There is a large shared bathroom with all mod cons and bedroom four is en-suite. There is an additional toilet and wash facility on the ground floor. The main kitchen is also situated on the ground floor, it is fully equipped with marble work tops, fridge/freezer, cooker and hob, microwave, kettle, etc. and has a dinning area with hand crafted carved cedar banquets and dining tables. The Terrace also has a fully equipped kitchen with open air dinning area where breakfast is served daily and an open air private shower facility. Our communal Moroccan salon has sofas, huge cedar doors and adjoins the dinning area and ground floor kitchen. Dar El Menia also has an internal balcony which overlooks the inner courtyard and has a seating area with sofa.

Notes on accommodation
The owner has employed an old medina family who reside nearby. Um Klthum is the maid and is a superb traditional Moroccan cook, Hicham speaks English and French and enjoys sharing his knowledge of the medina, Mostapha is the custodian of the house, he worked on the restoration project and is always on hand with a smile and a few words of Arabic to teach. One of the unique features of Dar El Menia is the opportunity this local family provides for further in-depth exploration of the people and culture of Fes.

Further facilities include; Three showering amenities. One bedroom with en-suite bathroom. One main bathroom. Chambermaid service. Lunch and evening meals by arrangement (additional information is given upon booking). Taxis to and from airport arranged. There are travel cots available. Heaters are provided for the winter months in every bedroom and lots of warm blankets. There is a cinni fan in every room.

Accessibility
Dar El Menia's accommodation is spread over three floors. There are toilet and wash facilities on the ground floor but no shower. So it is important that all guests can negotiate stairs. It is not suitable for wheelchair users.

Outside
The Roof Terrace is large and has its own kitchen, dining area, shower and two sitting areas to relax and enjoy the sun or a few drinks in the evening.

Golf
Dar El Menia offers an excellent opportunity for the golfer. The Royal Golf Course of Fes is a mere twenty five minute taxi ride from Dar El Menia. The grand taxi seats five and costs 15 to 20 euro. Chiseled out of a backdrop of impressive Atlas mountain scenery it retain the natural qualities of an undisturbed environment.
The Royal Golf club will provide you with a spacious, simple and modern Club House overlooking the course, equipped with restaurant, a bar, a lounge area, pretty terraced gardens, cloakrooms and a pro shop. There is also spa with treatment facilities for those who just wish to relax and enjoy the Club House.
The 18 hole course is a fairly flat, 72 par, park land type course with a length of the 6542m from the Medal Tee. There is a driving range and all equipment can be hired with caddies and buggies available, so all you will need to bring is your gloves and shoes. All prices are very competitive.

Travel
Fes enjoys its own airport "Fes Sais Airport" and upon arrival a taxi will be waiting for you and your party to take you Dar El Menia. It is about a 20 minutes drive in a grand taxi, at a cost of 15/20€. There are also four car rental firms that operate out of the airport Hertz, Avis, Eurocar and Budget. Fes train station is located in the Ville Nouvelle and is a 15 minute petite taxi ride to Dar El Menia which will cost about 2€.

Distances
Fes is an ideal place from which to explore Morocco. It has excellent travel links with its own international airport having internal flights and a train network that connect it to all major cities.

Further details
Café and restaurants. There are two local cafes 2 minutes walk from Dar El Menia where you can buy Moroccan coffee and mint tea. There are a large number of cafes and restaurants at Bab Boujloud, about a ten minute walk taking a left up Talaa Kebira – good for a cheap lunch or an evening meal. There are a number of fantastic traditional Moroccan restaurants throughout the Medina – consult your guide books.

Bab Boujloud - Ten minute's walk from Dar El Menia stands the massive gate of Bab Boujloud. Considered the main entry to the Medina this beautiful and impressive bab or gate is blue on one side and green on the other. The door, however, is not the original. The original is not nearly as impressive, but it still exists to the left of the new one. The nearest ATM machine to Dar El Menia is just outside the gate.

The Water Clock - Less than five minute's walk from Dar El Menia is the Water Clock opposite the Bou Inania Medersa which in itself is well worth a visit. There are 12 windows under which there used to be 13 copper bowls. The inequality of bowls to windows shows that at the time of its use, this water clock measured "unequal hours". This means that it measured hours by the length of the day, and not in equal 60 minute intervals. Using a complicated system whose details still remain a mystery, the bowls filled up with water at a speed that would change daily. When a bowl filled up, a weight would drop and open up one of the small doors. If one door was open, it was one o'clock. If two were open, it was two o'clock, and so on.

Supermarkets - Acima is the nearest supermarket situated in the new town/Ville Nouvelle. Walk to Bab Boujloud or the Ain Azliten car park and hail a petite taxi it will cost 12 to 15dh (£1/1.50 euro) and take about 15 minutes. You can buy just about everything there including alcohol.

Booking notes
All payments to be made by pay-pal - 40% non refundable deposit to secure the room/house let, the remainder to be paid via pay-pal prior to arrival.

Guest comments
We stayed at Dar El Menia for 9 days - and it was just perfect! The owner gave us a lot of information before arriving in Fes which was extremely helpful and transportation was arranged and was very prompt. Fortunately, we had the whole house to ourselves and it was the perfect escape after exploring the chaotic medina. The Riad is beautifully restored and the zellij and stucco works are of the highest standard. We ate every night on the terrace with Umm Khoultoum cooking traditional Morroccan cuisine of huge proportions - (delicious & better than any of the restaurants in the medina - and just what you need after a busy day) The location of the Riad is just perfect, it is off one of the main roads (making it very easy not to get lost) and five minute walk from the car park so hailing a taxi is not difficult. By the end of our stay we felt like family - Communicating through a medley of English, French and Arabic - Moustapha, Umm Khoulthoum and Hicham treated us so well.

House swap
House swap considered. Please contact the owner direct.

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