Riad Il Parco dei Principi

Forty steps from Marrakech's Jemaa el-Fnaa square, Riad Il Parco dei Principi keeps a traditional courtyard layout behind an unmarked medina door, with a tiled fountain and citrus trees shading the ground floor from the desert heat outside.

Rooms open onto the courtyard rather than a corridor, so guests pass through the shared riad living space daily rather than a hallway. The rooftop terrace catches sunset over the Koutoubia minaret, visible above the medina's low rooflines.

The address suits travellers wanting immediate access to the souks and food stalls on foot, without arranging a taxi through the medina's narrow lanes.