We were very pleased with our stay at Riad Tanja. We managed to find it easily on foot from the port as it is well signposted from the medina entrance on the Rue de Portugal. Our room (petit socco) was small but lavishly decorated with great views over the market and a small balcony. We were suprised to find we had satellite TV in our room.

Dinner was good, with a window seat overlooking the city. The roof terrace has fantastic views over the port and the medina. Service was excellent even when we woke one of the owners at 6.30AM to get our train to Marrakech!

The riad is extremely comfortable. If you expect a fitness centre, in-room telephone or minibar, as one reviewer below, I suggest you stay in a hotel. If you want a homely, comfortable and well located place to stay with a bit more charm than a Holiday Inn, I would heartily recommend Riad Tanja.

we have spent 1 night at this riad and we booked a room after reading all the positive reviews..stayed in the "Petit Socco" room and as its name indicates it is small!!!.we've been told that the room will cost €75 however when checking out they told us that it was €80. we had the print out of their email which they have photocopied. we have also been told that someone will be waiting for us at the ferry port to pick us up when we arrive but there was noone. so a few phone calls later they sent us a taxi for which we have been charged for €10 which is about 110Dirhams this was added to our bill!! And as we found out the following day this taxi ride should only have costed us 10Dirhams maximum.The room wasn't clean and the shower so tiny that the shower curtain kept sticking to us. Breakfast was average and when asked for a second glass of orange juice we have been given a disapproving look. stay away as you're bound to be ripped off!!!

We picked The Riad tanja after having read the reviews on Trip advisor and the place was rated as number 1. Booked the menzah suite for a 1 night stay during our 6 night stay in Tangier.
The entrance lobby was untidy with rugs pused to one side which i presumed incorrectly was because they were going to clean, it also had a bad drain smell, which luckily didn't filter to our bedroom. The place looks quite tired and in need of fresh paint and a good clean. Yes our suite was Ok but I was disapointed and at the same time releived I haddn't chosen one of the other rooms. The restaurant looks marvelous, however the waiter was insistent we sat where he wanted us to. As it was our Anniversary night, We choose to sit down a few steps in the lower part of the restaurant away from other tables. After having been spoilt with the quality of food at the Moevenpick hotel for the rest of our stay, I would say the food at riad Tanja was pretty mediocre. We may have ben more impressed with the food had we not eaten in better places in Tangier. Also we were ovecharged for our room by about 250 dirhams (25 euros) they had emailed me to say the room would be 134 euros initially. We diddn't quibble about the overcharge, but would not return here. During our stay in Tangier we popped into Riad La Tangerina which was far superior , has a lovely roof terrace. It is spotlessly clean and well decorated, with very friendly and helpful staff. Looked at all the bedrooms there and my favourite was the senior room in blue, and looking at their website much cheaper! we have just recommende the Riad tangerina to a friend who is staying there next week so we lok forward to hearing is reports on the place.

In my opinion, some of the below reviews are a bit over the top. Okay, the place is very cute. Nice decor. Rooms are quite big, and the view over the medina is very nice.

Service is friendly, granted, and the restaurant IS popular with the locals.

HOWEVER, you should know that this is basically a vamped-up-hostel-and-restaurant, not a "hotel" per se. You will not find any of the amenities you might expect from a hotel; no fitness centre, no in room phones, no hotel bar and so on and so on... So, if those kinds of features are what you need - look elsewhere!

In terms of service, as written above, it is nice. BUT for me, sometimes disturbingly slow and unprofessional. Some basic hotelier training would be in place, since a smiling face does not solve every problem a guest might have.

Another thing is the location - right above the petit socco and fish market, you will find it extremely smelly if you open the windows. And, if you are a woman, you might find the area quite uncomfortable to walk through during all hours of the day.

The restaurant? Pretty. But with an over-priced "tasting menu" consisting basically of the usual tajines and cold sallads. No, it is NOT a gourmet restaurant, and you will not find any tastes you will not be able to find in much lower priced restaurants all over town.

All in all - "OK". Nothing more. Nothing less. Expected so much more from all the reviews...