<strong>El Fenn (Marrakech):</strong> Marrakech's Riad El Fenn is owned by Vanessa Branson: art collector, founder of Marrakech Biennalle and sister of British entrepreneur Richard Branson.
El Fenn (Marrakech): Marrakech's Riad El Fenn is owned by Vanessa Branson: art collector, founder of Marrakech Biennalle and sister of British entrepreneur Richard Branson.
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<strong>El Fenn: </strong>The property, hidden behind a small doorway in the medina, contains 22 rooms and three courtyards.
El Fenn: The property, hidden behind a small doorway in the medina, contains 22 rooms and three courtyards.
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<strong>El Fenn: </strong>The contrast with the hectic city outside is striking, says General Manager Willem Smit. Once past the doorway, you're met with "quietness and the birds chirping and singing, and then all these colors."
El Fenn: The contrast with the hectic city outside is striking, says General Manager Willem Smit. Once past the doorway, you're met with "quietness and the birds chirping and singing, and then all these colors."
David Loftus/Al Fenn
<strong>Royal Mansour (Marrakech): </strong>At Royal Mansour in Marrakech, each private riad is furnished with ornate zellij, carved stucco and painted wooden ceilings.
Royal Mansour (Marrakech): At Royal Mansour in Marrakech, each private riad is furnished with ornate zellij, carved stucco and painted wooden ceilings.
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<strong>Royal Mansour: </strong>Five-meter-high walls surround the faux medina around the Royal Mansour. The riad's spa pool is a short walk from raucous Djemaa el Fna square.
Royal Mansour: Five-meter-high walls surround the faux medina around the Royal Mansour. The riad's spa pool is a short walk from raucous Djemaa el Fna square.
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<strong>Royal Mansour: </strong>At Royal Mansour you can watch the buzzing "Red City" from a private terrace with plunge pool.
Royal Mansour: At Royal Mansour you can watch the buzzing "Red City" from a private terrace with plunge pool.
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<strong>Riad de Tarabel (Marrakech):</strong> The elegant Riad de Tarabel is a boutique hotel inside a French colonial-style mansion.
Riad de Tarabel (Marrakech): The elegant Riad de Tarabel is a boutique hotel inside a French colonial-style mansion.
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<strong>Riad de Tarabel: </strong>There are just 10 rooms in the riad, including three suites. It's decorated in neutral shades and dotted with heirlooms and bamboo and rattan furniture.
Riad de Tarabel: There are just 10 rooms in the riad, including three suites. It's decorated in neutral shades and dotted with heirlooms and bamboo and rattan furniture.
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<strong>Riad de Tarabel: </strong>There is a heated outdoor pool in the courtyard and a small rooftop plunge pool.
Riad de Tarabel: There is a heated outdoor pool in the courtyard and a small rooftop plunge pool.
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<strong>La Maison Arabe (Marrakech): </strong>Each suite at La Maison Arabe in Marrakech is uniquely furnished, like this Aladdin suite. After a three-year renovation, it opened as the city's first riad hotel in 1997.
La Maison Arabe (Marrakech): Each suite at La Maison Arabe in Marrakech is uniquely furnished, like this Aladdin suite. After a three-year renovation, it opened as the city's first riad hotel in 1997.
Courtesy La Maison Arabe
<strong>La Maison Arabe</strong><strong>: </strong>Cooking workshops are conducted by a dada (traditional Moroccan cook) or a chef from the La Maison Arabe restaurant.
La Maison Arabe: Cooking workshops are conducted by a dada (traditional Moroccan cook) or a chef from the La Maison Arabe restaurant.
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<strong>La Maison Arabe: </strong>The wellness center at La Maison Arabe has two hammams (traditional Moorish steam baths).
La Maison Arabe: The wellness center at La Maison Arabe has two hammams (traditional Moorish steam baths).
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<strong>Riad Jaaneman (Marrakech):</strong> In Marrakech, Riad Jaaneman juxtaposes Italian contemporary style with art deco furnishing. The Partenope suite has a bathroom of emerald marble from South America and ebony Moroccan tadelakt.
Riad Jaaneman (Marrakech): In Marrakech, Riad Jaaneman juxtaposes Italian contemporary style with art deco furnishing. The Partenope suite has a bathroom of emerald marble from South America and ebony Moroccan tadelakt.
Courtesy Leonardo Giangreco
<strong>Riad Janneman:</strong> Owner Leonardo Giangreco spent two years restoring Jaaneman.
Riad Janneman: Owner Leonardo Giangreco spent two years restoring Jaaneman.
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<strong>Riad El Amine (Fez): </strong>Riad El Amine in Fez features ornamentation from traditional Moroccan crafts such as zellij (glazed ceramic tiles) in colorful geometric patterns on walls and floors.
Riad El Amine (Fez): Riad El Amine in Fez features ornamentation from traditional Moroccan crafts such as zellij (glazed ceramic tiles) in colorful geometric patterns on walls and floors.
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<strong>Riad El Amine: </strong>Riad El Amine's courtyard has zellij-adorned columns surrounding an aqua-tiled reflecting pool.
Riad El Amine: Riad El Amine's courtyard has zellij-adorned columns surrounding an aqua-tiled reflecting pool.
Courtesy S. McDonnell