Riads in Marrakech 🇲🇦

[Bastien]

Hello friends, I am planning to stay in a riad in Marrakech soon. I would like to know if you have ever had any adventures in one or more riads with the owner or employees. If so, could you send me the names of these riads in a private message? I am interested. Thank you! 

[dellboy]

if anyone has anything to add , i would also love to know as im arranging a trip there in the cumming months ! 

[AsianExplorer]

That sounds very exciting, would like to know more as well.

[floridarob]

Me and a friend rented a whole riad in Marrakech with the thought, it would be easier to bring guys back.

Never did I imagine they'd keep an onsite "keeper" that was a pain in the ass he was always lurking around somewhere. We brought guys back and he got in touch with the people I booked from ratting me out. They told me I'm not supposed to have local guests, this was before Airbnb by the way.

Wouldn't you know it, the next night he was either smoking hash or drinking and showed up tipsy knocking at my door, rubbing his crotch, he wanted me to suck him or fuck me.... he wasn't good looking or I would've, so I ratted him out to the booking place and they sent him away, we had the place to ourselves after that.

[smorgasbord]

My sis in law went to Marrakech recently for a girls weekend away and they hired a whole Riad. 

She did say there was a local person - cleaner, cook or maintaince guy there most of the time if they had any issues. 

[speedoo1]

When staying at a riad or hotel in Morocco, you will not be able to host /entertain local guys. Most locals will refuse to visit you as they are very discreet 

[floridarob]

1 hour ago, speedoo1 said:

as they are very discreet 

So am I 😉

Under the guise of a massage seems innocent enough.....

[Bastien]

Has anyone stayed in a riad where it is possible to get a massage from a handsome, enterprising Moroccan man who isn't afraid of anything? ☺️

[floridarob]

In one of the shoppes where they sell oils for massage and other shit, this one very handsome guy was hard selling this one oil. I asked him to demonstrate it on me and lifted up my shirt from behind. Very strong hands and good technique..... I told him I'd but it if he came to my place to give me a massage with it and I'd pay him upon delivery.

He did, he was fun, typical arab top hard fuck, cum and was ready to leave right after, but at least I got an hour massage as well first and a good fuck.... 20usd for him and I forget how much the overpriced oil was..... luckily this was after the weird guy watching over the riad was gone. 

Better to get an apt in the modern part outside the old part of town.... better chance of being alone and only nosy neighbors to watch out for.

[young11]

Never had the luck to mess around with someone from my own riad but I was invited to a riad by a Moroccan guy, who was the manager there. He had a small room on the top floor and took me there. We had some nice fun and I left. This was for free, random hookup from Grindr. Honestly I don't use Grindr in Morocco because so many scams and difficult people to chat with but I think I got lucky that morning as he texted me when I was just bored and opened grindr. When I got back to Marrakesh next time I texted him on Grindr but he didn't respond. Well I guess he was horny that morning and I was lucky 😂 anyway to answer the OPs post, it means that it is possible...

[BangkokDreamer]

My friend hooked up with a bartender at a particular hotel, so when I went to Morrocco I went to the same hotel and saw the same bartender, I didn't have any luck. 

[floridarob]

4 hours ago, BangkokDreamer said:

My friend hooked up with a bartender at a particular hotel, so when I went to Morrocco I went to the same hotel and saw the same bartender, I didn't have any luck. 

Guess that's where the * YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) comes in 🤷‍♂️

[whitemouse]

You can not take a local to your riad (a house) in Morocco, possible exception if you are renting the whole house. But even if you rent a house, there are always older locals watching, and local guys who you are planning to hook up, they refuse to visit because they know someone is always watching.

Goes without saying, hotels are also hopeless, past few years I've been to Marrakesh 7 times, several weeks each time, last visit in January. In January I stayed in cheap hotels just off el-Fnaa, several of them, each time me being the only foreigner, also no way to host. These hotels are super cheap and foreigners just don't end up in these hotels. The only way to meet a local guy would be if he happens to stay in the same hotel, these hotels always have many males staying. But even then locals are visibly paranoid. 

Airbnb, not much better, but every apartment is different, most Airbnb in Marrakesh have a local staffer hanging around by the entrance, they seem to be neighbors, always older men, sitting outside, watching like hawks. Now, we may not care who sees what, but local guys who you try to invite in, they are afraid. 

This is such needless headache everywhere in Morocco, local guys making eye contact all the time, they know why a single white guy is walking around Marrakesh, but there's nowhere to go. The only scores I've managed have mostly been outdoors, abandoned buildings, empty lots, there are many especially outskirts of Medina. They all expect a small tip, they are all tops, it is a bj and it's over within a minute lol.

Still, I'm heading back to Marrakesh this Tuesday. Anyone up for mint tea, just for a chat, lets meet in coffee shop, the on on square are open daytime as well even during Ramadan. Ramada is over on March 20th.

