Wednesday 19 September 2012

Spa package at Riad Ariha Marrakech


 Treat yourself. Riad Ariha is offering a special Spa Package – plan a great long weekend, a girlie get-together or a romantic stay.

3-night stay in Jasmine with 3 course-meal the evening of your arrival, a hammam and exfoliation and a truly relaxing one-hour massage – 425 euros



3-night stay in Jacaranda with 3 course-meal the evening of your arrival, a hammam and exfoliation and a truly relaxing one-hour massage – 395 euros






Check with us for availability. For even cheaper rates or longer stays, contact us directly at riadariha@gmail.com

Other beauty treatments are available in the riad: manicures, pedicures, facials …










Sunday 9 September 2012

12th Annual Marrakech Film Festival 2012

Official 12th annual Marrakech film festival logo

Book your stay with us now in the exotic, exciting city of Marrakech for the
12th annual Marrakech film festival 2012 - November 30th to December 8th, 2012.

Not only is November/December a great time for weather in Marrakech, you can have the added entertainment value of a great film festival.

Marrakech is likely the cheapest place to get into festival films in the world.  We paid around $1 a couple of years ago to see a film that would cost 15 times that in Europe or North America.

So book your holiday time off from work now and come and stay with us November 30th to December 8th – see our websites for great room discounts too: www.riadariha.com and www.riadchichi.com

Official Film Festival website:  http://en.festivalmarrakech.info/

This year’s theme is a ‘Tribute to Hindi cinema’ – Bollywood has come to Marrakech
“Tribute to Hindi cinema

The Marrakech International Film Festival keeps on supporting talents by paying tribute to the cinematic culture of a country.

After displaying the eclecticism and richness of Indian cinema in the last years, it was only natural that this edition should be devoted to Hindi cinema, to celebrate its centenary.
More than a tradition, there are deep relationships between Morocco and Indian cinema, as shown by the many talents embodying the vivacity of the Indian film industry who have been invited by the Festival throughout the years, including Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Shashi Kapoor, Yash Chopra, Saif Ali Khan, Shekkar Kapur, Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, Nandita Das, Pan Nalin,...”

The always lively central Place Jemaa el-Fna sets the stage for Marrakech’s International Film Festival.  Every evening at 6 p.m. during the film festival the city’s central square, is transformed into an open-air cinema.

Festival visitors in the past have included Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Sigourney Weaver, Susan Sarandon, David Lynch and many others.



Marrakech film festival - view films in the open air in the main square
http://www.riadariha.com/blog-faqs/marrakech-film-festival-2012.htm

Wednesday 5 September 2012

Marrakech – a great city for shopping.





Today we focus on the Atika shoe store in the new town of Guèliz (34 Rue de La Liberté) in Marrakesh.
Leather and suede shoes for men, women and children – for a fraction of European prices, come and find exact copies of Tod’s driving shoes – large selection of colours and styles from about 40 euros. The store is often crowded with customers loading up on shoes for several years, it seems.
Their sister store Tesoruccio, along the street towards rue Mohamed V, sells children’s shoes.
If you plan to visit Marrakech, then do stay with us in one of our twin riads.