We rent three of the apartments at our building in the medina. Each one is independent — own door, own kitchen, own keys. Owner-managed, replied to in person, booked by message.
— the building, late afternoon
Hilton Shakar isn't a hotel and it isn't a riad. It's three of the apartments at a quiet, twelve-unit building in the medina — the three we live with and rent.
The building has a lift, a small reception during the day, and a shared courtyard with palms. Inside each of the three apartments: our furniture, our kitchen, our linens, our keys. Same house, three independent stays.
We answer WhatsApp at any reasonable hour, restock the kitchen weekly for long stays, and can tell you exactly which café two streets down is worth the walk.
The whole building sits inside the old medina, a five-minute walk from Jemaa el-Fnaa and ten minutes from the Bahia Palace. Twelve apartments across four floors. We rent three of them. The rest belong to people who live here.
You'll come in through the building's main door (your code arrives by message), take the lift to your floor, and let yourself into the apartment with your own keys. The building stays calm — residents, not parties.
Each apartment is fully self-contained: full kitchen, own bathroom, own door, own keys. Pick the one you'd open the shutters on. We can also help you choose if you tell us a little about your stay.
The largest of the three. Two bedrooms, a small open kitchen, a sitting room that opens onto a private rooftop terrace catching morning sun. Best for a small family or two couples travelling together.
Quiet, smaller, ground-floor. One bedroom, a sitting room that opens onto the building's shared courtyard with palms and a small fountain. Cool in summer, soft light all year.
A continuous run from kitchen to living to bedrooms — the longest of the three, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Quiet first floor, off-street side. Best for two couples or a family of four who'd like more space.
The three apartments are different in shape and size, but the practical baseline is the same. Tested, not assumed.
Fibre, 100+ Mbps, holds a video call through the whole apartment. Speed test on the welcome card.
Hob, oven, fridge-freezer, kettle, espresso, dishwasher. Pans you'd actually want to cook in.
Washing machine in each apartment. Drying rack provided. Soap stocked.
Reversible AC + heating, room by room. Old building, thick walls, naturally cool in summer.
Walk-in showers, soft cotton towels, full toiletry kit on arrival.
Real mattresses, linen-blend sheets, weighted duvet in winter. Extra bedding in the wardrobe.
Bread, olives, fruit, mint, coffee, water on arrival. Restocked weekly for long stays.
One WhatsApp reaches a real person, same building, same evening. No call centre.
Rates shift gently by length of stay. No inflated nightly minimums, no cleaning fee hidden later — what you see is what you'd pay, except for an airport transfer if you ask for one.
From two to six nights. Full nightly rate. Breakfast basket on arrival.
Seven nights, or thereabouts. Reduced weekly rate. Mid-stay refresh on day four.
Twenty-eight nights and up. Significantly reduced. Weekly kitchen restock + laundry pickup.
WhatsApp is how Morocco works, and how we work too. Send us your dates. We'll usually answer the same evening with availability, a price, and recent photos of whichever apartment fits.
Form below works too. Either reaches a human in the building.