Abdul Latief, 31 years old, is the owner-manager of the Kalinka Lotus introduce us into the Moroccan culture and talks openly about religion, travel and values. How he started and how he reached here? With all his experience from traveling to other Arabic and African countries encouraged him to open his family house to be a riad, to welcome travelers like you and me with their warm Morrocan hospitality. He and his entire family and also some friends work in this riad day and night, making sure everyone who stays with them has the best service and is treated like one of the family with highly personalized and exceptional standards. From the moment you arrive at Marrakesh Menara Airport, Abdul Latief or one of his family members will be picking you up in their car to welcome you. So even if your flight landed after dark, you'll be safely guided to your riad by one of Kalinka Household's members.

Abdul Latief, 31 years old, is the owner-manager of the Kalinka Lotus introduce us into the Moroccan culture and talks openly about religion, travel and values. How he started and how he reached here? With all his experience from traveling to other Arabic and African countries encouraged him to open his family house to be a riad, to welcome travelers like you and me with their warm Morrocan hospitality.
He and his entire family and also some friends work in this riad day and night, making sure everyone who stays with them has the best service and is treated like one of the family with highly personalized and exceptional standards. From the moment you arrive at Marrakesh Menara Airport, Abdul Latief or one of his family members will be picking you up in their car to welcome you. So even if your flight landed after dark, you'll be safely guided to your riad by one of Kalinka Household's members.
Kalinka Household members speak English, France, and Spanish. When you arrived they will serve you mint tea, and Abdul told us that for Morrocan, this is a gesture that they welcome you as a friend to their family. Located in the heart of Medina, 15 minutes walking from the main square, Abdul's family riad has 5 rooms each of them equipped with a private bathroom, comfortable bed, air conditioning, and all necessary amenities.
One of the benefits of staying in a riad like Abdul's is they will be happy to give you tips to travel like local, with tips for the best place to eat, shop or visit, and by your request, they'll be happy to guide you also to get the best deal while haggling in souqs of Marrakech. Mohan, one of the guests in Abdul's riad, said that even though he visits Morocco often for his projects this is the first time for him to stay in a riad. And what he loves about staying in Riad is the freedom of doing whatever he wants just like at his own house. And about safety, one of the guests in house called Mohan guaranteed that Morocco has very good security service.He enjoys staying at Abdul's family riad and he'll come again every time he visits Marrakech. Morocco a great destination a great culture ready to be explored.

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