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Insights on villa and riad rental management and concierge services in Marrakech.

A closed antique wooden box and a string-tied kraft envelope set aside in a niche of an ochre wall, at the edge of a Marrakech riad courtyard

11 September 2026 10 min read

Tourist tax in Marrakech: who pays it over to the city?

Tourist tax in Marrakech: 15 DH per person per night for a riad, 20 DH for a house let to tourists. Who collects it, who pays it over, and by what date.

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An empty room in a Marrakech medina riad, bare tadelakt walls and tall wooden shutters half open onto the courtyard in the late afternoon

8 September 2026 13 min read

Investing in Marrakech: the 12 questions to ask

Investing in Marrakech: the twelve questions we put to a riad or a villa before taking on its management, each answered by a figure with its source and date.

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A fanned stack of printed pages on a wooden table, two of them marked with paper tabs, in the courtyard of a Marrakech riad

4 September 2026 10 min read

Riad rental yield in Marrakech: 6% or 20%?

Riad rental yield in Marrakech: what really decides the income, what running the property takes out, and how to read the rates advertised from 6% to 20%.

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Rental management documents spread side by side on the wooden table of a riad courtyard in Marrakech, a pencil lying across one of them

1 September 2026 9 min read

Marrakech concierge companies: the 2026 comparison

The best concierge company in Marrakech: 24 firms recorded, 20 published commissions from 10% to 35% and five distinct calculation bases. Recorded 1 September 2026.

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A rental management mandate lying open on a wooden table in a Marrakech riad courtyard, weighted by a stone, a pencil resting across one clause

28 August 2026 10 min read

Airbnb commission in Morocco: who takes what?

Airbnb commission in Morocco: 3% or 15.5% depending on the structure, the 15 September 2026 deadline for hosts outside the EEA, and VAT since the 2025 decree.

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Closed-up courtyard of a riad in the Marrakech medina, wooden shutters latched and a bench under a linen dust sheet, the basin and potted plants still kept at the end of the day

25 August 2026 16 min read

What a Marrakech riad costs to buy and to keep

What a riad in Marrakech costs: the published price ranges, the price per square metre of nine riads for sale, signing fees and the annual cost of ownership.

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Two management statements of unequal thickness on a riad table in Marrakech, the second weighed down by a pile of receipts

21 August 2026 8 min read

How a Marrakech concierge company is paid

Commission, monthly flat fee or a mix: how a Marrakech concierge company is paid, on which calculation base, and the twelve rates recorded on 21/08/2026.

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Terrace gargoyle above a tadelakt courtyard wall marked with salt bloom, in a riad in the Marrakech medina

18 August 2026 11 min read

Preserving a Marrakech riad: tadelakt, zellige and damp

Tadelakt and zellige upkeep in a Marrakech riad: what the medina's hard water strips, what the November rains find, and how often a closed house needs visiting.

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A filing stamp and three copies of a contract on a wooden table, in the courtyard of a Marrakech riad

14 August 2026 10 min read

Handing over the keys to your Marrakech villa

Entrusting your Marrakech villa to a concierge company: who employs the caretaker, what law 19-12 requires, and how spending stays traceable from abroad.

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Two sets of old keys on leather tags, resting on a handover file in the courtyard of a Marrakech riad

11 August 2026 9 min read

Switching your concierge company in Marrakech

Switching concierge company in Marrakech: what Moroccan law says, and what becomes of your bookings, your calendar and your reviews. Recorded 11 August 2026.

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A brass hand-of-Fatima knocker on the half-open wooden door of a Marrakech riad, arched courtyard beyond

7 August 2026 6 min read

Choosing a concierge company in Marrakech

Choosing a concierge company in Marrakech: why no ranking answers the question, and the six points to get in writing before you sign a management mandate.

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A Marrakech villa with its wooden shutters closed at sunset, clipped olive trees along the ochre facade and a pool running beside the terrace

4 August 2026 8 min read

Maintaining a Marrakech villa when you live abroad

Maintaining a Marrakech villa from abroad: who holds the keys, how often it should be visited, what reporting to require — all recorded on 4 August 2026.

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Entrance to a Marrakech riad whose keys are held by its concierge company

31 July 2026 5 min read

What a concierge company does for a Marrakech owner

What a concierge company in Marrakech does for an owner — and what it does not: the real scope, the five contractual limits, and where the boundary sits.

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Property management contracts, keys and mint tea on a low table in the courtyard of a Marrakech riad

28 July 2026 8 min read

What Marrakech concierge companies actually charge in 2026

What concierge companies in Marrakech charge: eleven firms, the commission each one publishes, and the page it was read on — all checked on 30 July 2026.

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