Marrakesh
Welcome to the garden villa of the Moroccan-British Nour family, who pamper visitors as if they are favourite house guests. With eight rooms of spice…
Marrakesh
Welcome to the garden villa of the Moroccan-British Nour family, who pamper visitors as if they are favourite house guests. With eight rooms of spice…
Marrakesh
The restoration of this 200-year-old mansion, once home to the wealthy Azoulay family, advisors to the royal family, was a labour of love for Italian…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
Besides having one of the most romantic garden courtyards in the medina, beloved by cats, it's the service and special little touches like free cucumber…
Marrakesh
There's lots to love about Riad Noos Noos, starting with its mellow location in the Mellah, stork-viewing roof terrace and kooky retro style. Online deals…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
From Moroccan sweets and fresh flowers in your room to top-notch personal service, Riad L'Orangeraie gets all the finer details right. The layout is…
Marrakesh
Mediterranean chic meets medina living. Mallorcan owner Elsa Bauza oversaw every aspect of her riad's renovation, retaining its handsome central courtyard…
Marrakesh
This stylish dar (traditional house), down funky Derb Arset Aouzal with its alley-wall mural art, is run by Parisians Celine and Fabian and offers six…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Marrakesh's best hostel is this Spanish-owned riad complex deep in the souqs. The 100-year-old interior was gutted and reimagined to create a contemporary…
Marrakesh
Madcap Djemaa El Fna is around the corner, but Le Gallia maintains the calm and grace of another era with comfortable, clean-as-a-whistle rooms, all with…
Marrakesh
Sustainability meets jet-setting style at Meryanne Loum-Martin’s country pad. Paths thread through landscaped gardens (planted by her ethnobotanist…
Marrakesh
Hicham and family ladle out lashings of hospitality at this colourful villa with beautiful rooms and a two-bed family pavilion, all kitted out in an…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Italian owner Lucrezia and her attentive staff offer a warm welcome and an even warmer rooftop hammam at this relaxed and elegant riad of blush-pink…
Marrakesh
The ultimate feel-good getaway: British-French owners Michel and Michael redesigned this old riad sustainably to maximise comfort and sunlight, and…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
What do you get if you cross Italian furniture designers with Marrakshi craftsmanship? An achingly cool hideaway where art deco Mamounia mirrors meet…
Marrakesh
Guests get two riads in one at Dar Baraka and Dar Karam, two interconnected houses with equally bright woodwork colour themes – one red, one turquoise –…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
The Scottish Bee brothers bring their signature style to Marrakesh with this intimate hideaway, sister to their property in Fez. Pops of colour add a…
Marrakesh
With such a warm welcome from Moroccan-Belgian owner Asma and her house manager Karim, it's little wonder this intimate riad gets repeat visitors. There…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
In the early 1940s, this riad was the home of Jazz Age performer Josephine Baker, at the invitation of warlord pasha Thami El Glaoui who lived next door:…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
Tradition and modernity blend seamlessly in Eveline Donnez's quietly stylish dar (traditional house), where a thoughtful approach to luxury eschews glitzy…
Marrakesh
This stylish and immaculately clean budget hotel has been cleverly kitted out to look like a riad, with wooden shutters, zellige (colourful geometric…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
Courtyard pool – yep. Cushioned salon nooks filled with zellige (colourful geometric tilework), brass lanterns and carved cedar door trimmings – yep…
Marrakesh
Conversation comes easily at this riad-style inn run by a Moroccan-German family, with 22 rooms, sunny terraces and a mellow-yellow courtyard with a…
Marrakesh
Fifteen minutes south of the medina in a developing shopping and nightlife zone, this modern boutique hotel has been built to emulate a medina riad, with…
Marrakesh
Part boho-spa retreat, part cultural hub and community-outreach programme, Fellah is a laid-back, arty boutique-resort for guests who simply want to chill…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Toulousain is an old, easy-going 30-room hotel arranged around a shady courtyard and run by a kind Moroccan-American family in a prime Gueliz location…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
A medina within the medina, this labyrinth of five riads offers lovers’ balconies, secret alcoves, a Marrakshi red hammam and glimpses of an outstanding…
Mouassine & Central Souqs
A long and winding derb (alleyway) behind the Mouassine Fountain leads to the door of this hideaway, where English-speaking French owner Philippe has…
Marrakesh
Forget pared-back minimalism: Dar Al Assad is a decadent dandy with sumptuous drapes and five jewel-coloured suites decorated with baroque chairs,…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
Lounging comes naturally at this chic retreat where six sunny rooms radiate a relaxed and non-fussy contemporary atmosphere. Skylights, book niches and…
Marrakesh
The name means 'welcome', and you’ll feel it as soon as you step through the door of this Green Key–certified riad. Moroccan–French couple Khalil and…
Marrakesh
This surprisingly quiet and peaceful budget hotel is super popular with domestic tourists. Its 32 small rooms, brightened by stained-glass lunettes, rim…
Marrakesh
This good-value riad brims with whimsy and rock-and-roll style from the mod Panton chairs beside the plunge pool to the snug rooms chock-a-block with…
Marrakesh
What Dar Zaman may lack in size (it has just four bedrooms and a petite roof terrace), it makes up for in heart, with extraordinary personal attention…
Marrakesh
An old-school 19th-century riad without any contemporary design pretensions, Jnane Mogador has reasonably sized rooms cheerfully decorated with…
Marrakesh
Cecil's twin courtyards framed by fat pink pillars and comfy sofas offer digs minutes from Djemaa El Fna. Rooms with bathroom have more pizzazz, thanks to…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
This 114-room hotel, run by the Spanish Blue Sea Hotels Group, is a winner for families and travellers seeking full facilities and a larger pool. Rooms…
Marrakesh
It may lack the polish of posher places, but if you want to sample riad-living without breaking the bank, French-owned Dar Soukaina is a solid option. The…
Gueliz & Ville Nouvelle
Novels beg to be set in this faded colonial hotel built in 1929, with tall French windows to catch the breeze and neighbourhood gossip. Common areas…
Marrakesh
Someone went a bit crazy with the cheap zellige (colourful geometric tilework) at the Central Palace. Basic, small rooms with spongy beds are arranged…
Kâat Ben Nahid & Bab Debbagh
A nomadic spirit breezes through this large Syrian-owned riad deep in the medina, where contemporary African photography and Silk Road artefacts are…