At Royal Mansour in Marrakech, each private riad is furnished with ornate zellij, carved stucco and painted wooden ceilings.
Morocco's luxury riads: Royal Mansour —
At Royal Mansour in Marrakech, each private riad is furnished with ornate zellij, carved stucco and painted wooden ceilings.
Courtesy 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.
Royal riad, indoor oasis —
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.
Courtesy Royal Mansour
At Royal Mansour you can watch the buzzing "Red City" from a private terrace with plunge pool.
Evening drinks —
At Royal Mansour you can watch the buzzing "Red City" from a private terrace with plunge pool.
Courtesy Royal Mansour
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
Cooking workshops are conducted by a dada (traditional Moroccan cook) or a chef from the La Maison Arabe restaurant.
Renowned cooking school —
Cooking workshops are conducted by a dada (traditional Moroccan cook) or a chef from the La Maison Arabe restaurant.
Courtesy La Maison Arabe
The wellness center at La Maison Arabe has two hammams (traditional Moorish steam baths).
Traditional hammam —
The wellness center at La Maison Arabe has two hammams (traditional Moorish steam baths).
Courtesy La Maison Arabe
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
Owner Leonardo Giangreco spent two years restoring Jaaneman. He plans to display part of his contemporary art collection here.
Courtyard at Riad Janneman —
Owner Leonardo Giangreco spent two years restoring Jaaneman. He plans to display part of his contemporary art collection here.
Courtesy Leonardo Giangreco
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.
Courtesy S. McDonnell
Riad El Amine's courtyard has zellij-adorned columns surrounding an aqua-tiled reflecting pool.
Traditional Moroccan style —
Riad El Amine's courtyard has zellij-adorned columns surrounding an aqua-tiled reflecting pool.
Courtesy S. McDonnell