Medina riads, the art-filled one or the six-suite house. El Fenn, from about €680 with breakfast, if you want 41 art-hung rooms, a 1,300 m² roof terrace facing the Koutoubia and a taxi to the gate; Dar Kandi, from about €205 with breakfast, under a third of the rate, if you would rather have a 1915 house, a tree-filled patio, a hammam and staff to carry bags from a nearby car park.
The design oneArt-filled rooms in linked Medina buildings, three pools and a 1,300 m² roof terrace facing the Koutoubia, with taxis at the gate.
€€€€From about €680 a night
Choose El Fenn if
The catch
The roof terrace and its bar are open to non-residents every day from 12:00 to 23:00, drinks are first come, first served, and it fills at sunset
The smart moneyA six-suite riad in a 1915 house in Bab Doukkala, with a rooftop pool, its own hammam and breakfast included from about €205 a night.
€€From about €205 a night
Choose Dar Kandi if
The catch
The rooftop pool is not heated, and there is no lift up to it
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The verdict
Medina riads, the art-filled one or the six-suite house. El Fenn, from about €680 with breakfast, if you want 41 art-hung rooms, a 1,300 m² roof terrace facing the Koutoubia and a taxi to the gate; Dar Kandi, from about €205 with breakfast, under a third of the rate, if you would rather have a 1915 house, a tree-filled patio, a hammam and staff to carry bags from a nearby car park.
Hand-picked: only the best, one version of each, researched so you don’t have to.
The hammamFrom €55.694.6(3,700)
The sunrise balloonFrom €604.8(3,000)
The blue gardenFrom €26.904.5(13,900)
The Medina and its palacesFrom €15.104.7(8,000)
Questions people ask
Medina riads, the art-filled one or the six-suite house. El Fenn, from about €680 with breakfast, if you want 41 art-hung rooms, a 1,300 m² roof terrace facing the Koutoubia and a taxi to the gate; Dar Kandi, from about €205 with breakfast, under a third of the rate, if you would rather have a 1915 house, a tree-filled patio, a hammam and staff to carry bags from a nearby car park.
The Medina's design riad at full scale: art, craft and colour in every room, three pools and a roof terrace facing the Koutoubia. Check availability for a Medium Room. A characterful, art-led riad hotel that is also one of the Medina's best-known addresses, with a lively roof terrace open to the city. You are a short walk from the souks and a taxi from the gate.
It has a rooftop pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.
A beautifully made six-suite riad in the Medina, with a rooftop pool, a hammam and breakfast included, at about €205 a night. Check availability for the Suite Balcony. A tiny, quiet riad in the Medina, priced as a smart base rather than a splurge, where the design and the sense of place do the work. You spend the day in the souks and come back to the patio, the roof and the hammam.
It has a rooftop pool. There is no beach; the nearest is a drive away.