La Brillante Marrakech

Twenty-four steps from Riad Zitoun Jdid's covered souk stalls, La Brillante Marrakech occupies a restored courtyard house on Rue Bahia in the medina's southern quarter, a five-minute walk from the Bahia Palace gates. The riad suits couples and small groups wanting to stay inside the walls rather than in the newer Gueliz district.

Rooms open onto a central patio shaded by a single orange tree; breakfast is served there each morning, weather permitting. Staff arrange guided walks to Jemaa el-Fna, a fifteen-minute walk north through the tanners' lanes.