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We try as hard as we can to provide responsible low-impact tourism. We believe that by restoring a riad to its former glory we are helping to regenerate the medina.
During the renovation of the riad we have tried as much as possible to use natural, local products. All our marble is Moroccan, the cork used to insulate the hammam, Moroccan. We have used local artisans and materials. The wonderfully thick walls of the riad are excellent insulators, providing cool in the summer and warmth in the winter.
We are not big on chemicals and try to use natural cleaning products as much as we can. We are harnessing the biggest resource Morocco has, the sun and have fitted the riad with solar panels. Recycling of rubbish in Morocco has not yet caught on, but wherever we can we recycle. We also encourage our guests to be conscious of resources, especially water, which is part of our room information pack. We change the sheets every 3 days and ask them to conserve water. We have a half flush system on the toilet and ask them to be careful with their towles. We have trained our staff to switch off lights and air con etc. Our building has very thick walls and no outside windows it is built to be cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
We have an organic garden out of town including the roses for the riad which are all organic. We also press our own organic olive oil for the riad. We have solar panels for hot water and are actively involved in Environmental issues in Morocco at the moment we are campaigning to help a project Morocco against plastic. Our staff are being trained in Environmental issues and how to take care in their work ie water, turn lights off why it is important to the future of Morocco etc. We visit local orphanages and give supplies. I am involved in setting up appointments in schools for an environmental speaker to visit the children and encourage projects for the children in Environmental awareness. We provide canvas bags for guests to use when shopping and on the sun terrace and they are also on sale to promote re-cycling.
We aim to treat our employees fairly and support their personal development. All staff are given the correct holiday and work hours within legislation, they are also given more time off when the riad is less busy. Anyone working late has a paid taxi and we encourage staff training ie environmental issues and how to run the hotel in an efficient economical way and why that is important to the country. We encourage and support staff training.
We support two NGOs, one in Morocco and one in the UK. Please have a look at their web pages and read the wonderful work they are doing. Education For All Morocco help provide the opportunity of a college education for girls from rural Moroccan communities.
We invite every traveller who books a holiday via us to send in a review. Because we don't run the holidays they're completely independent and unedited... remember to read between the lines though, as two people on the same holiday can have different views!
