Short stay
Three to seven nights in the rhythm of the house, without commitment. An autonomous path, reserved for adults.
When the house is open, the guest will not buy a stay: he will be received for a period of three to seven nights in a living house, where the formation of the young men, the disciplines of Dar al-Hiraf and the rhythm of the five prayers form one whole.
The number of places is deliberately very restricted. The majority of those who live there are young men in formation. Hospitality remains rare, precisely so as not to denature the rhythm of the house.
One does not come here to consume an atmosphere. One enters by accepting silence, the common table, respect for the prayers and for the work. Welcome is an ancient duty and not a commercial service, which the house observes according to the same principles as Measured hospitality.
In the rhythm of the house
Sharing the rhythm of the house: the five prayers structure the day, meals are common, the silence after Isha is respected. Sometimes a workshop, sometimes a conversation — never a tourist programme.
Rarity
Very few rooms destined for guests. The house is not calibrated for volume, and welcomes first those who live and form themselves there.
Measure
Each request is examined one by one. Agreement is not automatic, for one welcomes those who seek to respect the rhythm, not to consume it.
The guest rooms
Few rooms, sober, natural materials, filtered light. They are not suites. They serve the rest and the silence of those who stay a few days; the residents sleep in the dormitory.
Common spaces
Patio, garden, meals, hammam and the sports room. The guest is invited to enter into the rhythm.
What the guest finds
Concretely, here is what the house offers to those it receives:
• A bed in one of the rare guest rooms — sober spaces, not a suite
• Shared meals according to the rhythm of the day
• Access, according to the moments, to the patio, the garden, the terrace, the hammam and the sports room
• The possibility, according to the moments, of sharing the work of the workshops
• The silence of the night after Isha
The stay is covered by a contribution that sustains the costs of the house — lodging, table, the shared rhythm. It is not a market tariff, nor a free stay, nor a luxury.
THE THRESHOLDS
Not to confuse the doors
The short stay is one of the three autonomous paths of the Riad. The craft immersion and the residential path have different purposes and durations. The guest of Al-Munya is received elsewhere: see How one enters.
How one enters·Craft immersion·The residence·Al-Munya
The request is addressed to the house through the contact form, stating who one is, what one is looking for and which dates.
The words of this page are in the common glossary; the works cited in the sources; the sister house is Al-Funduq aṣ-Ṣiqillī.