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…
Must-see hotels in Marrakesh
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…
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…
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…
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…
Marrakesh
The ultimate feel-good getaway: British-French owners Michel and Michael redesigned this old riad sustainably to maximise comfort and sunlight, and…
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 –…
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…
Marrakesh
This stylish and immaculately clean budget hotel has been cleverly kitted out to look like a riad, with wooden shutters, zellige (colourful geometric…
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…
Marrakesh
Forget pared-back minimalism: Dar Al Assad is a decadent dandy with sumptuous drapes and five jewel-coloured suites decorated with baroque chairs,…
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…
Marrakesh
Taking inspiration from its namesake seaside Moroccan town, Hotel Essaouira is decked out all breezy blue and white. There are 28 somewhat dated ensuite…
