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Room at Tchaikana
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Suite Berbère at Riyad El Cadi
Riads
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Riad El Fenn
items of Islamic art, such as
wooden screens, Berber
hangings and painted ceilings.
However, the overall feel is very
clean and contemporary.
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Map K3
• 87 derb Moulay Abdelkader, off derb
Debbachi, Medina • 0524 37 86 55
• www.riyadelcadi.com •
El Fenn is a sort of super
riad with its four courtyards, two
pools, a bar, restaurant,
ham-
mam
, library, cinema screening
room and collection of modern
art - all shared by just 23 rooms.
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Map J3 • 2 derb Moulay Abdallah Ben
Hezzian, Bab El Ksour, Medina • 0524 44
12 10 • www.riadelfenn.com •
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Riad Enija
One of the older riads, it still
manages to remain one of the
most striking. The spacious
rooms feature the most
outlandish collection of furniture.
TV sets, telephones and other
modern accoutrements are non-
existent, while at the heart of
the riad is a wild courtyard
garden.
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Map K3 • 9 derb Mesfioui,
off rue Rahba Lakdima, Medina • 0524 44
00 14 • www.riadenija.com •
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Riad Farnatchi
The intimate yet deluxe
Farnatchi has a design that is a
playful update of the local aes-
thetic. Luxurious suites boast
sunken baths and private terra-
ces.
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Map K2 • Derb El Farnatchi, off
rue Souk des Fassis, Medina • 0524 38 49
10 • www.riadfarnatchi.com •
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Riyad El Cadi
This rambling residence,
created by connecting no less
than eight houses, was designed
by a former German ambassador
to Morocco with a passion for
collecting; the suites, rooms and
salons have museum-worthy
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La Maison Arabe
More a small hotel than a
riad, La Maison Arabe began life
as a restaurant in the 1940s,
closing in 1983 and then re-
opening 16 years later as the
city's first
maison
d'hôtel
. It feels almost
like a country mansion
and retains a definite
colonial air. Guests
can use a lovely
garden pool on the
outskirts of the city in
a garden setting.
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Map H2 • 1 derb Asse-
hbe, Bab Doukkala • 0524
38 70 10 • www.lamaison
arabe.com •
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Riad El Fenn
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A riad is a house constructed around a courtyard garden.
