Riad Adika & Spa

Set behind an unmarked door in the Riad Laarous quarter, north of Marrakech's medina core, Riad Adika & Spa keeps its rooms arranged around a central courtyard where a small plunge pool and citrus trees cut the noise of the surrounding derbs. It suits couples and travellers wanting a quiet medina base away from Jemaa el-Fnaa's crowds.

A rooftop terrace faces the Atlas Mountains on clear days, and the in-house hammam runs traditional black-soap treatments by advance booking. Sidi Bouamar's tanneries and dyers' souks lie within a ten-minute walk, reached easier on foot than by taxi given the alley width.