Riad Casa Sophia

Eight rooms wrap around a central courtyard at Riad Casa Sophia, tucked down Derb El Khadar off Riad Zitoun Kadim in Marrakech's southern medina, a five-minute walk from the Bahia Palace and Place des Ferblantiers — a quiet base for travellers who want medina character without the Jemaa el-Fna noise.

The courtyard's citrus tree and tadelakt basin predate the current owners; a rooftop terrace above catches evening light over the medina's flat roofs. Staff arrange a private guide for the souks on request, useful given the derb's unmarked turns.