Casa Meftah Blue

Sixteen steps up from Rue Al Hassan Onsar, Casa Meftah Blue occupies a whitewashed riad tucked into Chefchaouen's medina, its rooftop terrace levelled with the blue-washed rooflines that give the town its name. Rooms keep exposed cedar beams and hand-painted zellige tile sinks rather than modern fittings.

Breakfast is taken on the terrace, weather permitting, with mint tea poured from a single communal pot rather than individual service. The Plaza Uta el-Hammam and Kasbah museum lie an eight-minute walk downhill, making the address a quiet base for travellers who prefer sleeping above the medina's daytime foot traffic.