Hotel De La Paix

Off Boulevard Hassan II, the main artery dividing Fez's French-built Ville Nouvelle from the medina gates, Hotel De La Paix occupies a mid-century building within a ten-minute walk of Bab Boujloud — the blue-tiled entry to Fes el-Bali.

The three-star property runs a ground-floor restaurant and bar alongside a terrace garden, useful after medina afternoons when most riad cafes have closed. On-site parking is a practical advantage in a city where most visitors arrive by train or grand taxi from Fez-Saïss airport.

Check-in opens at 14:00; the 24-hour front desk covers late arrivals on overnight trains from Casablanca. Rooms are heated — relevant from October through March when Fez sits at 400 metres elevation and evenings drop sharply.