Medina
This is a place you'll want to stay at again and again, just to try out all the eclectic rooms. Each one conveys its own whimsical story, through superb…
Medina
This is a place you'll want to stay at again and again, just to try out all the eclectic rooms. Each one conveys its own whimsical story, through superb…
Medina
In this 17th-century palace, a warm staff welcomes you into tangible history: floor tiles show centuries of footsteps; worn-smooth wooden doors open on…
Medina
Open since 2003, Mabrouka feels lived-in, in a good way. The large traditional courtyard house is furnished with European antiques and art, and the…
Medina
A cavernous entrance hall jogs into a dazzling light-filled courtyard, with orange trees and a fountain. Indeed, there's loads of space throughout this…
Medina
This large, well-kept riad goes all in on 'social': the place offers tours, classes, Arabic sessions, plus films and music open to the public. Befitting…
Medina
Fez's original medina hostel is an amiable, hippie-ish dar-turned-crash-pad close to Bab El Jdid. Each of the five dorm rooms has between six and 12 beds,…
Medina
In this innovative homestay scheme, more than 30 Fassi families rent rooms to visitors. Some operations are closer to full B&Bs, while others are…
Medina
Blending ancient and modern with impressive panache, this Relais & Chateaux property with 15 rooms has every comfort. The newer quarters wouldn’t look out…
Medina
Occupying a quiet spot against the northern walls, Dar Roumana is a beautiful restoration job with hard-to-beat views from its roof terrace. Uncommonly,…
Medina
The tiny alley really does turn seven times before you find this gem, sympathetically restored and dotted with contemporary art. The leafy terrace has a…
Medina
This magnificently restored townhouse adjoins the excellent Ruined Garden restaurant, but where the garden is a beautiful shambles, the rooms are fully…
Medina
This house stands on high ground, so it's blessed with external-facing windows, as well as a roof terrace with a mesmerising view down into R'cif. The…
Medina
Dar Hayati is a simple, good-value guesthouse in a great location off the main shopping street and close to parking at Ain Azleten. What it lacks in fancy…
Medina
Years of patient restoration preserved the integrity of this building, which now has six supremely comfortable, elegant guest rooms. The courtyard is…
Medina
This guesthouse offers nine rooms with colour-soaked flair, from a compact double to a large family suite with fireplace. Red Marrakshi rugs festoon the…
Medina
Walk through the 17th-century doors and you'll think you're in a restored medina townhouse, but in fact it is a recent build. Rooms are the best of both…
Medina
A 19th-century palace turned luxe heritage hotel, the Faraj retains some beautiful original features (one suite occupies the old hammam). Classic rooms…
Medina
Relatively large for the medina, Palais Amani has 18 rooms, all focused on an expansive garden. Rooms have traditional touches but skew towards modern…
Medina
The great location, room capacity and swimming pool keep the Batha busy. The rooms can be somewhat tired (and occasionally cigarette-smoky), but details…
Medina
A 15th-century mansion just off the modern road to Place R'cif, this guesthouse is a dream of delicate blue-and-white tile, mother-of-pearl inlaid…
Medina
The six elegant rooms and suites in this traditional house are furnished with a light, contemporary sensibility, with marble floors, fine antiques and…
Medina
All six rooms in this luxe place overlook a large, bird-filled courtyard garden, and even the smallest has a sweet Juliet balcony. In summer, the small…
Medina
Opened in 2019, this is a stylish (and tiny) budget option with just seven rooms, including a six-bed dorm. What you lose in space (transom windows are…
Medina
If your eyes just can't take another mosaic, retreat to the soothing interiors of Riad Anata, where each of the five cottage-chic rooms is a different…
Medina
Parking at the door? A lift? With these rare amenities, you might think you're not in the medina, but the 150-year-old building drips with polished…
Medina
Past the dark medina doorway, Dar Finn delivers a better-than-usual surprise: high Fassi style in the main courtyard house, plus an annexe with a walled…
Medina
Each room at this French-owned riad is a cornucopia, filled with the evidence of a lifetime of collecting, from old postcards and embroidery to carvings…
Medina
Stepping into Mayfez is like stepping into the pages of a glossy magazine. Six palatial suites, each with a private terrace, edge a vast patio and heated…
Medina
More than many guesthouses, this riad feels like a rambling private house, perhaps because the whitewashed rooms and public salon all have fireplaces. Up…
Ville Nouvelle
'Splendid' might be overstating it, but this 70-room hotel is good value, with clean tile floors, big bathtubs and a slight vintage-motel vibe (in a good…
Ville Nouvelle
One of the better youth hostels in Morocco, the Fez branch is a leafy little retreat with a traditional tiled salon, and it's often used by Moroccan…
Medina
An air of peace pervades the three linked houses that make up this riad. The 12 rooms (four around each courtyard) are like little jewel boxes, with…
Medina
If the Morocco of your imagination is fuelled by 20th-century literati, book one of the three rooms in this eclectic guesthouse: each is named after a…
Ville Nouvelle
On a hill near the Ville Nouvelle, this smart hotel is a world of its own, a retreat with style, space, a spa and restaurants – though you can dip into…
Medina
Slightly outside the medina proper with easy car access, this simple, family-run hotel received a needed makeover in 2019, and now offers well-priced,…
Medina
Opened in 2000, this French-owned place helped pioneer the Fez guest riad scene. It has a lived-in feeling, in a good way, with eight rooms decked out…
Fez
Shiny bright with coloured glass and painted wood, this spotless hotel offers very reasonably priced rooms, with good-quality beds. The location is…
Ville Nouvelle
First, to be clear: this Spanish chain hotel is not in the medina, but on the east edge of the Ville Nouvelle. The 134 rooms are well designed and…
Medina
This tranquil place offers traditional splendour at a great price. A couple of the simple, charmingly furnished rooms share a bathroom, and there's a six…
Medina
The El Abbadi family pioneered the luxury riad business in Fez (it also owns La Maison Bleue on Batha). This place is four houses knocked together, for a…