Riad Elisa & Spa

Six suites wrap a central courtyard at Riad Elisa & Spa, tucked inside the Marrakech medina's narrow derb lanes where cars can't reach and porters meet guests at the nearest accessible street.

A plunge pool and hammam occupy the ground floor; tadelakt walls and carved cedar doors distinguish each room from the next. Breakfast is taken on the rooftop terrace, with the Koutoubia minaret visible above the medina rooftops.

Jemaa el-Fna square lies roughly ten minutes on foot, close enough for evening visits without the square's noise reaching the riad after dark.