[BOYGEORGEANDMARILYN]

On 14/03/2026 at 08:43, whitemouse said:

Au Maroc, il est interdit d'inviter un Marocain dans son riad (maison d'hôtes), sauf si vous louez la maison entière. Même en louant une maison, la présence constante de personnes âgées vous observe, et les hommes que vous souhaiteriez rencontrer refuseront de venir, sachant qu'ils sont constamment surveillés.

Inutile de préciser que les hôtels sont également catastrophiques. Ces dernières années, je suis allée à Marrakech sept fois, à chaque fois pour plusieurs semaines, la dernière fois en janvier. J'ai séjourné dans plusieurs hôtels bon marché situés à proximité de la place Fna, et à chaque fois, j'étais la seule étrangère. Impossible de trouver un hôte. Ces hôtels sont vraiment bon marché et les étrangers n'y séjournent quasiment jamais. Le seul moyen de rencontrer un Marrakechais serait qu'il loge dans le même hôtel, car ces établissements accueillent toujours beaucoup d'hommes. Mais même dans ce cas, les Marrakechais sont visiblement méfiants. 

Airbnb, ce n'est guère mieux, mais chaque appartement est différent. La plupart des Airbnb à Marrakech ont un employé local qui rôde à l'entrée ; ce sont souvent des voisins, généralement des hommes d'un certain âge, assis dehors, à surveiller les lieux comme des faucons. On peut se moquer de qui voit quoi, mais les locaux qu'on essaie d'inviter à entrer, eux, ils ont peur. 

C'est un vrai casse-tête inutile partout au Maroc : les locaux me fixent du regard sans arrêt, ils savent pourquoi un Blanc se balade seul à Marrakech, mais il n'y a nulle part où aller. Les seules fois où j'ai réussi à conclure, c'était surtout dehors, dans des bâtiments abandonnés, sur des terrains vagues, il y en a plein, surtout à la périphérie de la médina. Ils s'attendent tous à un petit pourboire, ils sont tous actifs, c'est une fellation et c'est fini en moins d'une minute, lol.

Je retourne à Marrakech mardi prochain. Ça vous dirait un thé à la menthe et une petite discussion ? On pourrait se retrouver dans un café, surtout sur la place. Ils sont ouverts en journée, même pendant le Ramadan. Le Ramadan se termine le 20 mars.

Ou peut-on aller se faire baiser si aucun riad ni hotel n'acceptent qu'on laisse rentrer des jeunes gars!

[PeterRS]

1 hour ago, BOYGEORGEANDMARILYN said:

Ou peut-on aller se faire baiser si aucun riad ni hotel n'acceptent qu'on laisse rentrer des jeunes gars!

Once again you pettily write in French on an English-writen site! Some people never seem to learn!

[Keithambrose]

5 hours ago, PeterRS said:

Once again you pettily write in French on an English-writen site! Some people never seem to learn!

Because they just like to annoy!

[Keithambrose]

7 hours ago, BOYGEORGEANDMARILYN said:

Ou peut-on aller se faire baiser si aucun riad ni hotel n'acceptent qu'on laisse rentrer des jeunes gars!

What?

[Keithambrose]

Just now, Keithambrose said:

What?

So, now see its a translation. 

[BOYGEORGEANDMARILYN]

1 hour ago, Keithambrose said:

Alors, voyez, c'est une traduction. 

Are there safe places to have encounters for gaysex ! Now That I know That its difficult in Riads or hotel?

[smorgasbord]

On 3/2/2026 at 6:08 AM, floridarob said:

Guess that's where the * YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary) comes in 🤷‍♂️

Totally with North Africans - I've had locals all over me and then blank me and vice vera. I just go with the flow now. 

 

As for Marrakesh itself, hotels/riads are difficult but whilst apartments are easier - lots have a guard and sometimes an entry camera too.

I'd be very selective who you bring back if they think easy money/pleasure then you might not get rid. That's not counting those with sticky fingers and scammers. 

[young11]

4 hours ago, smorgasbord said:

Totally with North Africans - I've had locals all over me and then blank me and vice vera. I just go with the flow now. 

 

As for Marrakesh itself, hotels/riads are difficult but whilst apartments are easier - lots have a guard and sometimes an entry camera too.

I'd be very selective who you bring back if they think easy money/pleasure then you might not get rid. That's not counting those with sticky fingers and scammers. 

I agree. Some airbnbs don't have any guard but it's very rare. But!!! Among north Africans, I find the Moroccans most daring and ready to cause troubles if they want to. So have to very careful about bringing them to your apartment. Once a Tunisian friend of mine told that the reason why Moroccans are hired as police and military in the gulf countries is because they are fierce people. I still find that quite applicable in many situations. 

Also Moroccan big cities like Marrakesh have some central Africans immigrants, who sometimes use Grindr to meet with tourists. I would just completely avoid them. They are always a problem 

 

[floridarob]

10 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Because they just like to annoy!

and that's my job 😁

[Mavica]

On 3/14/2026 at 3:43 AM, whitemouse said:

Still, I'm heading back to Marrakesh this Tuesday. 

Thank you for your commentary.  Question for you:  What's the lure (for you) to repeatedly visit Marrakesh?