Riad Tassili

Forty steps up a narrow blue-washed alley off Rue 19 Imam Chadli, Riad Tassili occupies a restored merchant house in Chefchaouen's medina, its courtyard still centered on the original stone fountain. The three-star riad suits travelers seeking a quiet base within walking distance of the Kasbah and the Plaza Uta el-Hammam market square.

Rooms keep hand-tiled zellige floors and cedar-beamed ceilings; a rooftop terrace opens for breakfast and evening mint tea with views over the medina's blue-painted rooftops toward the Rif mountains.

The medina's car-free lanes mean luggage is carried in by staff from the nearest drop-off point, roughly five minutes on foot.