Riad Derb, Chtouka 195, Marrakech.

Ground Floor:

Entrance hall with old, solid cedar-wood door. Domed ceiling with decorative plasterwork, lit by a large carved copper lamp. Walls with typical Moroccan red Tadelact finish and tiled beige floors.

U-shaped passages, leading to a 25m² patio. These passages serve as large, covered terraces, 2.20m wide. Floors as in entrance hall, with ceilings restored in a traditional way with wood. The solid wall of the patio has a sculptured decorative fountain. This area has 6 diagonal-ribbed arches with octagonal columns, surmounted by exquisite carvings. Toilet and wash room with brass fittings.

A kitchen with all modern equipment, marble work-surface and cedar panelled cupboard doors. Off the kitchen is a beautifully decorated dining room. A European lounge with a home-cinema system and a 1.10m plasma screen built into the wall. A fireplace fills one wall of this room. Floors in the dining -room and lounge are beige, the walls are painted, panelling is in cedar and window bars are old forged iron. The main double doors are of cedar and surmounted by sculpted plasterwork.

1 st Floor

Two large double bedrooms, dressing room, bathroom and toilet and small shower room with cubicle. Bedroom walls are in traditional Moroccan red, whilst bathroom area walls are white. Floors are beige with touches of different colours. Several typical coloured Moroccan rugs cover the floors, and there are fine decorative ceilings. The woodwork of the beds is carved cedar. A U-shaped corridor, as below, and with the same dimensions, provides large balconies in front of each bedroom, with various armchairs in appropriate positions. A very large fireplace on one wall ensures that warm autumn evenings can be enjoyed outside. The ceilings here are the same as on the ground floor, with 6 arches especially carved with cylindrical columns surmounted with finely carved birds.

1 st Terrace

Here there is another double bedroom, exactly the same as the others. The dressing room, bathroom and toilet are finished in ivory. A small equipped kitchen allows for breakfast in the sun. A laundry room is equipped for washing, drying and ironing.

The terrace has the benefit of a covered bar. . There is also an outside shower, with hot and cold water.

2 nd Terrace

An iron staircase leads up to a 25m² terrace, with breath taking panoramic 360° views of the Medina and the Atlas Mountains .

This Riad is in a cul-de-sac off a small street. Several car parking spaces are close by (50m)

Price 449,750 Euros sold furnished

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