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For a standard
double room per
night with taxes
and breakfast
if included.
under Dh500
Dh500-1500
Dh1200-2500
Dh2500-3500
over Dh3500
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Hotel Jnane Mogador
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Tchaikana
Budget but Chic
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Tchaikana
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Tlaata wa Siteen
&
Riad O2
Close to the Musée
de Marrakech
(see p68)
,
this riad has two suites,
two big double rooms
and one smaller double
room. Delphine, one half
of the friendly Belgian
couple who run the
place, is an expert in
souk shopping. d
Map K2
• 25 derb El Ferrane, Quar-
tier Azbest, Medina • 0524
38 51 50 • www.tchaikana.
com •
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Riad Magi
This small riad, which
means “63 , is to the
north of the souks,
located behind Musée de
Marrakech and has all the
charm of the more pricey
riads. The frill-free rooms
are stylish with a laid-
back air. Bathrooms are
shared. d
Map K2 • 63
derb El Ferrane, Riad
Laarous, Medina • 0524 38
30 26 •
This curiously named
place is stunning and has
a terracotta-tiled court-
yard. Rooms are a fusion
of Moroccan and cool
minimalism - with more
quirky names (the
Chewing Gum room, the
Egg Suite).
d
Map J1 • 97
derb Semmaria, Sidi Ben
Slimane • 0524 37 72 27
• www.riado2.com •
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Dar Salam
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Hotel Jnane
This riad is more like
a Moroccan B&B. Apart
from five bedrooms, it
has two tents on the
roof: large marquees
with showers and toilets.
d
Map H1 • 162 derb Ben
Fayda Arset Hiheri, Rue
Legza, Bab Doukkala • 0524
38 31 10/32 93 09 • www.
dar-salam.com •
Mogador
A restored 19th-century
residence that falls
between a riad and hotel,
it has 17 rooms around a
central courtyard with a
fountain and grand stair-
case. The decor may lack
sophistication, but the
place represents excell-
ent value. d
Map K4 • 116
rue Riad Zitoun El Kedim,
Derb Sidi Bouloukat, Med-
ina • 0524 42 63 23 • www.
jnanemogador.com •
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Riad Blanc
Named after its
English owner, Maggie
Perry, this six-room riad
is terrifically unpreten-
tious and friendly. Each
room is done out in a
different colour and all
have en suite bathrooms.
Breakfast is served on
the roof terrace. d
Map
K3 • 79 derb Moulay Abdel-
kader, Derb Dabachi, Med-
ina • 0524 42 66 88 •
(
Riad Altair
This six-room riad has
a friendly staff. Close to
the Bab Doukkala, light
sleepers may be woken
up by the call to prayer.
d
Map H2 • 21 derb Zao-
uia, Medina • 0524 38 52 24
• www.riadaltair.com •
£
Dar Fakir
A short distance from
Jemaa El Fna, Dar Fakir
is like a Buddha Bar chill-
out lounge, with a
cushion-strewn roofed
courtyard adorned with
artifacts from India,
Thailand and Morocco. It
has eight chic guest
rooms and a roof terrace
from which you can hear
the crowds on the nearby
square. Clientele are
predominantly youthful
and arrive in groups.
d
Map K3 • 16 derb Abou
El Fadail, Kenaria, Medina
• 0524 44 11 00 • www.
darfakir.com
•
An attractive little
riad, it is well-located
between Maison
Tiskiwine and the Dar Si
Said Museum
(see pp62-
3)
. It has been lovingly
decorated in a traditional
style with green-tiled
eaves, flesh-toned
tadelakt
walls
(see p36)
and carved stucco.
Rooms are small and
there's a courtyard
plunge pool, a rooftop
jacuzzi and a
hammam
.
d
Map K4 • 25 derb Si
Said, Medina • 0524 38 67
98 •
)
Riad Nejma
Lounge
The funkiest riad in town,
with its striking colours,
looks like it's from a
Lenny Kravitz video
shoot. A plunge pool in
the courtyard and a roof
terrace add to its “loun-
gey” feel. d
Map G1
• 45 derb Sidi M'hamed El
Haj, Bab Doukkala • 0524
38 23 41 • www. riad-
nejmalounge.com
•
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